Dennis Rodman to Kim Jong Un: ‘Do me a solid’ and free Kenneth Bae
Dennis Rodman to Kim Jong Un: ‘Do me a solid’ and free Kenneth Bae | GlobalPost News you wish you didn’t know. NBA-icon-turned-diplomat Dennis Rodman is back, asking Kim Jong Un to “do me a solid” and release American Kenneth Bae. “I’m calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea or as I call him [...]
Turkish PM Erdogan calls airstrikes on Syria ‘unacceptable’
Turkish PM Erdogan calls airstrikes on Syria ‘unacceptable’ | GlobalPost Priyanka Boghani and Noga Tarnopolsky May 7, 2013 10:08 JERUSALEM — Turkey’s premier called the airstrikes that hit military sites in Syria over the weekend “unacceptable” on Tuesday. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, “No excuse can justify this operation,” which has been attributed to Israel. [...]
Pakistan: Suicide bomber kills 8, injures at least 40 in Peshawar
8 dead, at least 40 injured in Pakistan’s Peshawar | GlobalPost Jill Langlois April 29, 2013 08:16 At least eight people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a suicide bombing in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan’s latest pre-election violence. The bomber, who rammed his motorcycle into a passenger bus, detonated the explosives [...]
Russia’s Putin and Japan’s PM Abe to discuss island dispute and energy
Russia’s Putin and Japan’s PM Abe to discuss island dispute and energy | GlobalPost Daniel DeFraia April 29, 2013 07:39 Prime Minister Abe meets President Putin for the first top-level visit in a decade with the hope of breaking the stalemate of a territorial dispute dating back to World War II. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe [...]
Pirates kidnap 5 sailors off Nigeria coast
5 sailors kidnapped by pirates off Nigeria coast | GlobalPost Jill Langlois April 29, 2013 14:28 Five sailors have been kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta. The International Maritime Bureau said the five sailors were kidnapped on Thursday around 45 nautical miles off the coast of Brass. Pirates on a speedboat [...]
In Dagestan, US blamed for Boston bombing
Gamzat Izudinov April 24, 2013 13:27 As US officials investigate the Tsarnaev brothers in Dagestan, parents and supporters struggle with disbelief. MAKHACHKALA, Russia — US investigators who questioned the parents of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev here in the North Caucasus region of Dagestan are helping fill out what’s emerging as a [...]
Peña Nieto meets his match: teachers!
Mexico’s president meets his match: teachers | Alief Post Dudley Althaus April 23, 2013 16:20 Analysis: Teachers’ unrest and new cracks in the uneasy alliance supporting the government’s reforms agenda mean hard days ahead for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. MEXICO CITY, Mexico — After nearly six months of smooth sailing, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s [...]
Pro-Assad hackers take control of CBS News’ social media accounts
Pro-Assad hackers take control of CBS News’ social media accounts | Alief Post By Jeb Boone Hackers from the pro-Assad Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) took control of several CBS News Twitter accounts over the weekend, including accounts belonging to 60 Minutes, 48 hours and CBS Denver. The hack on Sunday was the second attack launched [...]
Artisan coffee comes to North Korea
Third wave coffee comes to North Korea From nuclear threats to dark-horse celebrity ambassadors, North Korea has made a name for itself as a hotbed of severity, secrecy and scandal. Curious coffee lovers now have a reason to visit North Korea. Pyongyang is home to a hip new coffeeshop serving “third wave” coffee — a [...]
Egyptian Shias keep low form in face of defamation
CAIRO — The Sufis’ chants rose in an accelerating rhythm. “Have a demeanour on us, have a demeanour on us… we who were given a changed knowledge.” Thursday noted a birthday — Mulid — of Al-Sayeda Nafisa, mother of one of Prophet Muhammad’s grandsons. The atmosphere was filled with acknowledgment poems, song and Quran recitations [...]