Afghan officials say that Taliban militants have staged a coordinated assault on the country’s government security agency during the height of the Tuesday morning rush hour. At least 198 people have been confirmed injured and an unknown number of people are believed to have died.
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Supreme Court Appears Divided on Obama’s Immigration Plan
By ADAM LIPTAK and MICHAEL D. SHEARDuring an extended argument, the justices occasionally paused to acknowledge realities outside the courtroom in connection with the president’s plan to shield millions from deportation. |
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Obama to Visit a Saudi Arabia Deep in Turmoil By BEN HUBBARD and NICHOLAS KULISHAs the kingdom prepares to greet the president, it faces low oil prices, rising Iranian influence and fears of a widening rift with the United States. |
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Earthquake Leaves a Trail of Destruction in Ecuador By MAGGY AYALA and KIRK SEMPLERescuers are still digging through the rubble fromSaturday’s magnitude 7.8 quake, the strongest to strike Ecuador in decades. |
Volatility Returns to Oil Market After OPEC Deal Fails
By JAD MOUAWADAfter plunging in Asia, prices recovered somewhat in Europe, as traders weighed the breakdown of a summit meeting against an energy strike in Kuwait.
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Race for Latest Class of Nuclear Arms Threatens to Revive Cold War
By WILLIAM J. BROAD and DAVID E. SANGERBuildups by the United States, Russia and China unsettle the balance of destructive force that has kept the nuclear peace for more than a half-century. |
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Pope Francis Takes 12 Refugees Back to Vatican After Trip to Greece By JIM YARDLEYThe pontiff visited Lesbos, the heart of Europe’s migrant crisis, asking for deeper sympathy at a moment when attitudes are hardening.
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Bernie Sanders Meets With Pope Francis
By JASON HOROWITZ and YAMICHE ALCINDOR
The brief meeting took place on Saturday morning at the Vatican before the pope left for Greece, Mr. Sanders said.
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Fight to Impeach Brazil’s Leader Tears at Fabric of Daily Life By ANDREW JACOBSBrazilian politics is a blood sport in the best of times, but the battle over whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff is inflaming passions as never before. |
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Files Suggest Honduran Police Leaders Ordered Killing of Antidrug Officials By ELISABETH MALKIN and ALBERTO ARCENew documents paint a chilling portrait of impunity at the very top of Honduras’s police hierarchy: the unchallenged power to carry out assassinations.
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Russian Forces Remain Heavily Involved in Syria, Despite Appearances By NEIL MacFARQUHARRussian attack helicopters replaced jets as Russia operates a secretive war in its effort to influence the political outcome in Syria. |
As China’s Growth Slows, Banks Feel the Strain of Bad Debt By NEIL GOUGHChinese lenders feel rising pain from souring loans in troubled industries – even as they face pressure to keep local companies afloat.
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Graphic: Why China Rattles the WorldRescuers pull out survivors of deadly Ecuador quake
Pedernales, Ecuador (AFP) April 18, 2016 –
Rescuers and desperate families clawed through the rubble Monday pulling out the first survivors of an earthquake that killed 350 people and destroyed towns in a tourist region of Ecuador. Tearful relatives grabbed chunks of debris with their bare hands as they joined in the search for their loved ones along with stretched firefighting teams and mechanical diggers. Among the stories of s … more
Chile heavy rain leaves millions without water, closes copper mine Santiago (AFP) April 17, 2016 –Four million people in Santiago were without tap water Sundayafter unusually heavy rain pounding central Chile triggered landslides that fouled the city’s water supply and forced the closure of the world’s biggest copper mine, officials said. The heavy rain flooded parts of the massive El Teniente mine, leading the state-owned copper company Codelco to halt operations there for at least thr …more Anti-pollution activists cover London statues with masks  London (AFP) April 18, 2016 –British environmental activists put face masks on famous statues across London on Monday including the one of Horatio Nelson on Trafalgar Square to draw attention to the problem of air pollution. Two Greenpeace campaigners scaled the 52-metre (171-foot) high Nelson’s Column in the early hours of Monday to put a mask on the famous naval commander. Masks were put on 17 statues, including Q … more Defying radiation, elderly residents cling on in Chernobyl  Chernobyl, Ukraine (AFP) April 18, 2016 –Defying radioactive contamination and a government evacuation order, Yevgeny Markevich returned to his beloved Chernobyl shortly after it suffered the world’s worst nuclear accident 30 years ago this week. The sturdy 78-year-old former teacher is among 158 people still living in the 30 kilometre (19 mile) exclusion zone around the Ukrainian nuclear power plant where reactor number four explo … more Japan battles to care for 100,000 evacuees after quake  Minami-Aso, Japan (AFP) April 18, 2016 –Japan on Monday enlisted US help to airlift supplies to some of the 100,000 people made homeless by earthquakes in the country’s south, as rescuers struggled to find those still missing in a massive