Mosul: Iraqi forces on city's doorstep
Photos: Mosul operation: Iraqi-led forces push toward key cityIraqi forces run for cover after a mortar shell struck near the village of Bazwaya, on the eastern edges of Mosul, Iraq, on Monday, October 31. An Iraqi-led offensive is underway to reclaim Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city and the last major stronghold for ISIS in the country. Photos: Mosul operation: Iraqi-led forces push toward key cityAn Iraqi soldier receives treatment after being injured during clashes with ISIS fighters near B..>> view originalWoman at center of South Korean presidential crisis is detained
TOKYO — The woman accused of acting as South Korea’s “shadow president” has been jailed under emergency detention laws, as prosecutors question her about what exact role she played for the real president, Park Geun-hye. Park is facing the worst crisis of her tumultuous four-year presidency after allegations that Choi Soon-sil, her close friend of four decades, has had undue influence on state affairs. The case has incensed the country to the point where early on Tuesday, a 45-year-old man dro..>> view originalVenezuela is telling hungry city dwellers to grow their own food
Alirio Ovalles walks at his family's urban garden in Caracas, Venezuela, in June. (Mariana Bazo/Reuters) CARACAS, Venezuela — Some Venezuelan city dwellers are trying to grow their own produce to offset the country’s severe shortages following socialist President Nicolás Maduro’s calls for “food sovereignty.” But in a country where families are going hungry as a result of government mismanagement and sky-high inflation, many view the “Great Agro-Venezuela Mission” with skepticism. “Agricultu..>> view originalIndia, Pakistan Trade Border Fire in Kashmir, 7 Killed
SRINAGAR, India — Seven civilians were killed and nine others wounded by Pakistani shelling in Kashmir on Tuesday, Indian officials said, as cross-border firing by the two countries' troops escalated in the disputed region.A police officer said five people, including two children, were killed by Pakistani shelling in Ramgarh sector. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with department policy.Civil administrator Pawan Kotwal said two women also died in Rajouri sector in cros..>> view originalPakistan's opposition leader calls off 'million men' march
By Associated Press November 1 at 7:16 AM ISLAMABAD — Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan has called off a mass protest aimed at shutting down the capital and forcing the resignation of the prime minister. Khan, a former cricketer, announced Tuesday he was calling off his “million men” rally, a day before it was due to take place in Islamabad. He says his supporters should instead “celebrate victory” on the streets on Wednesday because Pakistani courts are holding Prime Minister Nawaz Sha..>> view originalRussia says resumption of Syria peace talks delayed indefinitely
MOSCOW Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday a Western failure to rein in violent Islamists in Syria had indefinitely delayed the resumption of peace talks.Shoigu said that rebels backed by Western governments had been attacking civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo, despite a pause in Russian and Syrian air attacks."As a result, the prospects for the start of a negotiation process and the return to peaceful life in Syria are postponed for an indefinite period," Shoigu said.R..>> view originalExplosion at Pakistani Ship Breaking Yard Kills 7 Laborers
KARACHI, Pakistan — An explosion at a ship breaking yard in southwest Pakistan on Tuesday killed at least seven laborers and wounded dozens of others, police said.An oil tank exploded while workers were dismantling an old ship, police official Mohammad Abdullah. Initial reports indicated that dozens of laborers remained trapped after the blast in the coastal town of Gadani, he said. Several other workers jumped overboard into the sea as the fire raged, he added.Abdullah said rescuers were tr..>> view originalTremors haunt central Italian region devastated by quake
A view of the destroyed graveyard of Campi, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. The third powerful earthquake to hit Italy in two months spared human life Sunday but struck at the nation’s identity, destroying a Benedictine cathedral, a medieval tower and other beloved landmarks that had survived the earlier jolts across a mountainous region of small historic towns. (Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press) By Valentina Onori and Carlo Piovano | AP November 1 at 6:55 AM NORCIA, Italy — Dozens..>> view originalFrench President: No More Migrants Allowed at Calais Camp
PARIS — French President Francois Hollande says migrants won't be allowed to resettle at a now-razed camp in Calais that had become a vast, lawless slum.Authorities cleared the last of the camp's makeshift shelters Monday night after evacuating 5,000 migrants to temporary housing around France.In an interview published Tuesday in La Voix du Nord newspaper, Hollande is quoted as saying, "I promise (Calais residents) that there will not be a new settlement."He said more than 1,000 underage mig..>> view originalChina-Malaysia Summit Marks New Test for US Sway in Asia
Updated Nov. 1, 2016 6:23 a.m. ET Prime Minister Najib Razak visited China on Tuesday, giving Beijing another opportunity to dilute the U.S.’s influence in Asia. The two countries were expected sign deals including a $13 billion, Chinese-financed rail line connecting Kuala Lumpur to Malaysia’s northeast coast and another for the purchase of Chinese-made coastal-patrol vessels, according to Malaysian state media. Mr. Najib met with Premier Li Keqiang Tuesday at Beijing’s Great H..>> view original
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