| Robert Costa Talks About the Chances For the Republican Tax Bill Posted: 19 Nov 2017 01:18 AM PST  POST GAME: Robert Costa and Ali Vitali discuss the odds for the GOP's tax bill, and the impact of allegations of sexual assault on the Republican party.
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| On-Duty 'Attack' Leaves One U.S. Border Agent Dead, Another Injured Posted: 20 Nov 2017 09:26 AM PST  A U.S. border agent has died following what government officials described as an "attack" in West Texas on Sunday morning that left a second agent seriously injured.
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| Georgia nurses laugh as 89-year-old WWII veteran dies gasping for air in video Posted: 20 Nov 2017 07:20 AM PST  Hidden footage from 2014 shows the disturbing moment a group of nurses laughed as a World War II veteran repeatedly called for help and died.
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| Keystone XL Pipeline Just Cleared One Of Its Final Hurdles Despite A Massive Leak Posted: 20 Nov 2017 08:22 AM PST  State regulators in Nebraska narrowly voted to approve the Keystone XL pipeline on Monday, five days after the original Keystone pipeline leaked 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota.
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| The Latest: Zimbabwe army says Mugabe working on 'solution' Posted: 20 Nov 2017 10:49 AM PST  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Latest on Zimbabwe's political turmoil (all times local):
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| Missing Argentine submarine 'running out of air' and had reported fault before vanishing Posted: 20 Nov 2017 09:24 AM PST  An Argentine submarine missing in the South Atlantic is likely to be running out of air and had reported technical problems before vanishing, naval officials have said. ARA San Juan's last message reported a short circuit in its batteries and the vessel was ordered to return to its home. The Argentine navy quashed hopes that incomplete satellite calls detected over the weekend could have been from the vessel, but then on Monday night said it was analysing separate "noise" to see if it was the boat. Enrique Balbi, a Navy spokesman, said two of search vessels had detected the sound and called in a US P-8 Poseidon plane to record it with sonobuoys. He later said experts determined the noise did not come from tools being banged against the hull of a submarine as was previously reported by some media. He said it likely came from a "biological" source. ARA San Juan submarine in Buenos Aires. Credit: AFP Two oceanographic ships had been dispatched to the site of the sound to send down probes, the spokesman said, adding that the analysis of the captured sound would take some three hours. Buenos Aires had been beginning to face domestic criticism of its handling of the search, with one union describing government efforts as badly coordinated and apathetic. The submarine and its crew of 44 have now been missing for five days as a growing fleet of international vessels and patrol planes brave 20ft waves and high winds to search hundreds of square miles. US Navy submarine rescue chambers have been flown to the region in the hope of bringing the crew to the surface in case the vessel can be found. Gabriel Galeazzi, a spokesman for the Argentine Navy, said the German-built diesel electric vessel had surfaced on Wednesday to report the fault. He said: "At that moment the commander was ordered to go directly to Mar de Plata. After that we lost contact." A ship leaves a Naval base to join the search for missing submarine ARA San Juan, in Mar del Plata, Argentina Credit: a Devo Source: He suggested the fault could have affected the submarine's navigation, but said it did have back-up systems. Although the crew has enough food, oxygen and fuel to survive about 90 days on the sea's surface, they only have enough oxygen to last for seven days if submerged. After that, the boat would have to surface or get near the surface to replenish air supply. Seven brief satellite signals lasting only seconds were detected over the weekend, raising hopes the crew were trying to call and prompting jubilation among the waiting families. Juan Carlos Mendoza, father of Fernando Mendoza, a crew member of the missing submarine ARA San Juan, stands outside the Navel base in Mar del Plata, Argentina waiting for news Credit: AP But analysis of the low frequency signals later found they were not from the submarine. Up to 20 vessels, including the Royal Navy's HMS Protector and HMS Clyde are joining the search. Britain has also sent an RAF C-130 aircraft and a Voyager refuelling aircraft to help it search for longer. Cdr Erik Reynolds, spokesman for the US Navy, which is coordinating the international effort, said vessels were using their sonar to hunt for the ship, though high waves are hampering efforts. Maritime patrol planes are searching for signs of oil or waste that could have been jettisoned by the crew to signal their location. Search and rescue mission for Argentinian submarine Two US Navy undersea submarine rescue vessels are on standby if needed for a rescue. The vessels can attach to the hatch of a stricken submarine at depths of up to 2,000ft and then ferry surviving crew back to the surface. "There is no good news," Juan Carlos Mendoza, father of crew member Fernando Mendoza, told local reporters. "Hopefully they have oxygen." The ARA San Juan was inaugurated in 1983, making it the newest of the three submarines in the navy's fleet. Built in Germany, it underwent maintenance in 2008 in Argentina. That maintenance included the replacement of its four diesel engines and its electric propeller engines, according to specialist publication Jane's Sentinel. ATEPSA, a union representing workers in the protection and security of aeronautics, said the case of the submarine "puts centre stage the recurring failures in state policies". It said in a statement that "the apathy in the Services of Search and Rescue, and the lack of coordination which exists in all the public bodies involved, are the faithful reflection of multiple errors which complicate the principle objective: to reach the victims in an urgent manner". The union noted workers in several airports were participating in search operations "despite the problems of communication in the oceanic sector due to lack of investment." This was "aggravated by the fact that the plant that transmits and receives all the aeronautic communications in the country does not have staff," it complained.
