Trial Starts for Israeli Soldier in Killing of Palestinian
The trial of an Israeli soldier charged with manslaughter after he was caught on video fatally shooting a wounded Palestinian attacker in the West Bank has started before a military court in the coastal city of Jaffa. The case has divided Israel, with defense officials criticizing the soldier's conduct and large segments of the Israeli public rallying behind him. Sgt. Elor Azaria sat on a bench inside the courtroom as the proceedings began on Monday morning as his mother wrapped her arms ar..>> view originalAsia Pacific|Hard-Talking Mayor Favored to Be Next Philippine President
MANILA, Philippines — Millions of Filipinos lined up Monday in blazing heat to vote for a president that opinion polls show will likely be a foul-mouthed mayor who gained huge popularity with his pledges to kill criminals and end corruption within six months.Weary of poverty, corruption and insurgencies in the hinterlands, voters are looking for a radical change at the top, and hope the man to lead it is Rodrigo Duterte, the 71-year-old mayor of the southern Davao city.An ex-prosecutor, Dutert..>> view originalDozens die in collision of buses, fuel truck in Afghanistan
KABUL — As many as 73 people were killed Sunday in southeastern Afghanistan’s Ghazni province when two buses collided with a fuel truck, which then exploded, officials said. Scores of others were injured, many of them critically.The crash in Ghazni was bad even by the standards of Afghanistan’s notoriously dangerous mountain highways. Advertisement About 50 people have been confirmed dead, and another 73 people who had been on the buses were wounded in the accident, the Associated Press repo..>> view original10 bodies found, 31 builders missing after China landslide
Rescuers use detectors to scan for potential survivors at the site following a landslide in Taining county in southeast China’s Fujian province, Sunday, May 8, 2016. Rescuers on Sunday searched for 34 construction workers missing in a landslide at the site of a hydropower project following days of heavy rain in southern China. Seven other workers were pulled out alive, officials and state-run media reported. (Chinatopix via AP) CHINA OUT (Associated Press) By Associated Press May 8 at 10:5..>> view originalGreek lawmakers vote for austerity as protests turn ugly
At the meeting, Eurozone finance ministers will again debate whether to provide financial support to the beleaguered country.Late Sunday evening, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' coalition passed pension and tax reforms, which cover the majority of a €5.4 billion ($6.15B) package of austerity measures requested by creditors. A slim majority of lawmakers, 153 of 296, voted in favor of the bill. The vote session was an effort to convince Eurozone finance ministers that Greece is serious about ..>> view originalN. Korea Wants Economic and Nuclear Expansion, But One Undercuts The Other
A North Korean man reads a local newspaper on Sunday with an image of leader Kim Jong Un. Kim said during a critical ruling party congress that his country will not use its nuclear weapons first unless its sovereignty is invaded, state media reported. Kim Kwan Hyon/AP hide caption toggle caption Kim Kwan Hyon/AP A North Korean man reads a local newspaper ..>> view originalBritain's Cameron needs to win big on Europe
LONDON Among the ranks of campaigners to keep Britain in the European Union is a small group of Prime Minister David Cameron's closest advisers. For these aides, the scale of victory is as important as victory itself. This team is targeting close to 60 percent of the "Remain" vote in a June 23 referendum that will decide whether Britain stays in the EU or leaves, members of Cameron's inner circle told Reuters in interviews. That, they believe, is the minimum to bury the "Europe question" an..>> view originalGuide to the Panama Papers
What happens Monday? The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) will release to the public a searchable database of documents that reveals the details of more than 200,000 offshore entities and the people in more than 200 countries and territories connected to those accounts. The ICIJ will make the database available at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC): https://offshoreleaks.icij.org. What are the Panama Papers? The largest leak – the unauthorized disclosure of confidential informati..>> view original
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