CP DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) – Ten foreign individuals accused of collecting information on sensitive sites and preparing field operations in Iran’s northeast were arrested by the Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence organisation, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday. The news report did not give details on the individuals’ nationalities. (Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by …
MIAMI (AP) — Francisco Cervelli believes Italy won’t be sneaking up on opponents in three years at the next World Baseball Classic. “We are no longer the Cinderella,” the Italy manager said after the Azzurri were eliminated with a 4-2 semifinal loss to Venezuela on Monday night. “In three years they are going to take …
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, March 17 (Reuters) – At least 23 people were killed and 108 injured in suspected triple-suicide bomb attacks in Maiduguri city, capital of Nigeria’s insurgency-hit northeastern state of Borno, the state police command said in a statement late on Monday. (Reporting by Ahmed Kingimi; Writing by Bate Felix; Editing by Tom Hogue) Copyright …
March 17 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund has raised concerns that Ukraine may be unable to tap its $8.1 billion aid as the country’s lawmakers stall on measures needed to release the financing, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing an IMF representative. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Mihika Sharma in …
WASHINGTON (AP) — An advocacy group hoping to expand support for child and elder care plans to spend $50 million to back Democrats in congressional races, tying the costs of caregiving to the nation’s affordability debate. The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy, created a decade ago, aims to make caregiver issues more salient in …
ATLANTA (AP) — Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed Tuesday, one day after powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and upended air travel in a cross-section of cities. Travelers have been facing additional jams at airport security checkpoints as a partial government shutdown strains screener staffing. The disruptions come at …
MANILA, March 16 (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Monday it rejected Beijing’s assertion of sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, disputing a claim by China’s embassy that a Filipino diplomat had once conceded the disputed Scarborough Shoal was not part of Philippine territory. “China must be reminded that maritime and territorial claims are …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Should Sen. Markwayne Mullin be approved as the next secretary of Homeland Security, he will walk into the department’s sprawling Washington, D.C., campus with his work cut out for him. Immigration enforcement is at a crossroads. Disaster-hit states and their lawmakers are angry at delayed federal assistance. Frustrated travelers face long airport …
The Suspicious Death of Megan Parra – CBS News Watch CBS News When a mother of two is found dead in her home, her father obtains death scene photos that help solve the case. “48 Hours” contributor David Begnaud reports.
SYDNEY, March 17 (Reuters) – The family of a man accused of killing 15 people at a Jewish festival on Sydney’s Bondi Beach last year fear for their safety after a spate of alleged vigilante attacks, a court heard on Tuesday. Naveed Akram, 24, is accused of opening fire on a Hanukkah celebration on December 14 …