Police: 8 Stabbed, Suspect Dead In St. Cloud Mall Incident
A St. Cloud mall was on lockdown for several hours Saturday night after a suspect stabbed eight people, according to police....the suspect, dressed in a private security uniform, made a reference to Allah and asked one victim if they were Muslim.
A St. Cloud mall was on lockdown for several hours Saturday night after a suspect stabbed eight people, according to police....the suspect, dressed in a private security uniform, made a reference to Allah and asked one victim if they were Muslim.
Dollar lending outside U.S. falls for first time since 2009: BIS
Global lending remained weak in 2016's first quarter, with dollar-denominated bank loans to non-U.S. borrowers worldwide falling for the first time since the 2007-09 financial crisis... Dollar loans to emerging markets and lending in euros to borrowers outside the euro zone also fell, signs that the stronger dollar, emerging market weakness and financial market uncertainty took a toll on the demand for credit.
Global lending remained weak in 2016's first quarter, with dollar-denominated bank loans to non-U.S. borrowers worldwide falling for the first time since the 2007-09 financial crisis... Dollar loans to emerging markets and lending in euros to borrowers outside the euro zone also fell, signs that the stronger dollar, emerging market weakness and financial market uncertainty took a toll on the demand for credit.
World's largest telescope to be switched on as scientists step up search for alien life
Is Earth finally about to make contact with extra terrestrial life? That is one of the hopes for the world's largest radio telescope, which will be switched on later this month. The finishing touches have now been put to the Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), in south west China's Guizhou Province, with the enormous 1,650-foot-wide dish set become operational from September 25.
Is Earth finally about to make contact with extra terrestrial life? That is one of the hopes for the world's largest radio telescope, which will be switched on later this month. The finishing touches have now been put to the Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), in south west China's Guizhou Province, with the enormous 1,650-foot-wide dish set become operational from September 25.
New mosquito-borne disease detected in Haiti
University of Florida researchers have identified a patient in Haiti with a serious mosquito-borne illness that has never before been reported in the Caribbean nation. Known as "Mayaro virus," it is closely related to chikungunya virus...Most reported cases, however, have been confined to small outbreaks in the Amazon. Whether this case signals the start of a new outbreak in the Caribbean region is currently unknown.
University of Florida researchers have identified a patient in Haiti with a serious mosquito-borne illness that has never before been reported in the Caribbean nation. Known as "Mayaro virus," it is closely related to chikungunya virus...Most reported cases, however, have been confined to small outbreaks in the Amazon. Whether this case signals the start of a new outbreak in the Caribbean region is currently unknown.
Syria conflict: US air attack endangers truce - Russia
A US-led air attack in eastern Syria that killed dozens of government troops fighting so-called Islamic State has endangered an already shaky ceasefire deal, Russia says. The attack put "a very big question mark" over the truce's future, said Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin. The Russian army says at least 62 Syrian troops were killed in the Deir al-Zour strikes.
A US-led air attack in eastern Syria that killed dozens of government troops fighting so-called Islamic State has endangered an already shaky ceasefire deal, Russia says. The attack put "a very big question mark" over the truce's future, said Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin. The Russian army says at least 62 Syrian troops were killed in the Deir al-Zour strikes.
Protests in Germany against transatlantic TTIP and CETA trade deals
Tens of thousands of people have protested in cities across Germany against a proposed transatlantic trade deal between the EU and the US. Protesters say the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will lower European standards on food and environmental protection, and could lead to outsourcing and job-losses. Supporters of the deal say it promises to lower tariffs and promote growth.
Tens of thousands of people have protested in cities across Germany against a proposed transatlantic trade deal between the EU and the US. Protesters say the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will lower European standards on food and environmental protection, and could lead to outsourcing and job-losses. Supporters of the deal say it promises to lower tariffs and promote growth.