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| Off-duty police officer shoots armed robbers dead while holding baby in other arm Posted: 20 Nov 2017 07:02 AM PST  An off-duty military police officer shot dead two armed robbers while holding his child in one arm when the pair tried to hold up a pharmacy, CCTV footage shows. Sergeant Rafael Souza had walked into the business 40km outside the city of São Paulo, Brazil, with his wife and child to buy medicine when the two men burst in wearing hoods and wielding guns. One of the men - Jefferson Alves, 24 - then reportedly pointed his weapon at Mr Souza, who drew his pistol and is seen on camera shooting the attacker at close range.
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| Charles Manson, the Notorious Cult Leader and Mastermind Behind Several Murders, Has Died Posted: 19 Nov 2017 11:06 PM PST  Charles Manson, a cult leader whose crimes loom large in the American psyche, died in the early hours of Monday, the Associated Press confirmed. He was 83.
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| Mexico-US border: Tearful reunions and a wedding Posted: 20 Nov 2017 08:46 AM PST  On November 18th, border patrol guards opened a gate along the U.S.-Mexico border to allow selected families to reunite as a part of 'Opening the Door of Hope'.
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| South Korea fears further missile advances by North this year in threat to U.S. Posted: 20 Nov 2017 02:29 AM PST  By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea may conduct additional missile tests this year to polish up its long-range missile technology and ramp up the threat against the United States, South Korea's spy agency said on Monday, adding that it was monitoring developments closely. North Korea is pursuing nuclear weapons and missile programs in defiance of U.N. Security Council sanctions and has made no secret of its plans to develop a missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland. The reclusive state appears to have carried out a recent missile engine test while brisk movements of vehicles were spotted near known missile facilities, Yi Wan-young, a member of South Korea's parliamentary intelligence committee which was briefed by Seoul's National Intelligence Service, said.
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| 'We are heavily armed': Florida church uses warning signs to protect congregation Posted: 20 Nov 2017 06:12 AM PST  A church in Florida has put up a sign warning those who might to enter with an eye to do harm that the congregation is "heavily armed".
