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Belarus Model Arrested for Thai Sex Seminar Pleads Guilty
Soon after Vashukevich's apparent connection to Deripaska came to light early a year ago, she and several Russians were arrested while conducting a sex seminar for Russian tourists in the Thai resort town of Pattaya . "I think somebody ordered (our arrest). for money", he said as he arrived at court. Vashukevich and Kirillov have expressed fear of being deported back to Russian Federation. [Full Article...]
Watch Paris police use water cannons as yellow vest protests continue
The expression, using a vulgar verb in French, provoked many comments on social media. THE yellow vest movement which started in France has started to gain traction in Australia with an event organised for the Sunshine Coast this weekend. [Full Article...]
Interior Ministry Estimates 32,000 Yellow Vests Protesting, Over 100 Arrests
In Paris, the epicentre of the fiery street clashes and vandalism that have made global headlines, 5,000 riot police were on hand, using tall barricades and armoured vehicles to lock down the central Place de la Concorde and surrounding districts. [Full Article...]
The House Rejects Bill to Reopen Federal Government as Shutdown Drags On
FILE - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, speaks as she stands next to Senate Minority Leader Sen. Additionally, voters do not want the president to invoke emergency powers to build his barrier. Later on Monday, Trump is scheduled to address a New Orleans gathering of farmers, a key bloc of Trump supporters who have been hit by the shutdown as federal loan and farm aid applications have stalled... [Full Article...]
Rowdy British family deported from New Zealand
Feeling unsafe, Mr Johnson says the family then chose to leave and didn't have time to clean up their rubbish which led to a confrontation between Mr Johnson's young nephew and a local woman that was caught on camera . New Zealand woman Krista Curnow said she was enjoying an afternoon at Takapuna Beach, north of Auckland, when she watched about 12 Irish nationals leave their rubbish behind at a ... [Full Article...]
Pinoys in Nairobi urged to stay indoors amid Kenya terror attack
What I have seen is awful". The DusitD2 hotel describes itself as "five-star business hotel with Thai heritage" which is " cocooned away in a secure and peaceful haven " just minutes from the Nairobi Central Business District. Unidentified assailants disembarked from at least one auto at the security gate and threw grenades at guards as they entered the complex, according to Citizen TV, a local ... [Full Article...]
New migrant caravan sets out from Honduras for U.S.
The caravan is made up of men, women, and children. She said she would ask USA authorities for asylum or refugee status "because it's not possible to live in Honduras anymore". There are about 2,350 active-duty troops and 2,200 National Guardsmen at the border. The deployment had been expected to last until December 15, but it was extended to January 31 before it was extended once again to Sep... [Full Article...]
Erdogan: Turkey to set up 'security zone' in Syria
Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported during the phone conversation the two leaders also discussed the need to complete a security plan for Syria's border town of Manbij to prevent a power vacuum once U.S. troops would withdraw from Syria. Trump threatened on Twitter on Monday he would "devastate" Turkey's economy if its forces attacked the Kurdish fighters, who helped Washington in its f... [Full Article...]