Angela Merkel Calls for Ban on Full-Face Veils in Germany
Video Merkel Says Germany Should Ban Face Veil Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that Germany should ban full-face veils, and that it would not tolerate any version of Shariah law. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Photo by Michael Kappeler/European Pressphoto Agency. Watch in Times Video » ESSEN, Germany — To loud applause, Chancellor Angela Merkel told her party members on ..>> view originalThe Latest: Red Cross mobilizing aid for Aceh quake victims
Men inspect a collapsed mosque after an earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province early on Wednesday, killing a number of people and causing dozens of ...>> view original'Detailed' Brexit plan demanded by Labour ahead of vote
Image copyright Reuters Labour will demand the government publishes a "pretty detailed" negotiating plan when MPs debate the UK's Brexit strategy later.MPs are expected to vote in favour of the government's timetable, of starting formal talks by the end of March, while also calling on the PM publish a "plan" beforehand.The government has so far refused a "running commentary" on its strategy.Labour, which has been demanding more information, has called the debate. The party's Brexit spokesma..>> view originalSyrian Forces Said to Drive Deeper Into Rebel-Held Aleppo
Photo Bodies collected from a building in eastern Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday. Credit Mohammed Abu Jaafar, via Associated Press BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian government forces pushed deeper into Aleppo on Wednesday, seizing areas around the medieval citadel whose narrow streets had long given rebels cover, pro-government websites and conflict monitors reported.Rebel leaders disputed the claims, but anti-government activists in the area sent increasingly desperate messages sayi..>> view originalPakistani National Carrier's Plane Crashes After Takeoff
ISLAMABAD รข€” A plane belonging to Pakistan's national carrier crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from the country's north with about 40 people on board, a spokesman and the police said.According to senior police officer Khurram Rasheed, the plane crashed in a village near the town of Havelian, located about 75 kilometers (45 miles) northwest from the capital, Islamabad.There were no immediate details on casualties but Pakistan's interior ministry dispatched a team with experts on iden..>> view originalPolice arrest man over threats to UK Brexit lawsuit claimant
London — A man has been arrested on suspicion of sending online threats to the lead claimant in Britain's Brexit court case, police said Wednesday, as the high-stakes legal drama continued at the Supreme Court. Financial entrepreneur Gina Miller took the government to court, arguing it does not have the power to trigger Britain's exit from the 28-nation European Union without a vote in Parliament. Last month, three High Court judges agreed. The Supreme Court is hearing an appeal by the gover..>> view originalThe future of the EU is at stake as Europe's leaders face a new fear: Voters
BRUSSELS — Europe’s leaders have a new fear — their own voters. A ballot-box revolution is gathering steam on the troubled continent, where citizens this year have seized opportunities to depose top officials and step into the unknown. The latest ouster was Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, after his nation overwhelmingly rejected his signature reforms this past weekend. But France, the Netherlands and Germany all face tough elections next year, and the fate of the European Union is in the ..>> view originalNew Report: U.S. students falling behind in math literacy
New Report: U.S. students falling behind in math literacy A new test paints a poor picture for U.S. High School students, in regards to math literacy. Evan Koslof, WUSA 7:01 AM. EST December 07, 2016 School classroom, stock image. (Photo: Getty Images) A new test paints a poor picture for U.S. High School students, in regards to math literacy. The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), showed that U.S. math test scores plummeted once again. Ou..>> view originalPerson of the Year
BY NANCY GIBBS This is the 90th time we have named the person who had the greatest influence, for better or worse, on the events of the year. So which is it this year: Better or worse? The challenge for Donald Trump is how profoundly the country disagrees about the answer. Photograph by Nadav Kander for TIMEPresident-elect Donald Trump photographed at his penthouse on the 66th floor of Trump Tower in New York City on Nov. 28. Behind TIME’s Person of the Year Cover It’s hard to measure the ..>> view originalFidel Castro's Legacy: Some Will Say...
Some will say he freed the Cuban people from the chains of capitalism. Some will say he was a tyrant. A merciless dictator who ruled his country with no respect to human rights, jailing and torturing his opponents and sending into exile hundreds of thousands of people, forcing them lose their country once forever. Some will say he offered high-level free health and education services to every single Cuban citizen. Some will say those services are of dubious quality and make no sense when the ..>> view original
Thursday, February 2, 2017
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