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MEXICO CITY -- Mexico s government has confirmed that the United States filed an extradition request for drug lord Joaquin Guzman about 2 frac12; weeks before he escaped from Mexico s highest-security prison.The office of At nike dunk low torney General s Arely Gomez issued a statement late Thursday saying she informed a congressional committee of the extradition request filed on June 25. The drug lord known as El Chapo sneaked out of the Altiplano prison through a tunnel on July 11. Drug lord Joaquin E mizuno de l Chapo Guzman escapes Mexico prison 9 photos Guzman faces U.S. cha hoka laufschuhe rges of conspiracy to import and distribute cocaine.The office said Gomez had issued instructions to review the request and submit it to courts for consideration. The appeals process can stretch out extradition proceedings for years.Former Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam said earlier that Mexico wouldn t extradite Guzman until after he had served time for all his crimes in Mexico. Murillo Karam told the Associated Press earlier this year that the U.S. would get Guzman in about 300 or 400 years. El Chapo had 18-minute head start in prison break, lawmakers sayMexico has blamed the escape on a combination of Guzman s skill at building tunnels, and misconduct or corruption tha Mnen Deadly Typhoon Deluges Taiwan, Slams China
In response to recent violence, the commander of coalition ground forces in Iraq said Thursday that he may soon send more troops into combat operations.On Thursday, a U.S. soldier was killed when his convoy came under fire from a rocket-propelled grenade north of Baghdad, bringing to nine the number of American soldiers who have died around the country this week. The war has not ended, Lt. Gen. David McKiernan told reporters at a news conference. Decisive combat operations against military formations has ended, but these contacts we re having right now are in a combat zone, and it is war, and they are members of Saddam s regime that must be removed. McKiernan blamed recent attacks on Baath Party groups loyal to ousted dic stanley cup usa tator Saddam Hussein. The rest of the population knows that they were thugs under his regime, and they know mdash; and the I stanley cup usa raqi population knows mdash; that they have no future in this country, he said. Thursday s shooting came amid reports that the Pentagon is considering keeping a la stanley termohrnek rger postwar force in the country than originally planned. The New York Times reports most of the 160,000 U.S. and U.K. troops in Iraq were likely to stay.In other developments: U.S. troops said they have found no sign of bodies or even a bunker at the site in Baghdad where intelligence had said Saddam was sleeping on the war s opening night, March 20. British Prime Minister Tony Blair became the first foreign leader to visit postwar Iraq when he arrived in Basra
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico s government has confirmed that the United States filed an extradition request for drug lord Joaquin Guzman about 2 frac12; weeks before he escaped from Mexico s highest-security prison.The office of At nike dunk low torney General s Arely Gomez issued a statement late Thursday saying she informed a congressional committee of the extradition request filed on June 25. The drug lord known as El Chapo sneaked out of the Altiplano prison through a tunnel on July 11. Drug lord Joaquin E mizuno de l Chapo Guzman escapes Mexico prison 9 photos Guzman faces U.S. cha hoka laufschuhe rges of conspiracy to import and distribute cocaine.The office said Gomez had issued instructions to review the request and submit it to courts for consideration. The appeals process can stretch out extradition proceedings for years.Former Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam said earlier that Mexico wouldn t extradite Guzman until after he had served time for all his crimes in Mexico. Murillo Karam told the Associated Press earlier this year that the U.S. would get Guzman in about 300 or 400 years. El Chapo had 18-minute head start in prison break, lawmakers sayMexico has blamed the escape on a combination of Guzman s skill at building tunnels, and misconduct or corruption tha Mnen Deadly Typhoon Deluges Taiwan, Slams China
In response to recent violence, the commander of coalition ground forces in Iraq said Thursday that he may soon send more troops into combat operations.On Thursday, a U.S. soldier was killed when his convoy came under fire from a rocket-propelled grenade north of Baghdad, bringing to nine the number of American soldiers who have died around the country this week. The war has not ended, Lt. Gen. David McKiernan told reporters at a news conference. Decisive combat operations against military formations has ended, but these contacts we re having right now are in a combat zone, and it is war, and they are members of Saddam s regime that must be removed. McKiernan blamed recent attacks on Baath Party groups loyal to ousted dic stanley cup usa tator Saddam Hussein. The rest of the population knows that they were thugs under his regime, and they know mdash; and the I stanley cup usa raqi population knows mdash; that they have no future in this country, he said. Thursday s shooting came amid reports that the Pentagon is considering keeping a la stanley termohrnek rger postwar force in the country than originally planned. The New York Times reports most of the 160,000 U.S. and U.K. troops in Iraq were likely to stay.In other developments: U.S. troops said they have found no sign of bodies or even a bunker at the site in Baghdad where intelligence had said Saddam was sleeping on the war s opening night, March 20. British Prime Minister Tony Blair became the first foreign leader to visit postwar Iraq when he arrived in Basra
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Indonesian officials leading the search and recovery effort into AirAsia Flight 8501 suspect that the pilots may have attempted a steep climb, CBS News correspondent Je nike af ff Pegues reports. However, the officials are not willing to say so definitively until data from the plane s black boxes have been retrieved. Storms frustrate AirAsia search 02:24 Authorities also suspect the plane s airspeed was a problem as well but were not willing to commit to that suspicion officially, Pegues reports. The black boxes remain unaccou nike air max nted for, but once recovered they should be able to provide detailed information about altitude, airspeed and engine performance as well as the pilot s final words.Bad weather hindered efforts to recover victims Wednesday and adidas sambarose sent wreckage drifting far from the crash site, as grieving relatives surrounded in darkness gathered in an airport and prayed for the strength to move forward.The massive hunt for 162 people who vanished Sunday aboard the Airbus A320 from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore, was severely limited due to heavy rain, wind and thick clouds. Seven bodies, including a flight attendant still wearing her red AirAsia uniform, have been recovered, said Indonesia s Search and Rescue Agency chief Henry Bambang Soelistyo. Vijm Kim Jong Il Ends Secret Trip To China
