Signs posted around the Olympic venues urge extreme caution. Nine hundred troops stream into the area to help. Worried organizers sequester 1,200 people in their rooms. Officials are scrambling on the eve of the biggest planned event in South Korea in years — not because of anything related to North… Read More
6 dead, 76 missing after 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan
Rescuers worked Wednesday to free people trapped after a strong earthquake near Taiwan’s east coast caused several buildings to cave in and tilt dangerously. At least six people were killed and 76 could not be contacted following the quake. Videos and photos showed several midsized buildings in worst-hit Hualien county… Read More
Julian Assange just got some bad news…
A British judge on Tuesday upheld a U.K. arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, leaving him still a wanted man in the country where he has spent more than five years inside the Ecuadorean Embassy. Judge Emma Arbuthnot rejected a call from Assange’s lawyers for the warrant to be… Read More
Newly discovered remains could trigger more findings
A skeleton has been unearthed in Egypt’s Western Desert, whose ancient sands have long helped preserve remains, but unlike most finds this one isn’t a mummy — it’s a dinosaur. Researchers from Mansoura University in the country’s Nile Delta discovered the new species of long-necked herbivore, which is around the… Read More
Captured Islamic terrorist disrespects courtroom, refuses to answer questions
The only surviving member of the Islamic State cell that attacked Paris in November 2015 refused to rise for a Belgian court on Monday, or answer questions about his actions, during his first appearance in public since his arrest nearly two years ago. Salah Abdeslam is on trial in his… Read More
VICTORY! ISIS defeated by Trump
President Donald Trump promised the world that he would wipe the Islamic State off the map. He has delivered. The United States military has officially defeated ISIS. What do Hillary Clinton and Charles Manson have in common? [sponsored] American troops have started to draw down from Iraq following Baghdad’s declaration… Read More
Fidel Castro’s eldest son commits suicide
The oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68. Official website Cubadebate said Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart had been in a “deeply depressed state.” A brief note read on state television said his treatment had… Read More
28 Russian athletes had Olympic doping bans overturned
Twenty-eight Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned Thursday, throwing the International Olympic Committee’s policy on the country into turmoil. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling was set to reinstate seven Russian medals from the 2014 Sochi Olympics, including gold in men’s skeleton and men’s 50-kilometer cross-country skiing…. Read More
Trump administration drops candidate for US ambassador to Seoul
South Korea on Thursday downplayed media reports that the U.S. might have reconsidered its choice to be ambassador to Seoul because the prominent Washington-based scholar didn’t endorse the idea of military action against North Korea. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Noh Kyu-duk said that Washington asked for Seoul’s understanding over… Read More
Bread riots a daily reality in socialist Venezuela
The saddest part of watching the Venezuelan economy collapse under another failed socialist experiment is the total predictability of the situation. Under communism, everyone ends up equal — because everyone ends up with nothing. What do doctors do when they have stiff, achy joints? [sponsored] The cab of Carlos Del… Read More
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