International

In Seven Weeks, Philippine Cops Have Killed 712 People

Philippines police announced Monday that 1,800 people have died in drug-related killings since President Rodrigo Duterte took power on June 30. This figure, police said, includes 712 drug traffickers and users killed during various narcotics operations. The remaining deaths occurred outside normal police work. The announcement comes the day after Duterte held a news conference […]

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International

Jordan Gets $100M To Teach Syrian Refugee Children

Jordan signed a grant agreement on Monday with the U.S., Britain, Norway and Switzerland that will provide the Arab nation with $100 million to help place Syrian refugee children in school. The country, which is home to over 600,000 displaced Syrian refugees, accommodated 145,000 Syrian children in schools during the previous academic year. Even so,

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

UK: The Queen’s wardrobe on display

London’s Buckingham Palace opened a unique and unprecedented new exhibition celebrating 90 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s style. For museumlifestyle WWecker writes about three amazing exhibitions about the dresses and the style of The Queen https://t.co/HlSO2PrnZI— MusErMeKu Blog (@musermeku) August 19, 2016 British Couture Staged at the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at the

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International, Travel and Food

ROK’s Park wins gold medal in golf; China’s Feng takes bronze

From left, Lydia Ko of New Zealand holds her silver medal, Inbee Park of the ROK holds her gold medal and Feng Shanshan of China holds her bronze medal following women’s Olympic golf competition in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. [Photo/Agencies] RIO DE JANEIRO — Feng Shanshan clinched the first medal for Chinese golfers at

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International, Sports & Competitions

2014 nuclear accident in N.M. ranks among costliest in US history

When a drum containing radioactive waste blew up in an underground nuclear dump in New Mexico two years ago, the Energy Department rushed to quell concerns in the Carlsbad desert community and quickly reported progress on resuming operations. The early federal statements gave no hint that the blast had caused massive long-term damage to the

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USA

Intruders set crocodiles loose in Australian school

Sydney (dpa) – Four men broke into an Australian high school and set loose three female saltwater crocodiles before ransacking an office, local police said Monday. The incident took place at Taminmin College in the unusually named town of Humpty Doo in the Northern Territory early Sunday, a police spokeswoman said. CCTV video released by

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International, The World We Share

Mali rebel ‘to admit’ Timbuktu mausoleum destruction at ICC

An Islamist rebel has said he will plead guilty to destroying religious and cultural sites in the Malian city of Timbuktu, prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) say. Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi made the admission at an earlier closed hearing, prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told ICC judges after they ruled there was enough evidence to put

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International

Israeli gymnastics coach says politics worked against team

After Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team finished sixth at the Rio Olympic games on Sunday, the squad’s coach said that politics, poor representation in the sport’s governing body, and sub-standard training conditions stacked the odds against winning a medal. After two rounds of ribbon-twirling and club- and hoop-tossing, the team finished with a total score of

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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions

N. Korea threatens pre-emptive nuke strike over Seoul’s military drill

North Korea on Monday threatened to mount a “preemptive nuclear strike” on South Korea and the United States as the allies kicked off their annual military exercise aimed at countering Pyongyang’s potential aggression. The command and control exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian, began its two-week run on Monday, involving tens of thousands of South Korean and

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International, USA

Kelly McParland: Obama leaves behind a legacy of failure across the Middle East

When a U.S. State Department spokesman raised concerns about Russia’s surprise use of an Iranian air base to launch air strikes into Syria, the response from Moscow was notable for its snarkiness. “It’s against our rules to provide advice to the leadership of the U.S. State Department,” said Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, referring to suggestions

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International, Middle East, USA

Donald Trump blasts Clinton Foundation: ‘Most corrupt enterprise in political history’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump launched an assault Monday on the Clinton Foundation, saying that foreign donations and other ethical conflicts made Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s family charity “the most corrupt enterprise in political history.” Mr. Trump called on the Clintons to immediately “shut it down,” after the Clinton Foundation last week announced that it

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International, USA