Ken Bredemeier January 11, 2016 Mexico is starting the process to extradite the notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin «El Chapo» Guzman to the United States, where he faces an array of charges linked to the hundreds of tons of cocaine, heroin and other drugs he has shipped across the border. The Mexican government had in […]readmore
PARIS— As joggers sprinted down nearby Canal Saint Martin, targeted by Islamist assailants last year, Antoine Karegis and his family braved a brisk wind Sunday at the Place de la Republique to pay their respects for the nearly 150 victims of last year’s terrorist attacks around Paris. “It would have been difficult not to be […]readmore
VOA News A newly arrived Syrian refugee and a Muslim former U.S. soldier will be among the White House invitees sitting with first lady Michelle Obama in her box Tuesday at President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address. A first lady’s choice of guests to the closely watched address often underlines the president’s priorities, […]readmore
Associated Press BURNS, OREGON—The occupation of national wildlife area by a small, armed group upset over federal land policies stretched into its second week as the mother of the group’s leader asked supporters to send supplies – everything from warm blankets to coffee creamer. The group that seized the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon’s […]readmore
Reuters January 10, 2016 6:43 PM New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday denounced the rape of a woman by five men at a Brooklyn playground, pledging police would work to swiftly apprehend the suspects in «this vicious crime.» Police said on Saturday the men took turns raping the 18-year-old woman at the playground […]readmore
Associated Press CINCINNATI, OHIO—Having already earned a measure of «Fame» with the Cincinnati Zoo’s first animal birth of 2016, a newborn penguin chick has been named «Bowie.»The zoo says the baby known as a blue or fairy penguin hatched at 6 a.m. Friday, weighing less than 2 ounces. Friday was both David Bowie’s and Elvis […]readmore
U.S. actor Sean Penn met with legendary Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin «El Chapo» Guzman in Mexico, months before his capture, for an interview posted onRolling Stone magazine’s website late Saturday, a day after Guzman was captured by Mexican authorities. Guzman «proudly» volunteers to Penn «I supply more heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana than anybody else […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: January 10, 2016 7:37 AM Pakistan is set to host four-way talks Monday on reviving the Afghan peace process. The talks will include Afghanistan, China and the United States. Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad Shekib Mostaghni said Saturday the representatives meeting in Islamabad will discuss a “roadmap for peace talks.” […]readmore
VOA News A long-range U.S. military bomber flew over South Korea Sunday, in an apparent response to North Korea over its latest nuclear weapons test. The B-52 bomber, which is capable of carrying nuclear weapons, was seen flying over Osan Air Base, located 72 kilometers south of the border that separates the two Koreas, before […]readmore
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes using fighter, attack, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using rocket artillery, fighter, bomber, […]readmore