World News Thread

[josephine]

Hostage situation going in Bamako, Mali. 170 people were in a hotel, there were 2 conferences going on.

So far no one has claimed this attack. The hostage takers entered the terrain of the Hotel by using cars with a diplomatic plate.

A couple of people escaped, and a couple were let go by the attackers (apparently because they could recite certain koran verses).

The Malian (?) army is trying a rescue situation right now.

 

PRAYERS

[NadaTeTurbe]

remember that there was another attack in Bamako, in a bar where expacts used to go often. 

Here, like in Tunisia, terrorist are targeting place where occidentals go. Nationality held hostage include Indian, algerian, German, French, etc... They have released some hostage who were able to quote the Qu'ran. American army are helping the Malian army, and French army is sending its soldiers. 

Prayers. 

[dominicansoul]

[NadaTeTurbe]

Tahir Elçi, human right lawyer, pro-kurde, was murdered. 

http://time.com/4128696/tahir-elci-kurdish-lawyer-assassination-turkey/

 

[NadaTeTurbe]

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/dec/01/dhaka-city-climate-refugees-reality

 

Edited December 2, 2015 by NadaTeTurbe

[NadaTeTurbe]

I don't know if you can read it ? http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/11/03/africas-softer-gentler-coups-detat/?wp_login_redirect=0 

We could destroy ISIS, if Turkey helped us : http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/18/turkey-cut-islamic-state-supply-lines-erdogan-isis 

The exact relationship between Erdoğan’s government and Isis may be subject to debate; but of some things we can be relatively certain. Had Turkey placed the same kind of absolute blockade on Isis territories as they did on Kurdish-held parts of Syria, let alone shown the same sort of “benign neglect” towards the PKK and YPG that they have been offering to Isis, that blood-stained “caliphate” would long since have collapsed – and arguably, the Paris attacks may never have happened. And if Turkey were to do the same today, Isis would probably collapse in a matter of months. Yet, has a single western leader called on Erdoğan to do this?

Venezuela said no to socialist dictature !! 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35019111

The opposition in Venezuela has won a majority of seats in the National Assembly, overturning nearly two decades of dominance by the Socialists of President Nicolas Maduro.

• It is the first time in 16 years that the PSUV is not in control in Congress - a serious blow to its socialist revolution
• At 74.3%, voter participation was high, suggesting a sizeable proportion of the population backed change
• The opposition will pose a serious challenge to the government's power to pass legislation
• Jailed opposition leaders could be released if the opposition makes good on its promise to pass an amnesty law
• It is another blow to left-wing policies in Latin America, coming two weeks after a centre-right candidate won in Argentina's presidential poll

 

Same in Argentina. Now we hope for justice for nisman 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/27/opinion/argentinas-transformative-election.html

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/death-of-a-prosecutor It's about the Nisman case, but it's a little long