For 14 years, Ukraine has coped with the legacy of the world s worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl a stanley quencher nd the path to recovery is still long. Now the government is again promising to shut the ill-fated plant, but refuses to give a date. Chernobyl will be closed down, Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko pledged Tuesday night, the eve of the accident s anniversary. He spoke after laying a wreath at a memorial to firefighters who were among the first to combat radioactive flames from the disaster and among the first to die.The pre-dawn accident on April 26, 1986 sent a cloud that rained radiation over much of Europe and contaminated large areas in then-Soviet Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.According to Ukrainian government figures, more than 4,000 of those who took part in the hasty and poorly organized Soviet cleanup effort have died, a stanley termoska nd more than 70,000 Ukrainians were fully disabled by the disaster.Overall, about 3.4 mi stanley cup llion of Ukraine s 50 million people, including about 1.26 million children, are considered affected by Chernobyl. Of them, 400,000 adults and nearly 1.1 million children are entitled to state aid for Chernobyl-linked health problems. But despite the terrible legacy, Chernobyl s closure long urged by Western nations and environmentalists the world over remains uncertain.The plant now has just one working reactor, No. 3. The 1986 calamity ruined its reactor No. 4. Another of Chernobyl s RBMK reactors has been inactive since a 1991 fire and a third was stoppe
Indonesian officials leading the search and recovery effort into AirAsia Flight 8501 suspect that the pilots may have attempted a steep climb, CBS News correspondent Je nike af ff Pegues reports. However, the officials are not willing to say so definitively until data from the plane s black boxes have been retrieved. Storms frustrate AirAsia search 02:24 Authorities also suspect the plane s airspeed was a problem as well but were not willing to commit to that suspicion officially, Pegues reports. The black boxes remain unaccou nike air max nted for, but once recovered they should be able to provide detailed information about altitude, airspeed and engine performance as well as the pilot s final words.Bad weather hindered efforts to recover victims Wednesday and adidas sambarose sent wreckage drifting far from the crash site, as grieving relatives surrounded in darkness gathered in an airport and prayed for the strength to move forward.The massive hunt for 162 people who vanished Sunday aboard the Airbus A320 from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore, was severely limited due to heavy rain, wind and thick clouds. Seven bodies, including a flight attendant still wearing her red AirAsia uniform, have been recovered, said Indonesia s Search and Rescue Agency chief Henry Bambang Soelistyo. Vijm Kim Jong Il Ends Secret Trip To China
For 14 years, Ukraine has coped with the legacy of the world s worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl a stanley quencher nd the path to recovery is still long. Now the government is again promising to shut the ill-fated plant, but refuses to give a date. Chernobyl will be closed down, Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko pledged Tuesday night, the eve of the accident s anniversary. He spoke after laying a wreath at a memorial to firefighters who were among the first to combat radioactive flames from the disaster and among the first to die.The pre-dawn accident on April 26, 1986 sent a cloud that rained radiation over much of Europe and contaminated large areas in then-Soviet Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.According to Ukrainian government figures, more than 4,000 of those who took part in the hasty and poorly organized Soviet cleanup effort have died, a stanley termoska nd more than 70,000 Ukrainians were fully disabled by the disaster.Overall, about 3.4 mi stanley cup llion of Ukraine s 50 million people, including about 1.26 million children, are considered affected by Chernobyl. Of them, 400,000 adults and nearly 1.1 million children are entitled to state aid for Chernobyl-linked health problems. But despite the terrible legacy, Chernobyl s closure long urged by Western nations and environmentalists the world over remains uncertain.The plant now has just one working reactor, No. 3. The 1986 calamity ruined its reactor No. 4. Another of Chernobyl s RBMK reactors has been inactive since a 1991 fire and a third was stoppe
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Note from the editor: Senior U.S. and Chinese officials begin Wednesday the fifth annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue SED in Washington, a bilateral summit aimed at getting the world s two largest economies to forge agreements on everything from trade subsidies to cybersecurity. This year s summit comes after a series of accusations that China has attacked U.S. government and corporate websites in an effort to disrupt them and steal data. The Chinese leveled similar accusations back at Washington, but both sides now at least acknowledge a problem. Days before the summit, CBS News s Shannon Van Sant interviewed a man in Bejing who was once dubbed the king of China s hackers. What Wan Tao told CBS News suggests that -- even if Chinese and U.S. leaders can agree to lower their governments cyber arms -- there may be hackers who are happy to continue the fight on their own.BEIJING Wan Tao was once one of China s most effective hackers, but he didn t do it for the government -- at least not officially airforces . Online, he went by the name Eagle and led a collective of about 400 fellow hackers called China adidas campus 00 Eagle Union. They launched cyber atta yeezy cks on any entity they believed was an enemy of China. In spite of speculation that the Union was linked to the Chinese government, Wan told CBS News his hacking was done independently and voluntarily, driven by nationalism and a fundamental desire for self-expression. Every man in every country has a dream, said Wan. That dream Rcxu Colombia Peace
A teenage boy carrying a severed head walked into a Japanese police station Tuesday saying he killed his mother, the latest in a series of grisly dismemberments that have horrified a nation renowned for its low crime rates.The 17-year-old suspect led officers to his house in northern Fukushima prefecture state and pointed out his headless mother on her futon mattress, with a frank, It s in here, Kyodo News reported.He told police he beheaded his mother on the eve of her 47th birthday while she slept, and added, It didn t matter who I killed, Kyodo reported. Police confirmed the arrest.Japan has long prided itself o gourde stanley n safe streets and low incidents of violent crime. But the latest killing triggered soul searching about what some worry is a disturbing new trend mdash; particularly with its mix of youthful aggression and icy remorselessness. If true, it s horrifying, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki said. Last year, a jobless man allegedly cut up his mother and entombed her body parts in concrete-filled buckets left abandoned in a yard.In January, Tokyo was on put edge on when a woman confessed to dismember stanley cup quencher ing her husband with a saw and dumping the parts around the capital.Then just weeks ago, the nation was riveted by a high-profile verdict in the death of a British hostess whose body was also dismembered and stashed in a seaside cave.While dismemberment crimes are not unique to Japan stanley cup , experts say such cases are on the rise as Japan grapples with the fall
