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British teenager in Cyprus rape claim case given suspended sentence
But she maintains she was raped after having consensual sex with one of the Israelis, and forced to change her account under pressure from Cypriot police. Lawyers say the woman is suffering from post-traumatic stress and will appeal to clear her name. He added that the outpouring of public support - including supporters who gathered outside the court - means a great deal to his client. [Full Article...]
North Korea Media Slams South Korean President's Peace Diplomacy
The prospect of a military confrontation between the United States and Iran has dominated global media coverage since the USA airstrike that killed a powerful Iranian military commander. In protest of the impasse, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un threatened in a New Year's message to take "shocking actual action" and soon reveal a "new strategic weapon". [Full Article...]
Iran Crisis: Tehran launches missile attack and President Trump responds
All of our soldiers are safe. And only minimal damage was sustained at our military bases. "No American or Iraqi lives were lost because of the precautions taken the dispersal forces, and an early warning system that worked very well". Most of the damage was to tents, parking lots and airbase taxiways. Iran says the attacks were revenge for the United States killing of Qassem Soleimani . [Full Article...]
Fires in Australia have Killed at least One Billion Animals
More than 110 Army Reservists are working with local authorities to provide assistance to community recovery efforts on the Island, delivering tens of thousands of litres of potable water to replenish Kangaroo Island's supplies. "We can not guarantee your safety and do not want to use emergency services - whether volunteers or paid employees - we do not want to put them at risk because people have... [Full Article...]
Judge orders mental exam for man charged in grisly slaying
The judge ordered the exams for Mark Latunski , 50, during a probable cause conference in the 6th District Court in Corunna. He was arraigned by video on December 30 on one count of open murder - which means it has not been determined if he'll be charged with first- or second-degree murder - and one count of disinterment/mutilation of a dead body. [Full Article...]
Iranian hackers attack United States govt website
And given the fragile nature of the relation between US president Trump and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the US Government warned in June previous year of "a recent rise in malicious cyber activity directed at United States industries and government agencies by Iranian regime actors and proxies", and that Iranian attackers were increasingly using highly destructive attacks that delete or encrypt data. [Full Article...]
US Denies Iranian Foreign Minister a Visa to Attend UN Event
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps confirmed they fired the missiles in retaliation for last week's killing of Soleimani, according to a statement on state media. Zarif on Tuesday said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo informed the United Nations secretary-general that "they didn't have time to review my request". [Full Article...]
Tot seen walking along narrow ledge on fourth floor of building
They then appear to begin to climb back over it, but change their mind and the child goes back the way they came. The terrifying video had been recorded by someone that surfaced later. Britain's Metro newspaper reported that the child's family could have been visiting from Finland. Mother, while her daughter made a unsafe walk, was in the shower. [Full Article...]