Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Turkey released a map showing where Russia violated its airspace, and Russia countered

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Turkey and Russia have released competing maps showing where a Russian warplane violated — or steered clear of, depending on the point of view — Turkish airspace before it was shot down early Tuesday.
Shortly after the jet was downed, the Turkish military published a radar map demonstrating the reported flight path of the jet it shot down, which Ankara is using as proof that the pilots violated the country's airspace:
The blue line is the Turkish border, and the red arrow is pointing to the spot at which the warplane reportedly entered Turkish airspace.

Chicago protesters march as police release video of officer shooting teen

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Protesters took to the streets of Chicago late Tuesday after police released a graphic dash-cam video showing an officer shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
McDonald was killed in October 2014. The city's mayor has called for peace.
"I believe this is a moment that can build bridges of understanding rather than become a barrier of misunderstanding. I understand that the people will be upset and will want to protest when they see this video," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said. "We as a city must rise to this moment."

School 'in lockdown' after reports of gunshots fired at car outside primary



Investigation: Police are looking into reports of a discharged firearm this morning

A school is 'in lockdown' after reports gunshots were fired at a car outside this morning.
Police were called to an incident outside Anfield Road School in Anfield Road, Liverpool.
Residents are being told by officers to stay in their homes, and the road, which runs parallel to Anfield Road School, has been cordoned off and access is currently restricted.
A spokesperson from Anfield Road School told the Liverpool Echo they were unable to confirm whether an incident had taken place.
But police have issued a statement confirming an investigation is underway after reports from the public a car had been shot at.The spokesman said: “Merseyside Police is investigating reports of a firearms discharge in Anfield this morning.
"Patrols were called to Anfield Road at about 9am after several members of the public reported a shot was fired towards a car.
"Officers are in attendance and detectives are carrying out house to house and CCTVenquiries in the area.
"Patrols have been stepped up to reassure the community."

Anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the area this morning is urged to call the gun crime hotline on 0800 230 0600 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
More details on this breaking story as we get them.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Turkey shoots down Russian warplane on Syrian border


Turkey has shot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border, a senior Turkish official has said. According to Al Jazeerah, the plane was shut down on Syrian territory in Latakia's Yamadi village.

The plane was downed by the Turkish military according to the rules of engagement because it violated Turkish airspace, the Turkish official said.

Monday, November 23, 2015

North Korea believed to earn a fortune from forced labor overseas, U.N. says

North Korea defends human rights record
North Korea's catalog of abuses against its own people within the secretive country's tightly controlled borders has been widely reported. But Kim Jong Un's regime is also believed to be pocketing huge sums from tens of thousands of its citizens who are sent abroad to toil in forced labor conditions, the United Nations says.
The laborers are made to work as long as 20 hours a day without enough food and under constant surveillance, according to a new report from Marzuki Darusman, the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea.

Syria : Kurdish forces dig in just outside ISIS headquarters in Raqqa

When Bahoz heard the blasts, he guessed they must have come from French jets. There were 14 of them, all around the time thatPresident Francois Hollande said France had started bombing Raqqa.
The capital of ISIS's self-declared caliphate is eerily close to Bahoz's position. A fighter with the Kurdish YPG units, he sits on a series of outposts along a lengthy earth trench that is essentially the front line with Raqqa -- about 20 miles away, across flat, hostile ground.
"Three days ago we saw 14 airstrikes suddenly hit just nearby, and then the French said they'd started bombing," he told CNN, when we were given rare access to his position near the town of Ayn al Issa.
"We will do our best to avenge Paris," he vowed.

Drunk Russian sailor crashes 7,000-ton ship into Scotland -- at full speed

The cargo vessel Lysblink Seaways ran aground on the northwest coast of Scotland in February.
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
Don't put him in charge of a 7,000-ton, 423-foot (129-meter) cargo ship, for starters.
That's how a Russian mariner who drank half a liter of rum before work, according to investigators, managed to crash into the coast of Scotland last winter -- at full speed.
The Lysblink Seaways was on its way from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Skogn in Norway when it slammed into the rocky shoreline near Kilchoan on the Ardnamurchan peninsula at about 2:30 a.m. on February 18.
When the ship was salvaged, it was so badly damaged that it had to be scrapped.

Pfizer, Allergan combining in $160 billion deal

Pfizer and Allergan will join in a $160 billion deal to create the world’s largest drugmaker.
The transaction is valued at $363.63 per Allergan share. Allergan shareholders will receive 11.3 shares of the combined company for each of their shares. Pfizer stockholders get one share of the combined company for each of theirs.

