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Turkish police disperse student protest after mistaking Spanish music for Kurdish songs

WORLD NEWSBy Super User 23rd February 2017 Leave a comment

An itibariyle polis Kürtçe müzik çalınıyor gerekçesiyle İLEF öğrencilerinin düzenlediği panayırı bastı. Oysa İspanyolca müzik çalınıyordu. pic.twitter.com/o9VFvQmtuA — İskender KAHRAMAN (@iskkahraman) 22 февраля 2017 г. The police officer in charge, apparently unfamiliar with the popular Netflix series Narcos, from which the protesters reportedly borrowed the background music for the event, believed that the tune with…

Feds sue company that fired black man complaining of intimidation from KKK hood-wearing coworkers

WORLD NEWSBy Super User 23rd February 2017 Leave a comment

On Wednesday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a suit against Downhole Technology, which manufactures equipment used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The company is accused of violating federal laws when it fired Kenneth Echols after he complained about his coworkers wearing a KKK hood to torment him.

Inside Al Qaeda’s Plot to Blow Up an American Airliner

WORLD NEWSBy Super User 23rd February 2017 Leave a comment

WASHINGTON — In a series of conversations in Qaeda safe houses in Yemen in 2009, Anwar al-Awlaki carefully sized up a young Nigerian volunteer, decided the man had the diligence and dedication for a “martyrdom mission” and finally unveiled what he had in mind.

Tillerson & Kelly face ‘tough trip’ to meet with Mexican counterparts

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Before the two American envoys left for Mexico, President Donald Trump told Tillerson it was “‘gonna be a tough trip,’ because we have to be treated fairly by Mexico,” during a roundtable meeting with manufacturing CEOs Thursday morning.

Is this the world’s worst-ever competitive skier? (VIDEO)

WORLD NEWSBy Super User 23rd February 2017 Leave a comment

Adrian Solano represented his country at Lahti 2017 on Tuesday, but after wombling his way past the starting line, stumbling his way through the course and failing to finish the race, he entered the running for the world’s worst skier.

Syrian peace talks resume in Geneva after bloody 10-month pause

WORLD NEWSBy Super User 22nd February 2017 Leave a comment

GENEVA Syrian peace talks in Geneva resumed on Thursday after breaking down 10 months ago as the battle for Aleppo escalated, with the U.N. mediator hoping to corral the warring sides into a rare face-to-face meeting.

Iraqi forces storm Mosul airport, military base

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SOUTH OF MOSUL U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces captured Mosul airport on Thursday, state television said, in a major gain in operations to drive Islamic State from the western half of the city.

Conservative German lawmakers warn against politicizing NATO funding

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BERLIN Two senior members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Thursday warned election rivals the Social Democrats (SPD) against politicizing Germany’s efforts to increase military spending, saying security threats made such steps essential.

Malaysia requests Interpol alert on four North Koreans over airport murder

WORLD NEWSBy Super User 22nd February 2017 Leave a comment

KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has requested Interpol to put an alert out to apprehend four North Korean suspects in the murder of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Malaysia’s police chief said on Thursday.

Peterson leads in Joburg rain

GOLFBy Super User 22nd February 2017 Leave a comment

Paul Peterson opened a two-shot lead before the opening round was suspended due to a waterlogged course at the Joburg Open.

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