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What Mexico fears of after the son of “El Chapo” abducted?
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: The brazen kidnapping of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s son has unleashed fears of a new war between rival cartels in the violence-weary country, reports BSS. Police have confirmed that Jesus Alfredo... -
Australian zoo celebrates birth of one of world’s rarest monkeys
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: Peeping out from her mother’s arms, Embe, a Francois’ Langur, makes her debut at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo where she was born on July 21, in what conservationists hailed as great news for one of... -
Munich raises security for beer festival after Islamist attacks
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: Organizers of the world’s biggest beer festival, Munich’s Oktoberfest, have raised security after Islamist attacks in Germany last month, including banning rucksacks, introducing security checks at all entrances and erecting fencing. Drawing some 6... -
Haiti authorities announced anti-fraud reforms for vote redo
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: Haitian authorities on Wednesday announced anti-fraud reforms for a redo of last year’s scandalous elections that left the impoverished Caribbean country in political chaos, reports BSS. The Provisional Electoral Council said that in the... -
Norh Korea and South Korea resurrected spirit of Cold War-era antagonism
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: One year after North and South Korea vowed to resume a constructive dialogue, they have instead resurrected a spirit of Cold War-era antagonism, complete with cross-border propaganda shouting matches, spy messaging and defection dramas.... -
Humanitarian agencies condemn attack on MSF hospital
Aug 17, 2016News Hour: Oxfam, CARE, Handicap International, Mercy Corps, Intersos and Save the Children condemn the Saudi-led coalition airstrike today on a hospital supported by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Abs, in Hajja governorate. The six agencies... -
Safari park employee in Japan died due to bear attack
Aug 16, 2016News Hour: A safari park employee in Japan died on Tuesday after being attacked by a bear which had somehow climbed into her car, local officials and police said, reports BSS. An Asian black bear was... -
German mentally ill man wounded two passengers in a knife attack on Austrian train
Aug 16, 2016News Hour: A mentally ill man from Germany seriously wounded two passengers in a knife attack on a regional train in western Austria on Tuesday, police said, ruling out a terrorist act, reports BSS. The 60-year-old... -
Russia to announce first Syria strikes from Iran airstrip
Aug 16, 2016News Hour: Russian warplanes on Tuesday flew a bombing run from an Iranian airstrip against jihadist groups in war-torn Syria, the defence ministry said — the first time Moscow has reported using an Iranian air base,... -
25 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers
Aug 16, 2016News Hour: Twenty-five Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers conducting searches in a refugee camp in the southern West Bank on Tuesday, Red Crescent medics said. Some of the wounded had been hit by...
