Brexit: High Court to hear challenge to Article 50 strategy
Media captionGina Miller told Radio 4's Today programme she had a strong case in the courts A legal challenge to the government's right to begin the official process of Brexit without parliamentary approval is due to get under way.The High Court will consider whether ministers can invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the trigger for formal talks on separation, without MPs passing an act of Parliament.The case is being brought by investment manager Gina Miller among others.Ministers argue..>> view originalHurricane Nicole Approaches Bermuda as Category 4 Storm
HAMILTON, Bermuda — Bermuda hunkered down overnight as the Hurricane Nicole rapidly strengthened into a major Category 4 storm and took aim at the tiny island in the northern Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami called Nicole an "extremely dangerous" storm and urged islanders to rush preparations for its powerful rain and winds. It said Nicole should pass near or over Bermuda on Thursday. The storm was located about 180 miles south-southwest of Bermuda late Wednesday..>> view originalUS Ship Fires Missiles at Yemeni Rebel Sites
That changed in the past four days with two separate missile attacks on an American destroyer, the Mason, that was sailing off the coast of Yemen in the southern end of the Red Sea. In both the first attack, which took place on Sunday, and the second one on Wednesday evening, missiles were fired from areas under Houthi control. The missiles fell well short of the ship in both attacks. But American commanders believed that the attack posed a real threat.The retaliatory strikes on Thursday target..>> view originalVigils Continue For Thailand's Ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Hundreds of anxious supporters filed patiently onto the grounds of Bangkok’s Siriraj Hospital Thursday to continue their prayers for Thailand’s ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The nation is on tenterhooks following last night’s announcement that 88 year-old Bhumibol, the world’s longest reigning monarch, remains in an “unstable condition.” The King’s medical team said there were problems with his kidneys, for which he was given dialysis, and that his liver was not functioning normally. Since..>> view originalSyrian refugee in Germany 'attack plan' kills himself in custody
A spokesperson at the ministry confirmed to CNN Thursday that 22-year-old Jaber Albakr had taken his life in a correctional facility in Leipzig, but gave no further details. Investigators believe that Albakr, who arrived in Germany last year, was close to staging a terrorist attack. German police have said that Albakr's "approach and behavior" suggest an ISIS link.Germany's Spiegel Online reported that Albakr had been under round-the-clock surveillance in police custody in Leipzig and was consid..>> view originalAustralia links teens charged with terror act to ISIS
Police say the two 16-year-old suspects, who are not being named due to their age, were arrested in a suburb of Sydney on Wednesday. Two knives were seized during the operation.A Federal Police spokesperson later confirmed to CNN that they have been linked to ISIS. The pair were refused bail on Thursday and are due to appear before Parramatta Children's Court in Sydney later the same day. "The fact we are putting two teenagers before the court on such serious charges reflects the ongoing threat ..>> view originalBattle for Mosul: A row between Turkey and Iraq could derail the offensive
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Shiite Muslims perform with fire during Ashura commemorations in Najaf, Iraq. (Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters) Ashura, which means “Day of Remembrance,” is one of the most sacred and emotional events in Islam, a defining religious moment for Shiites. It marks the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the prophet Muhammad who was killed in battle, along with 72 followers and family members, in the 7th century in Karbala, a city in present-day Iraq. It is observed each year across ..>> view originalGaza businessman: Hamas wants Israeli economic cooperation
"The poor and the hungry try to agitate not because they love disturbances but because they want to be taken into account and paid attention to," says Gaza businessman Nabil Bouab.Bouab agreed to be interviewed by "Globes" following the article featuring Israeli businessman Shlomi Fogel, the owner of Ampa and Israel Shipyards. Well connected in the Arab world, Fogel called on Israeli businesspeople and their counterparts in Gaza and the Arab world, "to come to Gaza now..>> view originalRescue workers says two days of bombing kill 145 in rebel-held eastern Ale...
BEIRUT Renewed bombing of rebel-held eastern Aleppo killed 145 people on Tuesday and Wednesday, Ammar al Selmo, the head of the Civil Defence rescue service there said. Air strikes targeting rebel-held districts of Aleppo intensified on Tuesday, after a lull of several days which the Syrian army said was designed to allow civilians to leave. The city has been divided between government and rebel control for years. "The bombing has been very intense," Selmo told Reuters on Thursday, speaking..>> view original
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
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