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| M7 earthquake triggers tsunami warnings for New Caledonia and Vanuatu Posted: 19 Nov 2017 05:13 PM PST  An undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck in the South Pacific on Monday, sending small tsunami waves towards New Caledonia and Vanuatu. The quake, initially reported as magnitude 7.3, struck 51 miles east of the Loyalty Islands and was the second major tremor in the same area in less than 24 hours and the third in the past month. Monday's quake struck at 9.43 am local time (2243 Sunday GMT) at a shallow depth of six miles, east of the remote Loyalty Islands, the United States Geological Survey said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said small tsunami waves were observed in New Caledonia and Vanuatu, but later said the danger had largely passed. Waves may have reached up to one metre (three feet) above the high tide level in parts of New Caledonia and smaller in Vanuatu, the PTWC said. "Minor sea level fluctuations...may continue over the next few hours," a statement from the agency said. "Government agencies responsible for threatened coastal areas should take action to inform and instruct any coastal populations populations at risk," the PTWC said in an alert. Nervous residents reported feeling several tremors throughout the night before the quake hit. "Parked cars were shaking and everyone went outside," one official from Mare in the Loyalty Islands told AFP. "I thought I was going to faint, I was very afraid and I rushed out of my building," said a resident of central Noumea. A Tsunami threat is forecasted to hit the Southern islands and parts of Central islands. Waves of 0.30 meters to 0.5 meters are likely to hit the coastlines of TAFEA, SHEFA and MALAMPA and possibly SANMA provinces. People from these provinces should take precautionary measures.— Dan McGarry (@dailypostdan) November 20, 2017 Wayan Rigault, communications manager at Hotel Nengone Village on the island of Mare, said there was no immediate damage, but guests were on alert for a formal evacuation warning. "We are a little bit scared, we have had an earthquake last night and today it was quite a big one," he said. Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office advised people in southern provinces to evacuate coastal areas for higher ground. New Caledonia's civil security agency said it was still compiling data, and was not planning to evacuate immediately. Authorities in Australia and New Zealand said there were no tsunami threats to either of those countries.
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| Clinton Says Russian Disinformation, GOP Voter Suppression 'Likely' Cost Her Wisconsin Posted: 19 Nov 2017 07:24 PM PST  Hillary Clinton believes that GOP efforts to keep voters from the polls and a "weaponized" disinformation campaign by the Russians "likely" cost her Wisconsin during the presidential election.
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| Ex-Tulsa officer gets prison in daughter's boyfriend's death Posted: 20 Nov 2017 10:48 AM PST ![Ex-Tulsa officer gets prison in daughter's boyfriend's death]( "Ex-Tulsa officer gets prison in daughter's boyfriend's death") TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A white ex-Oklahoma police officer was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for the fatal off-duty shooting of his daughter's black boyfriend, after four trials spanning nearly a year, including three that resulted in hung juries.
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| 10 Things That Good Houseguests Never Ever Do Posted: 20 Nov 2017 02:45 AM PST  It's houseguest season, with friends and relatives gathering for varying lengths of time under one roof.
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| Televisa exec shot dead outside Mexico City while riding bike Posted: 19 Nov 2017 08:43 PM PST  Adolfo Lagos, the head of struggling Mexican broadcaster Grupo Televisa's telecoms unit izzi, was shot dead on Sunday on the outskirts of Mexico City, the state attorney general's office said in a statement. The attorney general's office for the State of Mexico, which surrounds the capital, said it was investigating the homicide near the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids. In his Twitter profile photo, Lagos is shown riding a bike.
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| Germany Has Plunged Into Unprecedented Political Chaos Posted: 20 Nov 2017 08:39 AM PST  It's going to be a while before Europe's most powerful country has a stable government – and Angela Merkel probably won't be leading it.
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| Here's Exactly How a Nutritionist Approaches Thanksgiving Posted: 20 Nov 2017 08:00 AM PST ![Here's Exactly How a Nutritionist Approaches Thanksgiving]( "Here's Exactly How a Nutritionist Approaches Thanksgiving") A typical Thanksgiving dinner may be 2,000 calories or more, but it should only be one meal! One day of overeating doesn't cause weight gain. For many people, Thanksgiving is the start of the annual "eating season," which includes lots of parties, decadent food gifts and lots of Christmas cookies and Hanukkah latkes.
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| Sarah Palin claims she doesn't suffer sexual harassment because she 'packs' a gun Posted: 20 Nov 2017 05:13 AM PST  American politician Sarah Palin has said she doesn't suffer sexual harassment because she "packs" a gun. The one-time Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States claimed that men probably don't "mess" with her because she carries a weapon. In an interview with MSNBC, Ms Palin was pressed on the issue of sexual misconduct and asked whether she had experienced sexual harassment in the workplace.
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| Israeli Jews hold rare prayers at West Bank holy site Posted: 19 Nov 2017 03:13 AM PST  Hundreds of Israeli Jews held a rare prayers session by a mosque in a Palestinian village on the occupied West Bank early Sunday, an AFP photographer said. The Israeli army accompanied busses carrying over 300 ultra-Orthodox men, mostly from the Breslov Hassidic sect, to Younis mosque in Halhul, north of Hebron, where according to Jewish tradition biblical prophets Gad and Nathan are buried. A military spokeswoman said the army and police forces accompanying the worshippers were attacked by Palestinians hurling "rocks and firebombs", with the forces responding with riot dispersal means to "prevent further escalation".
