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PARIS, May 12, 2023 (AFP) – Iran on Friday released two French citizens, including one also holding Irish nationality, as Paris urged Tehran to free other foreigners jailed by the Islamic republic. French-Irish citizen Bernard Phelan, held since October, and Frenchman Benjamin Briere, whose ordeal in Iran lasted two years, were freed from their prison in the northeastern city of Mashhad, the French foreign ministry said. They rapidly boarded a special flight to Paris and […]
by Dave Clark WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Republican lawmakers on Tuesday released a report on the deadly 2012 assault on the US mission in Benghazi, accusing then secretary of state Hillary Clinton of underestimating and then misrepresenting the extremist threat in Libya. As Washington insiders pored over the minutiae of an 800-page document that was two years and seven million taxpayer dollars in the making, there was no sign of the kind of bombshell […]
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) — The Metro Richmond Zoo welcomed its first ever litter of snow leopard cubs on May 24, and has now released video footage of the cubs. The litter includes two cubs, one male and one female. The zoo have not yet released the names of the baby snow leopards, but the mother and father, named Elsa, 2, and Nitro, 3, are first time parents. Elsa was raised by human caretakers, but according […]
Reuters – Movie fans got a sneak peak at Disney’s first spin-off from the “Star Wars” universe on Thursday, with the release of a trailer introducing new rebel characters in the sci-fi saga. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”, set for release in December, follows “resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star”, according to starwars.com. It stars “The Theory of Everything” actress Felicity Jones as lead character Jyn Erso, […]
