Indonesian man claims to be world's oldest person at 145
An Indonesian man whose official documentation suggests he was born 145 years ago could be the latest contender for the world record of oldest human being, according to a local television report. Indonesian records officials have confirmed the age of Mbah Gotho as 145, which is 23 years older than current title-holder, 122-year-old Jeanne Calment, the Independent UK reports.Mr Gotho, who said he has been making preparations for his death since 1992 and had bought his tombstone 20 years ago, tol..>> view originalIndigenous Canadian friends find they were switched at birth in second case at same hospital
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A fanatical ISIS child killer who murdered a captured Kurdish fighter in Raqqa is believed to be the son of Jihadi bride Sally Jones. The 47-year-old mother-of-two from Chatham, Kent, fled to Syria with her youngest son JoJo, who was born in December 2004. Jones and the child, who was ten at the time, converted to Islam. She married 20-year-old British Jihadi Junaid Hussain who was killed in a US drone strike in August 2015. This young British boy was featured in the latest ISIS propaganda vide..>> view originalCastaways scrawl SOS in sand
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Karkamis, Turkey: Turkey's incursion into Syria is deepening tensions between two major US-backed groups, potentially setting up a conflict that could undermine Washington's efforts to eradicate Islamic State's presence in Syria.The current focal point of those animosities is the strategic Syrian town of Manbij, nestled on the western side of the Euphrates River. The Kurds wrested it from IS earlier this month. On Thursday, under US pressure, Kurdish forces known by the acronym YPG declared tha..>> view originalSuspected 'terror' attack at Indonesian church; no serious casualties
Suspected 'terror' attack at Indonesian church; no serious casualties Updated August 28, 2016 17:42:28 Indonesian police are investigating a suspected terror attack by a knife-wielding assailant on a priest during the Sunday service at a church, and a bomb squad has been deployed to determine whether the attacker's backpack contained explosives.There were no serious casualties, though the priest and his attacker suffered minor injuries, according to police in Medan city..>> view originalMerkel Fails to Translate Drop in Refugees Into Greater Backing
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is failing to translate a significant drop in new refugee arrivals into greater backing from the general public.The head of the agency responsible for asylum seekers, Frank-Juergen Weise, told Bild am Sonntag that he expects 250,000-300,000 refugees to arrive this year, well below last year’s 1 million. Nonetheless, a poll released Sunday by the newspaper showed 50 percent of voters don’t want Merkel to serve a fourth term, up from 48 percent last November at the..>> view originalRocket hits airport in Diyarbakir after Turkey's first combat casualty in Syria
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Hundreds of furious taxi and hire car drivers are threatening legal action - including a possible grand final day strike - over an Andrews Government move to deregulate the industry.The group claims they stand to lose millions of dollars spent buying now-worthless licences. Drivers at the meeting in Bulleen on Sunday. Photo: Channel 7 Under a major shake-up announced last week, hire car operators who paid as much as $60,500 for licences will get just $25,000 in compensation for their fir..>> view original
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