Kerry touts Russia's support for Syria truce
The United States and Russia will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, in the coming days, Kerry said, to make sure moderate opposition forces are not attacked during the truce and to discuss continued strikes against ISIS. Kerry said "a significant benefit" of this plan was that it might "speed up the destruction" of ISIS. The United States has alternative plans in place in case efforts to create a transitional government in Syria do not work, which Kerry said would become apparent in a month or two. "..>> view original'Major incident' declared after collapse at UK power plant - Winston
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The boy's father, Mansour Qorany Sharara, has returned to the family home in the southern Egyptian province of Fayyoum after nearly 18 months on the run. He had been avoiding authorities who had previously detained him when they came to arrest his young son.In a surreal verdict, a military court last week found the boy, Ahmed Mansour Qorany Sharara, and 115 other people guilty of killing three people and sabotaging public and private property during a political demonstration in January 2014.Ahme..>> view originalCDC Reports 14 New Cases of Sexually Transmitted Zika in US
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Presidential hopefuls have begun responding to the Obama administration's plan for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, with Democrat Bernie Sanders praising President Obama's efforts on the issue and Republicans Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump condemning them.Sanders, stressing his support for the president's plan, said Guantanamo "has damaged the United States' moral standing and undermined our foreign policy.""I am encouraged to see that the president is sending Congress a plan ..>> view original
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
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