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19 civilians killed in Saudi-led coalition strike on Yemeni market

RT
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:50 UTC

At least 19 people were killed when the latest Saudi-led coalition airstrike on civilians destroyed a fruit and vegetable market near the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeida, local officials told AP.

The rise in casualties follows initial reports that Wednesday's airstrike had killed five people and injured a further six, when the raid struck the town of Bayt el-Faqih, just south of Hodeida. The hospital's director confirmed that all the casualties were civilians, according to Associated Press.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, Yemeni security officials confirmed the strike had occurred, however, they were unable to identify the intended target.

Backed by a Saudi-led coalition of mainly Gulf states, the ousted Yemeni government of Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi has been battling to regain control of the country from the Houthi rebels since 2015.

Support from Riyadh and its allies has mainly come in the form of devastating airstrikes on Houthi-controlled territory, with weapons, munitions, and support coming from allies in the US, UK, and other Western powers.

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Threatening religious peace: Austrian lecture slamming Prophet Mohammed for marrying 6yo is hate speech - EU court

RT
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 08:29 UTC

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that an Austrian lecturer is guilty of disparaging Islam, after the woman likened the Prophet Mohammed to a pedophile for marrying a six-year-old girl.

The lecturer known only as Mrs E.S. had already been convicted by an Austrian judge and fined €480 ($548) for her lecture. And now the ECtHR has upheld the ruling. The Strasbourg-based seven-judge panel stated on Thursday that her comparing Prophet Mohammed to a pedophile goes "beyond the permissible limits of an objective debate," and that the Austrian court was right in "classifying them as an abusive attack which could stir up prejudice and threaten religious peace."

The woman had unsuccessfully appealed the decision to the Austrian Supreme Court before taking her case to the ECtHR. She argued that what the court saw as inflammatory remarks insulting the Islamic faith was meant to reignite a public debate on child marriages.

She hosted "Basic Information on Islam" seminars in 2008 and 2009, during which she lectured the members of the right-wing Freedom Party (FPO) on the principles of the Islamic religion and its key figures. During one of her lectures, Mrs E.S. stated that marrying prepubescent girls makes Prophet Mohammad no different than a child predator.

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Families of Daesh fighters want them repatriated back to Canada

Sputnik
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:09 UTC

One of the detained adults of Canadian origin was reportedly a "number one" Daesh* fighter, aiming to continue his struggle against Syrian forces in Idlib, in the country's north, although he himself claimed the Kurds had stopped him as he left Daesh and attempted to cross into Turkey.

"Families Against Violent Extremism," an organization representing the families of Daesh members, is demanding that the Canadian government repatriate 16 nationals, 9 adults and 7 children, who are currently held in makeshift detention camps in northern Syria, according to a statement obtained by Global News.

There is currently a sweeping debate in the country's parliament over an appropriate strategy for bringing Daesh members to justice, which is to be drawn up in the next 45 days.

According to the statement by the families group, none of them had been charged back home, but, conversely, had been detained indefinitely in violation of international law, while children are similarly kept in dire conditions.

Money pit: Pentagon bans some F-35 jets from flying as fuel system flaws discovered

RT
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:38 UTC

Some older-issue F-35s were removed from flight missions after new problems were discovered in the jet's faulty fuel system. The news comes only a couple of weeks after the Pentagon grounded the entire F-35 fleet.

The F-35s, which have accumulated more flight hours, will now be given detailed inspections, according to the Joint Program Office, which is the Pentagon-run management and acquisition body. In a vague statement, the JPO said "the analysis has identified two additional fuel supply tubes that require inspection."

A spokesman for the agency, who confirmed the news to the Marine Corps Times, refused to tell an exact number of jets affected by the grounding order. However, one source close to the controversial program said that several dozen F-35s would be grounded if necessary.

Comment: Is the F-35 the world's most expensive death trap?

