Syria: civilians trapped in Raqqa's 'deadly labyrinth'
A "deadly labyrinth" trapping civilians who are coming under fire from all sides, is how Amnesty International describes the streets of Raqqa in Syria. The human rights group says that hundreds have...
View ArticleAngola: Ruling MPLA looks set for victory in elections
The votes currently being counted will determine the identity of Angola's first new president in 38 years. Despite 15 polling stations failing to open, the National Electoral Commission says the...
View ArticleConfederacy fan insists the flag isn't racist - then launches racist rant...
Spectrum News Charlotte reporter Yoojin Cho posted a video interview of Russell Walker, a resident of York, South Carolina, who filed a lawsuit demanding that Confederate flags be returned to his...
View ArticleOpera singer turned racehorse trainer who believes singing to her horses is...
 By Becca Husselbee A racehorse trainer who studied to become an opera singer believes singing to her horses helps them run faster. Heather Main, 49, belts out classical tunes in her yard and has...
View ArticleDozens dead in two ferry accidents in Brazil
Dozens of people died when a ferry capsized in Brazil's coastal Bahia state, in the country's second fatal accident this week. Local authorities said 21 others were rescued by the navy after the...
View ArticleSAA and Russian special units troops secure new front against ISIS as...
You can see Russian special unit soldiers /at 0:55/ and hear them speaking /at 0:55 and 1:24/. The SAA managed to open a new front in the town of Salba, located in the east of Salamiyah city, in their...
View ArticleBrexit battle to resume but Brussels fears talks may slip
Brexit negotiators will resume their bruising encounter in Brussels on Monday amid fears the timetable may slip. EU officials say they are doubtful that talks can move onto trade in October as the UK...
View ArticleJoao Lourenco set to become Angloa's new president
Angola's electoral commission said on Friday (August 25) the country's ruling MPLA party convincingly won Wednesday's general election, citing provisional results. The main opposition (UNITA) rejected...
View ArticleBelgian troops shoot,kill macheta attacker who called 'Allahu Akbar'
Belgian soldiers shot a Somali man dead in downtown Brussels just earlier after he attacked them with a macheta, federal police said. The assailant called twice 'allahu akbar' while attacking the...
View Article8 killed in UK motorway crash
Eight people have died after two lorries and a minibus collided on one of Britain's main motorways at the start of a busy bank holiday weekend. All of those who died are believed to have been...
View ArticleWarriors Stadium Update
Warriors Stadium Update 8-26-17 Chase Center is a multi-purpose arena under construction in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco that will open before the 2019-20 NBA season. It will mainly be...
View ArticleSwiss brother of a victim of the Islamist Luxor Massacre shows undue sympathy...
A short, one minute fair-use extract from a 2002 film on the relatives of the victims of the Luxor Massacre 1997. The Luxor Massacre was an Islamist terror attack, that killed 62 tourists (mainly Swiss...
View ArticleOne of the 'worst droughts in living memory' - two years without rain in...
Baidoa in Somalia has seen no rain in two years. Cattle are dead, wells are dry and fields are empty - certain diseases such as cholera have become endemic. The drought is the most severe in living...
View ArticleIraqi army claims fall of Tal Afar
Iraqi forces say they have retaken almost all of Tal Afar, ISIL's stronghold in the country's northwest, the Iraqi military said in a statement on Sunday. The city is the last major urban centre...
View ArticleFARC unveil new political party
Colombia's leftist FARC rebel group has unveiled its political party at a conference in Bogota. It's widely acknowledged as a major step in its transition into a civilian organisation after more than...
View ArticleCar bombing kills 13 in Afghanistan's Helmand province
At least 13 people have been killed and many more injured in a car bomb attack in southern Afghanistan. The attack took place in Helmand province in an area which has recently seen heavy fighting as...
View ArticleEU, African leaders meet in Paris to discuss migrant crisis
http://bit.ly/2giZDCt Leaders from seven African and European countries meet in Paris on Monday for a mini-summit to discuss how to ease the EU's migrant crisis. French President Emmanuel Macron has...
View ArticleThousands protest in Romania over changes to the judicial system
More than 1,000 people have participated in protests in Romania's capital and other cities to oppose proposed changes to the judicial system. Demonstrators gathered outside government offices in...
View ArticlePKK confirms arrest of Turkish intelligence officials in Sulaimani.
A senior member of the PKK umbrella group has confirmed that they have arrested "officials" of the Turkish intelligence agency, MIT, in Sulaimani, adding that if they find it necessary, they are...
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