ISIS Suspected of Mustard Attack
Several U.S. officials said that on Tuesday, ISIS may have fired a shell with mustard agent that landed at the Qayyara air base in Iraq, where there are U.S. and Iraqi troops. U.S. troops tested it after it landed and believed that they had found the chemical agent mustard. No U.S. troops were hurt or exposed to the agent and one official said the weapon was "low purity" and "poorly weaponized." The substance is being sent to a lab for further examination after one test had a positive result and..>> view originalOxford Tops List of World's Best Universities
The U.S. has many of the best universities in the world, but according to a new global list, it doesn’t have the best. The University of Oxford, the oldest in the English-speaking world, took the top spot in the latest World University Rankings, released annually by Times Higher Education. The English university dating to 1096 dethroned the California Institute of Technology, a small, private school in Pasadena that had ranked No. 1...>> view originalAfter Much Rancor, Obama and Netanyahu Meet, Likely for Last Time
Photo Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel met with President Obama in a hotel in New York City on Wednesday. Credit Al Drago/The New York Times UNITED NATIONS — For seven years, they slogged through the sour rituals of a broken relationship: the strained meetings; the angry phone calls; the bitter recriminations; the slights, real and perceived.On Wednesday, President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met here for what is likely to be their last time a..>> view originalHundreds feared dead after packed migrant boat capsizes off Egypt
The vessel had set off from Egypt and was heading for Italy when it was found 12 nautical miles northeast of the town of Rashid -- also known as Rosetta -- in El Beheira Governorate on Wednesday afternoon, the Egyptian military said in a statement. The statement added that 163 people had been rescued, while 43 bodies were recovered. Initial estimates put the number of people on board the boat at 600.Mahmoud Aly spent Wednesday going between hospitals along the coast. His brother and cousin were ..>> view originalNorth Korea Accidentally Reveals It Only Has 28 Websites
Enlarge this image North Korean students work at computer terminals inside a computer lab at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang, North Korea in January 2013. David Guttenfelder/AP hide caption toggle caption David Guttenfelder/AP North Korean students work at computer terminals inside a computer lab at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang, North Korea ..>> view originalKinshasa court house smoulders after deadly clashes
Kinshasa (AFP) - Next to a mountain of still smouldering papers, Gaston wipes away tears. "That's my desk. It's completely burnt," he says, his voice trembling.The archives of the Kinshasa court where he worked went up in smoke in an attack on the building during two days of deadly clashes in the city earlier this week.Gaston says he watched helplessly as the fire set by a "very angry" crowd swept through the courthouse on Tuesday, leaving him able only to save himself.The attack took place on t..>> view originalMyanmar bets on hydro for energy
Myanmar bets on hydro for energyShwe Yee Saw Myint And Antoni SlodkowskiReuters11:19AM September 22, 2016SaveElectricity-starved Myanmar is looking to overhaul its long-term power strategy, aiming to raise the planned share of hydropower in its energy mix at the cost of polluting coal as it tries to attract foreign investment.The new democratically-elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi has made job creation one of its top priorities in what is Asia's sixth-poorest country. However, with half of..>> view originalRPT-Abandoning discretion, Iranians proclaim their role in Syrian war
(Repeats Wednesday item)* Iran leaders present Syria as existential war* Volunteer fighter numbers rise* Perceived threat from Islamic State* Fighters who die praised as heroes* War deepens region's sectarian strainsBy Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Babak DehghanpishehDUBAI/BEIRUT, Sept 21 Abandoning a long-standing reticence, Iranians are increasingly candid about their involvement in Syria's war, and informal recruiters are now openly calling for volunteers to defend the Islamic Republic and fell..>> view originalAmerican English teacher detained in Yemen, officials say
An American English teacher in Yemen was detained in the capital on suspicions of espionage Tuesday There were conflicting reports on where the teacher was taken. Yemeni officials told the Associated Press that he was taken from his home in Sanaa. However, Reuters reported that armed men in civilian clothing entered a school and forced the teacher in their car, while other faculty and students looked on. "We were shocked when the armed group entered the building. They got to his office and took..>> view originalPakistan's Sharif says world ignores South Asia tension at its peril
By David Brunnstrom | UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif accused nuclear-armed rival India on Wednesday of putting unacceptable conditions on dialogue and said the world would ignore rising tension in South Asia at its peril.Sharif told the annual United Nations General Assembly Pakistan could not ignore India's "unprecedented" arms build-up and would "take whatever measures are necessary to maintain credible deterrence".India has accused Pakistan of being be..>> view original
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