Merkel criticized, lauded for allowing comic's prosecution
German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves after a statement at the chancellery in Berlin, Friday, April 15, 2016. Chancellor Angela Merkel says the German government has granted a Turkish request to allow the possible prosecution of German TV comedian Jan Boehmermann, who wrote a crude poem about Turkey’s president. (Markus Schreiber/Associated Press) By Frank Jordans | AP April 16 at 9:28 AM BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to allow the possible prosecution of a TV comic for wr..>> view originalCanada's Trudeau explains quantum computing in viral video
By Associated Press April 16 at 8:15 PM WATERLOO, Ontario — A video has gone viral of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showing off his geek side by nailing a reporter’s question about quantum computing. Speaking Friday at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario, where he was making a funding announcement, Trudeau dared reporters to ask him about how quantum computing works during a question period. When a reporter obliged, Trudeau, a former teacher, gave a detailed and elaborate m..>> view originalPrincess Kate Wears $7 Souvenir Stall Earrings During Romantic Visit to the Taj Mahal with Prince William
Prince William and Princess Kate Danny Martindale/WireImage By Maria Mercedes Lara @maria_mercedes 04/16/2016 AT 10:45 AM EDT If you thought Princess Kate's $11 earrings were impressive, wait until you see her $7 accessories. When the royal took a tour of the Taj Mahal in India on Saturday, she wore a pair of blue earrings that she had picked up from a souvenir stall during her hike to the Tiger's Nest Monastery in Bhutan on Friday, PEOPLE has confirmed. Following her hike with husband ..>> view originalUS Transfers Nine Guantanamo Prisoners to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON—The U.S. transferred nine Yemeni detainees from the U.S. prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said Saturday. The move brings the prison’s population down to 80, including 26 cleared for transfer if security conditions can be met. U.S. officials have said they expect that all of the prisoners currently approved for transfer will be released by the end of the summer. Many of the...>> view originalPope Francis takes refugees back to Rome following provocative and emotional Lesbos visit
MYTILENE, Greece — For the hundreds of thousands of desperate migrants who have made landfall on this verdant jewel in the Aegean Sea over the past year, there had been only two ways off the island: a ferry bound for a new life deeper in Europe or a deportation order that led straight back across the sea. But that was before Saturday, when Pope Francis whisked in and pioneered a third: a ride with him on a jet bound for Rome. The Pope’s visit to the Greek island of Lesbos had already been emot..>> view originalIslamist militants seize four Indonesians in southern Philippines
MANILA Islamist militants seized four Indonesian crew of a tugboat in the southern Philippines on Friday night, the third attack on slow moving vessels in about a month, a military spokesman said on Saturday, as troops battled Muslim rebels on a nearby island.Major Filemon Tan said seven gunmen in a blue speed boat attacked two Indonesian flagged tugboats off the Philippines' southernmost island of Sitangkay in Tawi-tawi, near the border with Malaysia's eastern Sabah state, and took the four c..>> view originalSecond deadly quake hits Japan, 'race against time' to find survivors
TOKYO Japanese rescuers were digging through the rubble of buildings and mud on Saturday to reach dozens believed trapped after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck a southern island, killing at least 32 people and injuring about a thousand.The shallow earthquake hit in the early hours, sending people fleeing from their beds on to dark streets, and followed a 6.4 magnitude quake on Thursday which killed nine people in the area. Rain and cold were forecast overnight, adding extra urgency ..>> view originalAnother aerial close call as Russian jet barrel-rolls over US aircraft
Story highlightsThe incident occurred when a Russian jet flew within 50 feet of the U.S. aircraft's wing tip. The Russian aerial maneuvers come amid rising tensions on NATO's eastern flankThe incident on Thursday occurred when a Russian jet "performed erratic and aggressive maneuvers" as it flew within 50 feet of the U.S. aircraft's wing tip, Danny Hernandez, a spokesman for European Command, said in a response to a question from CNN.The Russian SU-27 began the barrel roll from the left side of ..>> view originalBrazil's Rousseff scrambles for votes to avert impeachment
BRASILIA Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff held last-minute negotiations with wavering lawmakers on Saturday in an effort to secure crucial support the day before an impeachment vote that could lead to her removal from office.The political crisis has divided the country and turned into a bitter clash between the leftist leader and her centrist Vice President Michel Temer, who would take over if she is unseated.Rousseff canceled an appearance at an anti-impeachment rally of union and left-wing..>> view original
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