Repräsentantenhaus lehnt Aufhebung der drei Tage nach dem 11. September beschlossenen “Authorization for Use of Military Force” mit 233 zu 191 Stimmen ab.

House members killed an amendment offered by California Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and John Garamendi, which would have sunsetted the post-9/11 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) next year, should it pass and Senate leaders agree to include it in the final measure.

The vote tally on Schiff-Garamendi was 233 nays to 191 yeas, breaking mostly along party lines. More than 200 Republicans voted against voiding the AUMF next year.

The students were protesting, on the Ife Expressroad, the increase in their school fees by the university management when the 6-vehicle convoy arrived. The university management increased the fees from about N17,000 to over N100,000.
“We demand a total reversal to statusquo,” the student leader said.

It is not yet clear who the occupants of the presidential convoy are as some students said the main occupant is a relative to President Goodluck Jonathan.

Russia plans to sign a contract with Iran this year to build two more nuclear reactors at its Bushehr power plant as part of a broader deal for up to eight reactors in the Islamic state, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters on Thursday.

Audibert, a former radio journalist, has been director general for political and security affairs at the French foreign ministry since 2009. His replacement has yet to be named.

The undertaking could advance the research the IAEA is trying to carry out, and may also help Iran and six world powers to negotiate a broader deal to end a dispute that has raised fears of a new Middle East war.

The son of one activist killed aboard the Mavi Marmara told the news conference the families would accept neither apology nor compensation.

„We do not accept any agreements unless the blockade on Gaza is lifted. Israel will have to take a step back if we stand tall,“ Ismail Bilgen told reporters.

This was the fourth time Russia and China have blocked U.N. Security Council action on Syria.

The House continued consideration of H.R. 4435, a bill that would authorize programs of the Defense Department for fiscal year 2015, and another bill that would overhaul the National Security Agency’s process for collecting telephone records.

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When New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez, chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, asked what powers the administration would lose if the 2001 AUMF were repealed, neither Mcleod nor Stephen Preston, general counsel for the Department of Defense, could give a clear answer.

Unsere Aufmerksamkeit fiel auf die Erklärung der OSZE-Medienbeauftragten Dunja Mijatović, in der sie von einem Brief an den Innenminister der Ukraine, Arsen Awakow, mit der Bitte um Freilassung der Journalisten des Fernsehsenders LifeNews, Marat Sajtschenko und Oleg Sidjakin, und um eine sorgfältige Untersuchung dieses Vorfalls berichtet.

Auf unser Beharren hin erteilte der Schweizer OSZE-Vorsitz die Anweisung an die Leitung der OSZE-Sonderbeobachtermission in der Ukraine, sich für die Freilassung der Journalisten einzusetzen. Wir erwarten von der OSZE-Führung entschlossene Schritte in dieser Richtung und eine öffentliche Reaktion auf die eklatanten Fälle der Verletzung der Meinungsfreiheit in der Ukraine.

Wir gehen davon aus, dass die ukrainischen Behörden unverzügliche Schritte zur Befreiung der russischen Journalisten setzen und in Zukunft auf die Druckausübung und die Einschüchterung von Medienvertretern unter klar erdachten Vorwänden verzichten.

North Korea‘s chief nuclear envoy is scheduled to hold an informal meeting with former U.S. government officials on the sidelines of an academic conference in Mongolia this week, a diplomatic source with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.

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„It will be good for all if North Korea abandons its plan for a nuke test and nuclear programs and holds dialogue with the international community, including with us,“ Cho Tai-young, spokesman at the foreign ministry, told a press briefing.

Cho made the remark when asked about the prospect of an upcoming meeting between North Korean and U.S. officials in Mongolia.

Nam has been a main target of opposition criticism of the government over a series of scandals, including allegations that the spy agency meddled in the presidential election and that the agency forged evidence to charge a North Korean defector with espionage.

Park had shown deep trust in Nam, rejecting long-running calls for firing him.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences to President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping in connection with the casualties sustained as a result of the terrorist attack in Urumqi.

In his message of condolences, the President of Russia condemns this atrocious crime and expresses certainty that its perpetrators and organisers will be found and brought to justice.

Since People‘s Assembly (PA) declared the date of presidential elections in Syria, conspiring countries have not stopped political provocation against the Syrian state, as their armed terrorist groups have not stopped exercising criminal acts against the Syrian people.

French, German and Tunisian governments decided to prevent the Syrian citizens living in these countries from participating in the presidential elections though it is a right guaranteed by the international constitutions and Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

And yes, we were laughing. Confessions of an ex-TSA agent.

Rebels, including fighters from al Qaeda‘s Nusra Front, have tried repeatedly to storm the prison and free its inmates, bombing and breaching its outer walls but failing to take full control. The complex holds around 3,000 prisoners.

The recapture of the prison and its surroundings means that Assad‘s forces have control over the north-east approach to Aleppo, the Observatory‘s Rami Abdulrahman said.

Thailand‘s army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha seized control of the government on Thursday, saying the army had to restore order and push through reforms, two days after he declared martial law.