Costa Concordia captain Schettino's jail sentence upheld
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Francesco Schettino denied he had abandoned ship before passengers and crew were evacuated An Italian appeals court has upheld the 16-year sentence given to the captain of the Costa Concordia which capsized in 2012 killing 32 people.Francesco Schettino was sentenced last year after a court found him guilty of manslaughter; causing a maritime accident and abandoning ship.He was seeking to overturn the conviction, w..>> view originalRoad to Rio: As Crime Explodes In Rio, Private Security Forces Step In As Protectors
At just past 6 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, a young woman named Ana Beatriz Pereira Frade was riding with her stepfather along a busy highway in northern Rio de Janeiro, not far from where many of this year's Olympic events will take place in August. They were going to the airport to surprise Ana's mother, who was returning from a trip. According to police and media reports, a gang of five to eight masked men surrounded their car in the middle of the highway when traffic slowed. The men brandishe..>> view originalParis to Open Camp for Several Hundred Migrants
PARIS—Several hundred migrants will be housed at a new camp in the French capital under a plan announced by officials here on Tuesday. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said several sites have been identified in the north of the city that would be appropriate for the camp and the location will be announced shortly. “Paris will not stand by and do...>> view originalDeadly explosion, fire at India's biggest ammunition depot
At least 17 people have been killed and 19 others injured in fire at India's biggest ammunition storage facility in Maharashtra state's Pulgaon area, some 420 miles east of Mumbai.The dead include two army officers and 13 firefighting personnel. Among the injured were at least nine army personnel and six firefighting staff. The injured are being treated at an army hospital in the state's Wardha district. The army said all of them are stable.The fire started with an explosion at one of the sheds..>> view originalISIS reportedly uses hundreds of families as human shields to protect Fallujah
"Several hundred" innocent families were trapped in the center of the bloody battle for the Islamic State's Iraqi hub of Fallujah, used as human shields for the terror group, the United Nations refugee agency warned on Tuesday as a leading aid group called it a "human catastrophe." The fighting left at least seven members of one family dead or wounded on Saturday, UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler told reporters. An estimated 50,000 people remained trapped. "They are locking some families dow..>> view originalAirstrikes in Syria Killed and Hurt Dozens Near Hospital, Rescuers Say
Video Toddler Rescued After Idlib Attack Two hospitals in Idlib, Syria, were hit in aerial bombardments reportedly conducted by Syrian government forces or their Russian allies. By NATALIA V. OSIPOVA on Publish Date May 31, 2016. Photo by Khalil Ashawi/Reuters. Watch in Times Video » BEI..>> view originalModern Slavery on Rise; More Action Needed, Group Says
An Australian group tracking modern-day slavery says countries doing the least to fight the practice affecting some 45 million people worldwide often have slavery-complicit governments, as well as high levels of conflict and political instability. Among the countries it singles out in the Global Slavery Index as taking the least action to combat slavery are North Korea, Iran, Eritrea, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Slavery conditions can include forced l..>> view originalIsraeli Officials Seek Ways to Combat Boycott Effort
UNITED NATIONS — Alarmed at the spread of a Palestinian campaign to boycott Israel and particularly its resonance on college campuses, the Israeli Mission to the United Nations and World Jewish Congress held a conference on Tuesday aimed at galvanizing support for an effective countermessage.Precisely what that countermessage will be, and how it can successfully be conveyed, were among the goals discussed at the conference, titled “Build Bridges, Not Boycotts,” held at the United Nations headqu..>> view originalThai Officials Remove Tigers From Famed 'Tiger Temple' Amid Abuse Allegations
SAI YOK, Thailand — Thailand's world-famous "Tiger Temple" was in disarray on Tuesday after hundreds of officials descended on the sanctuary amid allegations monks who ran the outfit were abusing their charges. The Tiger Temple in Kachanburi province was popular with tourists, who could pay to pat and take photographs with passive big cats. However, the sanctuary has been dogged by allegations from wildlife and animal-rights organizations that it was breeding tigers for profit and selling ..>> view originalBosses warn of Brexit impact, CBI survey shows outlook slipping
LONDON The heads of some of Britain's biggest manufacturers warned that leaving the European Union would trigger widescale job losses and a business survey showed the weakest economic outlook in over three years due to uncertainty over the referendum.Britons will vote on June 23 on whether to remain in the EU, prompting business leaders to join forces to say that quitting the world's largest trading bloc would hit demand, jobs and pay.On Wednesday the heads of Siemens, Airbus and GKN will say ..>> view original
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