Al-Aqsa mosque preacher calls on Allah to blow up Moscow and Washington
In his September 14 address at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Palestinian cleric Abdallah Ayed beseeched Allah to "to vanquish America and Russia." In a video of the prayer posted online and translated by MEMRI Ayed is seen saying, "Oh America, let me tell you about the day when the call to prayer will be heard from atop the White House, from atop the red palace in the Kremlin in Moscow," adding that "we shall shout Allah Akbar from there."
In his September 14 address at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Palestinian cleric Abdallah Ayed beseeched Allah to "to vanquish America and Russia." In a video of the prayer posted online and translated by MEMRI Ayed is seen saying, "Oh America, let me tell you about the day when the call to prayer will be heard from atop the White House, from atop the red palace in the Kremlin in Moscow," adding that "we shall shout Allah Akbar from there."
China and North Korea: Nuclear Tests Highlight Complex Relationship
The chorus of condemnation over North Korea's nuclear test carried calls for strong action from China — but Beijing continues to back its reclusive neighbor.
The chorus of condemnation over North Korea's nuclear test carried calls for strong action from China — but Beijing continues to back its reclusive neighbor.
In Russia, A New Parliament Is Expected To Act Much Like The Old One
Russian officials are working to make sure that Sunday's parliamentary elections aren't a replay of the last such vote, in 2011. That election triggered protests in which tens of thousands of Russians cried out against allegations of widespread vote-rigging and fraud. It was the biggest challenge to President Vladimir Putin, who has now been either president or prime minister for the past 17 years.
Russian officials are working to make sure that Sunday's parliamentary elections aren't a replay of the last such vote, in 2011. That election triggered protests in which tens of thousands of Russians cried out against allegations of widespread vote-rigging and fraud. It was the biggest challenge to President Vladimir Putin, who has now been either president or prime minister for the past 17 years.
Israeli missiles down rockets fired from Syria: army
Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system destroyed two rockets fired from Syria at the Israeli-held zone of the Golan Heights Saturday in an apparent rise in tension between the uneasy neighbours.
Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system destroyed two rockets fired from Syria at the Israeli-held zone of the Golan Heights Saturday in an apparent rise in tension between the uneasy neighbours.
Fourth attack on Israelis in 24 hours
A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli soldier Saturday in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron before being shot dead, the army said, in the such fourth attack in under 24 hours.
A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli soldier Saturday in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron before being shot dead, the army said, in the such fourth attack in under 24 hours.
'Coalition raid' hits Syria army as truce wavers
The US-led coalition admitted it may have hit a Syrian army position as Russia called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the air strikes it said killed at least 62 soldiers.
The US-led coalition admitted it may have hit a Syrian army position as Russia called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the air strikes it said killed at least 62 soldiers.
FDNY: 25 hurt in apparent explosion in Chelsea neighborhood
An apparent explosion in a crowded Chelsea neighborhood of New York City on Saturday night left 25 people with minor injuries, authorities said. Police spokesman J. Peter Donald said on Twitter that the explosion happened at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday on West 23rd Street, which is a major thoroughfare with many restaurants.
An apparent explosion in a crowded Chelsea neighborhood of New York City on Saturday night left 25 people with minor injuries, authorities said. Police spokesman J. Peter Donald said on Twitter that the explosion happened at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday on West 23rd Street, which is a major thoroughfare with many restaurants.
First mercy killing of minor in Belgium: report
A terminally ill 17-year-old has become the first minor to be euthanised in Belgium since age restrictions on such mercy killings in the country were lifted in 2014, it was learned Saturday. "The euthanasia has taken place," Jacqueline Herremans, a member of Belgium's federal euthanasia commission, told AFP.
A terminally ill 17-year-old has become the first minor to be euthanised in Belgium since age restrictions on such mercy killings in the country were lifted in 2014, it was learned Saturday. "The euthanasia has taken place," Jacqueline Herremans, a member of Belgium's federal euthanasia commission, told AFP.