EU referendum: Gove and Johnson challenge PM on immigration
Image copyright PA Image caption Boris Johnson and Michael Gove have written an open letter to David Cameron David Cameron must accept the failure of the government's manifesto pledge to reduce migration into the UK, two leading Vote Leave MPs have said.Michael Gove and Boris Johnson said the pledge was "corrosive of public trust" while Britain remained in the EU.But Number 10 said their claim was an "attempt to distract" from the fact that a Brexit w..>> view originalVideo of girl allegedly gang-raped shocks Brazilians
The perpetrators put up pictures and a video of the girl on Twitter, sparking a nationwide backlash. The incident occurred in a Rio de Janeiro slum over the weekend. At a press conference Friday, police said they had identified four people who were involved, including one man who appeared in the video, the girl's boyfriend and two people who were heard on the video.Police are investigating not only rape allegations but also possible violations of Brazil's Internet lawsThe state-run Agencia Brasi..>> view originalGerman, French leaders mark 100 years since Battle of Verdun
By Associated Press May 29 at 2:28 AM VERDUN, France — France’s president and Germany’s chancellor want their countries’ improbable friendship to be a source of hope for today’s fractured Europe as they commemorate the centenary of the longest battle of World War I. In extensive ceremonies Sunday in eastern France, Francois Hollande of France and Angela Merkel of Germany are marking 100 years since the 10-month Battle of Verdun, which killed 163,000 French and 143,000 German soldiers and wou..>> view originalPalestinian President Abbas Says 'Ready' for Paris Peace Talks
CAIRO— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told a gathering of the Arab League Saturday that the body he represents is ready to accept a “fair and just peace” based on internationally recognized U.N. resolutions in accordance with the 2003 Arab peace initiative. A French-sponsored peace conference is due to begin in Paris on July 3. Arab League foreign ministers met Saturday at the group’s headquarters here in Cairo to discuss resumption of the long-stalled Arab-Israeli peace process..>> view originalNepal Honors 9 Sherpas Who Paved Way for Everest Climbers
KATHMANDU, Nepal รข€” Nepal celebrated Everest Day on Sunday by honoring nine Sherpa guides who fixed ropes and dug the route to the summit so hundreds of climbers could scale the world's highest mountain this month, following two years of disasters.Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli praised the men at the ceremony in Kathmandu, where they were presented with bouquets and given checks for 50,000 rupees ($460)."The secret behind the more than 400 climbers ascending Mount Everest is the successful ..>> view originalTAKE TWO: This 800-meter victory's in the living
Font Size: Default font size Larger font size TAKE TWO TAKE TWO: This 800-meter victory's in the living The 800-meter winners at this weekend’s MSHSAA Track & Field Championships in Jefferson City will have plenty of which to be proud. But here’s guessing they’d want no part of covering the distance at which they specialize the way the kids of the village of Atuler in China’s Sichuan province do on their way to school. ..>> view originalSyria rebels attacked by ISIS militants, government troops
BEIRUT — Islamic State militants entered a major Syrian opposition stronghold in the country’s north Saturday, clashing with rebels on the edges of the town as the extremist group builds on its most significant advance near the Turkish border in two years — even as it loses ground elsewhere in the country and in neighboring Iraq. The town of Marea, just north of Aleppo city, has long been considered a bastion of relatively moderate Syrian revolutionary forces fighting to topple Assad. The ISI..>> view originalTop Powerbroker Secures Third Term to Lead Iran's Parliament
Ali Larijani, an influential lawmaker who backed Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers, won a third term to lead the Islamic Republic’s parliament, putting him in a key position likely to help President Hassan Rouhani’s investment drive.Larijani, a conservative pragmatist who helped to shepherd Rouhani’s flagship nuclear policy through an often hostile legislature, won 173 out of 281 votes cast, the semi-official Islamic Students’ News Agency reported. His only opponent, reformist Mohammad Reza..>> view originalRescued migrants say ship sank off Italy with hundreds aboard - NGO
ROME Migrants rescued from two boats in the Mediterranean this week told humanitarian workers in Italy that they saw another vessel carrying some 400 migrants sink, Save the Children said on Saturday.Three vessels carrying migrants already are confirmed to have sunk or capsized this week. More than 60 bodies are said to have been recovered, including those of three infants, and hundreds are believed to be missing.But the possible sinking of a fourth vessel on Thursday had not been reported, sa..>> view originalChild still critical after lightning hits 11 in Paris park
PARIS (AP) — Eight children and three adults were struck by lightning Saturday in a Paris park after a sudden spring storm sent a bolt crashing down upon a children’s birthday party, a spokesman for Paris’ fire service said. He credited an off-duty firefighter with playing a critical role in getting immediate medical help to the victims, but one child remains in critical condition. Another group of people at a children’s soccer match in western Germany were also hit by lightning Saturday aftern..>> view original
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