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| U.S., Afghan forces strike opium factories to curb Taliban funds Posted: 20 Nov 2017 06:48 AM PST  By Girish Gupta KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. and Afghan forces have launched joint attacks on Taliban opium factories to try to curb the insurgent group's economic lifeline, officials from both countries said on Monday. U.S. Army General John Nicholson showed videos at a press conference of targeted aerial strikes against what he described as Taliban drug factories. "Last night we conducted strikes in northern Helmand to hit the Taliban where it hurts, in their narcotics financing," said Nicholson, flanked by Afghan Army Lieutenant General Mohammad Sharif Yaftali.
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| Diana Ross' Grandson Stole The Show During Her AMA Performance Posted: 20 Nov 2017 12:54 AM PST  Another star was born Sunday night when Diana Ross turned her American Music Awards performance into a family affair.
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| War Crimes judges prepare to hand down verdict on Bosnian commander Ratko Mladic Posted: 18 Nov 2017 07:28 PM PST  UN war crimes judges will on Wednesday hand down a historic verdict against former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, blamed for steering Europe's worst atrocities since World War II. The judgement and possible sentencing before the Yugoslav war crimes court in The Hague marks the culmination of a case spanning 22 years against Mladic, once dubbed "The Butcher of Bosnia". As the head of Bosnia's Serb-dominated army, Mladic, 74, is accused of 11 counts including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, committed in the chaotic break-up of the former Yugoslavia after the fall of communism in 1990. Mladic is one of the "first cases which in fact justified the creation of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia," chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz said recently. Wednesday's decision will also be the court's penultimate ruling as it prepares to close on December 31 after more than two decades. Prosecutors say Mladic played a pivotal role in a ruthless campaign of ethnic cleansing to create a Greater Serbia during Bosnia's bloody 1992-95 war which claimed 100,000 lives and left 2.2 million others homeless. Mladic was particularly sought over his role in commanding Bosnian Serb troops who in mid-1995 overran the "safe" enclave of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia. After brushing aside lightly-armed Dutch UN peacekeepers, troops under Mladic's command proceeded to slaughter almost 8,000 Muslim men and boys over the next days, dumping their bodies in mass graves. A sign reading "General Mladic Street" hangs on a tree in the village where the former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic was born Credit: Davo Ruvic/Reuters The killings are deemed the worst atrocities committed in Europe since World War II and have been labelled genocide by two international courts. Mladic is also accused of ordering a 44-month-long campaign of sniping and shelling against Bosnia's capital Sarajevo to terrorise its inhabitants, killing 10,000 people, mostly civilians. Prosecutors further blame him for the hostage-taking of 200 UN peacekeepers and allegedly ordering his troops to "cleanse" Bosnian towns, driving out Croats, Muslims and other non-Serb residents. They have called for a life sentence. Mladic told judges he was "sorry for every innocent that was killed on all sides, in all ethnic communities in Yugoslavia", but has continued to deny the charges. Arrested at his cousin's Serbian home in May 2011 after almost 16 years on the run, the once stocky and brash military commander cut a very different picture in the dock over the years. Markedly thinner and greyer, a defiant Mladic told judges at his first appearance in 2011: "I defended my country and my people (and) I now defend Ratko Mladic before you." During hearings, he frequently clashed with prosecutors, judges, witnesses and even onlookers in the public gallery. Bosnian Muslim villagers look at the remains of bodies exhumed from a mass grave in the village of Kamenica, Bosnia Credit: Amel Emric/AP In one infamous moment as his trial opened in 2012, Mladic was seen making a throat-cutting gesture towards a victim's relative. Mladic has called the charges against him "obnoxious" and referred to the ICTY as a "satanic court". He also refused to testify in the trial of Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, his political alter ego, who is currently appealing a 40-year jail term imposed last year for similar charges. Mladic's lawyers have insisted he is "not a monster" and urged that he be acquitted on all charges. Over the years his health has deteriorated, and Mladic has suffered three strokes. A woman touches grave stones at the memorial center of Potocari near Srebrenica Credit: Amel Emric/AP Judges however dismissed a last-minute defence bid to postpone the verdict on medical grounds. During a complex trial lasting 523 days, almost 10,000 exhibits were admitted in evidence and there were almost 600 witnesses. They provided hours of harrowing testimony including from protected witness RM-346, who told how he survived Srebrenica. "There were a lot of dead bodies. Brains were splattered all over," said the man, who escaped despite being seriously wounded. Mladic, Karadzic and former Yugoslav president and Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic were among the top leaders, who prosecutors said formed the core of a "joint criminal enterprise" to create a Greater Serbia. But Milosevic died before judgement could be passed, suffering a heart attack in his cell in The Hague in March 2006. "The Mladic judgement, together with the Karadzic judgement is one of the most important in the history of the tribunal," said Brammertz. There have long been accusations from Serbia the ICTY was a "political" institution, which had hampered reconciliation. But Brammertz has insisted "no one can expect a judicial process to achieve reconciliation". "I am personally absolutely convinced... that without accountability there is no chance of reconciliation at all."
