Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Rough waters ahead: Beijing's actions in the South China Sea are forcing a recalibration in India and other top stories.

  • Rough waters ahead: Beijing's actions in the South China Sea are forcing a recalibration in India

    Rough waters ahead: Beijing's actions in the South China Sea are forcing a recalibration in India
    Chinese Foreign Minister’s visit to India this month has done little to bring a semblance of normalcy to Sino-Indian ties. Just weeks after the Indian government cleared the deployment of a special version of the BrahMos cruise missile in Arunachal Pradesh, Chinese state media has warned that such a move would have “a negative influence” on stability along the border. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in China to attend the G-20 summit in Hangzhou next month.  A missile is launched from the C..
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  • Italy quake death toll hits 281, state funeral planned

    Italy quake death toll hits 281, state funeral planned
     Reuters International Aug 26, 2016 - 21:21 Rescuers work at a collapsed house following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 26, 2016. Vigili del Fuoco/Handout via REUTERS (reuters_tickers) By Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri PESCARA DEL TRONTO, Italy (Reuters) - Hopes of finding more survivors from Italy's powerful earthquake faded on Friday, with the death toll rising to 281 and the rescue operation in some of the stricken areas called off. Three days af..
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  • Going potty: Man falls down toilet chasing smart phone then gets stuck

    Going potty: Man falls down toilet chasing smart phone then gets stuck
    Caity Stone - Yahoo7 News on August 27, 2016, 4:11 pm Going potty: Man falls down toilet chasing smart phone then gets stuck Whoever potty-trained this man failed dismally.A 20-year-old man has fallen into a toilet during a desperate bid to retrieve his runaway mobile.Talk about an addiction to technology leaving you down in the dumps.Cato Bernsten Larsen, from a small town in Norway, was able to successfully climb into the lavatory, however sadly became stuck in the..
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  • Message in the sand saves boaters

    Message in the sand saves boaters
    In this August 25, 2016, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, a pair of stranded mariners signal for help as a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft crew from Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 flies over in support of a Coast Guard search and rescue mission on an uninhabited island in Micronesia, Hawaii. The U.S. Coast Guard says the two stranded mariners were rescued Friday after crews saw their “SOS” in the sand. Picture: US Navy via APTWO boaters were rescued from an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean Frida..
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  • Murderer Wanted For Michigan Killings In 1983 May Be Living As A Woman In LA

    Murderer Wanted For Michigan Killings In 1983 May Be Living As A Woman In LA
    A man who murdered two people in Michigan in 1983 is believed to be hiding in Los Angeles as a woman. Monroe County Sheriff’s Det. Jeff Smith told the LA Times that they have discovered leads suggesting that John Kelly Gentry, Jr. is living as a woman in Los Angeles. The police have reason to believe that Gentry adopted his middle name “Kelly.” They also discovered that he used to visit the West Hollywood area on a regular basis. Police authorities in Michigan have been looking for Gentry’s whe..
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  • Santos orders ceasefire with FARC after Colombia seals peace deal

    Santos orders ceasefire with FARC after Colombia seals peace deal
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  • French court suspends burkini ban, controversy goes on1:41

    French court suspends burkini ban, controversy goes on1:41
    French court suspends burkini ban, controversy goes on1:41A French court has suspended a ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits imposed by a Mediterranean resort that has angered Muslims, feminists and civil liberties campaigners. Nathan Frandino reports. The mayors of coastal towns in France say they were forced to introduce a burkini ban for the safety of the people following clashes between locals and Muslims.FRANCE’S highest administrative court has suspended a ban on the Islamic burkini swim..
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  • Girl, 5, latest victim in Philippines 'war on drugs'

    Girl, 5, latest victim in Philippines 'war on drugs'
    Bangkok: A five-year-old girl has become the youngest victim of tough-talking Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs" that has left more than 1900 people dead in seven weeks.Danica May died from a gunshot wound to the head after unidentified gunmen opened fire on her family as they sat down to lunch in their home in Dagupan, a city of 170,000 north of Manila. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide 'Duterte Harry' defends crime crackdown Fren..
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Find cheap petrol .Astronomers just caught a glimpse of a rare, massive star in formation .
Man clocked 100km/h over limit in Sydney .Earthquake strikes off Bowen at magnitude 5.8 .

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