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Timing of release of Deal of Century questioned by Palestinian PM

Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh on Monday urged international powers to boycott US President Donald Trump's "peace plan" which they see as biased towards Israel."This a plan to protect Trump from impeachment and protect (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu from prison. It is not a Middle East peace plan," Shtayyeh told a cabinet meeting."This plan gives Israel sovereignty over Palestinian territory," he said.Trump is expected ...

Tales of courage as well as evil in hisory of Holocaust

Jan 28,2020

When the Nazis invaded Poland, overnight, nine-year-old Theodor Meron became “a refugee, out of school, out of childhood and constantly in clear and present...

Irish baby girl subjected to mutilation of genitalia, parents jailed

DUBLIN, Ireland – A 37-year old man and his 27-year old wife each been sentenced to around five years in prison after being found...

Kobe Bryant, and daughter, 13, die in chopper crash in California,

Jan 27,2020

LOS ANGELES – The sports world, particularly the NBA and the broader basketball community, is shocked at the news that NBA legend Kobe Bryant...

If witnesses are called, Bidens should be among them Trump says

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Sunday that his lawyers “absolutely shredded” Democrats’ case that he should be convicted of impeachment charges...

Deal of century to be unveiled this week in peculiar circumstances

WASHINGTON, DC – A blueprint the White House is rolling out to resolve the decades-long conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is as much...

Many children dead and missing following Delhi building collapse

DELHI, India – Five people have been killed in a building collapse in the Indian capital of Delhi. Another 3 are missing, while as...

Twenty-nine now confirmed killed in Turkey quake

Jan 26,2020

ANKARA, Turkey – The death toll from Friday’s powerful earthquake which struck in eastern Turkey keeps rising, the country’s interior minister said on Saturday....

Several U.S. soldiers received traumatic brain injuries in Iran attack

WASHINGTON, DC – Thirty-four U.S. service members have been diagnosed with concussion and traumatic brain injuries as a result of the Iranian missile attack...

Health officials globally working to avoid coronavirus pandemic

BEIJING, China – The death toll and infected rate from the Wuhan coronavirus in China has increased dramatically, while the first cases have been...

Schiff urges Senate to “Give America a fair trial”

WASHINGTON, DC – Democratic prosecutors on Friday wrapped up three days of arguments for seeking Donald Trump’s removal from office, as the US president’s...

Twenty-two now confirmed killed in Turkey quake, well over 100 injured

ANKARA, Turkey – The death toll from Friday’s powerful earthquake which struck in eastern Turkey keeps rising, the country’s interior minister said on Saturday....

Hundreds of hogs culled as Philippines deals with swine fever flare-up

Jan 25,2020

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Jan. 24 (PIA) – As China is grappling to contain an outbreak of coronavirus, in the Philippipines, the Pangasinan Task Force on...

Boris Johnson heaves sigh of relief as Brexit Bill becomes law

Jan 24,2020

LONDON, UK – Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill finally became law after receiving royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, just...

Inaugural committee paid $1 million to book ballroom at Trump hotel

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee spent more than $1 million to book a ballroom at the Trump International Hotel in...

Flags across NSW to fly at half mast after death of U.S. firefighters

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia – Flags will be flown at half mast throughout New South Wales in Australia on Friday, following the devastating crash of...

Global leaders mark 75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

Heads of state and government from dozens of countries arrived in Jerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration...

Corona virus ‘an evolving and complex situation,’ says WHo chief

Jan 23,2020

GENEVA, Switzerland (ANI/Sputnik) – The WHO Emergency Committee held a discussion on Wednesday over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, but it did...

Environmental concerns a factor in choice of travel

Dutch airline KLM recently launched a new advertising campaign called “Fly Responsibly“. Remarkably, it seems to encourage viewers to fly less. “Do you always...

U.S. chief justice pulls warring senators into line

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, presiding over the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, has told both sides they need...

737 Max airliners to remain grounded until mid-year, Boeing confirms

CHICAGO, Illinois – As hundreds of Boeing 737 Max jets remain grounded awaiting approval from aviation regulators, the company said the plane is not...