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| Writer Calls On Women Of Color 'To Divest From Lena Dunham' After Controversy Posted: 20 Nov 2017 08:13 AM PST  Lena Dunham, the creator and star of HBO's "Girls," generated widespread controversy last week after issuing and then walking back a statement defending Murray Miller, a writer and producer on the show whom actress Aurora Perrineau said raped her when she was 17 and he was in his 30s.
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| Students: Dartmouth professors created hostile environment Posted: 20 Nov 2017 09:48 AM PST ![Students: Dartmouth professors created hostile environment]( "Students: Dartmouth professors created hostile environment") HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Dartmouth College students say three psychology professors facing sexual misconduct allegations created a "hostile academic environment" marked by excessive drinking, favoritism and at times inappropriate behavior.
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| Mugabe agrees to stand down as Zimbabwe president: source Posted: 19 Nov 2017 11:49 AM PST  Robert Mugabe agreed on Sunday to resign as Zimbabwe's president hours after the ruling ZANU-PF party fired him as its leader following 37 years in charge, a source familiar with the negotiations said.
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| Roche stock up $12 billion on cancer, hemophilia trials; rivals hit Posted: 20 Nov 2017 08:06 AM PST ![Roche stock up $12 billion on cancer, hemophilia trials; rivals hit]( "Roche stock up $12 billion on cancer, hemophilia trials; rivals hit") By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche shares were lifted on Monday by two trial wins for its new cancer and hemophilia drugs, potential blockbusters that the Swiss drugmaker is counting on to offset shrinking revenue from older medicines. Along with Roche's multiple sclerosis medicine Ocrevus, the drugs are pillars of Chief Executive Severin Schwan's plan to offset the patent expiry of top-sellers Rituxan, Avastin and Herceptin which account for $20 billion in annual sales. Roche said Tecentriq had cut the risk of lung cancer worsening when mixed with other treatments, while hemophilia agent Hemlibra had reduced bleeds in a new group of patients.
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| Bull gores Argentine tourist to death in India: police Posted: 19 Nov 2017 03:16 AM PST  An Argentine man holidaying in India has been gored to death by a bull in the popular tourist city of Jaipur, police said Sunday. The 29-year-old was walking along a street near Jaipur's main market on Saturday afternoon when he was attacked and seriously injured by the animal. The Argentine embassy had been informed of his death, The Press Trust of India reporred.
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| Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, another fighter, killed in Syria: Iranian media Posted: 19 Nov 2017 08:02 AM PST ![Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, another fighter, killed in Syria: Iranian media]( "Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, another fighter, killed in Syria: Iranian media") A commander in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards and a lower-ranking Iranian fighter have been killed fighting Islamic State in Syria in recent days, Iranian media reported on Sunday. The Revolutionary Guards, Iran's most powerful military force which also oversees an economic empire worth billions of dollars, have been fighting in support of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad for several years. An Iranian official told the Tasnim news agency last year that more than 1,000 Iranians have been killed in Syria.
