Friday, September 22, 2017

Iran arrests 8 suspected of supporting Tehran attacks and other top stories.

  • Iran arrests 8 suspected of supporting Tehran attacks

    Iran arrests 8 suspected of supporting Tehran attacks
    By Amir Vahdat | AP By Amir Vahdat | AP June 10 at 5:59 AM TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have arrested eight suspects for allegedly supporting the Islamic State-claimed attacks on Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini that killed 17 people in Tehran, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Saturday. The report quoted Ahmad Fazelian, chief justice of Alborz province west of Tehran as saying: “These agents who were supporters of the two terrorist groups, and h..
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  • Loyalty, the leak and Michael Flynn: A timeline of the Trump-Comey saga

    Loyalty, the leak and Michael Flynn: A timeline of the Trump-Comey saga
    Comey covered a lot of ground during his June 8 hearing -- not only detailing the nine interactions he had with the President but also revealing that he himself had instructed a friend to leak unclassified memos about interactions with Trump.He repeatedly called Trump a liar, told lawmakers that he believed he was fired over the Russia investigation and provided details into several controversial meetings the President. The former FBI chief also wrote a revealing description of Trump's efforts ..
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  • Angela Merkel demands quick Brexit negotiations after UK election

    Angela Merkel demands quick Brexit negotiations after UK election
    Angela Merkel has said Brexit negotiations should still go ahead as on schedule despite the political fallout in the UK from the General Election. Negotiations are set to begin in just nine days, with the German chancellor saying the European Union wants talks to progress "quickly" despite UK politcians still reeling from Thursday's shock election result. She also warned the UK that the EU would defend the interests of its members during what is expected to be gruelling negotiations. After call..
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  • Cops: Mom who said toddlers "collapsed" left them in hot car; girls later died

    Cops: Mom who said toddlers
    KERR COUNTY, Texas - A woman was arrested and charged with child endangerment after allegedly leaving her two young daughters in her car overnight, ultimately leading to their deaths, reports CBS affiliate KENS.According to a news release from Kerr County Sheriff Rusty Hierholzer, 19-year-old Amanda Hawkins is charged with two counts of endangering a child. However, police said the charges could be upgraded due to the girls' deaths.The sheriff's office says that the investigation began after Ha..
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  • Trump says US is committed to mutual support of NATO allies

    Trump says US is committed to mutual support of NATO allies
    President Donald Trump, right, and Romania’s President Klaus Werner Iohannis, left, walk together to a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 9, 2017. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press) By Matthew Lee | AP By Matthew Lee | AP June 10 at 2:43 AM WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the United States is committed to the mutual defense of NATO members, casting aside concerns that his failure to mention the commitment last month weakened the alli..
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  • Tory chief whip in Belfast talks with DUP

    Tory chief whip in Belfast talks with DUP
    Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Theresa May is seeking to form a government with the support of Arlene Foster's Democratic Unionist Party The Conservative Party's chief whip is meeting with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in Belfast as talks over forming a government continue.A Downing Street spokesman said Gavin Williamson was meeting the party "on how best they can provide support to the government".Theresa May is seeking to form a go..
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  • Trump accuses Qatar, Mideast host to US troops, of funding terror

    Trump accuses Qatar, Mideast host to US troops, of funding terror
    WASHINGTON -- President Trump accused Qatar on Friday of funding terrorism "at a very high level," and said solving the problem in the tiny Persian Gulf nation could be "the beginning of the end of terrorism.""No more funding," Mr. Trump said during a press conference with the Romanian president at the White House.Launching an extraordinary allegation against a key U.S. military partner, Mr. Trump derided what he called Qatar's "extremist ideology in terms of funding" terrorist groups, an accusa..
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  • Pressure in Britain builds on Theresa May to step aside as her top aides resign, her party plots her possible ouster

    Pressure in Britain builds on Theresa May to step aside as her top aides resign, her party plots her possible ouster
    LONDON — The pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May to step aside following a humiliating election result grew Saturday, with her two top aides resigning, a leading newspaper pronouncing her “fatally wounded” and a former minister acknowledging that Tories were plotting possible replacements via the messaging service WhatsApp.  The aides who resigned, Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy, May’s co-chiefs of staff, had been widely blamed within the prime minister’s Conservative Party for the lackluster ..
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  • Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill quit No 10 after election criticism

    Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill quit No 10 after election criticism
    Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTheresa May's former director of communications, Katie Perrior, explains how the inner circle operates Prime Minister Theresa May's two closest advisers have quit after the Conservatives failed to win a majority of MPs in the general election.The BBC understands the PM was warned she faced a leadership challenge unless she sacked Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill.Mr Timothy said he took responsibility for his role in the "disappointing" re..
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  • US Joins Battle Against ISIS-Linked Militants in Philippines

    US Joins Battle Against ISIS-Linked Militants in Philippines
    (ILIGAN, Philippines) — Thirteen Philippine marines were killed in fierce fighting with Muslim militants who have laid siege to a southern city for nearly three weeks in the biggest single-day loss for government forces, the military said Saturday.A U.S. Navy aircraft provided surveillance for the local troops as the battle raged in Marawi on Friday, confirming the involvement of the U.S. military in helping quell the urban insurrection at the request of the Philippine government, Philippine mil..
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