landslide. Many of those evacuated after their homes were damaged or destroyed have been forced to sleep in temporary accommodation or huddle in makeshift shelters, and media have reported proble … more Gripped by drought, Ethiopia drills for water  Wukro, Ethiopia (AFP) April 18, 2016 –With Ethiopia in the grip of its worst drought in decades, the government has appealed for aid to help 10 million people living in Africa’s second most-populous nation. But in the town of Wukro, surrounded by the rocky, arid mountains of the northern Tigray region, the government is investing longer-term efforts to ensure a supply of fresh water that will go far beyond the immediate needs of …more Rescuers in desperate search for survivors of deadly Ecuador quake  Portoviejo, Ecuador (AFP) April 18, 2016 –Rescuers in Ecuador clawed through collapsed buildingsMonday as they scrambled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed 272 people, injured thousands, and caused widespread coastal destruction. President Rafael Correa said the death toll will “certainly” rise in the 7.8-magnitude quake that struck the small, oil-producing South American nation late Saturday. The quake, the …more Ecuador quake survivors dig for kin with bare hands  Manta, Ecuador (AFP) April 18, 2016 –The desperation driving survivors of Ecuador’s powerful earthquake to find loved ones trapped under rubble could be seen in the tools many used in their amateur rescue attempts: none. A small crowd of residents in Manta, a popular beach town in the disaster zone on Ecuador’s Pacific coast, clawed away Sunday at big blocks of broken cement and scraps of twisted metal with their bare hands. … more Natural disasters since 1900 ‘have cost $7 trillion’  Vienna (AFP) April 18, 2016 –Natural disasters have caused more than $7 trillion (6.2 trillion euros) in economic damage worldwide since 1900, with floods and storms accounting for nearly 60 percent of the total, researchers said Monday. The death toll from such natural calamities – which also include earthquakes, volcanoes, droughts, heatwaves and wildfires – topped eight million from 1900 to 2015, according to findi … more Rescuers pull out survivors of deadly Ecuador quake Pedernales, Ecuador (AFP) April 18, 2016 –Rescuers and desperate families clawed through the rubble Monday pulling out the first survivors of an earthquake that killed 350 people and destroyed towns in a tourist region of Ecuador. Tearful relatives grabbed chunks of debris with their bare hands as they joined in the search for their loved ones along with stretched firefighting teams and mechanical diggers. Among the stories of s … more Japan battles to care for 100,000 evacuees after quake  Minami-Aso, Japan (AFP) April 18, 2016 –Japan on Monday enlisted US help to airlift supplies to some of the 100,000 people made homeless by earthquakes in the country’s south, as rescuers struggled to find those still missing in a massive landslide. Many of those evacuated after their homes were damaged or destroyed have had to sleep in temporary accommodation or huddle in makeshift shelters, and media have reported problems in de … more Extreme rain triggered health crisis on South Pacific island  Miami (AFP) April 18, 2016 –Extreme weather events are expected to strike more often due to climate change, and a study published Mondaydetailed how a 2014 storm triggered a health crisis on the Solomon Islands. The report in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine examined the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Ita, which drenched the capital, Honiara, with more than 24 inches (60 centimeters) of rain from April 2-4. … more Satellite images reveal dramatic tropical glacier retreat  Plymouth, UK (SPX) Apr 15, 2016 –Scientists have obtained high resolution satellite images that paint a stark picture of how tropical glaciers in the Pacific have retreated over the past decade. The images taken from the Pleaides satellites reveal that the formerly extensive Carstenz Glacier of West Papua New Guinea has almost completely disappeared, while the once continuous East North Wall Firn has split into a number o … more Mexico volcano spits ash on towns  Puebla, Mexico (AFP) April 18, 2016 –The huge Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City spat burning ash over nearby townson Monday and forced the closure of an airport, officials said. The giant crater 55 kilometers (34 miles) from the capital belched out a three-kilometer high column of ash, the National Disaster Prevention Center said. Overnight, around 0732 GMT, “an increase in activity was detected, accompanied by the con … more Bubbles lead to disaster  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 18, 2016 –In 1816, summer failed to make an appearance in central Europe and people were starving. Just a year earlier, the Tambora volcano had erupted in Indonesia, spewing huge amounts of ash and sulphur into the atmosphere. As these particles partly blocked sunlight, cooling the climate, it had a serious impact on the land and the people, even in Switzerland. Since then, volcanologists have devel … more South Sudan rebel chief’s return delayed  Juba (AFP) April 18, 2016 –South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar’s highly-anticipated return to the capital Juba, to take up the role of vice president, was delayed on Monday, his spokesman said, citing “logistical reasons”. “We are committed to the peace agreement, but there have been logistical issues and the first vice president, Riek Machar, will come tomorrow,” spokesman William Ezekiel said. Machar’s return t … more |
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