170 inmates break out of Haitian prison, kill guard
ARCAHAIE , Haiti, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- More than 170 inmates escaped a Haitian prison north of Port-au-Prince Saturday, leaving a guard dead and several injured. The escapees stole five rifles and also left a fellow inmate dead in an exchange of gunfire, BBC reported. United Nations peacekeeping forces are assisting Haitian authorities in a major manhunt for the prisoners. The violent escape prompted the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince to issue a warning to all U.S. citizens to stay clear of the are..>> view originalTrump says he'll sue sexual misconduct accusers
"Every woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign," Trump said during remarks in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. "Total fabrication. The events never happened. Never. All of these liars will be sued after the election is over."He added that a "simple phone call" to major news outlets "gets them wall-to-wall coverage with virtually no fact-checking ever."In the last two weeks, at least 10 women have come forward accusing Trump of inappropriately touching them. Their allegations came after a ..>> view original2 announce bids to lead fractious party that pushed 'Brexit'
FILE - In this April 14, 2015 file photo, Suzanne Evans makes a speech in London. Two prominent candidates have announced they are running for leadership of Britain’s fractious right-wing U.K. Independence Party _ both warning UKIP faces extinction if it doesn’t change. Suzanne Evans and Paul Nuttall declared their candidatures on Sunday Oct. 23, 2016. (Philip Toscano/PA via AP, File) (Associated Press) By Jill Lawless | AP October 23 at 10:43 AM LONDON — Two rival candidates announced b..>> view originalStill here? EU reality dims British demand on full membership
By Alastair Macdonald | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS Britain will "continue to play a full role until we leave", Prime Minister Theresa May told fellow leaders at her first EU summit; but for many Britons in Brussels that is a forlorn hope. Formally, yes, the heads of European Union institutions say Britain and its citizens will keep seats at council tables and in Parliament or go on with EU civil service careers in the two to three years left before it quits the 28-nation bloc. In reality, say Br..>> view originalJunko Tabei, the first woman to climb Everest, dies 41 years after feat
Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and conquer the "Seven Summits," has died, 41 years after scaling the world's highest mountain.Ms. Tabei passed away Thursday in a hospital outside of Tokyo, according to Japanese news reports.Tabei first made history in 1975 when she became the first woman to climb Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world, at age 35. She further established herself as an accomplished climber when, in 1992, she became the first woman to scale the "Seven Su..>> view originalChina's Xi Jinping Seeks Safety in Numbers—Or Else
BEIJING—Ahead of a top-level Communist Party conclave, Chinese President Xi Jinping is sending an unmistakable signal about what he expects from the tens of millions in the party’s ranks: total loyalty. Culminating a weekslong state-media blitz hailing the sacrifice of Communist forces that trekked thousands of miles in the mid-1930s to find a haven to continue their revolution, Mr. Xi on Friday called for an equal display of commitment. “In our Long March of today, we must strengthen the party..>> view original1 dead after 2 explosions hit Japanese city; suicide suspected
Kirk Spitzer, USA TODAY 11:42 a.m. EDT October 23, 2016Police officers investigate near a damaged wooden bench, right, following an explosion at a park in Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016. One person is dead and at several people have been injured after two apparent explosions back-to-back in the city. Japanese media say the reported blasts occurred before noon Sunday at the park and a nearby pay-parking lot. It wasn’t clear if they were related, and police are inve..>> view originalBavarian town honors patron saint of horses in procession
Photo: Matthias Schrader, AP People in their traditional costumes of the region take part at the traditional Leonhardi pilgrimage in Warngau near Munich, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016. The annual pilgrimage honors St. Leonhard, patron saint of the highland farmers for horses and livestock. less People in their traditional costumes of the region take part at the traditional Leonhardi pilgrimage in War..>> view originalPeshmerga forces 5 miles from Iraq's Mosul in key battle against ISIS
A coalition of 100,000 troops have been closing in on Mosul since Monday, liberating surrounding communities village by village and making quicker-than-expected gains. Officials and analysts say that entering Mosul is likely to kick off intense street fighting as coalition forces try to retake what has become the cultural capital of ISIS' envisaged caliphate, or Islamic state. 'Freed' and then forgottenTwo Peshmerga factions linked up after surrounding the empty town of Bashiqa, about eight mil..>> view originalSpain's Political Impasse Ends as Socialist Party Clears Way for Rajoy's Re-election
MADRID—Mariano Rajoy, a prominent target of the antiestablishment fervor rising across Europe, was assured of re-election as prime minister when his Socialist rivals conceded defeat Sunday, ending Spain’s 10-month leadership impasse. Socialist leaders, in a reversal, instructed their party’s lawmakers to abstain when Parliament considers his candidacy next weekend, depriving other opposition parties of the votes needed to keep blocking the conservative incumbent. The Socialists, distant runners..>> view original
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