Chinese tourist mistaken as an asylum seeker, spends 2 weeks in shelter
Story highlightsThe Chinese tourist's passport was taken from him after he mistakenly filled out asylum requestHe spent almost two weeks at the refugee shelter, before officials realized the mistakeIdentified only as Junliang, the 31-year-old -- who only spoke Mandarin -- tried to report stolen money when he arrived at Stuttgart airport, but instead of signing a missing item form he mistakenly filled out an asylum request application, according to Christoph Schlütermann.From there, Junliang's pa..>> view originalIsrael charges UN employee in Gaza Strip for assisting Hamas
Palestinian staff of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) drive an official car in front of its headquarters in Gaza City on August 9, 2016. Israel said it had arrested and charged a United Nations employee for allegedly aiding Islamist movement Hamas.(Photo: Mahmud Hams, AFP/Getty Images)Israel on Tuesday indicted a Palestinian U.N. employee in the Gaza Strip of assisting Hamas, days after it charged the Gaza manager of the charity World Vision for allegedly diverting millions of dol..>> view original2 Million Residents Of War-Ravaged Aleppo Now Without Running Water
Buildings and debris in Aleppo's Darat Izza district, in Syria, on Sunday. Alm Aldeen Al Sabbagh/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alm Aldeen Al Sabbagh/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Buildings and debris in Aleppo's Darat Izza district, in Syria, on Sunday. Alm Aldeen Al Sabbagh/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images ..>> view originalUS says more military transparency needed in South China Sea
Associated Press 11:11 a.m. EDT August 9, 2016In this undated photo released Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese H-6K bomber flies during a patrol over the South China Sea.(Photo: Gao Fei, AP)QINGDAO, China — The response from Beijing and others to an arbitration panel’s ruling invalidating China’s vast South China Sea maritime claims has brought no surprises, but much more military transparency is needed to reduce tensions in the region, the commander o..>> view originalQuetta hospital bombing: 'There were heaps of men lying over each other'
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Raising the issue of his abdication, the emperor undermines the neo-imperial designs of the prime minister. But the battle between the palace and the PM has just begun.TOKYO — When the Emperor speaks, Japan listens and so does the world. Monday at 3:00 p.m. local time a speech by Emperor Akihito was televised on a date that commemorated no anniversary or major tragedy, as most of his addresses do. Instead it pertained to the very Imperial System itself.The Emperor, who is 82, discussed his heal..>> view originalPutin and Erdogan, Both Isolated, Reach Out to Each Other
Video Putin and Erdogan Meet for Talks President, Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey met in St. Petersburg on Tuesday to talk about diplomatic relations between the two countries. By RU-RTR, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date August 9, 2016. Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images. Watch in Times Vi..>> view original
Thursday, August 11, 2016
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