Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 07:59:28 +0000
An Indiana woman found with an 8-foot-long (2.4-meter-long) python wrapped around her neck had apparently kept snakes at the residence, which was filled with snakes and outfitted for a collection of the reptiles, police said Thursday. Laura Hurst, 36, was found unresponsive Wednesday night on the floor of a home in the northern Indiana town […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 04:54:12 +0000
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) – Chile pulled out of hosting two major international summits on Wednesday as it struggled to restore order after more than ten days of civil unrest that left at least 23 dead. President Sebastian Pinera said “common sense” dictated the decision to withdraw from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:57:56 +0000
A fast-moving, middle-of-the-night wildfire disrupted some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Los Angeles as flames threatened mega-mansions and forced celebrities out of their homes early on Monday. One of the neighborhoods under evacuation orders was the posh area of Brentwood, a section on the west side of the city that became world famous in 1994 […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:52:46 +0000
The body of Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was buried at sea by the US military after he killed himself during the weekend raid on his Syrian hideout, a Pentagon source told AFP on Monday. No details were given on where or when the body was disposed of, but it paralleled the 2011 […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 06:00:52 +0000
By ASSOCIATED PRESS The helicopters flew low and fast into the night, ferrying U.S. special forces to a compound where Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was hiding in Syria. Half a world away, President Donald Trump watched the raid in real time via a video link as troops blasted into the hideout and sent […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 04:42:02 +0000
An old painting found in the kitchen of an elderly French woman, who considered it an icon of little importance, has made her a multimillionaire. The work, a masterpiece attributed to the 13th-century Italian painter Cimabue that was discovered earlier this year, sold for 24 million euros ($26.6 million) Sunday. Dominique Le Coent of Acteon […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 04:09:56 +0000
Police in part of Australia were given shoot-to-kill powers on Monday (Oct 28), to stop drivers who deliberately plough into pedestrians. Eight people have been killed and more than 45 injured in three such attacks in Melbourne, Victoria’s state capital and Australia’s second-biggest city, since 2017. Victoria Police said officers will be required to take […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 07:25:59 +0000
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was believed to be dead after a US military raid in Syria’s Idlib region, US media reported yesterday. Baghdadi may have killed himself with a suicide vest as US special operations forces descended, media said, citing multiple government sources. He was the target of […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 02:36:38 +0000
Torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides in towns east of Tokyo has left seven people dead and added damage in areas still recovering from recent typhoons. Rescue workers in Chiba prefecture are looking for two more people missing on Saturday. While rains have passed and floodwater subsided, parts of the region are still inundated. […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 04:02:51 +0000
A Minnesota museum has turned its creepiest dolls loose just in time for Halloween. The History Center of Olmsted County in Rochester has posted photos and videos of its miniature terrors on social media, taking votes for the most nightmarish one. Curator Dan Nowakowski told Minnesota Public Radio that for a lot of the dolls, […]
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