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China Power Plant Collapse Kills 67

At least 67 people were killed when part of a power station under construction in China collapsed Thursday, state media reported, the latest industrial accident in a country with a dismal safety record. A cooling tower platform plunged to the ground in the early hours, trapping an unknown number of ...

November 24, 2016

Europe

Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov

If US Can’t or Won’t Fight Terrorists, They Should ‘Stop Getting in the Way’: Russian MoD

The Russian Defense Ministry commented on the US State Department’s calls not to help tankers shipping fuel to the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria. If Washington cannot or does not want to fight terrorists, it should not get in the way, the ministry’s spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Thursday. ...

November 24, 2016

Europe

Paris Attacks Investigations: Briton Admits Giving Money to Suspects

A British man has pleaded guilty to supplying money to Mohamed Abrini, a key suspect in the Brussels and Paris attacks, a court heard Thursday as the trial opened of his alleged accomplice. Mohamad Ali Ahmed, from Birmingham, has admitted handing over £3,000 (3,537 euros, $3,732) in cash to the ...

November 24, 2016

Europe

Zakharova: If EU Resolution Implemented in Practice, Moscow Will Take Retaliation Measures

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that the EU parliament resolution on countering Russian media is a ‘stunt’ by a number of member states. On Wednesday, the EU Parliament adopted a draft resolution proposed by EU lawmaker from Poland Anna Elzbieta Fotyga on EU strategic communication to ...

November 24, 2016

Live News

Indonesian Army Helicopter Carrying Five Goes Missing

An Indonesian army helicopter carrying five people went missing Thursday over Borneo island, an official said, the latest blow to the country’s accident-prone military. The Bell 412 helicopter lost contact in the morning on a short flight from Tarakan in North Kalimantan province to Long Bawan near the Malaysian border. ...

November 24, 2016

African countries

Sudan Police Apprehend Dozens of Foreign Dealers

Sudanese security agents have detained dozens of foreign exchange dealers for black market trading, as the authorities struggle to curb speculation against the pound, brokers said on Thursday. An acute shortage of hard currency has seen the gap between the official and black market rates for the pound widen sharply, ...

November 24, 2016

Europe

EU Parliament Votes for Turkish Membership Talks Freeze

The European Parliament on Thursday voted in favour of a freeze of membership talks with Turkey over its post-coup crackdown, further escalating tensions with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan has already dismissed the vote as having “no value” as it is non-binding, and as most European Union member states so ...

November 24, 2016

African countries

Cameroon Police Thwart Two Female Bombers in North

Two female bombers were thwarted as they tried to stage a double suicide attack in Cameroon’s Far North Thursday, with one blowing herself up and the second shot dead by troops, security sources said. “At around 7:30 am (0630 GMT), two young suicide bombers entered the town of Mora” with ...

November 24, 2016

Europe

Humanitarian pauses in Aleppo could resume after UN provides safety guarantees – Russian MoD

Humanitarian pauses in the Syrian city of Aleppo will resume only when the UN provides guarantees of a full ceasefire and allows the access of aid convoys as well as the evacuation of the wounded, Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Major General Igor Konashenkov said in a statement. “No one from ...

November 23, 2016

Americas

Mexico maintains growth forecasts despite Trump

Mexico’s finance ministry on Wednesday maintained its growth forecasts for 2016 and 2017 despite volatility in the markets following Donald Trump’s US presidential election victory. The country’s economy is still expected to grow between 2.0 percent and 2.6 percent this year and 2.0-3.0 percent in 2017, Deputy Finance Minister Vanessa ...

November 23, 2016