Note from the editor: Senior U.S. and Chinese officials begin Wednesday the fifth annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue SED in Washington, a bilateral summit aimed at getting the world s two largest economies to forge agreements on everything from trade subsidies to cybersecurity. This year s summit comes after a series of accusations that China has attacked U.S. government and corporate websites in an effort to disrupt them and steal data. The Chinese leveled similar accusations back at Washington, but both sides now at least acknowledge a problem. Days before the summit, CBS News s Shannon Van Sant interviewed a man in Bejing who was once dubbed the king of China s hackers. What Wan Tao told CBS News suggests that -- even if Chinese and U.S. leaders can agree to lower their governments cyber arms -- there may be hackers who are happy to continue the fight on their own.BEIJING Wan Tao was once one of China s most effective hackers, but he didn t do it for the government -- at least not officially airforces . Online, he went by the name Eagle and led a collective of about 400 fellow hackers called China adidas campus 00 Eagle Union. They launched cyber atta yeezy cks on any entity they believed was an enemy of China. In spite of speculation that the Union was linked to the Chinese government, Wan told CBS News his hacking was done independently and voluntarily, driven by nationalism and a fundamental desire for self-expression. Every man in every country has a dream, said Wan. That dream Rcxu Colombia Peace
A teenage boy carrying a severed head walked into a Japanese police station Tuesday saying he killed his mother, the latest in a series of grisly dismemberments that have horrified a nation renowned for its low crime rates.The 17-year-old suspect led officers to his house in northern Fukushima prefecture state and pointed out his headless mother on her futon mattress, with a frank, It s in here, Kyodo News reported.He told police he beheaded his mother on the eve of her 47th birthday while she slept, and added, It didn t matter who I killed, Kyodo reported. Police confirmed the arrest.Japan has long prided itself o gourde stanley n safe streets and low incidents of violent crime. But the latest killing triggered soul searching about what some worry is a disturbing new trend mdash; particularly with its mix of youthful aggression and icy remorselessness. If true, it s horrifying, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki said. Last year, a jobless man allegedly cut up his mother and entombed her body parts in concrete-filled buckets left abandoned in a yard.In January, Tokyo was on put edge on when a woman confessed to dismember stanley cup quencher ing her husband with a saw and dumping the parts around the capital.Then just weeks ago, the nation was riveted by a high-profile verdict in the death of a British hostess whose body was also dismembered and stashed in a seaside cave.While dismemberment crimes are not unique to Japan stanley cup , experts say such cases are on the rise as Japan grapples with the fall
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BEIJING -- When you think of Communist propaganda, dusty old movie-poster style images may come to mind. But there s a new era of propaganda in China. The ruling Communist Party is taking its message into the digital age.The latest clip making the rounds on China s state-run media shows a cartoon of President Xi Jinping, going after and punishing officials with a mallet, whack-a-mole style; it s the - animated tale of Xi s crackdown on corruption.China s messaging machine has always been an important way to communicate here, and after President Xi took power in 2012, he tasked a top-level committee with finding innovative ways of producing propaganda.Some efforts try to tackle rather dry subjects. One, for instance, breaks-down the so-called Four Comprehensives, a government proclamation all about China s long term development.President Xi has consolidated powe adidas campus beige r more quickly than his predecessors, and we ve seen a growing cult of personality around him. To that end, there s one propaganda clip called Marry him. It s a little ditty that includes the lyrics: If you want to marry, marry someone like Xi Dada, a man full of heroism with an unyielding spirit. Changing China asics More yeezy slide Nijo U.S. Deaths in Afghanistan Hit New High
Stephen Harper was sworn in as Canada s 22nd prime minister Monday, marking the first time in more than 12 years that the Conservative Party will rule this traditionally liberal nation.The 46-year-old economist has pledged to cut taxes, clean stanley mugs up government corruption and reconsider such hot-button issues as gay marriage. He takes over for outgoing Liberal Party leader Paul Martin, whose 18-month government was marred by indecision and the inability to rise above an ethics scandal that outraged many Canadians.Harper s Cabinet ministers also were sworn in by Governor-General Michaelle Jean in a ceremony at her residence, Rideau stanley cup Hall, in the federal capital of Ottawa. The new team had been kept under wraps and was made public only minutes before the ceremony.Peter MacKay, deputy leader of the Conservative Party, was sworn in as minister of foreign affairs and Stockwell Day became minister of public safety, an important post that works closely with Washington on matters of national and continental security.Gordon O Connor was sworn in as minister of defense. Harper declined to name a deputy prime minister, doing away with the post under him. The 27-member cabinet, which includes six women, is much leaner than the 39 positions the Liberals had. They arrived at Rideau Hall in cars and ta stanley cup xis mdash; an apparent effort to show they are closer to the people than the Liberals, who used limousines. ponent--type-
BEIJING -- When you think of Communist propaganda, dusty old movie-poster style images may come to mind. But there s a new era of propaganda in China. The ruling Communist Party is taking its message into the digital age.The latest clip making the rounds on China s state-run media shows a cartoon of President Xi Jinping, going after and punishing officials with a mallet, whack-a-mole style; it s the - animated tale of Xi s crackdown on corruption.China s messaging machine has always been an important way to communicate here, and after President Xi took power in 2012, he tasked a top-level committee with finding innovative ways of producing propaganda.Some efforts try to tackle rather dry subjects. One, for instance, breaks-down the so-called Four Comprehensives, a government proclamation all about China s long term development.President Xi has consolidated powe adidas campus beige r more quickly than his predecessors, and we ve seen a growing cult of personality around him. To that end, there s one propaganda clip called Marry him. It s a little ditty that includes the lyrics: If you want to marry, marry someone like Xi Dada, a man full of heroism with an unyielding spirit. Changing China asics More yeezy slide Nijo U.S. Deaths in Afghanistan Hit New High
