Here's a Time Line of the Insane Number of People Turkey's President Has Fired Since July 15
Turkey fired 15,000 state employees, including soldiers, police officers, tax inspectors, and midwives in the latest round of purges since the failed coup of July 15. Tuesday’s dismissals — which cut across several news outlets and 375 institutions — brings the total number of people fired or suspended in the wake of the coup to 125,000. Of these some 36,000 are awaiting trial in jail, Reuters reports. And there are more mass purges to come. “We know they have not been completely cleansed. Th..>> view originalIran warns of retaliation if US breaches nuclear deal
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Image copyright AP Image caption Relations between India and Pakistan have deteriorated in recent months Officials in Pakistan say at least nine people were killed when cross-border shelling from India hit a passenger bus in the disputed Kashmir region.Eleven others were wounded when the bus was hit. Officials said two people died in Indian shelling elsewhere in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Hours earlier India vowed to avenge the killing of three so..>> view originalAs Trump disses TPP, China says to 'play role' in Asia-Pacific integration
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President-elect Donald Trump changed his tune on several topics — among them climate change and prosecuting Hillary Clinton — in statements Tuesday to The New York Times and on Twitter. What he's said in the past and what he's saying now: CLIMATE CHANGE Then: "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive." — 2012 tweet. "Global warming is an expensive hoax!" — January 2014 tweet. Now: "I think there is some connectivit..>> view originalTrump flips, now opposes prosecution for Clinton
But now that he actually will be president, Trump says he won't recommend prosecution of Clinton, who he told New York Times reporters has "suffered greatly."What's more, he said the idea of prosecuting Clinton is "just not something I feel very strongly about."The quotes come from the tweets of New York Times reporters Mike Grynbaum and Maggie Haberman, who attended a meeting between the President-elect and reporters and editors at the paper."I don't want to hurt the Clintons, I really don't," ..>> view originalColombian government, FARC reach new peace agreement
Santos, who announced the new deal in a televised address late Tuesday, said the signed pact would need to go to Congress for approval. Santos' coalition holds the balance of power in Congress so the deal is likely to pass.A peace deal negotiated earlier this year with FARC rebels was narrowly defeated by Colombian voters. Many voters were angered by what they saw as insufficient punishment for those who perpetrated a litany of crimes against their people.Santos met on Monday with former preside..>> view original
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