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Dutch hostage killed fleeing Abu Sayyaf captors in Philippines
The southern Philippines is home to numerous armed groups, several of which are linked to the decades-old insurgency aiming to create a Muslim homeland in the mainly Christian south. Philippine officials assert the group was behind the deadly January bombing of a Catholic cathedral on Jolo island during Sunday mass that was the worst attack to hit the nation in years. [Full Article...]
Tourist is beaten at all-inclusive Dominican Republic resort
She was taken to a local medical clinic where she spent five days recovering from her gruesome injuries and even underwent surgery. As Lawrence-Daley wrote this week in a Facebook post that went viral, after learning the hotel's room service had shut down for the night, she left her room to get a snack at the resort's lounge. [Full Article...]
Philippines sends tonnes of illegal rubbish back to Canada in shipping containers
Almost 69 containers of garbage were sent back in a cargo vessel that sailed from Subic Bay, north of Manila . The Great White North shipped more than 100 containers of household trash, including plastic bottles and bags, newspapers and used adult diapers to the Philippines from 2013 to 2014. [Full Article...]
Russian Federation to deliver S-400 system to Turkey ahead of schedule
Turkey may deploy a long-range S-400 missile-defense system it is expecting to receive from Russian Federation along the southern Turkish coast, across from Cyprus, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. USA officials have called Turkey's planned purchase of the S-400 missile defense system "deeply problematic", saying it would risk Ankara's partnership in the joint strike fighter F-35 program because ... [Full Article...]
Australian navy pilots struck by lasers
He said that it was unlikely to be fishermen using lasers to warn the helicopters away as there was little chance that a helicopter and a boat would be on course to collide. The spokesperson said while the reason for vessels using the lasers is unknown it may be to draw attention to their presence in congested waterways. [Full Article...]
Pompeo: Iran Attacked Oil Tankers in Gulf to Raise Crude Oil Prices
Pompeo´s remarks came a day after John Bolton , President Donald Trump´s national security advisor, said in Abu Dhabi that Iran was "almost certainly" behind the May 12 sabotage of four ships including two tankers from Iran´s arch-rival Saudi Arabia. [Full Article...]
Boy Airlifted To Hospital After 'Serious' Incident At Lightwater Valley Theme Park
His condition is not known. "We jumped over the barrier to try and help and one man identified himself as an off duty police officer and he sort of took over". This is a breaking incident. "We will issue an update as soon as we have any more information". What happened at Lightwater Valley? North Yorkshire Police said it had been been called to reports of a "medical incident" at 11:30 BST. [Full Article...]
Trump briefly acknowledges Russian election interference, says not involved
It appeared to be the first time that Trump accepted claims by United States intelligence chiefs that Russian government meddling aided his stunning upset victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton . However, since the release of Mueller's final report in March, the president has been content to hold the report up as proof of his innocence. "Russia, if anything, I think, helped the other side". [Full Article...]