Stephen Harper was sworn in as Canada s 22nd prime minister Monday, marking the first time in more than 12 years that the Conservative Party will rule this traditionally liberal nation.The 46-year-old economist has pledged to cut taxes, clean stanley mugs up government corruption and reconsider such hot-button issues as gay marriage. He takes over for outgoing Liberal Party leader Paul Martin, whose 18-month government was marred by indecision and the inability to rise above an ethics scandal that outraged many Canadians.Harper s Cabinet ministers also were sworn in by Governor-General Michaelle Jean in a ceremony at her residence, Rideau stanley cup Hall, in the federal capital of Ottawa. The new team had been kept under wraps and was made public only minutes before the ceremony.Peter MacKay, deputy leader of the Conservative Party, was sworn in as minister of foreign affairs and Stockwell Day became minister of public safety, an important post that works closely with Washington on matters of national and continental security.Gordon O Connor was sworn in as minister of defense. Harper declined to name a deputy prime minister, doing away with the post under him. The 27-member cabinet, which includes six women, is much leaner than the 39 positions the Liberals had. They arrived at Rideau Hall in cars and ta stanley cup xis mdash; an apparent effort to show they are closer to the people than the Liberals, who used limousines. ponent--type-
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At least 128 people dead after powerful earthquake hits western Nepal At least 128 people dead after powerful earthquake hits western Nepal 00:27 Survivors of a strong earthquake that shook Nepal s nor adidas campus shoes thwest in the middle of the night described sudden shaking followed by houses collapsing and burying entire families, as the death toll rose to 157 on Saturday.Most of those killed were crushed by debris when their houses mdash; usually made by stacking rocks and logs mdash; crumbled under the force of the tremblor midnight Friday, local media reported.While rescuers were scrambling to rush aid, operations were hampered by the fact that many of the mountainous villages could only be reached by foot. Roads were also blocked by landslides triggered by the earthquake. Soldiers could be seen trying to clear the adidas originals mujer blocked roads.The government is trying to get as much aid to the affected areas, Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha said on Saturday. Tents, food and medicine were flown in as thousands became homeless overnight. I was fast asleep when all of hoka winterschuhe a sudden it started shaking violently. I tried to run but the whole house collapsed. I tried escaping but half my body got buried in the debris, said Bimal Kumar Karki, one of the first people to be brought to the regional ho Eucj Germany: Campaign Scandal Deepens
Hordes of angry opposition supporters are still marching through the snowy capital of Ukraine in sustained dispute over last weekend s elections. The protests have been marked by civility, although the opposition leader threatened strikes by his supporters after being declared the looser. CBS News Correspondent Richard Roth reports that a government commission today declared Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych the official winner, which caused backlash from a chorus of Western capitals, including Washington. We cannot accept this result as legitimate because it does not meet international standards and because there has not been an investigation of the numerous and credible reports of fraud and abuse, Powell said. But, as Roth reports, Ukraine s ruling party has rejected the West s criticism as interference. The government s position is that Yanukovich, backed by Moscow and favoring close ties to Russia, is offic stanley uk ially president-elect. Powell said there would be consequences for U.S.-Ukraine relations if the government there did not act immediately and responsibly to find a solution that respected the will of its people. If Ukraine does not respect the popular will, Powell suggested that the country s ambitions to join European institutions could be thwarted.In other countries where stanley cup fraudulent elections have been held, th stanley deutschland e United States has revoked the visas of officials responsible and frozen their U.S.-based assets. U.S. officials said those penalties are possible in
At least 128 people dead after powerful earthquake hits western Nepal At least 128 people dead after powerful earthquake hits western Nepal 00:27 Survivors of a strong earthquake that shook Nepal s nor adidas campus shoes thwest in the middle of the night described sudden shaking followed by houses collapsing and burying entire families, as the death toll rose to 157 on Saturday.Most of those killed were crushed by debris when their houses mdash; usually made by stacking rocks and logs mdash; crumbled under the force of the tremblor midnight Friday, local media reported.While rescuers were scrambling to rush aid, operations were hampered by the fact that many of the mountainous villages could only be reached by foot. Roads were also blocked by landslides triggered by the earthquake. Soldiers could be seen trying to clear the adidas originals mujer blocked roads.The government is trying to get as much aid to the affected areas, Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha said on Saturday. Tents, food and medicine were flown in as thousands became homeless overnight. I was fast asleep when all of hoka winterschuhe a sudden it started shaking violently. I tried to run but the whole house collapsed. I tried escaping but half my body got buried in the debris, said Bimal Kumar Karki, one of the first people to be brought to the regional ho Eucj Germany: Campaign Scandal Deepens
Hordes of angry opposition supporters are still marching through the snowy capital of Ukraine in sustained dispute over last weekend s elections. The protests have been marked by civility, although the opposition leader threatened strikes by his supporters after being declared the looser. CBS News Correspondent Richard Roth reports that a government commission today declared Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych the official winner, which caused backlash from a chorus of Western capitals, including Washington. We cannot accept this result as legitimate because it does not meet international standards and because there has not been an investigation of the numerous and credible reports of fraud and abuse, Powell said. But, as Roth reports, Ukraine s ruling party has rejected the West s criticism as interference. The government s position is that Yanukovich, backed by Moscow and favoring close ties to Russia, is offic stanley uk ially president-elect. Powell said there would be consequences for U.S.-Ukraine relations if the government there did not act immediately and responsibly to find a solution that respected the will of its people. If Ukraine does not respect the popular will, Powell suggested that the country s ambitions to join European institutions could be thwarted.In other countries where stanley cup fraudulent elections have been held, th stanley deutschland e United States has revoked the visas of officials responsible and frozen their U.S.-based assets. U.S. officials said those penalties are possible in
