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Hackers stole personal data on 1,000 North Korean defectors
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya told reporters earlier Friday that he chose to release the footage and data to let the people in and outside Japan know that the Japanese Self-Defense Force operated appropriately. The Japanese aircraft asked the question three times to the South Korean ship but received no answer before the end of the video. Some subtitles were added to the video clip for explanat... [Full Article...]
Two Vietnamese tourists killed, 10 injured in bus blast in Giza, Egypt
The white tourist bus could be seen with its windows shattered and surrounded by soot-covered debris. The two dead were Vietnamese holidaymakers would had been visiting the pyramids near the capital Cairo, according to the country's interior ministry, which confirmed 10 more were wounded. [Full Article...]
Boko Haram attacks two military bases in northeast Nigeria
It would be recalled that Nigeria's military recaptured Baga from Boko Haram in 2015 after the town was overrun in the worst massacre of the Boko Haram group. "Meanwhile the Nigerian Airforce has continued to provide Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) functions needed by troops in the ongoing reinforcements to fully recapture and occupy the areas". [Full Article...]
Trump Is Losing the Shutdown Fight in a Rout
Leading up to the shutdown , President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, incoming Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and Pence negotiated with congressional leaders on behalf of the White House, but a deal could not be struck. [Full Article...]
Sajid Javid Declares English Channel Migrants Crisis A 'Major Incident'
The government is anxious about the increasing numbers in recent weeks that are attempting the hazardous journey. It said there was "concern that it is only a matter of time before people lose their lives". "Attempting to cross the Channel in this way is extremely unsafe and they are putting their lives at risk". And in another incident in French waters, nine migrants were rescued and are no... [Full Article...]
Tear gas used as Sudan protests continue
Journalists at the daily Al-Sudani said one of their colleagues was beaten by security forces after protesters passed, next to the independent newspaper's offices. Adding to pressure on Bashir´s governing alliance, a minister in Northern State´s provincial administration resigned on Thursday. "We have one minister in North State and we chose to withdraw him because of the violence against protes... [Full Article...]
SWAT Negotiator Sings Christmas Carol To End Standoff With Armed Man
Lewis was taken into custody at 7 a.m. on Wednesday. East Vincent Police Chief Matt Williams said diffusing situations like the Christmas night standoff is why his crew prepares and places themselves in harm's way. The shots hit a police vehicle, a house and another vehicle. Lewis then came out of the house and surrendered, according to the Inquirer. At one point during the standoff, a S... [Full Article...]
Boy survives avalanche that buried him for 40 minutes
He was dragged at least 100 metres (110 yards) by the force of the snow. Rescue workers flew in a helicopter to the scene, which was at 2,400 metres (7,875 feet) altitude. After about 30 minutes, those odds decrease to about 50 percent. "During this period the surrounding air will either be exhausted or the victims respiration will condense and freeze slowly rendering the surrounding snow imperm... [Full Article...]