AvatarThiện NhânAvatarAvatarIraq crisis: US carries out humanitarian airdrop to stranded civilians fleeing Isis for second night runningThe TelegraphUS military aircraft dropped humanitarian aid to Iraqis under threat from hardline militants in northern Iraq for the second straight night, the Pentagon has said. "This airdrop was conducted from multiple airbases within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and as with last night, …
AvatarThiện NhânAvatarAvatarU.S. Drops Food and Water to Trapped Iraqis for Second DayNBC News - NBC UniversalThree cargo planes, escorted by jet fighters, on Friday dropped 72 bundles of supplies to Iraqis trapped on a mountain by ISIS militants. U.S. military aircraft dropped a second air drop of humanitarian aid to Iraqis under threat from hard-line militants in northern Iraq for the second straight …
AvatarThiện NhânAvatarAvatarAfghanistan's presidential rivals reach agreement after Kerry flies into Kabulverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian staff reporterAshraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah strike political accord many hope puts faltering deal in election dispute back on track
AvatarThiện NhânAvatarAvatarAbducted soldiers killed in Yemenverified_publisherAl JazeeraAl-Qaeda-affiliated group says it killed 14 soldiers hours after they were kidnapped from a bus. Gunmen believed to be linked to al-Qaeda have kidnapped and killed 14 Yemeni soldiers returning home from duty, local officials and residents say. Residents found the bodies of the men on a road near the …
AvatarThiện NhânFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoUS Warns Russia: Further Intervention In Ukraine Will Be Seen As 'Invasion'huffingtonpost.comThe rapper was arrested mere moments after winning three Grammys earlier this month and charged with misdemeanor battery for a security guard …
AvatarThiện NhânAvatarAvatarU.N. Agency Calls Ebola Outbreak an International Health Emergencyverified_publisherThe New York Times - Alan CowellLONDON — Facing the worst known outbreak of the Ebola virus, with almost 1,000 fatalities in West Africa, the World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency on Friday, demanding an extraordinary response — only the third such declaration of its kind since regulations …
AvatarThiện NhânAvatarAvatarWinds, Rain Ease as Tropical Storm Iselle Passes HawaiiNBC News - NBC UniversalTwo polling places had to be closed on the Big Island as voters trooped to the polls in the face of flash floods and severe weather warnings. Hawaiians trooped out to vote Saturday despite flash floods and severe weather warnings after state officials decided to stare down Tropical Storm Iselle and …
AvatarThiện NhânAvatarAvatarIsrael-Gaza cease-fire endsverified_publisherCNNGaza City CNN — For residents of Gaza and southern Israel, the fleeting period of calm is over. The Israeli military said aircraft carried out strikes on at least 70 militant targets in Gaza on Friday in response to a barrage of rocket fire after a three-day truce in the region came to an end without …
AvatarThiện NhânAvatarAvatarIraq conflict: US aid drop follows fresh raids on militantsverified_publisherBBC NewsMedia caption, Unicef's Juliette Touma says people in the Sinjar mountains are in desperate need of food, water, shelter and protection The US has conducted its second air-drop of food and water to thousands of Iraqis hiding in mountains from jihadist fighters, the Pentagon says. It came hours after …
AvatarThiện NhânAvatarAvatarCIA Denies Email Release Until Person Requesting Them Can Figure Out Unknowable Detailsverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Paul SzoldraIf you want to uncover some of the secrets inside the CIA, you basically need to already know what they are when you put in your request for records, according to TechDirt. This interesting Catch-22 stems from a request under the Freedom of Information Act from Michael Morisy of the website …
AvatarThiện NhânAvatarAvatarLaurentian MountainsNational Geographic - Jackie MiddletonNorth America's first ski lift was built in the Laurentians in 1931, and by the late 1930s "snow trains" had brought tens of thousands of Montreal skiers to the slopes. Ever since, the Laurentians have been Montreal's four-season playground. The Quebec landscape ranges from rounded mountaintops to …
AvatarThiện NhânAvatarAvatarFamily life: Costumes and sibling rivalry, We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel and narna breadverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian staff reporterReaders’ favourite photographs, songs and recipes