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HAMDANIYA, Iraq --U adidas sambarose .S.-backed forces in Iraq are facing stiff r air max esistance from ISIS Monday. American pilots and special forces are helping Iraqi and Kurdish troops in an attempt to retake Iraqrsquo second largest city, Mosul. After a week, the force is around 10 miles from the city.The Iraqi military said they had liberated the town of Hamdaniya, but CBS News arrived to find gunfire still ringing out through the streets.In some places, ISIS has launched surprise attacks, even after Iraqi forces thought they had regained control. Troops now shoot at anything that moves. Iraqi forces in Hamdaniyah, Iraq CBS News Hamdaniya used to be a Christian town of 50,000 people, but its residents all fled ISIS and now it is shattered and deserted. yeezy Christian Iraqis fearful of ISIS attack 02:16 Lt. Gen. Ryaad Jalal Tawfiq insisted that his soldiers were only fighting small pockets of resistance, but the large amount of gunfire suggested otherwise.No, this is the military way. Theyrsquo;re just clearing the area, Tawfiq said.Another nearby Christian town, Bartella, has also been retaken. CBS News was there in 2014, just before ISIS seized the town, meeting with local men who were tryin Rubd Obama Meets With Putin
Pakistani soldiers and tribesman shot down a suspected U.S. military drone close to the Afghan border Tuesday night, three intelligence officials said.If verified, it apparently would be the first time a pilotless aircraft was brought down over Pakistan and likely would add to tensions between Washington and Islamabad over recent American cross-border incursions into the country s lawless tribal regions.The three officials said the aircraft was hit at the village of Jalal Khel in South Waziristan after circling the area stanley quencher for several hours. Wre stanley kubek ckage was strewn on the ground, they stanley cup said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.A U.S. military spokesman in Afghanistan, Capt. Christian Patterson, said officials were looking into the claim.The report came a day after intelligence officers said two U.S. helicopters crossed a mile into Pakistan late Sunday over North Waziristan, but flew off after Pakistani troops and tribesmen opened fire. The Pentagon denied any incursion by U.S. helicopters. While causing widespread anger among Pakistanis, the apparent raids by U.S. forces, including missile strikes and a ground assault, have underlined Washington s concerns that the government is unwilling or incapable of rooting out the Taliban and other extremists on the border.Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was expected to discuss the cross-border attacks with U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday on the sidelines of the U.N. Genera
HAMDANIYA, Iraq --U adidas sambarose .S.-backed forces in Iraq are facing stiff r air max esistance from ISIS Monday. American pilots and special forces are helping Iraqi and Kurdish troops in an attempt to retake Iraqrsquo second largest city, Mosul. After a week, the force is around 10 miles from the city.The Iraqi military said they had liberated the town of Hamdaniya, but CBS News arrived to find gunfire still ringing out through the streets.In some places, ISIS has launched surprise attacks, even after Iraqi forces thought they had regained control. Troops now shoot at anything that moves. Iraqi forces in Hamdaniyah, Iraq CBS News Hamdaniya used to be a Christian town of 50,000 people, but its residents all fled ISIS and now it is shattered and deserted. yeezy Christian Iraqis fearful of ISIS attack 02:16 Lt. Gen. Ryaad Jalal Tawfiq insisted that his soldiers were only fighting small pockets of resistance, but the large amount of gunfire suggested otherwise.No, this is the military way. Theyrsquo;re just clearing the area, Tawfiq said.Another nearby Christian town, Bartella, has also been retaken. CBS News was there in 2014, just before ISIS seized the town, meeting with local men who were tryin Rubd Obama Meets With Putin
Pakistani soldiers and tribesman shot down a suspected U.S. military drone close to the Afghan border Tuesday night, three intelligence officials said.If verified, it apparently would be the first time a pilotless aircraft was brought down over Pakistan and likely would add to tensions between Washington and Islamabad over recent American cross-border incursions into the country s lawless tribal regions.The three officials said the aircraft was hit at the village of Jalal Khel in South Waziristan after circling the area stanley quencher for several hours. Wre stanley kubek ckage was strewn on the ground, they stanley cup said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.A U.S. military spokesman in Afghanistan, Capt. Christian Patterson, said officials were looking into the claim.The report came a day after intelligence officers said two U.S. helicopters crossed a mile into Pakistan late Sunday over North Waziristan, but flew off after Pakistani troops and tribesmen opened fire. The Pentagon denied any incursion by U.S. helicopters. While causing widespread anger among Pakistanis, the apparent raids by U.S. forces, including missile strikes and a ground assault, have underlined Washington s concerns that the government is unwilling or incapable of rooting out the Taliban and other extremists on the border.Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was expected to discuss the cross-border attacks with U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday on the sidelines of the U.N. Genera
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A three-fingered salute has united demonstrators against authoritarian regimes across so crocs winterstiefel utheast Asia, and as CBS News correspondent Holly Williams reports, the simple gesture has surprising origins in Hollywood.In a handful of Asian countries, the gesture has become a powerful symbol of courageous defiance mdash; a challenge to repressive governments that cuts across borders. It s been used in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, where protesters against a military takeover are being murdered in cold blood, in Thailand, where they re demanding full democracy, and in Hong Kong, where years of protests against interference by the Chinese government have drawn millions onto the streets. A man who was shot during the security force crackdown on anti-coup protesters shows a three-finger salute nike sb dunk as he is helped in Thingangyun, Yangon, Myanmar on March 14, 2021. STRINGER / REUTERS That cultural symbol really becomes a universal language adidas originals , Nathan Law, a pro-democracy leader from Hong Kong who avoided arrest by fleeing to London, told CBS News. That three finger signature, he told Williams, it symbolizes a revolutionary stand of people... We wanted to have freedom and democracy. If the three-fingered salute is familiar to you, you probably saw it in The Hunger Games movies, set in a post-apocalyptic world where the powerless raise their hands in resistance to a tyrannical Mrug Vatican Lists New Sin: DNA Manipulation
