Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Masked attacker hurls Molotov cocktails at Sydney homeless and other top stories.

  • Masked attacker hurls Molotov cocktails at Sydney homeless

    Masked attacker hurls Molotov cocktails at Sydney homeless
    Police hunt man who threw Molotov cocktail at homeless men0:30NSW Police are hunting a man who threw a molotov cocktail at a homeless man in Sydney. KINGS Cross detectives have renewed their hunt for a masked attacker who hurled Molotov cocktails at a gathering of homeless people sleeping rough in the inner city.In two separate incidents earlier this year, the homeless were targeted as they slept in Woolloomooloo’s Tom Uren Place, a known gathering spot for homeless people.Police today took the..
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  • Protests cloud Brazil acting president's political honeymoon

    Protests cloud Brazil acting president's political honeymoon
    AFP on May 17, 2016, 1:51 pm Protests cloud Brazil acting president's political honeymoon Brasília (AFP) - Street protests and controversy over the absence of female ministers clouded Brazilian acting president Michel Temer's political honeymoon as he began his first full week in power.Temer took over from President Dilma Rousseff last week after the Senate voted to open an impeachment trial on charges that she illegally manipulated the budget.The 75-year-old center-right leader ha..
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  • Canada to protect transgender people

    Canada to protect transgender people
    Canada to protect transgender people
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  • Trump rejects Cameron and Sadiq Khan's remarks

    NEW YORK: Although the US presidential race has not even begun, Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump is taking on British Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Sadiq Khan for making “very rude” comments about him.He said: “It looks like we’re not going to have a very good relationship. Who knows, I hope to have a good relationship with him (Cameron) but it sounds like he’s not willing to address the problem either.” In a interview with ITV’s Good Morning Brit..
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  • How Kate, William, and Harry Became Charity Power Players

    How Kate, William, and Harry Became Charity Power Players
    Kate, William, and Harry held the inaugural event for their mental health charity Heads Together—but is their combined starpower bad news for smaller organizations?Kate Middleton and Princes William and Harry donned boxing gloves and sparred with professional fighters on Monday morning as they came together for one of their highest-profile engagements yet, emphasizing the importance of physical exercise to mental health.The royal power trio were making a rare ‘three for the price of one’ appeara..
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  • Hong Kong on Lockdown for Chinese Official''s Visit

    Shutterstock photo Hong Kong on Lockdown for Chinese Official's Visit HONG KONG—Police imposed extensive security measures here on Tuesday for the first visit by a top Chinese official since pro-democracy Occupy protests roiled this semiautonomous city in 2014. Zhang Dejiang, the Communist Party's third highest-ranking official, arrived here for a three-day visit at another sensitive time. Some Hong Kong residents fear Beijing is undermining the territory's autonomy. So-called locali..
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  • Philippine VIPs fly south to Duterte's new seat of power

    Philippine VIPs fly south to Duterte's new seat of power
    Philippine VIPs fly south to Duterte's new seat of power By Afp Published: 03:21 EST, 17 May 2016 | Updated: 03:22 EST, 17 May 2016 Business tycoons, turncoat politicians, celebrities and rebel leaders are descending on the long-neglected far south of the Philippines, hoping to gain favour with the nation's shock new powerbroker.The remote and dusty city of Davao has suddenly become the country's new seat of power after hometown hero Rodrigo Duterte won last week's presidential elect..
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  • Popular Thai beach forced to close to tourists before 'damage is beyond repair'

    Popular Thai beach forced to close to tourists before 'damage is beyond repair'
    Popular Thai beach forced to close to tourists before 'damage is beyond repair' Posted May 17, 2016 18:07:41 Authorities in Thailand are set to close the island of Koh Tachai because of the impact heavy tourism has had on natural resources and the environment.The white sand beach and aqua-coloured water have made the island - in the Similan National Park off Phangnga province - a haven for international tourists.But Thailand's Government says it is stepping in to halt..
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  • YouTube pranksters jailed in UK

    YouTube pranksters jailed in UK
    Members from a group of public trolls have been jailed for their pranks.FOUR members of a online prank group in Britain have been jailed as authorities crack down on their antics.The group calls themselves Troll Station and carry out a range of public stunts and pranks which they later upload for their nearly 720,000 YouTube subscribers.The prank in question took place in July 2015 when members of the group staged a fake gallery heist at London’s National Portrait Gallery as well as a fake kidna..
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  • Congressional Hopeful Leaves Porn Sites Open For Facebook Screen Shot -- See His 'Curious' Responses

    Congressional Hopeful Leaves Porn Sites Open For Facebook Screen Shot -- See His 'Curious' Responses
    Congressional hopeful Mike Webb shared more than he thought in a Facebook post Monday afternoon attempting to expose an opponent’s conspiracy against him. Instead, Webb posted a screen shot showing his browsing habits included a few pornographic websites, multiple media outlets reported. The screen shot revealing porn web sites on his Internet browser was posted to his official candidate Facebook page. The congressional hopeful was attempting to expose a fraudulent act allegedly committed again..
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