Nepal has done little to protect itself from next 'big one'
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Last year’s massive earthquake in Nepal killed nearly 9,000 people, yet could have been much deadlier. It was spared not by disaster preparedness, but by the calendar. It hit on a Saturday. Most children were out of school, and most adults were working in their fields, rather than in the hundreds of thousands of buildings that were damaged or destroyed. The Himalayan country can’t count on that kind of luck next time, but since it’s in the middle of a highly active seismic re..>> view originalMissing Mexican Students Suffered a Night of 'Terror,' Investigators Say
As the convoy resumed its northward course through the city, police bullets hit the buses. The students threw themselves flat on the floor but ordered the drivers to keep going.Near the beltway, however, the police had blocked the road with a vehicle. Several students got off the buses and tried to lift the cruiser out of the roadway, but officers posted on the highway opened fire on the group, forcing the students to seek cover behind the buses. Investigators later counted 30 bullet holes in o..>> view originalAustralian police arrest 16-year-old in Anzac terror plot
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Yemeni forces backed by troops from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have advanced into the al-Qaeda-held city of Al Mukalla and killed more than 800 fighters there, a Saudi-led military coalition said Monday. The coalition’s operation against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, known as AQAP, seeks to check the terrorist group’s...>> view originalInternational odd couple: How Obama and Merkel forged a special bond
HANOVER, Germany — German Chancellor Angela Merkel was asked Sunday to reminisce about her fondest moments with President Obama during the seven years of his presidency. Her short, remarkably unsentimental answer explains why she has become Obama’s closest overseas ally and the president’s political and ideological soul mate on critical issues such as Syria, terrorism and containing Russian aggression in Ukraine. More than most American presidents, Obama disdains what he regards as needy, show..>> view originalPhilippine mayor widens poll lead ahead of May 9 election
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A tough-talking Philippine mayor has widened his lead in a poll ahead of May 9 presidential elections, but analysts said Sunday that his chances will likely be hurt by a storm of criticism over a rape joke and offensive ...>> view originalObama to announce plans to grow US Special Operations force in Syria
President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel walk to an arrival ceremony at Schloss Herrenhausen in Hannover, Germany. (Carolyn Kaster/AP) LONDON — President Obama will announce the addition of 250 Special Operations troops to the American advisory force in Syria, U.S. officials said Sunday, the administration’s latest move seeking to intensify pressure on the Islamic State. A senior administration official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss measures t..>> view originalAustria's Far-Right Party Leads The Vote In Presidential Election
VIENNA, April 24 (Reuters) - Austria's far right won more than a third of the vote in the presidential election on Sunday and will face an independent in next month's run-off, dumping out the country's two main parties from the post for the first time. It was the Freedom Party's best result in a national election after a campaign that focused on the impact of the migrant crisis, which has seen around 100,000 asylum seekers arrive in Austria since last summer. Norbert Hofer, who ran on an anti-im..>> view original
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