Britain 'too lazy and fat', says Trade Secretary Liam Fox
Image copyright Thinkstock Britain is "too lazy and too fat" with businessmen preferring "golf on a Friday afternoon" to trying to boost the country's prosperity, Liam Fox has said.The international trade secretary's remarks, at a Conservative Way Forward event, were recorded by the Times.Downing Street said he was clearly expressing private views.Richard Reed, Innocent Drinks co-founder, said Mr Fox "had never done a day's business in his life".Mr Fox, who was a prominent voice within the..>> view originalIslamic State twin suicide bombings at Baghdad mall kill 12
BAGHDAD Twelve people were killed late on Friday in two suicide bombings claimed by Islamic State at a shopping mall in eastern Baghdad, police and hospital sources said.More than 40 people were wounded in the attack at Nakheel Mall across from the oil ministry, the sources said. One bomb went off at the entrance to the mall, the other in the parking lot.Unconfirmed amateur video published on Facebook showed what appeared to be four separate fires, including two cars engulfed in flames, under ..>> view originalHajj pilgrimage: Top Saudi cleric 'will not deliver' traditional sermon
Image copyright AP Image caption Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh has delivered the sermon since 1981, reports say Saudi Arabia's top cleric will not deliver a traditional Hajj sermon to pilgrims for the first time in 35 years, reports say.The speech from Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh, the grand mufti, marks the peak of the Muslim pilgrimage, which this year falls on Sunday.A Saudi newspaper said the decision was "due to health reasons".It follows controversy spark..>> view original5.7 earthquake hits Tanzania, felt in Kenya and Uganda
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 has shaken Tanzania in East Africa. The U.S. Geological Survey said Saturday that there is a low likelihood of casualties and damage from the quake in the Lake Victoria region whose tremors were felt as far as western Kenya and parts of Uganda, which share the waters of the lake. Tremors were also felt in Kigali, Rwanda. Recent earthquakes in the area have caused secondary hazards such as landslides. The last quake in ..>> view originalHouse Passes Bill Allowing 9/11 Lawsuits Against Saudi Arabia; White House Hints at Veto
Video Why Saudis Should Be Subject to 9/11 Suits Representative Ted Poe laid out the rationale for a bill, approved by the House, allowing families of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. By REUTERS on Publish Date September 9, 2016. Photo by Al Drago/The New York Times. Watch in Times Video » WASHINGTO..>> view originalBoiler Explosion at Bangladesh Factory Kills at Least 23
Photo Firefighters trying to douse flames after an explosion on Saturday in a factory in Tongi, Bangladesh. Credit European Pressphoto Agency TONGI, Bangladesh — A boiler explosion in a cigarette packaging factory outside Dhaka enveloped the five-story building in flames early Saturday, killing at least 23 people, fire officials said.The blaze was the latest in a series of industrial disasters over the last several years in Bangladesh. At least 50 people were injured in..>> view originalKerry announces US-Russia deal on Syrian ceasefire
"Today we are announcing an arrangement that we think has the capability of sticking, but it's dependent on people's choices," Kerry said in Geneva, Switzerland, appearing alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.Kerry said the pact calls for the Syrian government and the opposition to respect a nationwide ceasefire scheduled to take effect at sundown Monday.He said the accord would also prevent Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's air force from flying combat missions anywhere the opposit..>> view originalJailed PKK Leader to Meet With Family for Islamic Holiday
ISTANBUL รข€” The imprisoned leader of the Kurdish rebels will be allowed to meet with family during an upcoming Islamic holiday, Turkish authorities announced Saturday.Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reports that Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK, has been granted permission to see his brother Mehmet Ocalan during Eid al-Adha.The festival started Saturday, but the timing of the visit was classified.Ocalan has been held in at a maximum security priso..>> view originalNorth Korea's Nuclear Capabilities 'Speeding Up,' Warns South
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea’s foreign minister said on Saturday that North Korea’s nuclear capability is expanding fast, echoing alarm around the world over the isolated state’s fifth nuclear test carried out in defiance of U.N. sanctions. North Korea conducted its biggest nuclear test on Friday and said it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile, ratcheting up a threat that rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain. The test proved North Korean ..>> view original
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
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