Representatives of Jordan at the Astana, Kazakhstan talks on the resolution of the Syrian conflict said that the opposition in southern Syria was ready to take part in the ceasefire regime and fight the al-Nusra Front and Daesh militants, Maj. Gen. Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov, the head of the Russian delegation at the Astana meeting, said Monday.
It all started so well for Australian stocks this year, as they rallied to touch the highest since May 2015. That euphoria has ended abruptly.
TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Senior Managing Officer Shigeru Hayakawa answers a reporter's question in Tokyo o...
Three pastel works from James McNeill Whistler are on display at a museum in England after having not been seen for more than a century. The works were recently given … Click to Continue »
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Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A judge in Idaho ordered a 19-year-old who pleaded guilty to statutory rape to not have sex while on probation until he's married.
TOKYO, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp. Vice Chairman Yasuhito Harayama speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2017, aft...
Wheaton College will begin offering a full scholarship to one refugee annually with special preference to candidates living in countries included in President Donald Trump's travel ban. College President Dennis … Click to Continue »
A single student out of 4,000 showed up on the first day of the new term at one high school in Bamenda, the English-speaking city at the heart of a … Click to Continue »
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a work release inmate has been listed as escaped from the state facility in Council Bluffs.
McCarthy's portrayal of an angry, gum-chomping White House press secretary went viral after it aired on Saturday night.
“You can't work with a president who is eroding the Constitution.”
Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes is exactly the kind of Democrat whom you would expect to lend bipartisan support to President Donald Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure proposal. The chair of the "pro-growth" New Democratic Coalition on the party's right flank, Himes said he's been thrilled for months by Trump’s promise of a major infrastructure bill — even if it relies more on private investment than some progressives would like. Читать дальше...
WESTERHAAR - Twee auto's zijn maandagmiddag op elkaar gebotst op de Hoofdweg in Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk. Beide voertuigen liepen aanzienlijke schade op. Eén persoon is ter plekke nagekeken door ambulancepersoneel.
ZENDEREN/BORNE - Eerst moet er een goede oplossing voor Zenderen komen, pas daarna kan er verder worden gewerkt aan de Randweg in Borne. Daarvoor pleit de dorpsraad Zenderen in een petitie aan de gemeenteraad.
(AP) — Wheaton College will begin offering a full scholarship to one refugee annually with special preference to candidates living in countries included in President Donald Trump's travel ban. According to the scholarship page, students who qualify as refugees interested in signing up for the scholarship are required to submit a 100-200 word personal statement outlining their background and what receiving the scholarship would mean to them or write about this topic in the application essay. "By... Читать дальше...
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A single student out of 4,000 showed up on the first day of the new term at one high school in Bamenda, the English-speaking city at the heart of a deadly conflict in Cameroon over language in this bilingual West African country. Tensions are so high that 10 people were killed in demonstrations over language discrimination in Bamenda in December, according to a coalition of human rights groups based in the city. Two officials with the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium... Читать дальше...
US President Donald Trump's economic honeymoon could come to an end as soon as next year, senior London fund managers have forecast, with the US at risk of plunging into recession.
[...] Fowler has embraced teaching the American Revolution, complete with bringing historical reenactors to the school and having students take on an actual role in the Revolution. Last April, he received the Outstanding Teacher Award from the Exeter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Every single reenactor that has come into contact with him and his school programs are just amazed at it. Fowler is a graduate of the Exeter school system, who first became interested in a... Читать дальше...
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BEPPU, Japan - Three bodies are found on Feb. 6, 2017 in a row of terraced houses burnt down in a fire that gutted ...
Walk in the doors of a lovely Victorian building smack in the middle of town, through an old library that smells splendidly of well-read books and into a spacious, sky-lit … Click to Continue »
The London barber who gives free haircuts and advice to the young and unemployed.
KENSINGTON, N.H. (AP) — For second-grader Andrew Macek, learning a Philippine stick dance with fast rhythmic beats and marching steps made the region of the world come alive. The stick dance was one of a number of Philippine dances and cultural traditions on display at the Kensington Elementary School on Jan. 26 when the school held their annual Cultural Passport event. Each year, the school chooses a new country and students become immersed in the culture, learning dances, songs, art and history. Читать дальше...
The UK is poised to leave the EU, and is exploring the possibilities of expanding and deepening its military cooperation with allies across Europe. Finland and Sweden, the only remaining non-aligned Nordic nations, have both been invited to join a UK-led expeditionary force.
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