American Woman Ashley Olsen, Found Murdered in Italy, Was Strangled: Autopsy
The American artist and fashionista found dead in her apartment in Italy last week was strangled, according to autopsy results announced by Italian investigators Tuesday.The body of 35-year-old Ashley Olsen was discovered in her Florence home on Saturday. She died as a result of murder by strangulation with either a rope or cord-like object, authorities told reporters.Ashley OlsenRowena BernardoSeveral cords were taken from the apartment by police, but officials would not confirm if the object u..>> view originalGaza journalist says he was tortured in Hamas jail
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinian journalist Ayman al-Aloul frequently writes about the hardships of life in the Gaza Strip, and is one of the few voices willing to publicly criticize the rule of the Islamic Hamas movement.But after nine days in jail, al-Aloul says he won’t be writing about politics anymore. He said a painful experience that included beatings and being forced to sit uncomfortably in a tiny chair has made him a “new man” and that he will now focus on less controversial topics l..>> view originalUN gets $250 million to educate Syrian children, needs more
UNITED NATIONS –The United Nations says donors have pledged $250 million to educate over one million Syrian refugee children this year but it urgently needs an additional $500 million to fund the program in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. The U.N. envoy for global education, Gordon Brown, made the announcement Tuesday and pledged to try to raise the rest of the money in the next month. Brown, the former British prime minister, said in a statement that "death voyages to Europe" will soar in 2..>> view originalTwo US Navy boats in Iranian custody but crew will be returned 'promptly'
The guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut is shown in this undated photo operating in heavy seas in the Atlantic Ocean. REUTERS/Aaron Chase/U.S. Navy/HandoutTwo small U.S. Navy vessels appear to be in Iranian custody but their crews will be released promptly, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday.Two U.S. naval craft were en route from Kuwait to Bahrain when they disappeared from the Navy’s scopes. The incident marks the latest run-in between Iranian and U.S. crews. In late December, Iranian gunboats f..>> view originalCanadian Family 'Overjoyed' at Release of Taliban Prisoner
After five years in captivity, a Canadian national has been freed by the Afghan Taliban in what the man's family called a “wonderful outcome” to a horrifying ordeal. “We are obviously overjoyed with the news of Colin's release,” the family of Canadian ...>> view originalAid Workers Report 'Barely Moving Skeletons' in Syria's Madaya
Humanitarian workers say the plight of starving people in the Syrian town of Madaya is heartbreaking and the worst they have witnessed during the country's nearly five-year-long civil war. "There is no comparison in what we saw in Madaya," Sajjad Malik, the United Nations refugee agency's chief in Damascus, told journalists in Geneva Tuesday, a day after the U.N. delivered aid to the embattled town of 42,000 people surrounded by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad...>> view originalVladimir Putin hints that Russia could grant asylum to Syria's president
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited the Kremlin in October. Now Russian President Vladimir Putin is musing that the Syrian leader could get asylum if ever he needed it.(Reuters/Pool photo)MOSCOW – If Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ever feels the need to flee the hot winds of Damascus, he may be able to claim asylum in frigid Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin hinted in an interview released Tuesday.The Russian leader said that it was premature to discuss asylum for Assad if he were ..>> view originalGermany reveals plans to relax deportation rules for foreign criminals
Germany's Justice Ministry announced Tuesday that new laws had been drafted to allow it to more easily deport migrants found guilty of crimes causing death or serious injury, sexual or physical assaults, or resisting police officers.Previously, migrants to Germany could be deported only if they were found guilty of crimes punishable by a sentence of one year or more.In a statement, the ministry said the new rules would allow authorities to deport criminals more swiftly. The new laws could be pas..>> view originalIstanbul Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 10; Turkey Blames ISIS
Continue reading the main storyVideoWitness Recalls the Moment of BlastA man who saw the explosion in Istanbul’s central district of Sultanahmet on Tuesday recounts what he saw.By REUTERS and FARUK BATKITAR, VIA TWITTER onPublish DateJanuary 12, 2016.Photo by Osman Orsal/Reuters.Watch in Times Video »ISTANBUL — A Syrian suicide bomber set off an explosion in the historic central district of Istanbul on Tuesday, killing 10 people and wounding at least 15 others, in an attack that the Turkish gove..>> view original
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