Monitoring group: At least 12 more die in Aleppo airstrikes
Nine other people were wounded, some in critical condition, SOHR said. CNN has not been able to independently verify such claims.It wasn't clear who conducted the airstrikes, but the opposition and the US have blamed the Syrian regime and Russian warplanes for such attacks since a ceasefire broke down. SOHR claimed rebel-held areas in the eastern part of the city had been struck by barrel bombs Tuesday, as fighting between regime and rebel forces continues throughout the city. Throughout the con..>> view originalTaliban Watches Clinton, Trump Debate from Secret Afghanistan Location
Taliban leaders tuned into Monday night's debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump from a secret location in Afghanistan, a spokesman for the militant group told NBC News. "We were very interested in watching," said Zabihullah Mujahid. Members of the Taliban stand in Afghanistan's Ghazni province in April 2015. Reuters file The spokesman added that "Trump ... [says] anything that comes to his tongue" and branded the Republican candidate as "non-serious." He said the mil..>> view originalAsia Pacific|Overcrowded Bus Slips Off Mountain Road in Nepal, Killing 18
KATHMANDU, Nepal — An overcrowded bus carrying villagers heading home for the country's biggest festival slipped off a mountain road in Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 18 people, officials said.The bus was carrying passengers both inside and on the roof, said Dhading District Administration official Toran Parajuli. He said that the road was covered in parts by mud from landslides, and that the bus driver appeared to be trying to negotiate around these areas when the accident happened.Rame..>> view originalMuslim militant gets 9 years in prison for destruction of mausoleums in Timbuktu
An international court on Tuesday found a Muslim militant guilty of committing a war crime by overseeing the destruction of historic mausoleums in the Malian desert city of Timbuktu, and sentenced him to nine years in prison.Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, a former teacher, had pleaded guilty and expressed remorse for his role in overseeing the destruction of nine mausoleums and a mosque door by pickax-wielding rebels in June and July of 2012. His trial, which opened Aug. 22, was a landmark for the In..>> view originalSaudi king slashes salaries of ministers, employee bonuses
FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2015 file photo, Saudi Arabia's King Salman attends a ceremony at the Diwan royal palace in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia's King Salman is reducing the salaries and benefits of senior government officials as lower oil prices continue to pinch the kingdom's economy, but a separate decision also cuts bonuses for public sector employees. (AP Photo/Yoan Valat, Pool, File) syndication.ap.org RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's King Salman is reducing ..>> view originalDozens injured, thousands without power as Typhoon Megi hits Taiwan
At least 38 people had been reported injured on Tuesday afternoon, just hours after the tropical storm made landfall, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency.Almost 1,000,000 homes were without power in the storm's wake, after some 38 inches (1000 millimeters) of rain fell in Yilan County.The typhoon is the third storm system to hit the island in two weeks, lashing Taiwan with winds up to 143 miles per hour (230 kilometers per hour).The typhoon made landfall at 1.30 p.m. (1.30 a.m. ET) on the ..>> view originalIndia to speed up hydropower building on rivers flowing into Pakistan: source
By Tommy Wilkes NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will accelerate its building of new hydropower plants along three rivers that flow into Pakistan, a source familiar with the plan said on Monday, in a move likely to aggravate already tense relations with its neighbor a week after an attack on an Indian army base. Disagreements over how to share the waters of the Indus and other rivers have dogged relations between the nuclear-armed arch-rivals since independence in 1947. The d..>> view originalPolice Say Mosque, Congress Center Attacked in Dresden
BERLIN — Two homemade explosive devices were set off outside a mosque and a conference center in the eastern German city of Dresden, police said Tuesday. Nobody was hurt.Dresden police said in a statement that there was no immediate report on the extent of damage from the explosions late Monday."Even though we do not have a letter of confession, we must assume there's a xenophobic background," Police President Horst Kretschmar said.German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere called the attac..>> view originalBlasts kill at least 17 in Baghdad: police, medics
BAGHDAD Three blasts killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 50 in predominantly Shi'ite Muslim districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, police and medical sources said. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest in a commercial street in the eastern Baghdad al-Jadida area of the Iraqi capital, killing nine people and wounding more than 30, they said. Another suicide attack hit a commercial street of Bayaa in western Baghdad, killing six and wounding 22, the sources said.A roadside bomb exp..>> view originalMalaysian PM: Committed to Justice for Downing of MH-17
BERLIN — Malaysia's prime minister says his country remains committed to bringing to justice those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 two years ago.Najib Razak's comments Tuesday come a day before the results of an international criminal investigation into the incident are being released.Speaking in Berlin after meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel, Razak says after Dutch authorities release the criminal investigation results, the countries involved will discuss the next ..>> view original
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