North Korea says Malaysian investigation into Kim Jong-un's half-brother death 'can't be trusted'
Envoy says victim is not Kim Jong-nam
North Korea's ambassador to Malaysia has said the investigation into the death of Kim Jong-nam cannot be trusted and has insisted the victim is not the estranged half-brother of Kim Jong-un.
While Malaysian authorities have identified the victim as Kim Jong Nam, North Korean ambassador Kang Chol told reporters the embassy had only ever identified the victim as Kim Chol, based on passport carried by the dead man.
"It has been seven days since the incident but there is no clear evidence on the cause of death and at the moment we cannot trust the investigation by the Malaysian police," said the ambassador, who had earlier been summoned by the Malaysian foreign ministry to explain other remarks doubting the probe's impartiality.
Chinese troops stage show of force in Xinjiang and vow to 'relentlessly beat' separatists
Hundreds of black clad, rifle-toting soldiers took to the streets of Urumqi as officials announce terrorist activity will be ‘smashed to pieces’
Thousands of heavily armed troops have paraded through cities in China’s troubled far west with officials there vowing a “thunderous” anti-terror crackdown after an apparent upsurge in deadly ethnic violence.
Hundreds of black clad, rifle-toting soldiers took to the streets of Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, on Saturday, according to local media reports.
Zhu Hailun, the region’s deputy Communist party chief, told the assembly authorities would wage a unflinching campaign against the Islamic terrorists and separatists they blame for the bloodshed.Belgrade soccer star leaves pitch in tears after racial abuse
Every touch of the ball by Partizan Belgrade's Everton Luiz was greeted with monkey noises during the match against local rivals Rad. The Brazilian hit out at opposing players who he accused of supporting the abuse.
The Brazilian midfielder witnessed monkey chants from Rad fans in the stands, but his own actions prompted the home side's players to confront him at the end of the game.
A full scale brawl broke out before staff from both sides eventually managed to separate the players.
Luiz later described how he left the pitch crying, adding "I couldn't hold back the tears as I had to face racist insults from the terraces for 90 minutes."
"I was even more shocked by the attitude of opposing players who, instead of calming things down, backed this behavior," he added.
Why was this man pulled out of his coffin?
Team Observers
A strange scene took place in the “Community 9” cemetery in Tema, a city to the east of the Ghanian capital, on Saturday, February 11. Two men pried open the coffin and pulled out the body of a man who was about to be buried. They then left the cemetery, carrying the body. This was the dramatic culmination of a financial dispute between the morgue and the family of the deceased.
According to local media, two men came to the cemetery to take the body from the coffin. A video that has circulated widely on social media shows an empty, open coffin lying on the ground and two men walking away, carrying a body on their shoulders.
Understandably, witnesses to the scene were shocked.
However, whatever the disputes, the body was eventually laid to rest. Other videos show these two men putting the body back into the coffin, under the gaze of numerous witnesses.
How Palestinians should respond to Trump's 'one state'
Palestinians must make clear that the sole prerequisite needed for a lasting peace is justice on their lands.
The role of the US administration as a dishonest broker for peace between the Palestinians and Israelis could not have been better illustrated than by last week's news conference with United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The meeting between these two leaders was a turning point for the Palestinians. According to The New York Times, it was the first time since the beginning of the peace process that an American president publicly disposed of the notion that the two-state solution was the only viable framework for peace.
Within the space of a few minutes, President Trump did away with decades of carefully cultivated, albeit deeply flawed and biased, American diplomacy. Yet it is still to be seen if Trump's "new concept" will actually mean shifting away from the flawed two-state solution formula over the course of his presidency.
AS CONSTRUCTION NEAR STANDING ROCK RESTARTS, PIPELINE FIGHTS FLARE ACROSS THE U.S.
Alleen Brown
UNDER ORDERS FROM President Donald Trump, the Army Corps of Engineers on February 7 approved a final easement allowing Energy Transfer Partners to drill under the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. Construction has restarted, and lawyers for the company say it could take as little as 30 days for oil to flow through the Dakota Access pipeline.
While the Standing Rock Sioux and neighboring tribes attempt to halt the project in court, other opponents of the pipeline have launched what they’re calling a “last stand,” holding protests and disruptive actions across the U.S. In North Dakota, where it all began, a few hundred people continue to live at camps on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, using them as bases for prayer and for direct actions to block construction. Last week, camps were served eviction notices from Gov. Doug Burgum and from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, demanding that they clear the biggest camp, Oceti Sakowin, by Wednesday and a smaller camp, Sacred Stone, within 10 days.
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