At least six members of a family were arrested on Sunday for allegedly forcing a 14 year-old girl to marry a 40 year-old man under swara in DI Khan. According to a police official, Allah Ditta Baloch, a resident of Muhammad Khan, told the police his son Ameerullah was abducted. … [Read more...]
Malaysia Asks for More Help in Finding More MH370 Debris
Malaysian officials said Sunday that they would seek help from territories near the island where a suspected piece of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was discovered to try to find more plane debris. … [Read more...]
Obama Sends Memo to America on Climate Change
Still from the White House Video announcing the Monday release of the final version of the Clean Power Plan. Early Sunday morning, the White House shared a video message narrated by President Obama that announced the Monday release of the final version of the Clean Power Plan. … [Read more...]
Heavy Monsoon Rains Kill More than 90 in India, Thousands Homeless
India's Home Ministry says heavy monsoon rains have killed more than 90 people in the past week and forced tens of thousands of people to take shelter in state-run relief camps. A ministry statement says a cyclone struck the worst-hit state of West Bengal, where 48 people have been killed. … [Read more...]
Ukraine FM Asks Russia to Negotiate End to War in East
Ukraine’s foreign minister wants Russia to come to “real negotiations” about a cease-fire and stabilization in Ukraine’s war-torn east which will require fair elections that are intentionally monitored. … [Read more...]
Ronda Rousey, “Don’t Cry” … I Just Knocked You Out!
If you're going to use words as ammunition, make sure you're not just giving your opponent material. In the two weeks leading up to current UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey's fight with Bethe Correia at UFC 190 in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian challenger set the mood with some trash talk. … [Read more...]
Australian Pioneer Aviator Died in ’33 Crash Honored in Italy
An Australian aviation pioneer has been honored with a memorial stone and a hiking path in the Apennine mountains, where he died in a plane crash in 1933. A great-nephew of aviator Bert Hinkler, the Australian ambassador to Italy, and a local man in his 90s who recalled how people looked to the sky as the plane crashed, were among those attending the ceremony Sunday in the … [Read more...]
Apple Music Alienating Company’s Biggest Fans
Apple Music, released in June, was supposed to be Apple's big splash into the world of subscription on-demand music and online radio. But it seems to have a lot of bugs. Longtime Apple watcher Jim Dalrymple wrote about his experiences last week, saying that the Apple Music app on his phone deleted more than 4,000 songs after presenting a bunch of confusing options that were … [Read more...]