German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives a gift during a Lower Saxony’s Christian Democratic Union’s (CDU) regional election campaign rally in Stade, Germany October13, 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer October 14, 2017 BERLIN (Reuters) – A senior member of the pro-business Free Democrat (FDP) party that is likely to be a partner in […]
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At least four killed in plane crash in Ivory Coast
People pull the wreckage of a propeller-engine cargo plane after it crashed in the sea near the international airport in Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan, October 14, 2017. REUTERS/Ange Aboa October 14, 2017 ABIDJAN (Reuters) – At least four people were killed on Saturday when a propeller-engine cargo plane crashed […]
Turkey orders detention of 100 former police officers in post-coup probe: Anadolu
U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller October 14, 2017 ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities issued detention warrants on Saturday for 100 former police officers and have so far detained 63 of them, the state-run Anadolu news agency said, as […]
Sharapova storms past Peng into Tianjin final
File Photo – Russia’s Maria Sharapova hits a shot during a practice session at Melbourne Park, Australia, January 14, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo Picture Supplied by Action Images October 14, 2017 (Reuters) – Former world number one Maria Sharapova eased past defending champion Peng Shuai 6-3 6-1 at the Tianjin […]
Pakistan’s hostage rescue hailed, but tensions with U.S. remain
A still image from a video posted by the Taliban on social media on December 19, 2016 shows American Caitlan Coleman (L) speaking next to her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle and their two sons. Courtesy Taliban/Social media via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD […]
Canadian says child killed, U.S. wife raped during Afghan kidnapping
Joshua Boyle walks through the airport after arriving with his wife and three children at Toronto Pearson International Airport, nearly 5 years after he and his wife were abducted in Afghanistan in 2012 by the Taliban-allied Haqqani network, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Blinch October 14, 2017 […]
Accusers share their stories of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged advances
Dozens of women have come forward with explosive allegations of sexual harassment, and in some cases, assault, by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Oscar winners Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Mira Sorvino claimed that they were forced to rebuff Weinstein’s unwanted advances. Others alleged sexual assault. A spokesperson for the movie […]
Highlights from Friday’s NHL games
Oct 13, 2017; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Vegas Golden Knights left wing William Carrier (28) shoots on Detroit Red Wings goalie Petr Mrazek (34) while defended by defenseman Mike Green (25) during the third period at T-Mobile Arena. Detroit won 6-3. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY Sports October 14, 2017 […]
China’s economic momentum may continue in second half: central bank governor
FILE PHOTO: A worker helps load steel bars onto a truck at warehouse of the Baifeng Iron and Steel Corporation in Tangshan in China’s Hebei Province August 3, 2015. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo October 14, 2017 SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s economy this year has shown signs of stabilizing and growing more […]
Freed Canadian hostage says Haqqani extremists killed infant daughter, raped US wife
After being held hostage for five years by a Taliban-affiliated terrorist network in the mountains of Afghanistan, a Canadian man, his American wife and their three children born in captivity arrived in Toronto Friday night. Joshua Boyle — who arrived at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport with his wife Caitlan Coleman […]