Heavy security throughout Rio for start of the Olympic Games
Reporter Alan Gomez describes Brazil's record-setting military and police deployment for the Rio Olympic Games. A young girl plays in the sand as a Brazilian navy warship patrols off-shore at Copacabana Beach prior to the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.(Photo: Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports)RIO DE JANEIRO — When Cameron DeCort and his family drove from the airport in Rio to their hotel to kick off a week of watching Olympic events, the 15-year-old kept noticing something strange...>> view originalThai referendum: Military-written constitution up for approval
Media captionThailand referendum: End to political turmoil or boost to military power? Thai referendum voters appear to have backed a draft constitution written by an army-appointed committee.Thailand's election commission says that with 91% of the votes counted, 61% have voted in favour.The military threw out the old constitution when it took power in 2014, after months of political instability and sporadic violence.Supporters of the new document say it will restore stability, but critics ..>> view originalOscar Pistorius treated for wrist injuries suffered in prison
The Olympic sprinter was treated for minor wrist injuries and returned to his prison cell in Pretoria on Saturday, said Singabakho Nxumalo, a spokesman for South Africa's Correctional Services. Pistorius' brother, Carl Pistorius, tweeted Sunday that the disgraced athlete had "slipped in his cell and injured himself, nothing serious."He had just visited his brother, who was "doing well given the circumstances," he tweeted.He said that he was aware that "there are reports saying that he had tried..>> view originalPhilippines leader names 157 officials linked to drugs
World Bulletin / News Desk Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has publicly named 157 politicians, judges and security personnel suspected of links to illegal drugs. He read the list out loud Sunday at a wake for soldiers killed in recent fighting with communist insurgents in southern Davao City, which transformed from a crime-filled city to a bustling business hub during the 22 years Duterte served as its mayor. GMA News quoted him saying that the named officials’ involvement in the illegal ..>> view originalTurkey's Erdogan stages mass rally in show of strength after coup attempt
ISTANBUL Hundreds of thousands of Turks began gathering in Istanbul on Sunday summoned by President Tayyip Erdogan to denounce a failed coup - a show of strength staged in the face of Western criticism of widespread purges and detentions.The "Democracy and Martyrs' Rally" at the Yenikapi parade ground, built into the sea on the southern edge of Istanbul's historic peninsula, caps three weeks of nightly demonstrations by Erdogan's supporters, many wrapped in the red Turkish flag, in squares aro..>> view originalAfrica|South Africa's Ruling Party Suffers Biggest Election Setback
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's ruling party suffered its worst election setback since taking power at the end of apartheid a generation ago, with the African National Congress losing the capital, Pretoria, and its surrounding Tshwane metropolitan area. But it won a tight race for the country's biggest city, Johannesburg, election authorities reported Saturday night.The opposition Democratic Alliance, which named its first black party leader last year, made a strong move out of its stronghold in..>> view originalJapan's emperor will give a video speech. What's the big deal?
On Monday afternoon in Tokyo, Japanese Emperor Akihito plans to release a rare video message to the public. Exactly what the 82-year-old will say is unclear, but there is widespread speculation that he will indirectly signal his wish to abdicate and pass the Chrysanthemum Throne to his eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito, 56. Japan’s Imperial Household Law, however, does not have any provision for abdication.If parliament opens debate on revising the law, it could also rekindle the controversial ..>> view originalSyrian Rebels Breach Government-Imposed Siege on Aleppo
BEIRUT — Rebels breached the Syrian government siege on opposition neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo, marking a major military breakthrough that prompted an intense airstrike campaign Sunday, the opposition, residents and pro-government media reported.In a wide offensive Saturday, an alliance of rebel groups, including the Levant Conquest Front, formerly al-Qaida's branch in Syria, pushed government forces and allied fighters out of a number of military colleges, a warehouse, a bakery, a par..>> view originalBelgian PM: Attack on Police Seen as Terror Act for Now
BRUSSELS — Belgian authorities are still investigating an attack by a machete-wielding man on two policewomen but are treating it for now as an act of terror, the country's prime minister said Sunday.Prime Minister Charles Michel said the attacker's shouts of "Allahu akbar!" as he slashed at the officers outside the Charleroi police station on Saturday were a notable factor in the authorities' decision. The Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office has opened an official investigation into what it d..>> view originalMacedonia storm: At least 15 die overnight in freak deluge
Image copyright EPA Image caption Some people died in their cars during the floods At least 20 people have died as storms caused Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, to flood.Their bodies were found before 8:30 (06:30 GMT) on Sunday, an official said. Six people are still missing.Some of the victims drowned in their cars. Parts of the city's ring road have been swept away in the floods, dragging cars into nearby fields.Three-and-a-half inches (93mm) of r..>> view original
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
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