Sri Lanka flood misery forces over 200000 to flee Colombo
Sri Lanka flood misery forces over 200,000 to flee Colombo By Afp Published: 05:38 EST, 20 May 2016 | Updated: 05:39 EST, 20 May 2016 Desperate Sri Lankans clambered onto rubber dinghies and makeshift rafts Friday to flee their homes in the flooded capital Colombo as fresh downpours elsewhere stalled rescue efforts at disaster zones.The heaviest rains in a quarter of a century have pounded the island since last weekend, sparking huge landslides that have buried victims in up to 50 fe..>> view originalUber review: South-east Queensland-only option proposed for rideshare future
Queensland taxi licence values appear to have plummeted even further than previously thought since the introduction of Uber.According to Taxi Council Queensland, the average value of a taxi licence in Queensland was $519,000 in 2014. What are the Uber options? From banning Uber to giving them virtual free rein, here are the four options being considered for the ride sharing app in Queensland. On Friday, Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said recent evidence showed the average ..>> 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 originalParis attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam faces judges' questions
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam faces judges’ questions This is a an undated handout image made available by Belgium Federal Police of Salah Abdeslam who is wanted in connection to the November 13 attacks in Paris. A Brussels apartment was likely used to make bombs for the Paris attacks, and one of the plotters also hid out there after escaping a police dragnet, Belgian prosecutors said Friday Jan. 8, 2016. The prosecutors said they found Salah Abdeslam's fingerprint in a search..>> 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 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 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 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 original
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