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| Catherine Zeta-Jones Gushes Over Michael Douglas In Anniversary Instagram Post Posted: 19 Nov 2017 10:46 AM PST  Catherine Zeta-Jones wished her "best friend" and husband, Michael Douglas, a happy wedding anniversary
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| Report: LAPD Probe Into Hollywood Sex Crimes Balloons To Nearly 24 Cases Posted: 18 Nov 2017 06:49 PM PST  The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating nearly two dozen cases of possible sexual misconduct after a wave of complaints about sexual harassment and assault in Hollywood, sources tell NBC News.
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| Rare white moose saved from hunters in Sweden after police u-turn Posted: 19 Nov 2017 07:13 AM PST  A rare white moose's life has been saved in Sweden after a decision to allow hunters to kill it was overturned. The magnificent moose, named Ferdinand, gained worldwide media attention in August after local politician Hans Nilsson captured him swimming on camera in Värmland, western Sweden. "It was an awesome moment being alone with this incredible animal. Having had that experience, I could not believe that someone would to kill him," he told The Telegraph. The elk became a potential target for hunters after police blamed the animal for an attack on a jogger on 6 November. A rare white moose has been saved from hunters in Sweden Credit: Hans Nilsson "The moose has had two turbulent weeks. It started with a young woman who was out jogging with two dogs attached to a leash around her waist," Mr Nilsson says. "When they met the moose, the dogs began barking. The moose wanted to defend himself and attacked the dogs. The woman fell to the ground and dislocated her shoulder." In response to the incident, police "decided to allow local hunters to shoot the moose, claiming that it was a danger to people," he explains. Mr Nilsson started a petition to protect the moose and it gained more than 14,000 signatures in just a few days. "I was very upset since I knew it is a harmless animal," he adds. "Luckily, none of the local hunters wanted to kill it." The nature photographer said the police reversed their decision due to the backlash: "The moose is no longer considered dangerous to humans. The moose is safe and can continue to live in his habitat in western Värmland. "Out of 400, 000 moose in Sweden, maybe 100 of them are white," he adds. "Most of them live in this area. They are not albino. They have a genetic defect called leucism. They cannot store pigment. "It is very important that we preserve all the white moose so that they can continue to live in the Swedish forests." Rare white giraffe spotted in Tanzania could be 'target' for poachers
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| Some Alabamians won't quit Moore because he never quit them Posted: 19 Nov 2017 08:56 AM PST  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's Christian conservatives see Roy Moore as their champion. He has battled federal judges and castigated liberals, big government, gun control, Muslims, homosexuality and anything else that doesn't fit the evangelical mold.
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| Pink Did Flips Off A Building During Her AMAs Performance Posted: 20 Nov 2017 06:05 AM PST  Pink took her career to new heights on Sunday night by scaling a building during her American Music Awards performance.
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| Anti-LGBTQ politician 'looked for gay meet-ups on Craigslist' Posted: 20 Nov 2017 01:02 AM PST  The anti-LGBTQ politician from Ohio who resigned after being outed as a gay man reportedly looked for sex on Craigslist. Wes Goodman was known for pushing anti-LGBT legislation and described himself as a Christian conservative with family values. As reported by Cleveland.com, the married politician sent sexually suggestive messages to conservative colleagues he met on Capitol Hill.
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| Argentina says signals detected, likely from missing submarine Posted: 18 Nov 2017 06:05 PM PST ![Argentina says signals detected, likely from missing submarine]( "Argentina says signals detected, likely from missing submarine") By Marcos Brindicci and Maximiliano Rizzi MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Hopes that 44 crew members of a missing Argentine navy submarine may be found alive rose after the defense ministry said the vessel likely tried to communicate via satellite on Saturday as an international search mission was underway in the stormy South Atlantic. The ministry said seven failed "satellite calls" that it believes came from the ARA San Juan submarine were detected in a likely sign the crew was trying to reestablish contact. Argentina is working on tracing the location with an unnamed U.S. company specialized in satellite communications, the ministry said.
