Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said authorities had fingerprints and a basic description, and vowed to “speedily” identify the suspect. Some 600 revellers were in the Reina nightclub early on Sunday when the gunman attacked. The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attack. Partygoers describe Istanbul […]
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At least 56 killed in Brazil prison riot over drug turf At least 56 killed in Brazil prison riot over drug turf:- A 17-hour uprising at a prison in Brazil claimed the lives of at least 56 prisoners over the weekend, state-run media agency Agencia Brasil reported Monday. Bodies were […]
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Istanbul Nightclub Attack The Islamic State on Monday issued a rare claim of responsibility for an attack in Turkey after a New Year’s Day shooting at an Istanbul nightclub that killed at least 39 people, describing the gunman who carried out the assault — and who […]
California snowpack surveyed as indicator of drought California snowpack surveyed as indicator of drought:- Surveyors will plunge poles into the Sierra Nevada snowpack near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, taking the season’s first measurement by hand of the snow’s water content as California flirts with a sixth year of drought. What […]
Asia stocks edge up in positive start to 2017, dollar resumes climb Asia stocks edge up in positive start to 2017, dollar resumes climb:- Global markets marched confidently into 2017 on Tuesday, with Asian stocks extending gains after European shares surged to their highest in a year, while the dollar […]
Twitter China boss Kathy Chen quits after 8 months Twitter China boss Kathy Chen quits after 8 months:- Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) executive Kathy Chen, brought in to run Greater China just over eight months ago, has quit, according to a tweet sent by her over the weekend. Twitter has been […]
Oil prices rise as markets eye OPEC, non-OPEC production cuts Oil prices rise as markets eye OPEC, non-OPEC production cuts:- Oil prices rose in the first trading hours of 2017, buoyed by hopes that a deal between OPEC and non-OPEC members to cut production, which kicked in on Sunday, will […]
House Republicans move to slash powers of ethics watchdog One day before the new Congress convenes, House Republicans voted Monday night to rein in an independent ethics office that investigates potential wrongdoing by lawmakers. The move guts a major piece of an ethics overhaul Congress undertook after several high-profile scandals […]
Obama To Make His Presidential Farewell Address In Chicago Since George Washington penned his farewell address in 1796, announcing he would not seek reelection and laying out his hopes and fears for the nascent country, presidential farewell speeches have become an enshrined tradition in the peaceful and democratic transfer of […]
4 children die when pesticide, water mix creates toxic gas 4 children die when pesticide, water mix creates toxic gas:- Four children died after someone at their home sprayed water on an applied pesticide, causing a reaction that resulted in toxic gas, officials in Amarillo, Texas, said. At least five other […]
