West African Leaders Press Gambia's Jammeh to Accept Defeat
ABUJA, NIGERIA — West African leaders are continuing to push for Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh to accept his defeat in the December 1 elections. Eleven West African heads of state met Saturday in Abuja, Nigeria, for the 50th summit of the West African community bloc known as ECOWAS to call for a speedy resolution of the political impasse in Gambia. ECOWAS Chairperson and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said delegates needed to recommend measures to conclude the matter before January..>> view originalYemeni officials: Explosion kills at least 30 at military camp
SANAA, Yemen – A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up outside a military camp in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Sunday morning, killing at least 30 soldiers, Yemeni officials said. The officials told The Associated Press that preliminary investigations showed the blast was the work of a bomber wearing an explosive vest. At least 50 people were injured in the attack that took place as soldiers lined up to collect their salaries, they said. The officials all spoke on condition of anonym..>> view originalPalestinians: Stone Thrower Shot Dead by Israeli Troops
JERUSALEM — Palestinian police say a 19-year-old has been shot dead by Israeli forces during stone-throwing clashes in the West Bank.Police say Ahmad Rimawi was shot in the chest Sunday after hurling stones at Israeli troops in Beit Rima, near Ramallah.The Israeli military says dozens of rioters attacked security forces, injuring one border policeman. It said the forces responded with riot dispersal means.Since last year, Palestinian attackers have killed 36 Israelis and two visiting Americans..>> view originalIndonesia military transport plane crashes in Papua; 13 dead
JAKARTA, Indonesia – An Indonesian military transport plane crashed in bad weather Sunday in the country's easternmost province of Papua, killing all 13 people on board, officials said. The Hercules C-130 plane was carrying 12 tons of food supplies and cement from Timika to Wamena, a distance of about 200 kilometers (125 miles), when it crashed just minutes before its scheduled landing, said air force chief of staff Agus Supriatna. The plane was carrying three pilots and 10 other personnel. Ba..>> view originalIdlib Likely to Be Syria's Next Bloody Theater After Aleppo
"Identifying which city comes next depends on which city contains the largest number of terrorists and which city provides other countries with the opportunity to support them logistically," he told Russian media outlets in an interview in Damascus this week. "Currently, there are direct links between Aleppo and Idlib because of the presence of Jabhat al-Nusra inside and on the outskirts of Aleppo and in Idlib," he said, a reference to the al-Qaida affiliate, formerly known as the Nusra Front, ..>> view originalUS says China will return underwater drone; Trump slams Beijing
"We have registered our objection to China's unlawful seizure of a US unmanned underwater vehicle operating in international waters in the South China Sea. Through direct engagement with Chinese authorities, we have secured an understanding that the Chinese will return the UUV to the United States," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement.Details were not immediately available on when or how the drone may be returned.Earlier, China's defense ministry said authorities had decided to ret..>> view originalPowerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake hits off Papau New Guinea
People living along Papua New Guinea's coastline fled to higher ground on Saturday after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck east of the Pacific nation, triggering a tsunami warning for parts of its archipelago.A couple of hours after the quake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said the threat had largely passed, although it said government agencies should continue to monitor coastal tides."Based on all available data ... the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now passed," the PTWC ..>> view originalBombing in Turkey Kills 13 Soldiers and Wounds Dozens More
Video Car Bomb Kills 13 in Turkey A car bomb in the Turkish city of Kayseri targeted soldiers who were on leave, killing 13 who were traveling by bus on Saturday. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Photo by Depo Photos, via Associated Press... Watch in Times Video » A car bombing in central Turkey killed 13 soldiers and wounded more than 50 other members of the military on Saturday, ..>> view originalPhilippines' Duterte to US over aid: 'Bye-bye America'
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte(Photo: Tang Chhin Sothy, AFP/Getty Images)President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Saturday to terminate a pact that allows U.S. troops to visit the Philippines, saying "bye-bye America" as he reacted with rage to what he thought was a U.S. decision to scrap a major aid package over human rights concerns.A U.S. government aid agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, said earlier in the week that its board deferred a vote on a renewal of the development assi..>> view originalZimbabwe's Mugabe, 92, gets party's nod for 2018 presidential race
MASVINGO, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who turns 93 in February, was endorsed on Saturday as the ruling party’s candidate in a national election scheduled for 2018. The ruling ZANU-PF party announced its support in the southeast town of Masvingo, where the party’s youth wing even proposed that Mugabe should rule for life with broad powers. Opposition groups have described such adulation as a sign that Mugabe and his loyalists are out of touch with the desperation of a nation ..>> view original
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