Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Was Anne Frank really betrayed? New study suggests otherwise and other top stories.

  • Was Anne Frank really betrayed? New study suggests otherwise

    Was Anne Frank really betrayed? New study suggests otherwise
    THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Anne Frank may not have been betrayed to Nazi occupiers, but captured by chance. A new study published Friday by the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam says that despite decades of research there is no conclusive evidence that the Jewish diarist and her family were betrayed to the Netherlands’ German occupiers during World War II, leading to their arrest and deportation. Ronald Leopold, Executive Director of the Anne Frank House museum, said in a statement Friday tha..
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  • Turkish bus attack: 13 off-duty soldiers killed by car bomb

    Turkish bus attack: 13 off-duty soldiers killed by car bomb
    Media captionFootage shows aftermath of blast on the bus A suicide car bomb in central Turkey has killed 13 soldiers aboard a bus and wounded 56 more, officials say.The blast destroyed the bus carrying soldiers visiting a local market in the city of Kayseri. An army spokesman said civilians may also have been injured.No group has admitted carrying out the attack, but Turkish officials say it bears the hallmarks of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).It comes a week after 44 people we..
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  • Powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake hits off Papau New Guinea

    Powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake hits off Papau New Guinea
    People living along Papua New Guinea's coastline fled to higher ground on Saturday after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck east of the Pacific nation, triggering a tsunami warning for parts of its archipelago.A couple of hours after the quake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said the threat had largely passed, although it said government agencies should continue to monitor coastal tides."Based on all available data ... the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now passed," the PTWC ..
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  • As victory tour ends, Trump holds fast to feuding stance - Tribune

    Updated 7 hours ago MOBILE, Ala. — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday wrapped up his postelection victory tour, showing few signs of turning the page from his blustery campaign to focus on uniting a divided nation a month before his inauguration. At each stop, the Republican has gloatingly recapped his election night triumph, reignited old political feuds while starting new ones, and done little to quiet the chants of “Lock her up!” directed at Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. L..
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  • Philippines' Duterte to US over aid: 'Bye-bye America'

    Philippines' Duterte to US over aid: 'Bye-bye America'
    Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte(Photo: Tang Chhin Sothy, AFP/Getty Images)President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Saturday to terminate a pact that allows U.S. troops to visit the Philippines, saying "bye-bye America" as he reacted with rage to what he thought was a U.S. decision to scrap a major aid package over human rights concerns.A U.S. government aid agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, said earlier in the week that its board deferred a vote on a renewal of the development assi..
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  • Michelle Obama's suggestion Trump is end of 'hope' for America gets pushback

    Michelle Obama's suggestion Trump is end of 'hope' for America gets pushback
    First lady Michelle Obama's suggestion that the United States has lost hope now that Donald Trump has becoming president after eight years of husband President Obama bringing “hope and change” to Americans was met Saturday with some pushback. "Michelle Obama says there is no hope,” Trump, the Republican president-elect, said at a rally in Alabama. “I assume she was talking about the past not the future. I honestly believe she meant that statement differently than the way it came out.” Alabama S..
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  • Middle East|Bombing Kills at Least 30 Outside Yemen Military Camp

    Middle East|Bombing Kills at Least 30 Outside Yemen Military Camp
    SANAA, Yemen รข€” A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up outside a military camp in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Sunday morning, killing at least 30 soldiers, Yemeni officials said.The officials told The Associated Press that preliminary investigations showed the blast was the work of a bomber wearing an explosive vest. At least 50 people were injured in the attack that took place as soldiers lined up to collect their salaries, they said. The officials all spoke on condition of anony..
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  • China said it would return a seized US naval drone. Trump told them to 'keep it.'

    China said it would return a seized US naval drone. Trump told them to 'keep it.'
    The Chinese government said Saturday it will return a U.S. naval drone seized last week in the South China Sea, a step toward defusing maritime tensions between the two Pacific powers.  President-elect Donald Trump reacted to the news by telling them he doesn’t want it back. “We should tell China that we don’t want the drone they stole back.- let them keep it!” he tweeted Saturday evening. The comment could prolong one of the most serious incidents between the U.S. and Chinese militaries in rec..
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