Belgian police asked people not to share information about anti-terror raids so they started posting cat photos

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A request by Belgium police for members of the public not to share information of anti-terrorism raids on social media, prompted an inventive response from Twitter users. As the Belgian capital remains in lockdown while raids continue, the hashtag #BrusselsLockdownbegan trending.
However, the images posted were not of the deserted city streets with police cordons, but of cats. The hilarious response demonstrated the good humour of the Belgium people even in times of crisis, as they endeavoured, in the most imaginative way possible, to support the police services.
The images of cute kittens countered the images of violence and gunman that usually accompany anti-terror raids. Commentators acknowledged the witty response. "#Catstorm on #BrusselsLockdown = the best of human nature responding to the worst of human nature. Hope all are safe," wrote one Twitter user poignantly.

Cops release photo of THIRD suicide bomber behind Stade de France blasts

French police issue an image of the third suicide bomber from the Stade de France stadium attack
Bomber: French cops want help in identifying the man
French police have released this picture of the third suicide bomber who took part in the attack on the Stade de France last Friday night.
Cops have published the image in the hope the public can help identify him.
The French National Police posted a photo of the man on Twitter this evening.
The picture reportedly shows a man known as M al-Mahmod, according to the BBC.
He is believed to have entered the Greek island of Leros with another terrorist travelling under the name of Ahmad al-Mohammad.
The man was one of three people killed in attacks at the stadium.
The bombers had tried to get into the Stade de France during the international friendly match between France and Germany, but were blocked at the turnstyles.

Europe's most wanted man Salah Abdeslam slips the net as Belgian police arrest 16 in terror raids

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Europe's most wanted man has evaded capture once again after heavily-armed police officers launched raids across Brussels and arresting 16 people.
Salah Abdeslam was not arrested by police in Belgium during 19 raids linked to an "imminent" threat to the European nation from suspected Islamist fanatics.
At a press conference this at around 11.30pm UK time on Sunday, Belgian prosecutors revealed one suspect drove towards police after being spotted.
Officers dodged the car but were forced to fire shots at it and then arrested the person inside.

Here's a worrying sign that it's only a matter of time before the next Middle Eastern crisis breaks out

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A host of Middle East nightmare scenarios have unfolded in recent years, from chemical warfare toattempted genocide to state collapse to the takeover of significant territory by an unprecedentedly brutal jihadist group.
One of the region's most dangerous frontlines has remained quiet through it all. Even with repeated Israeli strikeson their weapons supply routes and stockpiles inside of Syria, open warfare hasn't broken out between the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah and Israel.
Even amid a regional meltdown, the number of rockets that the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah has fired on Israel since the conclusion of their summer 2006 war can be counted on one hand.

At least 16 people were taken to the hospital after a shooting at a playground in New Orleans

At least 16 people were taken to the hospital after a shooting at a playground in New Orleans
At least 16 people were hospitalized after a shooting at a playground in New Orleans, a local TV station reported on Sunday, citing police.
WWL TV said the shooting occurred around 7 p.m. local time (0100 GMT on Monday) while about 500 people were at Bunny Friend playground in the city's Upper Ninth Ward for the making of a music video.

21 members of a Nigerian criminal organisation arrested in a raid by Barcelona Police for forcing Nigerian women into prostitution


On Monday, Nov. 16, Catalan regional police launched a large-scale raid against human trafficking and sexual exploitation of women in Barcelona, Spain. 21 people, 15 men and 6 women, tall Nigerians, were arrested in the early morning operation for forcing Nigerian women into prostitution. Above is one of the arrested Nigerians

The Central Unit against Human Trafficking disclosed that the suspects are part of a criminal organisation, known as "Supreme Eiye Confraternity", that has forced more than one hundred women into prostitution since the beginning of 2014.

Photos from Diddy's 46th birthday bash



Diddy celebrated his 46th birthday bash Saturday night in a mansion in Beverly Hills, which saw a lot of stars including Jay Z, Kanye West, Ludacris, Tyrese, Wiz Khalifa, Vin Diesel, Kendall Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Amber Rose, Kris Jenner, French Montana, Heidi Klum, Gigi,Cara Delevigne, Christina Milian, Bobby Brown, Karrueche and a host of others. More photos after the cut...

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