Islamic State truck bomb kills at least 60 people south of Baghdad
HILLA, Iraq A truck bomb at an Iraqi checkpoint south of Baghdad killed at least 60 people and wounded more than 70 on Sunday, medical and security officials said, and Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blast.The suicide attack, involving an explosive-laden fuel tanker, is the second deadliest this year after one on Feb. 28 that killed 78 people in Sadr City, a Shi'ite district of Baghdad. This was also claimed by the ultra-hardline Sunni group that controls vast swathes of territory..>> view original25 migrants drown off Turkey, few allowed into Macedonia
IDOMENI, Greece — At least 25 people drowned off the Turkish coast while trying to reach Greece on Sunday, while Macedonian authorities imposed further restrictions on refugees trying to cross the Greek border. The Turkish coast guard launched a search-and-rescue mission for other migrants believed to be missing from the accident, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported, and rescued 15 off the Aegean Sea resort of Didim, it added. The dead included three children, according to private Dogan news ..>> view originalBoat sinks off Turkish coast, at least 18 migrants drown
ISTANBUL At least 18 people attempting to reach Greece drowned after their boat sank off the Turkish coast on Sunday, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported, on the eve of a European meeting aimed at tackling the number of migrants. The Turkish Coast Guard, using speedboats and a helicopter, rescued 15 people and recovered 18 bodies in the Aegean Sea near the town of Didim, Anadolu said. Efforts continued to find more victims whose nationalities were not given.Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet ..>> view originalCorpse Found In Chinese Elevator After Month-Long Shutdown
A woman’s corpse was found in an elevator in China about a month after an elevator maintenance crew improperly shut off its power, trapping her inside, without checking to see if it was empty. The body of the 43-year-old building resident, who was living by herself, was discovered on March 1, several weeks after the elevator in Xi’an had been turned off over complaints about a glitch, the Associated Press reports. Foul play was ruled out. However, the woman’s death was caused by the gross negl..>> view originalSlovakia's Governing Party Loses Majority as Far Right Makes Gains
Photo Prime Minister Robert Fico in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Sunday. Credit David W. Cerny/Reuters BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia’s governing party has lost its majority in parliamentary elections and far-right extremists have made striking gains, according to results announced on Sunday.The results could affect the tenor of the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, which Slovakia assumes in July, and could also color continuing talks on the Conti..>> view originalThe Latest: More delegates for Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign, with contests in Maine and Puerto Rico on Sunday and a Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan (all times Eastern Standard Time): 4:55 p.m. Hillary Clinton has added to her overall delegate lead after winning most of the delegates at stake in Saturday’s contests. Out of 109 delegates, she won 57 while Bernie Sanders picked up 52. Sanders won the Kansas and Nebraska caucuses, but his gains were overcome by Clinton’s large margin of victory ..>> view originalBCC boss resigns over 'Brexit' support
Image copyright PA Image caption John Longworth said he had been speaking in a personal capacity The head of the British Chambers of Commerce, John Longworth, has resigned after being suspended for saying the UK's long-term prospects could be "brighter" outside the EU.The BCC said Mr Longworth had accepted his support for leaving the EU was "likely to create confusion".He revealed his support for "Brexit" at the BCC annual conference on Thursday.The B..>> view originalRPT-UPDATE 1-Australian govt backs away from gay marriage vote this year
(Repeat story published on Sunday, no change to text)By Jane Wardell and Peter GosnellMarch 6 Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull backed away from a pledge by one of his senior ministers on Sunday that the government would hold a public vote on same-sex marriage later this year if it is reelected.A spokeswoman for Turnbull said the government was committed to holding a plebiscite, or public vote, as soon as possible after the election but had not committed further to the timing.Attorney..>> view originalTurkish opposition newspaper turns pro-government after state takeover
ISTANBUL A day after Turkey's top-selling newspaper Zaman was taken over by the state, it dropped its criticisms of the government on Sunday and published flattering stories on President Tayyip Erdogan.The episode is the latest twist in a long-running conflict between Erdogan and U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen.Police raided the offices of Zaman, which is affiliated with Gulen, late on Friday after a court approved a request by a prosecutor to appoint a state administrator to the d..>> view originalUN envoy sees staggered start to Syria peace talks
* Talks process to launch March 10* U.N. envoy says government must speed up aid deliveriesBEIRUT, March 5 (Reuters) - The United Nations Syria envoy expects a staggered start to peace talks next week, with participants arriving over several days for "indirect meetings", he said in an interview with pan-Arab newspaper Al Hayat."I see us beginning on March 10 when we will launch the process," said envoy Staffan de Mistura. "Some (participants) will arrive on the ninth. Others, because of difficul..>> view original
Sunday, March 6, 2016
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