Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam refuses to answer judge's questions
Salah Abdeslam's lawyer, Frank Berton said his client had invoked his right to silence. Abdeslam, 26, had said last month that he wanted to explain all. Mr Berton told reporters that Abdeslam was disturbed by 24-hour video surveillance in his maximum-security cell and called the practice illegal. "He can't tolerate being watched on video 24 hours a day," Mr Berton said. "Psychologically that makes things difficult." Friday was the first time Abdeslam had been questioned since his extraditio..>> view originalLiveBlogLast Updated 8.20pm AEDTEgyptAir flight MS804: 'wreckage found' near Greek island
The AustralianMay 20, 2016 9:01PMSavePrint LIVE: Mystery still surrounds the disappearance of the EgyptAir flight Flight 804 over the Mediterranean Sea, although authorities are warning terrorism is likely to blame for the tragedy which has claimed 66 lives, including one dual British-Australian citizen. 8.20pm:‘Bodies found’There are unverified reports of bodies being found in the search.GReek MoD confirms bodies, #MS804 plane parts and backages found 5 miles south of spot where #EgyptAir fligh..>> view originalMalcolm Turnbull most popular party leader on Facebook thanks to his 'personal' posts
We’re not saying it was all Thor, but he helped.THOR is not only a strong and enforcing superhero, but he might be highly valuable in dictating the winner of the July election. This is based on data obtained from the Facebook pages of all the major political parties and their leaders given exclusively to news.com.au from the social media website.Since the leadership spill last September, Facebook’s user engagement has shown that relative to fan size, Malcolm Turnbull is receiving more engagement..>> view originalMost people want to accept refugees, survey finds
A Syrian child plays at an unofficial refugee camp inBar Elias, Lebanon, in the Bekaa Valley on May 13. (Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images) A new survey of 27 countries found that significant majorities of people would welcome refugees into the country and even consider taking them into their home. The study, commissioned by Amnesty International, says four in five people would "welcome refugees in their country, community or home." It's a statistic, the rights group argues, that shows how govern..>> view original63 deaths reported, hundreds missing as heavy rains continue in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Sri Lanka's flash floods and landslides rose to 63 on Friday as water levels in many districts continued to rise owing to heavy rains, the Disaster Management Center said. Sri Lanka's central Kegalle District has so far reported the highest number of deaths with 34 people killed after two massive landslides hit the district on Tuesday and Wednesday. Rescue teams are continuing with their efforts to search for those missing under the mud and rock ..>> view originalMeet Jewish America's first ambassador to Muslims
Bob Silverman, recently named the American Jewish Committee’s first U.S. Director of Muslim-Jewish Relations, here shown in 2004 in Samarra, Iraq with the Falah al-Nakib, governor of Salaheddin Province. After the war in Iraq, Silverman, a career U.S. Foreign Service officer, served as the governance coordinator for the province. Photo courtesy of Rachel Silverman (RNS) Bob Silverman, a Jew who spent most o..>> view originalChibok girls: Nigerian army claims second rescue
Image copyright AFP Image caption The second Chibok schoolgirl was rescued on Thursday, the army said A second schoolgirl from the more than 200 seized in the Nigerian town of Chibok has been found, the army says.But a spokesman for the Chibok girls' parents has cast doubt on the claims, saying that the girl's name is not on the families' list of those missing.An army spokesman said Serah Luka was among a group of 97 women and children rescued by troo..>> view originalTaiwan's first female leader's extraordinary balancing act
Tsai Ing-wen: Taiwan's first female leader's extraordinary balancing act Updated May 20, 2016 20:26:14 As political conundrums go, the one Tsai Ing-wen finds herself in seems irresolvable. The softly-spoken, cat-loving, bookish 59-year-old could potentially do more to disturb the peace in East Asia than any other individual. But after being sworn into office in on steamy Taipei day, she made it clear to 20,000 supporters and a much bigger televised audience that rocking..>> view original
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