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by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Brazil’s army went into action again Monday to support police in raids on some of Rio de Janeiro’s most violent favelas — but not before a rogue soldier allegedly tipped off the drug gangs. In the third such operation in just over two weeks, about 5,000 marines, army soldiers, air force personnel, police and agents from the elite federal intelligence service launched raids at dawn in seven neighborhoods, […]
by Catherine Rama and Andrea Palasciano Agence France-Presse MARSEILLE, France – One person was killed and another seriously injured in the southern French city of Marseille on Monday after a convicted criminal with psychiatric problems drove a van into people waiting at two bus stops, police said. The incident comes with Europe on high alert following last week’s car ramming attacks in northeastern Spain. But Marseille’s prosecutor Xavier Tarabeux said there was no evidence of a […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — American Anquan Boldin announced his retirement from the National Football League on Sunday, less than two weeks after signing with the Buffalo Bills. The 36-year-old wide receiver played 14 seasons in the NFL, ranking ninth all-time in receptions (1,076) and 14th in receiving yards (13,779). He had 82 receiving touchdowns and won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens in the 2012 season. Boldin’s retirement came as a surprise […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — More than 750 people have died in floods across South Asia, officials said Monday, with monsoon rains also causing the deaths of hundreds of animals, including rhinos and a tiger. The human toll is steadily rising across India, Nepal and Bangladesh following the latest in a series of deluges since August 10, as the annual monsoon hits the north and east of the region. Nearly 50 bodies were found overnight […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korea’s leading pop duo TVXQ is returning to the show business after their discharge from the mandatory military duty for the last two years. The duo featuring Max Changmin and U-know Yunho held a news conference at a Seoul hotel on Monday (August 21) as their first media event since Changmin finished his military duty last Friday. Yunho completed his service in April. South Korean men are subject to […]
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) — CCTV images believed to be of the suspect in last week’s Barcelona terror attack were released on Monday (August 21). According to local media, the three still pictures show the suspect entering and leaving the popular Boqueria Market in Las Ramblas, where the driver of a van rammed into crowds last Thursday (August 17) killing 13 people. Spanish police have been searching for Younes Abouyaaqoub, a 22-year-old Moroccan-born man, who investigators believe […]
BEIHAI, GUANGXI PROVINCE, China (CCTV) — A motorist in the Southern Chinese city of Beihai had a narrow escape after plunging into a sinkhole on Thursday (August 17). The man, who was using his mobile phone, failed to notice the giant hole in the ground as he sped towards it. He emerged from the scene unharmed, state broadcaster CCTV said.
Inatake ng armadong grupo ang isang military detachment malapit sa Marawi City. Batay sa ulat, ang kampo ng 55th Infantry Battalion na pinapatakbo ng Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) ay inatake ng mga pinaniniwalaang supporters ng Maute-ISIS terror group sa Lanao Del Sur. Wala namang napaulat na nasugatan sa nasabing pag-atake. Dahil sa insidente, mas hinigpitan pa ang seguridad sa Marawi City at nagsasagawa na ng pursuit operations ang mga otoridad laban sa umatakeng […]
(Eagle News) — Pansamantalang mawawalan ng suplay ng tubig ang ilang barangay sa Quezon City simula ngayong araw, August 21, habang nagsasagawa ng “maintenance activities” ang Maynilad. Sa inilabas na advisory, apektado ng water service interruption simula alas 11:30 ng gabi ang Barangay Kaligayahan, Barangay Greater Lagro, Barangay Bahay Toro at Barangay Paltok. Dahil dito, pinapayuhan ng Maynilad na mag-imbak ng tubig ang mga residenteng apektado ng water service interruption. Asahan namang babalik sa normal […]
by Maggy Donaldson Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Researchers announced Saturday they discovered wreckage of the lost warship the USS Indianapolis, 72 years after the World War II cruiser was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The wreckage was found in the Philippine Sea 5.5 kilometers (3.4 miles) below the surface, according to philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who headed the civilian research crew that located the ship. The ship was hit in […]
(Agence France Presse) — A Vietnamese sailor kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf in Mindanao has been rescued after nine months in captivity, the military said on Monday, following the beheading of two fellow crewmen in July. Government troops rescued the hostage on Sunday in Basilan, a stronghold of the kidnap-for-ransom group, following intensified operations against the militants, authorities said. “The hostage was able to run from the militants in the course of military operations and our troops […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s benchmark stock index fell to its lowest level in almost four months Monday on concerns about Donald Trump’s stalled economic agenda and as South Korea and the US kicked off annual war games that anger Pyongyang. Investors are fretting over the outlook for Trump’s plans on tax reform and other market-friendly measures, as his support from corporate America evaporated following a heavily criticized response to a white supremacist rally. “Uncertainty […]
