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Spanish king's brother-in-law jailed over graft conviction
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are on a visit to the States that has already taken them to New Orleans - a city once controlled by the Spanish Empire in North America. The retired Spanish handball player appealed the sentence before the Supreme Court, which cut the sentence slightly after overturning a part of the original ruling by the Mallorcan Court. [Full Article...]
Woman swallowed whole by 23ft python
The victim, 54-year-old Wa Tiba, went missing while checking her vegetable garden near her village on Muna island in Southeast Sulawesi province on Thursday evening, according to the village chief, Faris. The villagers killed the snake and carried it to the village. Then, just yards away, they discovered the most terrifying thing imaginable. Reports of humans being killed by pythons are extrem... [Full Article...]
Loughborough Junction: Three dead after hit by London train in mystery tragedy
Transport police said the three were hit by a train, according to the Associated Press - but the circumstances surrounding their deaths were not immediately clear. Passengers who use the station have paid tribute to the three people found dead on Twitter. One posted: "Sending condolences to those affected at Loughborough junction station this morning". [Full Article...]
Deputy accused of sexually assaulting undocumented woman's 4-year-old child
Authorities said they suspect Nunez may have had inappropriate contact with other children and encouraged anyone with information to contact the sheriff's office. And in the past year, law enforcement agencies from California to New Jersey have indeed reported drops in crime reporting among predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods. [Full Article...]
China imposes equal tariffs on U.S. imports in retaliation
This situation is no longer sustainable. Trump's announcement capped months of sometimes fraught shuttle diplomacy between Washington and Beijing, in which Chinese offers failed to assuage Trump's grievances over the soaring US-China trade imbalance. [Full Article...]
Trump says he won’t sign ‘moderate’ immigration bill in GOP setback
Some Republicans who support the president said Trump knew exactly what he was doing as lawmakers tried to cobble a simple majority for a vote sometime next week. "When the president says he's not going to sign it, just shows how low his standards are", said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. He said the legislation is likely the only chance Republicans will have to pass a bill t... [Full Article...]
Syria war: Government blames USA for deadly air strike in east
Artillery are seen lined up in the village of Suway'iah, near the Syrian border town of Albu Kamal, on November 10, 2017. Syrian President Bashar Assad has blasted the USA presence in Syria, referring to it as an occupation. Last week they launching an attack on Boukemal that reached the outskirts of the town before being driven back by Syrian government forces. The Syrian Observatory for ... [Full Article...]
Injured former Cambodian PM Ranariddh sent to Thai hospital
Cambodia will hold a general election next month in which both Ranariddh and his wife were standing as candidates. Seven people were initially reported injured. He was ousted in July 1997 and then fled overseas when long-simmering tensions between him and Hun Sen exploded into two days of bitter fighting in Phnom Penh between his forces and those loyal to Hun Sen. [Full Article...]