Israel Joins Asian Bank, Over US Objections
The secretariat of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) today officially announced that Israel had been approved as the bank’s 52nd out of 57 founding members.
Oops: NBC Changes Story of Reporter’s Kidnapping In Syria
US television network NBC News has altered its account of the 2012 kidnapping of its top foreign correspondent, saying the masked men who snatched him and his team in Syria were Sunni rebels, not Assad forces.
Controversial Ukrainian Publicist Oles Buzina Shot Dead In Kyiv
Controversial Ukrainian publicist and former editor of Segodnya newspaper Oles Buzina has been shot dead this afternoon in central Kyiv.
Washington – Small Helicopter Lands On Capitol Lawn; Pilot Arrested
Washington – A small one-person helicopter has landed on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, prompting a temporary lockdown of the Capitol Visitor’s Center.
Ramapo Police: 1 Injured After Ambulance Collision
RAMAPO – One person was hospitalized Sunday after a two-vehicle crash involving an ambulance.
Convicted Former NYPD Boss Seeks Prison Reforms
Like it or not, Bernard Kerik is back. Kerik — the former boss of Rikers Island, leader of the New York Police Department, loyal ally of then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani after the Sept. 11 attacks, presidential Cabinet nominee and prison inmate — has a new incarnation spelled out in a recently published memoir: prison reform crusader.
Young Mother Missing in Sydney
Eastern suburbs mother Jessica Bialek was intending to make a quick two-minute trip to her local bank to withdraw cash on Wednesday morning when she vanished.
Baltimore Police Often Surveil Cellphones Amid US Secrecy
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Police Department has used secretive cellphone surveillance equipment 4,300 times and believes it is under orders by the U.S. government to withhold evidence from criminal trials and ignore subpoenas in cases where the device is used, a police detective testified Wednesday.
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Accusing Alan Dershowitz of Forced sex
A federal judge tossed out a woman’s lawsuit claiming that she had forced sex with high-profile men, including Alan Dershowitz and Prince Andrew.
Germany Dismisses Greek Demand For WW2 Reparations
German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel branded Greece’s demand for 278.7 billion euros ($302 billion) in reparations from World War II as “stupid” on Tuesday, while the German opposition said Berlin should repay a forced loan dating from the Nazi occupation.