Victims Of Turkey's Post-Coup Purge Invited To Prove Their Innocence
Enlarge this image Turks line up outside the Istanbul governor's office, one of the "crisis management centers" set up for those who believe they were wrongly suspended, fired or arrested following the July 15 coup attempt. Gokce Saracoglu for NPR hide caption toggle caption Gokce Saracoglu for NPR Turks line up outside th..>> view originalUK Chancellor Plans Investment as Brexit Creates Business Uncertainty
By Jason Douglas in London and Nicholas Winning in Birmingham, England Updated Oct. 3, 2016 7:25 a.m. ET U.K. Treasury chief Philip Hammond said Monday that he intends to boost investment in infrastructure in Britain while keeping a tight rein on day-to-day government spending, as he warned that the country’s vote to leave the European Union appears to be putting businesses off investment. In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corp. ahead of a major spe..>> view originalHurricane Matthew: Jamaica and Haiti brace for 'life-threatening' storm
Hurricane Matthew, a slow-moving storm now within roughly 300 miles of Jamaica and Haiti, is expected to dump dozens of inches of torrential rainfall on both islands starting Monday. After that, Matthew is expected to plod north toward Cuba, where it's expected to make landfall near Guantanamo Bay Tuesday night."This rainfall will produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides," the National Weather Service said late Sunday night. "Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed ..>> view originalRussia's Putin orders plutonium cleanup program with US to be suspended
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday to suspend an agreement with the United States on disposing of weapons-grade plutonium, a further sign of worsening ties between the former Cold War foes.The deal, which was signed in 2000 and went into force under a 2010 agreement, was being suspended due to "the emergence of a threat to strategic stability and as a result of unfriendly actions by the United States of America towards the Russian Federation", the preamble to the..>> view originalPalestinian Court Rules Election in West Bank Only, Not Gaza
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian high court has ruled upcoming municipal elections will be held in the West Bank only, excluding the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.Its ruling Monday affirms the Palestinian political and territorial divide between President Mahmoud Abbas who governs parts of the West Bank and the Islamic militant group Hamas that rules Gaza.Palestinians have been split since Hamas seized Gaza in 2007. Repeated reconciliation attempts failed.The elections were set to take plac..>> view originalBrexit Trigger News Sends British Pound Lower
The British pound slumped Monday after U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May set a March date to begin exiting the European Union and said that full access to the country’s largest trading partner was a lower priority than controlling immigration. Mrs. May’s speech to her Conservative party’s annual conference set regaining control of immigration policy as a non-negotiable priority. That puts her at odds with EU counterparts who have...>> view originalTaliban launches major assault on Afghan city of Kunduz
"This time, the Taliban won't be able to capture any part of Kunduz," said Mahfoz Akbari, spokesman for the police in Kunduz, speaking to CNN by telephone. Akbari was referring to the Taliban's brief capture of the strategically important city in September 2015.A Taliban spokesman and Afghan government officials gave similar descriptions of how militants launched a pre-dawn attack on the city from four different directions."Our Mujahideen are advancing rapidly inside Kunduz," Taliban spokesman Z..>> view originalColombia rejects deal to end FARC conflict: What happens next?
Likened to the fallout from the United Kingdom's "Brexit" referendum, the vote's unexpected failure has left the Colombian political classes reeling and unsure how to respond in order to save four years of hard negotiation with the Marxist militia.And while a meeting of the deal's principals is scheduled for Monday morning, FARC's financial disclosures -- and possibly a disarmament campaign that began last week-- have been questioned.In the weeks leading up to Sunday's vote, many Colombians were..>> view originalIndian and Pakistani troops exchange fire in Kashmir
An Indian army soldier guard his post outside the base camp which was attacked by suspected militants at Baramulla, northwest of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. A gun battle with a group of militants who attacked an Indian army camp in the Indian portion of Kashmir has ended early Monday morning, police said. (Mukhtar Khan/Associated Press) By Associated Press October 3 at 7:25 AM SRINAGAR, India — Indian and Pakistani troops fired at each other in disputed Kas..>> view original
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