Saturday, October 1, 2016

Tens of thousands march against same-sex marriage in Mexico and other top stories.

  • Tens of thousands march against same-sex marriage in Mexico

    Tens of thousands march against same-sex marriage in Mexico KIII 5:18 AM. CDT September 26, 2016 MEXICO CITY (KHOU) - Tens of thousands of people marched through Mexico City on Saturday in opposition to President Enrique Pena Nieto’s push to legalize same-sex marriage.Organizers of the National Front for the Family estimated at least 215,000 people participated, and while that number could not be immediately confirmed, it was clearly one of the largest protest marches in Mexico in rece..
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  • Netanyahu Meets With Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Ahead Of First Debate

    Netanyahu Meets With Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Ahead Of First Debate
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that if elected, the United States would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the campaign said, marking a potential dramatic shift in U.S. policy. During the meeting that lasted more than an hour at Trump Tower in New York, Trump toldNetanyahu that under his administration, the United States would “recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the State of..
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  • Teen Survives Great White Shark Attack in Australia

    Teen Survives Great White Shark Attack in Australia
    A 17-year-old surfer in Australia survived an attack from what appeared to be a great white shark on Monday. The teen was surfing off a beach in Ballina during his first day of the summer holiday when a shark bit his board, right hip and thigh, said Ballina Mayor David Wright. Other surfers helped him to shore where he was treated before being taken to the hospital, CBS News reports. “The shark lacerated his leg in three or four places fairly deep,” Wright said. “He should be okay. It was very..
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  • Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

    Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
    BEIJING –  A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest key developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region. ___ SPEAKING AT THE UN, VIETNAM OFFICIAL CALLS FOR RESTRAINT ..
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  • William and Kate travel by seaplane on tour of Canada

    William and Kate travel by seaplane on tour of Canada
    Media captionThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were greeted by crowds in Vancouver The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have flown by seaplane to Vancouver on the latest leg of an eight-day Canada tour.They made the 30-minute journey from Victoria in a Twin Otter aircraft and were greeted by thousands of people gathered on Vancouver's waterfront.The duke and duchess later met refugees at an immigration centre and went to the Kitsilano coastguard station.It is first time the Cambridges have tou..
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  • Calais camp will be completely dismantled, says French president

    Calais camp will be completely dismantled, says French president
    Photos: The saga of "The Jungle" in CalaisMigrants walk past security fencing at "The Jungle" migrant camp on September 6, 2016. Photos: The saga of "The Jungle" in CalaisFrench businesses owners and locals blockade the main road into the Port of Calais as they wait for the arrival of a convoy of trucks protesting against "The Jungle" migrant camp on September 5, 2016. Photos: The saga of "The Jungle" in CalaisThis aerial view taken on August 16, 2016 shows the tents and shipping containers hou..
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  • The last armed conflict in Latin America is finally ending

    The last armed conflict in Latin America is finally ending
    These staggering figures will be consigned to history as the Colombian government buries the hatchet with its long-time nemesis, the Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebel group, better known by its Spanish acronym, FARC. In a symbolic gesture, the pens that will be used to sign the historic peace deal, years in the making, are made from recycled bullets once used in the conflict. An inscription on the side of the pens reads: "Bullets wrote our past. Education, our future."The two ..
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  • Aleppo has become a 'ghost city'

    Aleppo has become a 'ghost city'
    "The city is now a ghost city," the father of a two-month-old boy tells CNN."There are only ambulances and fire trucks around and over the past three days the shelling has been horrible."Usually I get used to the barrel bombs and I could sleep normally -- but now I can't -- the new missiles are so loud and horrifying."Over 200 air strikes hit the rebel-held city of Aleppo over the weekend, killing more than 100 people and injuring hundreds more, according to Ammar al-Selmo, the head of the Syria..
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