Hong Kong police arrest nine over 'bomb-making plot'
Police in Hong Kong say they have arrested nine people on suspicion of conspiracy to manufacture explosives. The arrests come in the same week that lawmakers are due to vote on a controversial political reform plan. Police spokesman Ng Wai-hon did not make a direct connection between the arrests and the vote but said at least one of the suspects belonged to a "radical group".
Police in Hong Kong say they have arrested nine people on suspicion of conspiracy to manufacture explosives. The arrests come in the same week that lawmakers are due to vote on a controversial political reform plan. Police spokesman Ng Wai-hon did not make a direct connection between the arrests and the vote but said at least one of the suspects belonged to a "radical group".
Colorado court to decide if employees can smoke pot off-duty
Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it. Now, the state's highest court is considering whether workers' off-duty use of medical marijuana is protected under state law.
Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it. Now, the state's highest court is considering whether workers' off-duty use of medical marijuana is protected under state law.
Prof. Alan Dershowitz on ‘Jerusalem Passport Law’ and BDS
VOI’s Mordechai Twersky, sitting in for Gil Hoffman, interviews Harvard University law professor Alan M. Dershowitz, who rips apart the US Supreme Court decision on passports issued in Jerusalem and the BDS movement.
VOI’s Mordechai Twersky, sitting in for Gil Hoffman, interviews Harvard University law professor Alan M. Dershowitz, who rips apart the US Supreme Court decision on passports issued in Jerusalem and the BDS movement.
Thousands of Syrians flee into Turkey amid intense fighting
Thousands of Syrians cut through a border fence and crossed over into Turkey on Sunday, fleeing intense fighting in northern Syria between Kurdish fighters and jihadis. The flow of refugees came as Syrian Kurdish fighters closed in on the outskirts of a strategic Islamic State-held town on the Turkish border, Kurdish officials and an activist group said, potentially cutting off a key supply line for the extremists' nearby de facto capital.
Thousands of Syrians cut through a border fence and crossed over into Turkey on Sunday, fleeing intense fighting in northern Syria between Kurdish fighters and jihadis. The flow of refugees came as Syrian Kurdish fighters closed in on the outskirts of a strategic Islamic State-held town on the Turkish border, Kurdish officials and an activist group said, potentially cutting off a key supply line for the extremists' nearby de facto capital.
U.S. plans to store heavy arms in Baltic, Eastern Europe - source
The United States plans to store heavy military equipment in the Baltics and Eastern European nations to reassure allies unnerved by Russia's intervention in Ukraine and to deter further aggression, U.S. officials said.
The United States plans to store heavy military equipment in the Baltics and Eastern European nations to reassure allies unnerved by Russia's intervention in Ukraine and to deter further aggression, U.S. officials said.
Moldova's pro-Russian parties set to top poll
Moldova’s pro-Russian parties were expected to defeat pro-EU rivals in yesterday’s local elections, which were dominated by political and financial scandals and rising tension with Moscow and separatists that it supports.
Moldova’s pro-Russian parties were expected to defeat pro-EU rivals in yesterday’s local elections, which were dominated by political and financial scandals and rising tension with Moscow and separatists that it supports.
UK kin shocked to see teen in ISIS photo
The family of a British boy said they were "devastated and heartbroken" after ISIS apparently released a photo showing their 17-year-old relative smiling in front of an ISIS flag.
The family of a British boy said they were "devastated and heartbroken" after ISIS apparently released a photo showing their 17-year-old relative smiling in front of an ISIS flag.
Flash floods kill at least 12 and set zoo animals free
Georgian police were last night searching the mud-clogged streets of the capital, Tbilisi, for animals that escaped from the city’s zoo during flash floods that killed at least 12 people and left more than 20 missing.
Georgian police were last night searching the mud-clogged streets of the capital, Tbilisi, for animals that escaped from the city’s zoo during flash floods that killed at least 12 people and left more than 20 missing.
Nuclear weapons states upgrade warheads despite disarmament
Nuclear armed states continue to upgrade their stockpiles despite an international trend towards disarmament, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported Monday.
Nuclear armed states continue to upgrade their stockpiles despite an international trend towards disarmament, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported Monday.