Two deadly earthquakes jolt Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador -- Two powerful earthquakes jolted Ecuador on Wednesday, causing at least one death and injuring dozens.Neither quake appeared to have caused serious damage, but the government decided to cancel school nationwide as a precaution. In Guayaquil, office workers fled into the streets after the second quake.Both tremors were centered along the Pacific coast near the epicenter of last month's magnitude-7.8 quake and rattled homes as far away as the capital, Quito.Wednesday's initial sh..>> view originalCanada PM Trudeau: I'm sorry for manhandling parliament members
Since Justin Trudeau became Prime Minister of Canada last November, he seemed -- at least in the public's eyes -- capable of doing no wrong.The world was clearly enjoying a love-affair with the young, charismatic leader. But the Prime Minister was caught in a storm of controversy Wednesday afternoon when frustrations in the House of Commons saw Trudeau grabbing one lawmaker and then, accidentally elbowing another. The altercation occurred when members had gathered for a vote on a controversial ..>> view originalOne of the #BringBackOurGirls was found. This is what she knows.
Editors, USA TODAY 6:20 p.m. EDT May 18, 2016One down. More than 200 to go.The girls are still there. In the woods. Almost all 219 of them. That's what Amina Ali Nkeki, one of the schoolgirls who was kidnapped in 2014 by Boko Haram, said when she was rescued from captivity, activists said Wednesday. Traumatized and carrying a baby, she made it far enough away from her captors by saying she was fetching firewood. She was found in the fringes of the Sambisa forest by a local group of ..>> view originalLife better in Duterte's Philippine drug heartland
Life better in Duterte's Philippine drug heartland By Afp Published: 02:26 EST, 19 May 2016 | Updated: 02:27 EST, 19 May 2016 Life in the slums of Davao became much easier after a fearsome drugs crackdown enforced by mayor-turned president Rodrigo Duterte, awed residents say, offering an insight into what the Philippines can expect under its new leader.Fernando Totor, who for two decades has scraped by selling coconut wine, used to watch his neighbours in their seaside shantytown o..>> view originalMontenegro: Nato's newest and last member?
Image copyright EPA Image caption Nato was set up to counter the threat of post-War Communist expansion Nato will celebrate the arrival of its latest member, the small Balkan state of Montenegro, as a sure sign of the alliance's continuing relevance at a time of renewed tensions in Europe.The decision to admit Montenegro must next be ratified in each of the alliance's national capitals - but the basic decision has been taken.Montenegro's contribution ..>> view originalEgyptair Flight From Paris to Cairo Vanishes With 66 Aboard
An Egyptair flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 people on board was "lost" over the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday, according to officials. Flight MS804 left Charles de Gaulle Airport at 11:09 p.m. Paris time (5:09 p.m. ET). The jet was about 10 miles into Egyptian airspace at an altitude of nearly 37,000 feet when it vanished at around 2:45 a.m. local time (8:45 p.m. ET), according to Egyptian officials. There were 56 passengers — including three children — along with seven crew and th..>> view originalAP Explains: Standoff, dying economy drive Venezuelan crisis
Anti-government demonstrators argue with Bolivarian National Police blocking them from reaching the headquarters of the national electoral body, CNE, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. The opposition was blocked from marching to the CNE to demand the government allow it to pursue a recall referendum against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. (Fernando Llano/Associated Press) By Associated Press May 19 at 12:03 AM Venezuela is being wracked by an increasingly belligerent s..>> view originalPentagon: 'Unsafe' intercept over South China Sea
24 photos: In the U.S. Air Force fleetAn F-15 Eagle takes off from the Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, flight line as two E-3 Sentries are seen in the background.24 photos: In the U.S. Air Force fleetF-35A Lightning – The single-engine F-35A is the Air Force's eventual replacement for the F-16 and the A-10. The supersonic jets, which will be able to conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground attacks, are just beginning to enter the Air Force fleet.24 photos: In the U.S. Air Force fleetF-22 Raptor – The..>> view originalGerman Comic to Fight Ruling on Poem Insulting Turkish Leader
BERLIN — The German comic who prompted an international incident with a satirical poem about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey will fight the ruling of a Hamburg court that banned repeating most of the text, his lawyer said on Wednesday.In a ruling made public late Tuesday, the superior state court in Hamburg said that the comic, Jan Böhmermann, could repeat a few selected lines but not the bulk of the poem, “which, because of its insulting content injuring his honor, Mr. Erdogan does no..>> view original
Thursday, May 19, 2016
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