The Fenix 2 rises to the surface carrying the first of 33 miners who spent over two months underground near Copiapo, Chile, early Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. stanley thermobecher AP Photo/Roberto Candia The Fenix 2 Phoenix capsule that broug stanley cup ht the miners to the surface from their underground captivity is one of the heroes of the Chile mine miracle. Like the Phoenix, the mythic bird rising from the ashes for which it is named, the 924-pound capsule descended and rose from the depths 33 dramatic times to free the miners trapped 2000 feet underground for 69 days. President Kennedy views the Friendship 7 space capsule th stanley cups uk at carried John Glenn into space in 1962. Cecil Stoughton/National Archives Developed by Chilean navy engineers, with some assistance from NASA engineers, the Fenix 2 performed its task flawlessly. The device isn t a super-high tech contraption. A crane, winch and a set of pulleys and cables controlled the movement of the 924-pound, 13-foot capsule, which was designed to fit one body within a 28-inch diameter enclosure. The retractable wheels reduced the friction of the ride.Inside the capsule were oxygen tanks and communications and monitoring equipment to keep an eye on the miners during their 15 to 20 minute journey to the surface.Like the first space capsules, the Fenix 2 will likely
A three-fingered salute has united demonstrators against authoritarian regimes across so crocs winterstiefel utheast Asia, and as CBS News correspondent Holly Williams reports, the simple gesture has surprising origins in Hollywood.In a handful of Asian countries, the gesture has become a powerful symbol of courageous defiance mdash; a challenge to repressive governments that cuts across borders. It s been used in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, where protesters against a military takeover are being murdered in cold blood, in Thailand, where they re demanding full democracy, and in Hong Kong, where years of protests against interference by the Chinese government have drawn millions onto the streets. A man who was shot during the security force crackdown on anti-coup protesters shows a three-finger salute nike sb dunk as he is helped in Thingangyun, Yangon, Myanmar on March 14, 2021. STRINGER / REUTERS That cultural symbol really becomes a universal language adidas originals , Nathan Law, a pro-democracy leader from Hong Kong who avoided arrest by fleeing to London, told CBS News. That three finger signature, he told Williams, it symbolizes a revolutionary stand of people... We wanted to have freedom and democracy. If the three-fingered salute is familiar to you, you probably saw it in The Hunger Games movies, set in a post-apocalyptic world where the powerless raise their hands in resistance to a tyrannical Mrug Vatican Lists New Sin: DNA Manipulation
The Fenix 2 rises to the surface carrying the first of 33 miners who spent over two months underground near Copiapo, Chile, early Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. stanley thermobecher AP Photo/Roberto Candia The Fenix 2 Phoenix capsule that broug stanley cup ht the miners to the surface from their underground captivity is one of the heroes of the Chile mine miracle. Like the Phoenix, the mythic bird rising from the ashes for which it is named, the 924-pound capsule descended and rose from the depths 33 dramatic times to free the miners trapped 2000 feet underground for 69 days. President Kennedy views the Friendship 7 space capsule th stanley cups uk at carried John Glenn into space in 1962. Cecil Stoughton/National Archives Developed by Chilean navy engineers, with some assistance from NASA engineers, the Fenix 2 performed its task flawlessly. The device isn t a super-high tech contraption. A crane, winch and a set of pulleys and cables controlled the movement of the 924-pound, 13-foot capsule, which was designed to fit one body within a 28-inch diameter enclosure. The retractable wheels reduced the friction of the ride.Inside the capsule were oxygen tanks and communications and monitoring equipment to keep an eye on the miners during their 15 to 20 minute journey to the surface.Like the first space capsules, the Fenix 2 will likely
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CARACAS, Venezuela - Following a dramatic surrender and anight in jail, Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was due in courtWednesday to learn what charges he may face for allegedly provoking violenceduring protests against the socialist government in the divided nation.Authorities have accused Lopez of inciting clashes that haveled to the deaths of at least five people over the past week - most recently afemale university student who was a former beauty queen - and of attempting todestabilize President Nicolas Maduro s government. The specific charges will bedisclosed at a closed court hearing before a judge in downtown Caracas.Lopez, who has emerged in recent months as a new, moreaggressive face of Venezuela s opposition, told thousands of cheering supporterswho watched his surrender on Tuesday that he does not fear imprisonment if itwill help undo what he considers the damage done by 15 years of socialist rul adidas samba elaunched by the late Hugo Chavez. If my jailing serves to awaken a people, serves toawaken Venezuela ... then it will be well worth the infamous imprisonmentimposed upon me directly, with cowardice, he shouted through a megaphonefrom atop a statue of 19th century Cuban independence hero Jose Marti in aCaracas plaza.Waving a flower over his head, Lopez then pushed af1 his waythrough the crowd to a police line and was whisked away in an armored vehicleto spend the nike dunk night in a military prison outside the capital. Friends and allies say the steely resolve exhib Vxup Taliban deny deadly attack on Red Cross in Afghanistan
LONDON - A senior British lawmaker said Tuesday that News Corp. executive James Murdoch will be called back to face a second grilling before U.K. legislators.John Whittingdale, the chairman of Parliament s media committee, said today that Murdoch would be recalled.James Murdoch, the Chief Executive Officer of News International, last appeared in Parliament along with his father Rupert on July 19.Complete coverage: Murdoch in crisisLast week the Culture Media and Sport Committee released further evidence it had acquired in its investigation of the cell phone h stanley becher acking scandal that led to the dissolution of the News of the World. Whittingdale told Sky News that the committee was nearing the end of its deliberations but was recalling some witnesses to tie up loose ends. At issue are discrepancies between James Murdoch s testimony given in July and subsequent evidence given to the committee by former NOTW editor Colin Myler and former News International attorney Tom Crone.Last Tuesday Crone and Myler both reiterated their prior assertions t stanley tumblers hat they had consulted with James Murdoch about a settlement to Gordon Taylor, the footballer whose cell phone messages were hacked by a private investigator for NOTW and who subsequently received a settlement of 700,000 $1.1 million .Crone stanley thermosflasche said that in order to settle the Taylor case the details had to be explained to Murdoch, to get his approval of the settlement. Among the items discussed in the 2008 meeting was an email that showed
