Monday, March 7, 2016

At least 17 killed, including 2 children, in Pakistan suicide attack and other top stories.

  • At least 17 killed, including 2 children, in Pakistan suicide attack

    Story highlightsThe Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for the attackThey say it was retaliation for the execution of Mumtaz Qadri this monthAt least 31 other people were injured in the attack in Charsadda district, said district police Chief Sohail Khalid, adding that five women, four children and five police officials are among the injured.A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in retaliation for the execution of Mumtaz Qadri on February ..
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  • MH370 families' painful choice: Demand answers or move on?

    MH370 families' painful choice: Demand answers or move on?
    BEIJING (AP) — Nearly every day, the retired factory worker goes to the airline office, riding a series of buses across Beijing to hand-deliver a letter. And nearly every day, the letter says the same thing."Tell us the truth, and get our loved ones back to us."Once she hands over the letter, Dai Shuqin gets back on the bus and goes home, back to a small apartment where boxes hold copies of hundreds of letters she has delivered over the past two years, all begging for news on her sister and fou..
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  • European Union Plan to Slow Flow of Refugees Stalls as Turkey Makes Demands

    European Union Plan to Slow Flow of Refugees Stalls as Turkey Makes Demands
    Photo Migrants at the Greek-Macedonian border near the Greek village of Idomeni on Monday. Credit Dimitar Dilkoff/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images BRUSSELS — Turkey surprised European Union leaders on Monday by hitting them with a steep new set of demands as preconditions to help stem the flow of refugees from Syria and Iraq and other migrants seeking to enter Europe. The demands at the start of an emergency summit in Brussels included billions in more money, easi..
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  • In drills, US, South Korea practice striking North's nuclear plants, leaders

    In drills, US, South Korea practice striking North's nuclear plants, leaders
    TOKYO — The United States and South Korea kicked off major military exercises on Monday, including rehearsals of surgical strikes on North Korea’s main nuclear and missile facilities and “decapitation raids” by special forces targeting the North’s leadership. The drills always elicit an angry response from Pyongyang, but Monday’s statement was particularly ferocious, accusing the United States and South Korea of planning a “beheading operation” aimed at removing Kim Jong Un’s regime. The North..
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  • Two Dead After Dispute Between Australian Bikers Leads to Six-Hour Standoff in Sydney

    Two Dead After Dispute Between Australian Bikers Leads to Six-Hour Standoff in Sydney
    On Monday morning, an apparent rivalry between motorcycle clubs became violent when one gang member entered a sign-making shop in Sydney and opened fire. After an hours-long standoff with police, the gunman — who has since been identified as Wayne Williams, 33 – shot himself dead.Local news reports said Williams entered the factory, which is in an industrial suburb southwest of Sydney, around 10.45 am. Police say he was carrying a long firearm. Mick Bassal, 43, died at the scene. Detective Insp..
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  • US strikes hit Somalia training camp; drone report previewed

    US strikes hit Somalia training camp; drone report previewed
    WASHINGTON — U.S. airstrikes bombarded an al-Shabab training camp in Somalia Saturday, killing more than 150 militant fighters who were preparing to launch a large-scale attack, likely against African or U.S. personnel, the Pentagon said Monday. Multiple drones and manned aircraft launched missiles and bombs on the site, called Raso Camp, which the U.S. had been watching for several weeks, said Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. News of the attack comes as the White House announced Mo..
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  • Mexico's President Says Donald Trump Sounds Like Hitler and Mussolini

    Mexico's President Says Donald Trump Sounds Like Hitler and Mussolini
    PhotoPresident Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico.Credit Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press Donald J. Trump’s repeated threats against Mexico drew a forceful response on Monday from President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico, who vowed that his country would never pay for the Republican candidate’s much-ballyhooed border wall and warned that his language was reminiscent of Hitler and Mussolini. Relations between the United States and Mexico have been somewhat strained in recent months as immigration has ..
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  • The Latest: Tunisia Premier Says IS Responsible for Attack

    The Latest: Tunisia Premier Says IS Responsible for Attack
    TUNIS, Tunisia — The Latest on the fighting in a Tunisian town bordering Libya (all times local): 9:30 p.m.Tunisia's prime minister says an attack by extremist gunmen on a Tunisian town near the Libyan border was an effort by the Islamic State group to establish a stronghold in the region.Habib Essid pinned blame on Islamic State during a speech Monday night on Wtaniya television. He was speaking after daylong clashes in the town of Ben Guerdane between gunmen and security forces. No group ha..
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  • Women in ETFs Ring Bats Closing Bell to Kick Off International Women's Day Celebrations

    Women in ETFs Ring Bats Closing Bell to Kick Off International Women's Day Celebrations
    Bats Global Markets (Bats) is pleased to announce that Women in ETFs (WE), along with representatives from the United Nations, International Finance Corporation, Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, and the World Federation of Exchanges, will ring the closing bell at Bats today in New York to launch celebrations for International Women’s Day. WE, founded in 2014, is the first women’s group dedicated to the ETF industry. The organization seeks to create professional opportunities for wome..
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