Europe must show flexibility in dealing with the Greek debt crisis not just out of a sense of solidarity but to defend the common interest as well, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Tuesday (April 14). “If one falls, it’s the whole system that falls,” she said. Speaking with students ahead of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in the German town of Luebeck, Mogherini said the rest of the EU should […]
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Military troops in West Philippine Sea should resist China’s bullying
PALAWAN, Philippines, April 15 (Eagle News) — The leadership of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) advised its military troops stationed in the West Philippine Sea to not be affected by China’s acts of bullying, saying that the international community is watching the actions of China which violates international law. (Eagle News Service, Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRF Bonalos)
Daniel Craig gets “license to save” as U.N. envoy on mines
AS secret agent James Bond, Daniel Craig has a license to kill, but on Tuesday (April 14) the United Nations gave the British actor a “license to save” by appointing him as the first global advocate for the elimination of mines and explosive hazards. Craig – who has been filming his fourth movie as the dapper, martini-drinking agent 007 – will spend the next three years raising awareness for the U.N. Mine Action Service (UNMAS) […]
SpaceX rocket blasts off for resupply mission on second attempt
THE launch of an unmanned SpaceX rocket – and an innovative attempt to land it on an ocean barge – got under way successfully on Tuesday (April 14) after bad weather postponed the launch on Monday (April 13). The rocket, carrying a Dragon cargo ship bound for the International Space Station, blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, located just south of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 1610est (2010gmt) Once the rocket dispatches its […]
Spiderman scales tallest tower with 90 degree twist in Dubai
A French climber has scaled one of Dubai’s tallest skyscrapers, with just chalk and sticky tape on his fingertips to help him up. 52-year-old Alain Robert climbed the 1007-foot high Cayan Tower on Sunday (April 12), which also has a 90 degree twist “Finally at the end of the day I knew that once I was going to start the ascent everything would be okay, I would be completely focused and I would be fighting […]
Asiana aircraft runs off runway in Japan
AN Asiana Airlines flight with 80 passengers aboard ran out of runway soon after landing at Hiroshima airport on Tuesday (April 14), according to Japanese media. Japanese media quoted local fire department as saying 23 passengers sustained minor injuries, none seriously. Media reports said government officials suspect the aircraft may have collided with a tower near the runway when it landed at night at the airport serving the city of Hiroshima and others nearby in […]
UN imposes arms embargo targeting Yemen Houthis; Russia abstains
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday (April 14) imposed an arms embargo targeting the Iran-allied Houthi rebels who rule most of the country and blacklisted the son ofYemen’s former president and a Houthi leader after veto-power Russia abstained. The Security Council adopted the resolution – drafted by council member Jordan and Gulf Arabstates – with 14 votes in favor, but after weeks of negotiations Russia abstained, saying some of its proposals were not included. […]
Man bitten by a crocodile on Australian golf course
A 75-year old man was bitten on the leg by a crocodile while playing golf on Tuesday (April 14) at the Palmer Sea Reef course in Port Douglas in far north Queensland, Australian media said. The man was identified as John Lahiff. The attack happened when he went to retrieve a ball from water on the 11th hole, Australian media added. “I didn’t see the croc sunbaking just on the edge of the water, […]
Amnesty International says abducted women and girls forced to join Boko Haram attacks
AT least 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by Boko Haram since the start of 2014 and many have been forced into sexual slavery and trained to fight, said Amnesty International in a report released on Tuesday (April 14) to coincide with the first anniversary of the abduction of the Chibok school girls. Based on nearly 200 witness accounts, including 28 with abducted women and girls who escaped captivity, a new 90-page report, […]
Former Blackwater guards sentenced to prison in 2007 Baghdad killings
A FEDERAL judge sentenced four former Blackwater security guards to lengthy prison terms on Monday (April 13) in the 2007 massacre of 14 unarmed Iraqis, closing a chapter of the U.S. war in Iraq that tested relations between the two countries. Nicholas Slatten was sentenced to life in prison for his murder conviction in the killings at a Baghdad traffic circle. U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth sentenced three other former Blackwater guards, convicted of manslaughter […]
Islamic State claims attacks on embassies in Libya
Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State said on twitter on Monday (April 13) they were responsible for an attack on the Moroccan embassy and on South Korea’s mission in the Libyan capital Tripoli. The bomb damaged the gate and a residential building next to the Moroccan embassy located in the up market Ben Ashour district. Nobody was hurt by the blast early on Monday, an official said. On Sunday, gunmen fired shots at the South […]
Philippine town in world record attempt for largest serving of fertilized duck eggs
A suburb in the Philippine capital of Manila held a feast of fertilized duck eggs on Friday (April 10) in the hope of setting a world record for the largest serving of the local delicacy. Organizers from Pateros town said more than 500 participants joined the feast and ate a total of 117.5 kilograms of duck embryos, which had been cooked with vinegar and soy sauce by culinary students. Around 1,000 eggs were prepared for […]