A Kinshasa, le président sortant Joseph Kabila a voté avec son "dauphin" désigné, son ex-ministre de l'Intérieur Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary .Ils ont été suivis une heure plus tard par l'un des deux principaux candidats de l'opposition, Martin Fayulu . [Full Article...]
A seventh Saturday of "yellow vest" protests in France began slowly, continuing a downward trend since weekly demonstrations began in mid-November over the cost of living and a lack of household purchasing power. Others converged west of the capital near the headquarters of 24-hour news channel BFM TV, or on the Champs Elysee avenue, home to boutiques that were smashed and bore the brunt of ... [Full Article...]
Black, a recent graduate of Indiana State University, had worked at the center as an intern for approximately two weeks at the time of her death. It's unclear how the lion got out. The Caswell County Sheriff's Office said attempts at tranquilizing the lion were unsuccessful , and deputies used deadly force to retrieve Black's body, ABC News reported . [Full Article...]
Outgoing Defence Secretary Jim Mattis mentioned the order in his resignation letter. "If you tell the Taliban that we are absolutely leaving on date certain, cutting down, weakening ourselves, their incentives to try to cut a deal drop dramatically", said McChrystal, who added that he was also anxious that the Afghan people will lose confidence in the dependability of the U.S.as an ally. [Full Article...]
The Stanislaus County Sheriff said Singh was conducting a traffic stop for a suspicion of driving under the influence when the shooting occurred. If he had been reported , Christianson said, Singh would still be alive. After a two-day manhunt, police took a suspect into custody for allegedly shooting and killing a California police officer . Mr Christianson didn't say when the 33-year-old ca... [Full Article...]
Sajid Javid is returning to the United Kingdom later today after cutting a family holiday short to tackle the crisis of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel. Javid appointed a gold commander to deal with the crisis and asked for an urgent call with his French counterpart to deal with the issue. "What we have got is unsatisfactory and somebody has to do something". [Full Article...]
The medium's position is understandable because the reality on the ground does tally with an earlier scripted or expected narrative handed out by Boko Haram terrorists and their sympathizers as was the case in previous instance. The weapons they stole during the Metele attack could be what they used to attack Baga. Ahmed Salkida, a journalist that has extensively reported the insurgency in the n... [Full Article...]
Concrètement, il incombe aux autorités de nouer les contacts avec les pouvoirs locaux via leur personnel diplomatique pour obtenir et fournir aux intéressés les documents de voyage et d'identité nécessaires. Selon les données du délégué aux droits de l'enfant, environ 160 "mineurs" belges, enfants et adolescents, sont encore retenus en zone de conflit. D'après des sources kurdes, plusieurs ce... [Full Article...]
La réouverture de l'ambassade par un Etat arabe ayant soutenu les opposants à Bachar al-Assad constitue donc une victoire diplomatique pour le président syrien. L'ambassade était fermée depuis le déclenchement de la crise syrienne en 2011. Le plus haut responsable des services de sécurité syriens, le général Ali Mamlouk, s'est rendu au Caire le 22 décembre pour s'entretenir avec son homologue ég... [Full Article...]
If made, it will be very comprehensive, covering all subjects, areas and points of dispute. "It is not clear whether the U.S.is positioning China as a strategic competitor or a fair trade partner", the newspaper said. China's customs administration announced Friday it had approved USA rice imports, after Beijing's major state-owned grain stockpiler said it had resumed buying U.S. [Full Article...]
Les surveillants postés au mirador ont fait usage de leur arme, mais le détenu a réussi à s'échapper. Blessé aux mains en franchissant le grillage, l'homme était en prison pour des vols avec effraction, a indiqué le syndicat SNP-FO. Libérable en 2026, il avait été notamment condamné pour extorsion en bande organisée, vol par effraction et recel en bande organisée, ajoute cette source. [Full Article...]
That would "bring our vehicle industry back into the United States where it belongs", he said . Kelly's comments are the latest development in the Trump administration's changing rhetoric on the president's long-promised wall along the southern USA border. [Full Article...]
But then a hospital social worker reached out to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which sued on December 16, said Basim Elkarra, executive director of the advocacy group in Sacramento. As the child's condition worsened, Abdullah and his father came to the U.S.in October without her. She was still living in Egypt trying to get a visa when her son was brought to the U.S.to receive medical ... [Full Article...]
Opposition parties said the arrests since the election was called on November 8 were meant to create a "climate of fear". According to police three Awami League supporters have died. Reading out from "Khaleda's message" at a press conference held in the party's Nayapaltan central office, senior BNP joint secretary General Rizvi Ahmed said, "I request you (people) to stand in queue for vote after... [Full Article...]
UAE and Bahrain recently announced opening up their respective diplomatic missions in Damascus, the war-ravaged country's capital. The embassy has been shut since the early months of Syria's conflict, which erupted in 2011. In his recent remarks, Syria's deputy foreign minister said: "We welcome any step for the return of all Arab embassies to Syria". "An Arab role in Syria has become e... [Full Article...]
Bush, a Republican. New Mexico authorities say an autopsy performed on the 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in USA custody shows he had the flu. Almost 50,000 family units were caught by the U.S. Felipe and Agustin Gomez were apprehended by border agents December 18 near the Paso del Norte bridge connecting El Paso to Juarez, Mexico, according to border officials. [Full Article...]
Et c'est l'ex-président Barack Obama qui reste, pour la 11 année consécutive, l'homme le plus admiré par ses concitoyens. Après avoir passé 17 ans en tête du classement des femmes les plus admirées aux États-Unis, Hillary Clinton a dû se résoudre à laisser sa première place à une ancienne Première dame en la personne de Michelle Obama . [Full Article...]
Violence, meanwhile, broke out in the eastern part of Congo after the announcement Beni, Butembo and Yumbi will be excluded from voting. The statement calls on Congo's electoral commission to reconsider its decision that carries "such high risks" and does nothing to help the country emerge from political crisis. [Full Article...]
Apple and Google still have a long way to go before they can catch up to Amazon because Siri and Google Assistant are lacking many features when compared to Alexa. The company said it sold millions more of its own devices, like the Echo Dot and Fire TV Stick 4K, compared with previous year. It's been two days since Christmas and the present that most people from Europe unboxed on the 25 was a... [Full Article...]
Royal Caribbean International says a member of the entertainment team onboard the Harmony of the Seas ship did not report to work as scheduled on 25 December. "Always look beneath the surface before you decide on things". A 2010 federal law requires cruise ships to have technology to detect when passengers go overboard as soon as it happens "to the extent that such technology is available". [Full Article...]