Israel settlements, Palestinian incitement must stop: quartet
AFP on July 2, 2016, 6:15 am Netanyahu rejects quartet 'myth' that settlements prevent peace United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The Middle East diplomatic quartet urged Israel to stop building settlements and Palestinians to cease incitement to violence in a much-awaited report on Friday that drew a frosty response from both sides.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the report by the quartet -- the United States, European Union, Russia and the United Nations -- "per..>> view originalDi Natale saved from voter ID bungle
Greens Leader Richard Di Natale has been caught short without ID while casting an absentee vote in the Melbourne battleground seat of Batman.After queuing to pick up his ballot paper he patted his jacket pockets and came up empty."You need my driver's licence ... it's in the car", he said.Senator Di Natale voted in Reservoir North while supporting candidate Alex Bhathal at St Joseph the Working Primary School when he made the polling-day blunder in front of a media pack.A staffer rescued him by ..>> view originalIslamist attack on buses in Kenya leaves six dead, al-Shabaab claims responsibility
Islamist attack on buses in Kenya leaves six dead, al-Shabaab claims responsibility By Africa correspondent Martin Cuddihy Updated July 02, 2016 09:22:43 At least six people have been killed when Islamist militants opened fire on buses in northern Kenya.The buses were travelling to the town of Mandera, near the border with Somalia, when they were attacked.Somalia-based terrorist group al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility.At least two people were injured, and a po..>> view originalDhaka cafe standoff: Hostages rescued after 10-hour siege
Dhaka cafe standoff: Hostages rescued after 10-hour siegeBangladeshi security stand guard near a restaurant that has been attacked by unidentified gunmen in Dhaka. (Picture: Mahmud Hossain Opu/Getty Images)Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka restaurant where heavily armed militants held dozens of people hostage Saturday morning, killing at least six of the attackers and rescuing 13 captives including foreigners at the end of the 10-hour standoff. Seven Japanese are unaccounted for. About..>> view originalTaiwan accidentally fires missile towards China, hitting trawler
AFP on July 1, 2016, 11:48 pm Taiwan mistakenly fires 'carrier killer' missile towards China Taipei (AFP) - A Taiwanese warship mistakenly launched a supersonic "aircraft carrier killer" missile towards China on Friday, hitting a fishing boat and killing one person, the navy said, as ties between the island and its once bitter rival deteriorate.The Hsiung-feng III (Brave Wind) missile flew about 75 kilometres (45 miles) before hitting the trawler in waters off Penghu, a Taiwanese-..>> view originalIndia abstains on LGBT panel vote at UN
The move to create this special office in support for the LGBT community follows the June 12 mass killing at an Orlando night club in Florida.The resolution, which was backed by the Latin American member nations, was opposed by Russia and the Islamic countries; India, Philippines and South Africa abstained.The official for the newly created post of Independent Expert will shortly be appointed for a three-year period and will serve to fight challenges faced by LGBT persons across the world. Th..>> view originalFive Killed and Twenty Injured in Shooting at Serbian Cafe
Five people were killed and at least twenty injured when a man opened fire in a cafe in the northern town of Zrenjanin, police said.The attack took place at 1:40 a.m. local time, when a 38 year-old man entered the premises and fired at his wife and other cafe guests. The police arrested the gunman and are still investigating the motive. Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal. LEARN MORE>> view originalAKİF BEKİ >Which is worse: Al-Assad, YPG or ISIL?
LEADING NEWS SOURCE FOR TURKEY AND THE REGION>> view originalPrincess Diana would have been turning 55 years old
Princess Diana would have been turning 55 years old Last updated 11:58, July 2 2016 HULTON ARCHIVE/ GETTY IMAGES Prince Charles and Princess Diana with Prince William in 1983, photographed in the gardens of Kensington Palace. The Princess of Wales, born on July 1, 1961, would have turned 55 years old with style.Diana was a 20th century icon who was always aware of the power her war..>> view originalGove says Brexit won't happen this year
Conservative MP Michael Gove. (AAP) The favourites to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron are expected to delay pushing the button on Article 50 to officially start Britain’s exit from the EU until at least next year. EU leaders including French President Francois Hollande have insisted "Brexit" cannot be cancelled or delayed, as Britain faces political and economic turmoil in the wake of the historic vote.But one of the front-runners to replace Cameron as PM, Brexit campaigner Michael Gove, ..>> view original
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