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Tropical Storm Tembin leaves more than 120 dead in the Philippines
Nineteen deaths were reported near the town of Tubod on Mindanao, the archipelago nation's second-largest island, where Tropical Storm Tembin unleashed flash floods and mudslides that devastated one village yesterday, a regional police report said. [Full Article...]
FBI's McCabe grilled by House Republicans in Russian Federation meddling probe
Jordan (R-Ohio) pointed to revelations about a member of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team, Peter Strzok, who was removed from the Russian Federation investigation after his anti-Trump text messages were discovered. Agent Peter Strzok and Lisa Page sent 10,000 texts between August of 2015 and December of 2016. They also want to know what McCabe knows about demoted Justice Department offici... [Full Article...]
Army Major, 3 soldiers killed in unprovoked firing by Pakistan along LoC
According to an Army officer, the firing took place around 1215 hours. "We suffered three fatal casualties including one officer in the incident". Those martyred have been identified as, Major Moharkar Prafulla Ambadas, Lance Naik Gurmail Singh and Sepoy Pargat Singh. [Full Article...]
Alcohol in air at frat party registers on Breathalyzer
The sales pitch - an event marketed on Facebook as "Tequila Tuesday Hoy a las 22:00". Police were called after nearby residents called to make a noise complaint, with three officers shutting the party down. Eight individuals locked themselves in a bathroom and another jumped out of a second-story window to avoid being cited by police, according to WJLA . [Full Article...]
Lalu Prasad Yadav Convicted In The Fodder Scam Case
While the quantum of sentencing will be announced on January 3, 2018, the conviction is being seen as ending the season of acquittals for the UPA parties, particularly the DMK and the Congress, given the the verdicts in 2G case and Adarsh scam that sent shock waves across the country earlier this week. [Full Article...]
Madrid considers its next move after Catalonian elections
A block of separatist parties retained their majority in the Catalan parliament . The largest of them, Ciudadanos (Citizens), is a unionist movement - in other words it's as determined to keep Catalonia's links with Spain as its rivals are to break them. [Full Article...]
U.S. welcomes Saudi-led coalition's move to keep Yemen port open
The cholera outbreak has wiped out the wreckage of what once the Yemeni healthcare system. As Houthi rebels in Yemen have fired ballistic missiles at Riyadh , Saudi Arabia and the United States ratcheted up allegations that Iran is arming the fighters. [Full Article...]
Pence visits Afghanistan, says USA will 'see this through'
Pence arrived by helicopter after landing at Bagram Air Base. It is designed for surveillance and reconnaissance missions and can fly at low altitudes much more quietly than a jet. He also wished the soldiers a 'Merry Christmas'. The Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif suggested on Saturday that the United States (US) should learn from the experiences of Pakistan in war against terrorism. [Full Article...]
Yemen war: Iran denies supplying rebel missile fired at Riyadh
Haley spoke specifically to the attack on the Saudi airport in Riyadh. Houthi rebels also fired a missile towards Riyadh on November 6, as tensions in the Middle East soared. Earlier this month, the Houthis claimed they fired a missile at an under-construction nuclear plant in the United Arab Emirates, which is part of the Saudi coalition. [Full Article...]
Fire hits London Zoo cafe; not clear if any animals hurt
LFB said they were called at 6.08am to the Adventure cafe and shop on Saturday morning, but had managed to bring the blaze under control but would remain on the scene dampening down. London Zoo is on lockdown after a huge blaze ripped through the cafe - next to the beloved meerkats. The fire was near an area where visitors can handle and feed animals. [Full Article...]
Clare Council give Donald Trump permission to build a wall
Clare County Council in Ireland has officially permitted Trump to build the wall around the first, ninth and 18th holes of the golf course covering about 1968 feet at the south end and 820 feet at the north end of Doughmore Bay. Still, in an echo of the battles Trump has fought in Scotland, environmentalists fought back. However, green campaigners have said they will appeal against the decision ... [Full Article...]
US strongly condemns ballistic missile attack over Riyadh
Last week at a military base in Washington , U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley showed reporters what she said was debris from a short-range missile of Iranian origin recently fired by the Houthis into Saudi Arabia . The U.S. supports the Saudi-led coalition. The Houthis for their part have fired several missiles at the kingdom, mostly in the south since 2015, but not caused any ser... [Full Article...]
Donald Trump signs sweeping tax overhaul, sealing major victory
Trump touted the size of the tax cut, declaring to reporters in the Oval Office before he signed it Friday that "the numbers will speak". Trump said that he originally planned to sign the tax bill early next year but moved it up on the spur of the moment after watching media coverage Friday morning about the legislation. [Full Article...]
Thomas Fire is the largest blaze in California history
The only area still under an evacuation order is Rose Valley in the mountains of neighboring Ventura County where there is a gun club and a ranch but little else. Currently, there are more than 2,800 firefighters trying to put down the flames. As of Friday, the firefight had cost $170 million and has burned through more than 1,060 buildings, leaving a path of destruction as about 6,800 firefight... [Full Article...]
Congress to investigate Obama scheme to nix investigation into Hezbollah terrorists
Project Cassandra agents claim that officials at the Justice and Treasury departments repeatedly hindered Project Cassandra agents' attempts to pursue "investigations, prosecutions, arrests and financial sanctions" against key figures in the scheme. [Full Article...]
Severe Storm Makes Landfall In Southern Philippines
She said nearly 500 families had been evacuated in at least two towns. The Catholic Church's social action arm, Caritas , appealed for aid to the Philippines' battered central and southern regions on December 22 as a second storm hit the country in as many weeks. [Full Article...]
20 killed as bus falls into Banas river in Rajasthan
The bus was ferrying passengers from Lal Soth to Sawai Madhopur. "27 people are killed and 12 bodies have been taken out while 3 others are seriously injured", said Maman Singh, Superintendent of police, Sawai Madhopur. Injured were rushed to Sawai Madhopur hospital. Two dozen persons are injured in the accident. The wrecked bus was pulled out the river by a crane and gas cutters. [Full Article...]
Gov. Cuomo signs order allowing early payment of property taxes
Cuomo. The executive order will now allow residents in towns and cities to pre-pay taxes. Cuomo admits that not every school and local government may be able to comply in the short timeframe. But he also acknowledged that some homeowners might not have the cash on-hand to make payments. Local tax collectors are now authorized and directed to accept partial payments of warranted taxes from pr... [Full Article...]
Thomas Fire still 60 percent contained after 'significant wind event'
The Thomas Fire bears down on homes in Montecito on December 16, 2017. To continue helping Thomas Fire victims, Ventura County officials have set up http://venturacountyrecovers.org , which offers a registration feature for residents whose homes have been damaged or destroyed in the fire allowing officials to provide them with information and official notices related to the rebuilding proce... [Full Article...]
Gujarat: Independent MLA declares support to BJP
The signature against their names was that of the Congress party's media coordinator Manoj Tyagi. The Gandhi scion is expected to hold meetings with all the newly-elected MLAs and leaders and party workers all across the state to review the election results. [Full Article...]