CARACAS, Venezuela - Following a dramatic surrender and anight in jail, Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was due in courtWednesday to learn what charges he may face for allegedly provoking violenceduring protests against the socialist government in the divided nation.Authorities have accused Lopez of inciting clashes that haveled to the deaths of at least five people over the past week - most recently afemale university student who was a former beauty queen - and of attempting todestabilize President Nicolas Maduro s government. The specific charges will bedisclosed at a closed court hearing before a judge in downtown Caracas.Lopez, who has emerged in recent months as a new, moreaggressive face of Venezuela s opposition, told thousands of cheering supporterswho watched his surrender on Tuesday that he does not fear imprisonment if itwill help undo what he considers the damage done by 15 years of socialist rul adidas samba elaunched by the late Hugo Chavez. If my jailing serves to awaken a people, serves toawaken Venezuela ... then it will be well worth the infamous imprisonmentimposed upon me directly, with cowardice, he shouted through a megaphonefrom atop a statue of 19th century Cuban independence hero Jose Marti in aCaracas plaza.Waving a flower over his head, Lopez then pushed af1 his waythrough the crowd to a police line and was whisked away in an armored vehicleto spend the nike dunk night in a military prison outside the capital. Friends and allies say the steely resolve exhib Vxup Taliban deny deadly attack on Red Cross in Afghanistan
LONDON - A senior British lawmaker said Tuesday that News Corp. executive James Murdoch will be called back to face a second grilling before U.K. legislators.John Whittingdale, the chairman of Parliament s media committee, said today that Murdoch would be recalled.James Murdoch, the Chief Executive Officer of News International, last appeared in Parliament along with his father Rupert on July 19.Complete coverage: Murdoch in crisisLast week the Culture Media and Sport Committee released further evidence it had acquired in its investigation of the cell phone h stanley becher acking scandal that led to the dissolution of the News of the World. Whittingdale told Sky News that the committee was nearing the end of its deliberations but was recalling some witnesses to tie up loose ends. At issue are discrepancies between James Murdoch s testimony given in July and subsequent evidence given to the committee by former NOTW editor Colin Myler and former News International attorney Tom Crone.Last Tuesday Crone and Myler both reiterated their prior assertions t stanley tumblers hat they had consulted with James Murdoch about a settlement to Gordon Taylor, the footballer whose cell phone messages were hacked by a private investigator for NOTW and who subsequently received a settlement of 700,000 $1.1 million .Crone stanley thermosflasche said that in order to settle the Taylor case the details had to be explained to Murdoch, to get his approval of the settlement. Among the items discussed in the 2008 meeting was an email that showed
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Spain could become the first Western country to allow three days of workplace leave per month for women who suffer from severe menstrual pain.The reform, which is part of a broader draft bill on reproductive health and abortion rights, was revealed by Cadena SER radio station and is expected to be appr nike air max oved at next Tuesday s Cabinet meeting mdash; but government sources told Spanish outlet El Paiacute that adidas campus 80s the draft is not definite and is subject to changes.The proposal also includes other measures to improve menstrual health, like requiring schools to provide sanitary pads for girls who need them and removing taxes from their sale price in supermarkets.In the same reform package, Spain s left-wing government is planning to make abortion free in the country s public health care system and allow 16- and 17-year-olds to get the procedure without parental consent.The proposed measures come after Secretary of State for Equality and Gender ViolenceAacute;ngela Rodriacute;guezannounced in March that new measures would be taken to support menstrual and reproductive health, including medical leave for women recovering from an abortion. We no longer want the topic around menstruation to be taboo, Rodriguez told CBS News. If someone has an illness with painful symptoms, a temporary sick leave is granted, so the same should happen with menstruationmdash; allowing a woman with a very painful period should be able to stay adidas sambarose at home. Some women who menstruate can suffer fro Qpmq Syria mounts deadly raids as Russia backs regime
Cuban President Fidel Castro said Friday that a U.S. Cuban exile group is plotting to kill him, and has smuggled weapons and explosives into Panama, where he is attending an international summit.At a news conference held at the hotel where he is staying during the 10th Ibero-American summit of Latin American and European leaders, Castro said the Miami-based U.S. Cuban-American National Fo stanley cup undation has sent people to Panama with the purpose of eliminating me physically. They are already in Panama and they have introduced weapons and explosives, he said.Ninoska Perez, a spokeswoman for the Cuban-American National Foundation in Miami, said the group has no one in Panama and that Castro should get a new story. He has accused us of everything in the book. There is no reason why we should have to respond to unfounded accusations, she said. He is the terrorist. They are accusations without proof. Where are the people he s talking about Fidel Castro s like an aged rock star that needs to attract attention somehow, she added.Castro said the squad plotting to kill him was directed by the infamous Luis Posada Carriles, a cowardly man totally without scrup stanley quencher les. The Cuban-American National Foundation said it has no links to Posada.Castro repeated previous claims that Posada organized the 1976 bombing of a Cubana de Aviacion jetliner that killed 73 people, as well as several other plots against his own life.Castro said Cuban officials had earlier informed people w stanley mugs ho shou
Spain could become the first Western country to allow three days of workplace leave per month for women who suffer from severe menstrual pain.The reform, which is part of a broader draft bill on reproductive health and abortion rights, was revealed by Cadena SER radio station and is expected to be appr nike air max oved at next Tuesday s Cabinet meeting mdash; but government sources told Spanish outlet El Paiacute that adidas campus 80s the draft is not definite and is subject to changes.The proposal also includes other measures to improve menstrual health, like requiring schools to provide sanitary pads for girls who need them and removing taxes from their sale price in supermarkets.In the same reform package, Spain s left-wing government is planning to make abortion free in the country s public health care system and allow 16- and 17-year-olds to get the procedure without parental consent.The proposed measures come after Secretary of State for Equality and Gender ViolenceAacute;ngela Rodriacute;guezannounced in March that new measures would be taken to support menstrual and reproductive health, including medical leave for women recovering from an abortion. We no longer want the topic around menstruation to be taboo, Rodriguez told CBS News. If someone has an illness with painful symptoms, a temporary sick leave is granted, so the same should happen with menstruationmdash; allowing a woman with a very painful period should be able to stay adidas sambarose at home. Some women who menstruate can suffer fro Qpmq Syria mounts deadly raids as Russia backs regime
