Friday, September 16, 2016

EasyJet passenger screams 'Allahu Akbar' and 'today, we will die' on board flight0:37 and other top stories.

  • EasyJet passenger screams 'Allahu Akbar' and 'today, we will die' on board flight0:37

    EasyJet passenger screams 'Allahu Akbar' and 'today, we will die' on board flight0:37
    EasyJet passenger screams 'Allahu Akbar' and 'today, we will die' on board flight0:37An Easyjet passenger, believed to be an illegal immigrant being flown home, screams 'Allahu Akbar' and 'today, we will die' on a flight from Gatwick to Venice. The man on-board the Venice-bound plane was reportedly a failed asylum seeker.PEOPLE on a holiday plane jetting off to Venice sat through an unsettling two-hour flight, where a man being deported shouted “Allahu Akbar” and “death is coming”.Children wer..
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  • Nationals MP proposes holding Indigenous recognition referendum, same-sex marriage plebiscite at same time

    Nationals MP proposes holding Indigenous recognition referendum, same-sex marriage plebiscite at same time
    Nationals MP proposes holding Indigenous recognition referendum, same-sex marriage plebiscite at same time Updated September 12, 2016 13:59:14 Federal Government MP Andrew Broad has suggested running the referendum on Indigenous recognition and the same-sex marriage plebiscite at the same time next year, citing the possibility to save up to $160 million.The Nationals MP for the Victorian seat of Mallee said he was confident Australian voters could have conversations abo..
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  • Zim finance minister's plan to save cash - but will Mugabe agree?

    Zim finance minister's plan to save cash - but will Mugabe agree?
    Zim finance minister's plan to save cash - but will Mugabe agree? 2016-09-12 08:40 Special Report The clenched fist, the set upper lip and that oh-so-slightly sunken chest: Zimbabwe's best-known sculptor Dominic Benhura has captured President Robert Mugabe in his trademark pose in a brand new creation. Harare - Cash-strapped Zimbabwe is increasingly looking like a sinking ship - but one man is desperately trying to bail water.Thing is, will President Robert Mugabe let him?Presenting ..
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  • Palestinian Leader Accuses Israel of 'Ethnic Cleansing'

    Palestinian Leader Accuses Israel of 'Ethnic Cleansing'
    JERUSALEM — The Palestinian president is accusing Israel of "ethnic cleansing," days after Israel's leader lobbed that same allegation at the Palestinians.President Mahmoud Abbas has made the claim against Israel in the past. But his remarks late Sunday came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted West Bank settlements were not an obstacle to peace and that Palestinians wanted the "ethnic cleansing" of Jews in the West Bank.Netanyahu's comments drew a harsh rebuke from the U..
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  • North Korea flood death toll rises to 133 with 395 missing, says UN

    North Korea flood death toll rises to 133 with 395 missing, says UN
    North Korea flood death toll rises to 133 with 395 missing, says UN Posted September 12, 2016 16:59:04 The death toll from severe flooding in a North Korean border region has risen to 133 with another 395 missing and tens of thousands left homeless, the UN has said. Key points:107,000 people forced to flee their homes35,500 houses hit by floods140,000 people urgently need help Some 107,000 people had been forced to flee their homes in the area along the Tumen River..
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  • Recent Developments Surrounding the South China Sea

    Recent Developments Surrounding the South China Sea
    BEIJING — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential gas and oil reserves:___EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest key developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.___CHINESE-RUSSIAN NAVIES HOLD JOINT WAR GAMESThe Chinese and Ru..
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  • How Much Really Changed About Terrorism on 9/11?

    How Much Really Changed About Terrorism on 9/11?
    Prior to September 11, 2001, few Americans registered serious concern about terrorism in the United States. The attacks of 15 years ago were, and remain, the deadliest terrorist attacks in history. And yet terrorism was a deadly phenomenon around the world for decades before those attacks, and was the subject of study among a small community of researchers as early as the 1960s. What’s truly different about the terrorism of the post-9/11 era, and what’s been consistent over time? And why does t..
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  • Hillary Clinton cancels fundraising trip following pneumonia diagnosis and stumble at 9/11 memorial

    Hillary Clinton cancels fundraising trip following pneumonia diagnosis and stumble at 9/11 memorial
    Hillary Clinton cancels fundraising trip following pneumonia diagnosis and stumble at 9/11 memorial Updated September 12, 2016 16:00:13 Hillary Clinton has cancelled a California fundraising trip after being diagnosed with pneumonia and falling ill at a 9/11 ceremony, renewing speculation about the Democratic presidential candidate's health barely eight weeks from election day. Key points:Clinton campaign says she became "overheated"Conditions at ceremony described as ..
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  • North Korea ready for another nuclear test, warns Seoul

    North Korea ready for another nuclear test, warns Seoul
    North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho at an ASEAN meeting in July. He was reportedly in Beijing on Monday. SAKCHAI LALIT by ​Ju-min Park and Jack Kim North Korea is ready to conduct an additional nuclear test at any time, South Korea's Defence Ministry said on Monday, three days after the reclusive North's fifth test drew widespread condemnation.Pyongyang set off its most powerful nuclear blast to date on Frida..
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  • Hope rising from G20 Summit in China

    Hope rising from G20 Summit in China
    Hope rising from G20 Summit in China By Qin Jian During  the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), Marco Polo, a famous European traveller and explorer from Venice, visited Hangzhou. He was overwhelmed and referred to the city as “the City of Heaven”, “beyond dispute the finest and the most splendid in the world.” As centuries have passed, today’s Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province on China’s Southeastern coastline ,has turned into a city that “embraces a unique style, a combination of histo..
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Bing Maps puts Melbourne in the ocean just east of Japan .'Soccer' and selfies: the rise and fall of Australia's jihadi recruitment network .
New car park at Toowoomba school improves kids' safety .Yahoo 7 journalist Krystal Johnson may face contempt of court charges .

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