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Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh scramble for food
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh scramble for food
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are scrambling for food and water. Nearly 400,000 Rohingya Muslims arrived from western Myanmar since Aug. 25. They are fleeing a Myanmar government offensive against insurgents. The UN called Myanmars actions ethnic cleansing. The recent wave of refugees sparked a humanitarian crisis in both Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Sep 16, 2017
Parsons Green Tube Station reopens one day after terror attack
Parsons Green Tube Station reopens one day after terror attack
Parsons Green Tube station has reopened one day after a terror attack. A home-made bomb engulfed a tube carriage in flames but failed to detonate. 29 people were injured in the blast or the panicked stampede that followed. An 18-year-old was arrested at Dover port in connection with the attack early on Sept. 16. The terror threat level remains critical. It is the fifth major terror attack in the UK in 2017.
Sep 16, 2017
Video shows launch of latest North Korean missile
Video shows launch of latest North Korean missile
North Korean television has released footage of the countrys latest missile launch. The missile flew over Hokkaido in Japan on Sept. 15. It landed 1,240 miles east of Japan in the Pacific. Photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un witnessing the launch and celebrating the successful take-off of the missile.
Sep 16, 2017
Snodland fire destroys block of flats in Kent
Snodland fire destroys block of flats in Kent
A large fire engulfed a block of flats in Snodland, Kent in the early morning of Sept. 16. 15 fire engines and around 100 firefighters attended the blaze. It is unclear whether anyone remained in the flats or how the fire started.
Sep 16, 2017
Britain raises security threat level to critical
Britain raises security threat level to critical
Britain lifted its national security threat level to critical from severe on Friday (September 15), meaning an attack is expected, after a bomb on a London commuter train injured 29 people.Prime Minister Theresa May said in a televised statement that armed police and members of the military would be seen on the streets in the coming days.
Sep 16, 2017
Susan Rice explains why she unmasked the identity of some Trump officials
Susan Rice explains why she unmasked the identity of some Trump officials
Susan Rice has told House investigators why she unmasked the identity of some Trump officials who met with the UAE crown prince. Rice explained that she wanted to know why Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed was in New York. It is customary to notify the US government about foreign dignitaries travel plans, but Rice said the Obama administration was not informed about the crown princes arrival to the US.
Sep 16, 2017
Hundreds burn Trump-Duterte effigies in Philippines
Hundreds burn Trump-Duterte effigies in Philippines
Hundreds of protesters burned effigies of US President Donald Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The protest took place outside the US embassy in Manila and was held in response to U.S. troopss involvement in the Marawi siege.
Sep 16, 2017
Stockley verdict sparks protests in St Louis
Stockley verdict sparks protests in St Louis
More than 500 protesters took to the streets in response to the acquittal of Jason Stockley, 36, a former St Louis police officer charged with first-degree murder in the death of Anthony Lamar Smith, 24.
Sep 16, 2017
What is the Nazi bucket challenge? Twitter users declare Donald Trump a white supremacist
What is the Nazi bucket challenge? Twitter users declare Donald Trump a white supremacist
Some Twitter users took the Nazi Bucket Challenge Friday, but they werent covering their heads with ice water to raise money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Netizens stated their backgrounds and then named President Donald Trump as a white supremacist. Anyone who wanted to play the Twitter game used the hashtag #NaziBucketChallenge.
Sep 16, 2017
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