But Hong Kong’s chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, said he was in no position to offer concessions to the protesters’ demands for democratic elections.
Russia Launches New Intermediate-Range Missile at Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said the attack was in response to Ukraine’s recent use of American and British weapons to strike deeper into Russia. Source link
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as Hamas's military commander.A statement said a pre-trial chamber had rejected Israel’s challenges to the court’s jurisdiction and issued warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.A warrant was also issued for Mohammed Deif, although the Israeli military has said he was killed in an air strike in Gaza in July.The judges said there were “reasonable grounds” the three men bore "criminal responsibility" for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during the war between Israel and Hamas. Both Israel…
She Moved to New Delhi for a Fresh Start, but the Air Made Her Sick
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General Escalates Libya Attack
The general, Khalifa Hifter, has led a six-month campaign to rid the violence-torn country of Islamists.
Sinosphere Blog: Trying to Walk Their iPhones, Artists Run Into Trouble in Beijing
The artists Han Bing and Hui Li planned to satirize consumers’ hunger for the newest iPhones in a performance artwork, until they were told to leave a shopping center by members of the management staff.
Mount Sinabung erupts
Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung has erupted sporadically since 2010 after being dormant for 400 years. This latest series of eruptions began on Oct 5.
ISIS fight: Send more weapons to Kobani, Kurdish official urges
A Syrian Kurdish official calls on the international community to allow weapons into the border town of Kobani, saying the town is still in danger from ISIS militants.
How the law follows the wealth gap in modern-day America: Neil Macdonald
Americans are taught that everyone is equal before the law. But that is increasingly not the case in a country divided by wealth and crime, Neil Macdonald writes.
Texas nurse cleared to fly before Ebola diagnosis
The U.S. government is ramping up its response to the Ebola crisis after a second Dallas nurse became ill and it was disclosed that she had been cleared to fly a day before her diagnosis.
Imperial War Museum backs down over Australia ‘mere colonials’ row
Imperial War Museum backs down and agrees to recognise the achievements of the greatest heroes from Australia and Canada in its World War I display
Oscar Pistorius sentencing live
Former Paralympian in court for the fourth day of mitigation in sentencing for the manslaughter of Reeva Stenkamp as self-confessed killer ‘threatens’ Pistorius’ sister
EU digital chief boasts he ‘goes online every day’ and can use an iPhone
The European Union’s new digital commissioner has told how he is the perfect man for the job – because he can operate an iPhone and uses the internet every single day
Amazon deforestation seen from the air: in pictures
Greenpeace activists went undercover in the lawless state of Pará in Brazil to track down illegal loggers. Secretly placed GPS devices revealed clandestine night trips deep into protected areas of rainforest, returning to the port of Santarém with logs that are then exported to China, US, Japan and Europe.
Dangerous Op: Boy Rescued From Jihadi Dad in Syria
An 8-year-old boy from Kosovo was reunited with his mother after intelligence and security forces brought him back from Syria where he was taken by his jihadi father.
U.S. Marine Charged in Transgender Filipino’s Murder
Police in the Philippines filed murder charges against U.S. Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton over the death of a transgender Filipino he met in a bar.
Afghanistan Nabs Key Haqqani Network Commanders
Afghanistan’s intelligence service said it captured two key members of the Haqqani network, the Taliban-linked group that had kidnapped U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
Florida Wins for Most Awkward Midterm Debate Moment
All most people will remember will be the fan. (Yes, an actual electric fan)
John Grisham Sticks Up for 60-Year-Old White Guys Who Download Child Porn
You can put away your fake third boob, because John Grisham just found an even better way to guarantee that your name will appear in headlines around the world for all the wrong reasons. The bestselling author, who has a new novel coming out next week, told The Telegraph that…
Film Review: ‘The Town That Dreaded Sundown’
Shined-up studio remakes of grindhouse horror classics are usually best appreciated by viewers unfamiliar with the original films’ scruffy textures, but Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s tricksy take on “The Town That Dreaded Sundown” may be an exception.
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