'Unprecedented' 65 million people displaced by war and persecution in 2015 – UN
British Parliament holds special session to honor slain lawmaker
LONDON — There were moments of silence and calls for a more civil form of politics Monday, as the British Parliament convened a special session to pay tribute to Jo Cox, the lawmaker who was killed in a village in northern England last week.Thomas Mair has been charged with murder in the death of Cox, who opposed Britain’s exit from the European Union. Mair made a brief appearance in court Monday via a video link from Belmarsh prison in London. Advertisement Financial markets took note of ne..>> view originalMan who attempted to grab gun at rally wanted 'to kill Trump'
Police arrested the 19-year-old after he attempted to pull a police officer's gun from its holster inside a Las Vegas theater where Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, was holding a campaign rally.Police said Michael Sandford, a Briton, struck up a conversation with a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer under the pretense that he was seeking to get an autograph. During the conversation, police said Sandford tried to pull the officer's service weapon from its holster. Other officers also..>> view originalMan Taken Into Custody in Brussels After Security Alert
Photo Police officers blocked the area around the City 2 shopping center in Brussels on Tuesday after a security alert. Credit Olivier Hoslet/European Pressphoto Agency BRUSSELS — Belgian authorities took a man into custody early Tuesday following a pre-dawn security alert at a major shopping center in downtown Brussels.The security operation was launched following an alert about a suspicious package, according to staff at the City 2 shopping center. Belgium's Standa..>> view originalTwist and Om: Millions take part in Yoga Day in India
Millions of people across India twisted themselves into complex yoga positions Tuesday as the country celebrated International Yoga Day.Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined a crowd of 30,000 schoolchildren and other residents of the northern city of Chandigarh for a mass yoga session.Before beginning the exercises, Modi urged people to make yoga a part of their lives, saying the practice — which began in ancient India — doesn't differentiate between the rich and poor, and is accessible to all.Ind..>> view originalChina City Holds Dog-Meat Eating Festival Despite Protests
A city in southern China went ahead with an annual dog-meat eating festival Tuesday despite heavy criticism and protests from animal rights activists. Vendors slaughtered dogs and cooked their meat in dozens of restaurants across the city of Yulin, in an event that has come to symbolize the cruelty and potential for spreading disease associated with the largely unregulated industry. Activists bought dogs from dealers who had been planning to slaughter them, while local residents complained ..>> view originalIran general warns Bahrain after Shia cleric stripped of citizenship
Image copyright AFP Image caption Protesters gathered near Sheikh Isa Qassim's home in the village of Diraz on Monday The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards overseas operation arm has warned there could be armed resistance in Bahrain after the Sunni-ruled kingdom stripped a top Shia cleric of his citizenship.Gen Qassem Soleimani said Bahrain's action against Sheikh Isa Qassim could "set the region on fire".Bahrain accused the cleric of using his posi..>> view originalJordanian soldiers killed in bomb attack at Syria border
Image copyright EPA Image caption Jordan deployed soldiers to guard the makeshift camp for Syrian refugees at Rukban At least six Jordanian soldiers have been killed and 14 hurt in a car bomb attack near a makeshift refugee camp on the Syria-Jordan border, officials say.The attack took place at about 05:30 (02:30 GMT) in the remote Rukban area, a few hundred metres from the camp.Jordan's military said several other "hostile" vehicles were destroyed.Mo..>> view originalWith two days to go, Britain's EU referendum vote still on knife edge
LONDON Opinion polls on Tuesday suggested growing support amongst Britons for staying in the European Union but the vote in two days time which will have far-reaching consequences for Britain and Europe remains on a knife edge.Britons will vote on Thursday on whether to quit the 28-nation bloc amid warnings from politicians, economists and trade bodies across the globe that a decision to leave would plunge Britain and possibly much of Europe into recession.The bloc - already shaken by differen..>> view originalTop Iranian Security Official Claims 'Takfiri' Plot Broken Up
CAIRO— Iranian authorities say they have broken up what they are calling the “biggest plot ever” by Sunni extremists against the capital Tehran and other parts of the country. They accuse “Takfiri” militants of being behind the alleged plot. Iranian state TV announced Monday that the country’s intelligence ministry had succeeded in capturing and arresting a number of alleged Sunni “terrorists” whom it claimed were plotting to bomb Tehran and other areas. The television report added that police ..>> view original
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