Russia to fine Google for failing to implement blacklist laws

RT
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:20 UTC

The US-based tech giant Google will be fined in Russia because it failed to integrate a mandatory blacklist of sites into its architecture. Russian law states that search engines are not to provide links to banned sites.

Google's failure to abide by the rules, which was reported by the Russian communications watchdog RKN, will cost it between $7,600 and $10,600 under the current legislation, which will probably not be that big of punishment for the multibillion dollar enterprise.

Crazed woman stabs and slashes 14 children at kindergarten in southwest China

RT
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:00 UTC

A total of 14 children are being treated for stab and slash injuries after a woman wielding a kitchen knife attacked pupils at the gate of a kindergarten in Chongqing, southwest China, according to police.

The attack took place as the children were being led back to class from a nearby park after their morning exercise on Friday.

Identified by local police only by her surname, Liu, the 39-year-old assailant was apprehended by the kindergarten teachers and security guards.

One witness told CNN that elderly people out shopping had intervened to stop the woman, adding that "the teachers were dumbstruck."

Distressing footage of her arrest has surfaced online, showing a fierce confrontation between the woman, flanked by police officers, and angry bystanders.

Is religious conversion an addiction? Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor converts to Islam

RT
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:30 UTC

Sinead O'Connor, the eccentric Grammy-winning Irish singer who famously ripped up a photo of the Pope live on television, has announced her conversion to Islam, a decision that has been met with both congratulations and scorn.

In a tweet disclosing her new religious beliefs - as well as her new name - O'Connor said that she was "proud to have become a Muslim," and that accepting Islam as the true faith is "the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian's journey."

Comment: Her string of erratic behavior suggests that she's not mentally stable.

Backlash: UK bakery blasted for selling 'Gingerbread persons'

RT
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:43 UTC

Ginger bread persons have had online confectionary crusaders in full voice this week.

In yet another tedious example of modern 'outrage culture,' a bakery has come under fire for 'bowing' to the PC thugs and making their gingerbread confections gender neutral, however, the witless whinging may be decades late.

North Yorkshire-based Thomas The Baker has drawn a lot of unwanted attention online after Twitter fundamentalists highlighted the use of the term "ginger people" to refer to "gingerbread men," a tea-time treat dating as far back as the 16th Century.

Comment: As the SJWs try to impose their delusional world view on more and more people, they increase the likelihood that there will be more backlash against them and their ideology.

Hanford nuclear plant employees told to 'take cover' over incident

RT
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:26 UTC

Employees at the Hanford Vit Plant - one of the US' largest nuclear waste processing facilities - have been told to "take cover." The alert was issued as a precaution, the company operating the facility said.

The employees at the waste treatment plant were allegedly told to "go to the closest Take Cover facility" and avoid "eating or drinking until further notice," according to the text message published by the people on social media.

Comment: The Hanford plant has a long history of dangerous incidents.

Were Disney's beloved classics really influencing weak women and gropers?

RT
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:28 UTC

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Disney's Snow White, Cinderella even The Little Mermaid seemed like innocent stories to the generations of children who enjoyed them, but now some believe they were turning us all into monsters.

Actresses Keira Knightley and Kristen Bell are just the latest to join the woke movement which believes that the Disney princesses who were waiting for princes to save them, being kissed without a written legal agreement in advance, or even making sacrifices for true love, are just setting the wrong example.

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Society's Child

19 civilians killed in Saudi-led coalition strike on Yemeni market

Threatening religious peace: Austrian lecture slamming Prophet Mohammed for marrying 6yo is hate speech - EU court

Families of Daesh fighters want them repatriated back to Canada

Money pit: Pentagon bans some F-35 jets from flying as fuel system flaws discovered

Russia to fine Google for failing to implement blacklist laws

Crazed woman stabs and slashes 14 children at kindergarten in southwest China

Is religious conversion an addiction? Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor converts to Islam

Backlash: UK bakery blasted for selling 'Gingerbread persons'

Hanford nuclear plant employees told to 'take cover' over incident

Were Disney's beloved classics really influencing weak women and gropers?

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