2018 and Brexit
What are the key dates and developments to watch out for as Britain and the EU move forward? from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CsBMre
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Justice denied?
After the end of the tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, will wider worldwide justice be done? from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2loOgZj
Shared shame
The case of Tyler Haire, a 16 year old locked up for years without trial, reveals a deeper problem. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2zRnVHN
US eyes increased pumping from biggest federal water project
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it will look at revving up water deliveries to farmers from California's Central Valley Project, the largest federal water project in the United States, in what environmental groups called a threat to protections for struggling native salmon and other endangered species. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Cox5kv via IFTTT
Russia calls ongoing strain with US a major disappointment
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin views the continued strain on Russia's relations with the United States as a major disappointment of the year, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Friday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2luHHnu via IFTTT
Kristaps Porzingis’s 30 Points Help Knicks Top Pelicans and End Skid
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2CrIRIl
Polish group aims for history by winter scaling of world's second highest peak
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A group of Polish mountaineers set off for northern Pakistan on Sunday to start an attempt to be the first to scale K2, the world's second highest peak, in wintertime. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2lwgcde
Al Franken Makes First Public Speech Since Announcing His Resignation
thanked his supporters and friends during a speech in Minneapolis Thursday night, in what is expected to be one of his final public appearances as a senator. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BV8yQm via IFTTT
Protests hit Tehran, two demonstrators reported killed in Iran town
DUBAI (Reuters) - Street protests hit Iran for a third day running on Saturday, spreading to the capital Tehran with crowds confronting police and attacking some state buildings, and a social media report said two demonstrators had been shot dead in a provincial town. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2pX1Fwu
South Korea seizes another ship suspected of transferring oil to North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, a customs official said on Sunday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2lwoH7S
Earthquake rattles Athens, no immediate reports of damage
ATHENS (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary reading of 4.6 rattled Athens and central Greece early Sunday, witnesses said, with no immediate reports of damage. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2zRTukP
Special Report: Meet the force behind Zimbabwe's 'Crocodile' president
HARARE (Reuters) - His wife is a beauty queen, his troops unseated Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, and his motorcade is fit for a president. General Constantino Chiwenga, head of the armed forces until earlier this month, is on a roll. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2pZZ1WL
Probe into deadly fire at U.S. firm’s Philippines offices focuses on possible safety lapses
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - A government investigator into a blaze that led to the deaths of 37 staff at the southern Philippines offices of an American market research firm says there are indications of fire safety lapses that may have contributed to the tragedy. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2lvVZUE
Christians in shock after deadly attack on Coptic Church in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) - At an hour that Sama'an Farag usually spends leisurely sipping his morning tea, the doorman at the Mar Mina Coptic Church near Cairo found himself springing up to close the doors upon hearing gunshots and the sound of ricocheting bullets. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2Cty3t6
Merkel eyes social cohesion as she presses for new government
BERLIN (Reuters) - Conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel, under pressure after three months of failing to form a new ruling coalition, on Sunday vowed to address growing social divisions as she worked rapidly to build a stable German government. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2q4kLRg