Corbyn urged to act over online abuse of Labour MPs
Image copyright PA A senior MP has called on Jeremy Corbyn to do more to curb the online abuse of colleagues, saying it is not enough for the Labour leader to condemn it. Yvette Cooper, one of a number of MPs to have received death threats, told the Sunday Telegraph one Twitter user claimed they wanted to "behead" her.Mr Corbyn, she said, should use his authority after his re-election to act.The Labour leader has condemned "demeaning and corrosive" online abuse, saying it would not be toler..>> view originalHow The US Should Respond To China's 'Secret' Weapon
5242172China’s naval and coast guard ships in the South China Sea tend to draw the most attention, but a more troublesome force has been hiding in plain sight for years. China deploys three types of ships to enact its will in the South China Sea. These include navy “grey hulls,” coast guard “white hulls,” and maritime militia “blue hulls,” Naval War College Professor Dr. Andrew Erickson explained during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday. Naval vessels — labeled People’s Libera..>> view originalCalais migrants: Hollande sets out plan to close Jungle camp
Image copyright AFP Image caption Up to 9,000 migrants are stuck in Calais as they wait to reach the UK French President Francois Hollande has said he intends to close the "Jungle" camp in Calais and move 9,000 migrants to reception centres across France.Setting out for the first time detailed plans to deal with the camp, Mr Hollande said migrants would be given up to four months to seek asylum.He has faced criticism over the squalid conditions in Cal..>> view originalSuicide Bomber Targets Shiites in Iraqi Capital, Kills 7
BAGHDAD รข€” A suicide bomber killed at least seven people who were setting up tents on Sunday ahead of a major Shiite religious observance next month, officials said.The bomber struck as residents of Baghdad's western Eskan neighborhood were preparing for Ashoura, which commemorates the 7th century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, a police officer said, adding that another 28 people were wounded.A medical official confirmed the toll. Both officials spoke on conditio..>> view originalJordanian writer who shared cartoon mocking ISIS killed outside courthouse
Nahed Hattar, a member of the country's Christian minority, was shot three times outside a courthouse in the capital. Public Security Department personnel, who were near the scene of the attack, rushed Hattar to a nearby hospital, but he died from his injuries, Petra reported.The security forces arrested the attacker and an investigation is underway, Petra reported.Hattar, a political commentator and columnist, was jailed last month after sharing a controversial cartoon on Facebook that prompted..>> view originalColombia's rebels have survived war. Can they survive peace?
After more than five decades of bloody civil war, Colombia’s infamous armed guerrillas were preparing for peace.Big-name bands from Bogota descended on a remote stretch of rebel-held savanna, where the rebels had erected a Coachella-sized stage. Hundreds of arriving journalists were greeted not with rifles drawn, but by a public relations team of smiling female guerrillas. Instead of combat fatigues, they wore linen blouses. Instead of guns, they carried MacBooks. The Revolutionary Armed Force..>> view original'From Paradise to Hell': How an Aid Convoy in Syria Was Blown Apart
He was a trusted mediator. He had soothed hard-line Islamists who objected to the cross symbol on some aid vehicles. He had hosted foreign visitors in his home, and helped facilitate prisoner exchanges between the sides.“He helps all the poor and displaced and refugees,” said Mr. Salmo, the chief of the rescue group known as the White Helmets, using the present tense long after his friend’s death.The mood was jovial at the handoff, with the volunteers from both sides celebrating their unity.A R..>> view originalBlast rocks Hungary's capital, two injured
BUDAPEST An explosion rocked central Budapest late on Saturday, injuring two police officers, Hungarian police said on Sunday.Police have yet to identify the cause of the blast, they said in a statement. "The local and expert examination of the origins of the explosion and the review of the damage is under way," the statement said. The blast was next to an unused store front on a one of the busiest thoroughfares in central Budapest. Images on local news media showed a ruined doorway. Nearby wi..>> view originalSaudi skeptics gain strength in Congress
Lawmakers in both parties are growing more skeptical of the U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia.This week, 27 senators — three Republicans and 24 Democrats — voted against a $1.15 billion arms sale to the country. That wasn’t enough to block it, but it was more votes against the deal than observers expected."You are seeing more willingness to challenge the nature of the relationship, and I think that's positive," said Sen. Chris MurphyChris MurphySaudi skeptics gain strength in Congress Dems to McCo..>> view originalPrince William, Kate arrive in Canada with 2 young children
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, back left, greets Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, as Governor General David Johnston, back, looks on upon the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Kate, and their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, in Victoria, British Columbia, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP) (Associated Press) By Jeremy Hainsworth and Rob Gillies | AP September 24 at 10:33 PM VICTORIA, British Columbia — Littl..>> view original
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