Cuban President Fidel Castro said Friday that a U.S. Cuban exile group is plotting to kill him, and has smuggled weapons and explosives into Panama, where he is attending an international summit.At a news conference held at the hotel where he is staying during the 10th Ibero-American summit of Latin American and European leaders, Castro said the Miami-based U.S. Cuban-American National Fo stanley cup undation has sent people to Panama with the purpose of eliminating me physically. They are already in Panama and they have introduced weapons and explosives, he said.Ninoska Perez, a spokeswoman for the Cuban-American National Foundation in Miami, said the group has no one in Panama and that Castro should get a new story. He has accused us of everything in the book. There is no reason why we should have to respond to unfounded accusations, she said. He is the terrorist. They are accusations without proof. Where are the people he s talking about Fidel Castro s like an aged rock star that needs to attract attention somehow, she added.Castro said the squad plotting to kill him was directed by the infamous Luis Posada Carriles, a cowardly man totally without scrup stanley quencher les. The Cuban-American National Foundation said it has no links to Posada.Castro repeated previous claims that Posada organized the 1976 bombing of a Cubana de Aviacion jetliner that killed 73 people, as well as several other plots against his own life.Castro said Cuban officials had earlier informed people w stanley mugs ho shou
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BRISBANE, Australia -- A helicopter carrying American tourists crashed at a coral-viewing site on Australia s Great Barrier Reef, killing two passengers from Hawaii and injuring two others from Colorado, police said. The helicopter pilot pulled one passenger from the wreckage after Wednesday s crash but desperate attempts to revive yeezy the 65-year-old woman failed, Police Inspector Ian Haughton said Thursday.A 79-year-old man also died despite bystanders attempts to resuscitate him, Haughton said. A 34-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were taken to the Australian mainland for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, he said. All four tourists knew each other. The five-seat, single-engine Eurocopter EC120 Colibri crashed 40 miles northeast of the Whitsunday Islands near a ponto adidas sambarose on that has underwater viewing chambers to see coral and is a popular tourist destination. The U.S. Embassy in Australia said in a statement it was aware that two U.S. citizens had died and was providing all appropriate consular assistance. Whitsu adidas samba og nday Air Services said the helicopter was approaching the pontoon to land when it crashed. The company had suspended operations as it works with authorities to determine the cause of the crash. We are extremely saddened by this incident and our deepest condolences are with the families of all of the passengers, the company said in a statement. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau confirmed a crash investigation was underway. Vnhq More Taliban Killed In Afghanistan
Ruling party candidates decorate their posters with the crescent, the emblem of Islam. An Islamic candidate has to use a hand, a pagan icon that tradi stanley cup tionally wards off the evil eye. And a workers candidate employs a rifle, a symbol of power.Egypt s election is being fought on the field of symbols. But it s more than just using the elephant and donkey as mascots, as Republicans and Democrats do in the United States.In Egypt, pictograms enable the illiterate half of the electorate to identify candidates on the ballots. In each district, candidates pick from a list of 40 symbols, drawn up by authorities. That symbol goes on posters, banners and next to the names on the ballot.The use of representative party symbols is common in the elections of developing countries. Symbols such as bicycles, hands, flowers and a stanley thermosflasche nimals are routinely used in India and Bangladesh.But the problem in Egypt is that candidates do not have a free choice of symbols and many complain that the most powerful pictograms are given to ruling party candidates. And some symbols have more positive meaning than others.A date palm, for example, has more weight than an umbrella, said Jawad Fatayer, professor of social psychology at the American University in Cairo. The palm tree symbolizes reliability - it bears fruit year after year. The umbrella represents protection, but it is rarely used in E stanley termosy gypt.Do symbols influence the vote Ramadan Haridi, an illiterate voter, dismissed that idea as he cast his ball
BRISBANE, Australia -- A helicopter carrying American tourists crashed at a coral-viewing site on Australia s Great Barrier Reef, killing two passengers from Hawaii and injuring two others from Colorado, police said. The helicopter pilot pulled one passenger from the wreckage after Wednesday s crash but desperate attempts to revive yeezy the 65-year-old woman failed, Police Inspector Ian Haughton said Thursday.A 79-year-old man also died despite bystanders attempts to resuscitate him, Haughton said. A 34-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were taken to the Australian mainland for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, he said. All four tourists knew each other. The five-seat, single-engine Eurocopter EC120 Colibri crashed 40 miles northeast of the Whitsunday Islands near a ponto adidas sambarose on that has underwater viewing chambers to see coral and is a popular tourist destination. The U.S. Embassy in Australia said in a statement it was aware that two U.S. citizens had died and was providing all appropriate consular assistance. Whitsu adidas samba og nday Air Services said the helicopter was approaching the pontoon to land when it crashed. The company had suspended operations as it works with authorities to determine the cause of the crash. We are extremely saddened by this incident and our deepest condolences are with the families of all of the passengers, the company said in a statement. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau confirmed a crash investigation was underway. Vnhq More Taliban Killed In Afghanistan
Ruling party candidates decorate their posters with the crescent, the emblem of Islam. An Islamic candidate has to use a hand, a pagan icon that tradi stanley cup tionally wards off the evil eye. And a workers candidate employs a rifle, a symbol of power.Egypt s election is being fought on the field of symbols. But it s more than just using the elephant and donkey as mascots, as Republicans and Democrats do in the United States.In Egypt, pictograms enable the illiterate half of the electorate to identify candidates on the ballots. In each district, candidates pick from a list of 40 symbols, drawn up by authorities. That symbol goes on posters, banners and next to the names on the ballot.The use of representative party symbols is common in the elections of developing countries. Symbols such as bicycles, hands, flowers and a stanley thermosflasche nimals are routinely used in India and Bangladesh.But the problem in Egypt is that candidates do not have a free choice of symbols and many complain that the most powerful pictograms are given to ruling party candidates. And some symbols have more positive meaning than others.A date palm, for example, has more weight than an umbrella, said Jawad Fatayer, professor of social psychology at the American University in Cairo. The palm tree symbolizes reliability - it bears fruit year after year. The umbrella represents protection, but it is rarely used in E stanley termosy gypt.Do symbols influence the vote Ramadan Haridi, an illiterate voter, dismissed that idea as he cast his ball