Work permits among Brexit options, home secretary says
Media captionHome Secretary Amber Rudd "not ruling out" work permit system Work permits are among the post-Brexit migration curbs being considered but any changes must be good for the UK economy, the home secretary has said.Amber Rudd told the BBC the work permit proposal "certainly has value" but nothing was being ruled out.But she accepted EU nations could choose to impose new restrictions, including requiring Britons having to apply for visas to travel.Ms Rudd said it was a "given" peopl..>> view originalSyrian Rebel-Held Areas Pounded by Airstrikes Before Cease-Fire Kicks In
BEIRUT—The death toll from airstrikes in the rebel-held areas of Syria’s Idlib and Aleppo provinces rose to at least 90 people, a monitoring group said Sunday, ahead of a cease-fire agreed on by the U.S. and Russia coming into effect across the war-torn country. Warplanes struck a market in Idlib city on Saturday, killing at least 58 people—of which 13 were children and another 13 were women—and wounding several others, according to the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The death ..>> view originalTurkey 'has duty' to defeat Islamic State group in Syria
Media captionA market in rebel-held Idlib was hit by an air strike on Saturday Turkey has a duty to defeat the so-called Islamic State (IS) in neighbouring Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.He called it a "binding duty", to ensure the militants were "unable to carry out actions inside our country".Turkey's military said its warplanes killed 20 IS fighters during air raids over Syria on Saturday.A 10-day truce is due to start in Syria on Monday, followed by co-ordinated air stri..>> view originalRhetoric or real? N. Korea nuclear test may be a bit of both
South Korean army soldiers ride on a military truck towing the artillery in Paju, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. (Im Byung-shik/Yonhap via AP) TOKYO – North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test Friday. Here’s what we know so far: What happened? Was it really a nuclear test, like North Korea claims, or was it just an earthquake? Yes, it really was a nuclear test. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.3 magnitude seismic event it recorded had “explosion-like characteristics” and occurre..>> view originalCracks in building hamper search after Bangladesh factory fire
DHAKA The fire at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh that killed at least 26 people has been extinguished, but heavy smoke and the risk of the building collapsing further were hampering the search of the premises, officials said on Sunday.Saturday's blaze was the country's worst industrial accident since the Rana Plaza building collapse of 2013 that killed 1,135 garment sector workers, and raises further questions about Bangladesh's safety record."The building is hot and it i..>> view originalTanzania earthquake kills 13 and injures more than 200
Image copyright AP Image caption Major earthquakes are rare in East Africa's Great Rift Valley A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has killed at least 13 people and injured 203 in northern Tanzania, the authorities say.The quake struck close to the border with Uganda and Rwanda near Lake Victoria.Images posted on social media showed significant damage to buildings in Bukoba, a city of more than 70,000 people where most casualties were reported.Tremors were fel..>> view originalMuslims Mark Most Important Day of Hajj in Saudi Arabia
The most important day in the annual five-day Hajj was celebrated by the nearly 2 million Muslims who have converged on some of Islam's most revered sites in Saudi Arabia. Worshippers gathered from sunrise Sunday on a stony hill and a vast surrounding plain known as Mount Arafat, about 15 kilometers from Mecca. The faithful recited ritual incantations, prayed and read from the Quran on the first day of the Hajj. Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad gave his last sermon at the site. Iran is boyc..>> view originalIran welcomes Syria deal, urges political solution
DUBAI Iran, a close ally and military backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, welcomed a U.S.-Russian deal for a truce in Syria, saying on Sunday the conflict should be ended through politics.The agreement, by the powers that back opposing sides in the five-year-old war, promises a nationwide truce from sundown on Monday, improved access for humanitarian aid and joint military targeting of hardline Islamist groups. "Iran supports any ceasefire and peace plan to end the humanitarian crisis ..>> view originalPope prays for victims of clashes in Gabon, urges dialogue
Pope Francis delivers his message during the Angelus noon prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) The Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has prayed for victims of violent protests in the west African nation of Gabon, calling attention to what he described as a "grave political crisis" in the former French colony. In remarks to the faithful in St. Peter's Square, Francis on Sunday also ..>> view originalMan arrested in Sydney for 'ISIS-inspired' attack
The 22-year-old was charged with committing a terrorist act and attempted murder after stabbing a man walking through a nature reserve "a number of times," according to a statement from the Australian Joint Counter Terrorism Team. The victim suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized. He remains in critical condition.The attacker allegedly attempted to stab a responding officer through a window before he was arrested. A large knife was recovered from the scene and taken for forensic analysis..>> view original
Thursday, September 15, 2016
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