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| German crisis brings headache for EU Posted: 20 Nov 2017 09:26 AM PST  Germany's political crisis threatens to paralyse the EU, experts warn, robbing it of Chancellor Angela Merkel's leadership just as it wrestles with Brexit negotiations and ambitious French proposals for far-reaching reforms. The collapse of Merkel's efforts to form a ruling coalition in Berlin means Europe's biggest economy faces months without a proper government able to take bold decisions, undermining hopes of relaunching the EU after the shock of Brexit. The EU insisted on Monday that it was unconcerned by the upheaval in Berlin, but there is little doubt it brings fresh uncertainty to a European Union already grappling with the departure of one of its members, the crisis in Catalonia and the growing threat from Russia -- and casts a shadow over next month's summit on the future of the euro.
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| Twenty Chinese Uighurs use blankets to escape Thai cell Posted: 19 Nov 2017 11:32 PM PST ![Twenty Chinese Uighurs use blankets to escape Thai cell]( "Twenty Chinese Uighurs use blankets to escape Thai cell") Twenty ethnic Uighur Muslims from China broke out of a detention center near the Thai-Malaysia border, Thai officials said on Monday, after digging holes in the wall and using blankets as ladders. The 20 were part of the last remaining group of more than 200 Uighurs who were detained in 2014. Members of the group identified themselves as Turkish citizens and asked to be sent to Turkey but more than 100 were forcibly returned to China in July 2015, a move that sparked international condemnation, including from rights groups who feared they could face torture in China.
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| Zarrab trial in U.S. is a 'clear plot against Turkey', government says Posted: 20 Nov 2017 04:01 AM PST  A U.S. court case against a wealthy Turkish gold trader is a "clear plot against Turkey" that lacks any legal basis, Ankara's government spokesman said on Monday, ratcheting up rhetoric ahead of a trial that has strained diplomatic relations. Bekir Bozdag also told a news conference that the U.S. case was aimed at harming economic relations between Turkey, Iran and Russia. "The Zarrab case is a clear plot against Turkey, a political case and lacking any legal basis," Bozdag told a news conference following a cabinet meeting.
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| Retired police officer with dementia accused of killing wife Posted: 20 Nov 2017 10:13 AM PST  A retired police officer, who refused help to care for his dementia stricken wife, suffocated her in the bedroom of their bungalow, a court has heard. But Douglas Addison, 88, is not in the dock to answer the charges, because he too is suffering from dementia and has been deemed too ill to stand trial. Instead a jury at Exeter Crown Court is hearing a trial of facts to determine if Mr Addison committed the acts of which he is accused. Anna Vigers QC, prosecuting, said Mr Addison had rejected help for his frail wife, Avis, and turned away carers. The court heard the couple had been married for decades and walked around their village holdings hands. Mr Addison was described as a proud man who was smartly dressed, and had a military like appearance. Neighbour, Elizabeth Holland, a retired GP surgery practice nurse, described Mr and Mrs Addison as a "private couple" and said she had tried to get them some help, but he had been adamant it was not necessary. Miss Vigers said Mr Addison had been "overwhelmed with appalling consequences for his wife". "It all simply became too much," she told the jury. Miss Vigers said 88-year-old Mrs Addison, known as Mary, was found suffocated in the bedroom of their bungalow in St Merryn, North Cornwall, in February. She went on: "Mr Addison is not here because he is not well. Sadly he is suffering now from dementia. This case is a tragic one." She said the couple were church goers who went to coffee mornings in their village. But as they got older they began to struggle and Mrs Addison was less capable of coping for herself, said the prosecutor. "Mr Addison made it clear he was not interested in such help," she explained. Mr Addison is not here because he is not well. Sadly he is suffering now from dementia. This case is a tragic one The court heard that when the couple's GP visited them at home he had found Mr Addison "defensive and aggressive" towards his wife. In the weeks before her death, medical staff had noticed bruising to her head, chest and had feared Mrs Addison had suffered some abuse of neglect, the court heard. On the day of her death her GP and an adult carer had called at the bungalow and Mr Addison answered the door and said: "I was thinking about calling you. She is on the floor and she can't get up." The court head that the lifeless pensioner was propped against a radiator and had bruising on her face, neck and forearms. A post mortem examination recorded the main cause of death as suffocation, but she had also suffered multiple blunt force trauma. Mr Addison has denied murder and the trial of facts continues.
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| Another conservative leads Kansas governor race after crisis Posted: 20 Nov 2017 11:49 AM PST  SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — If you thought Kansas emerged from its long budget crisis to reject deep-red politics and move back toward the center, think again.
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