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Image copyright October 10 2016 9.36pm  Truth News ireland        Image caption The TU-160 Blackjacks are supersonic strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons Two Russian Blackjack bombers were intercepted by fighter jets from four European countries as they flew from the direction of Norway to northern Spain and back, it has emerged. Norway, the UK, France and Spain all scrambled jets as the TU-160 planes skirted the airspace of each country. It comes at a time of heightened tension between the West and Russia. Correspondents say the frequency of Russian bombers being intercepted by Nato planes has increased markedly. Spanish media say it is the furthest south such an operation has had to take place. How to spot a Russian bombe r  http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-31537705 Russia in battle for US respect   http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37558943 The incident happened on 22 September but the full extent onl...

October 10 2016 9.06pm US President Barack Obama agreed to provide "logistical and intelligence support" to the coalition after it intervened in the conflict between forces loyal to Yemen's internationally-recognised government and those allied to the rebel Houthi movement in March 2015. Media caption The UN humanitarian co-ordinator for Yemen condemned "the horrific attack" Since then, more than 4,125 civilians have been killed and 7,207 injured, the UN says, with air strikes believed to have caused about 60% of the deaths. The documents detailing US government concerns about the civilian casualties and the potential legal implications for US military personnel were obtained by Reuters under the Freedom of Information Act and date from May 2015 to February 2016. One document  quotes a state department official as telling human rights groups in October 2015 that he believed coalition strikes were "not intentionally indiscriminate but rather ...

October 10 2016 8.58pm Image copyright AFP Image caption The US is reviewing its support for the Saudi-led coalition after Saturday's attack on a funeral Official documents   obtained by Reuters news agency   show government lawyers advised the US it might be considered a co-belligerent under international law. The US government is concerned it could be implicated in potential war crimes in Yemen because of its support for a Saudi-led coalition air campaign. The Obama administration has continued to authorise weapons sales to Saudi Arabia despite the warnings last year. On Saturday, an air strike on a funeral hall in Sanaa killed some 140 people. The coalition denied responsibility for the attack, but Washington said it would review its support to "better align with US principles, values and interests".

The assault to retake Mosul, which has been in the hands of Islamic State since 2014, is expected to take place in the coming weeks. October 10, 2016 at 8:48 pm | Published in:  Europe & Russia ,  Iraq ,  Middle East ,  News ,  Turkey ,  Videos & Photo Stories Involving Shia militias in an operation to drive Daesh out of the Iraqi city of Mosul will not bring peace, Turkey’s foreign minister said today, adding that Turkish-trained forces should be involved.

October 10, 2016 at 7.49 pm Illegal Israeli settlement Revava, near Nablus in the Occupied West Bank [File photo] The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein has urged the organisation to cut tieswith Israeli and international businesses that are complicit in illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian Territory and occupied Syrian Golan Heights. According to a report by  Ynetnews , Al-Hussein called on the UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson to prepare to publish a list of complicit corporations, following the adoption of a resolution by the UN High Commission in March, mandating the compilation of such a list. “It is reasonable to assume that the UN has ties with businesses which are expected to be included on the list, and therefore the UN must stop these illegitimate links,” Al-Hussein wrote, urging the issue to be highlighted as soon as possible and be brought to the attention of the UN Procur...

Image caption Four passengers on board the Ryanair flight to Alicante were arrested (file picture) Four passengers have been arrested by Spanish police after a disturbance on board a Ryanair flight from Edinburgh to Alicante. Ryanair said the four were detained after they became "disruptive" during the three-hour journey, which departed Edinburgh at 10:40 on Thursday. The airline said that the men had been removed and then detained by officers on arrival at the Spanish airport. They added that the aircraft had landed normally. In a statement, Ryanair said: "The crew of this flight from Edinburgh to Alicante requested police assistance upon landing in Alicante, after four passengers became disruptive in-flight. "The aircraft landed normally and the individuals were removed and detained by police in Alicante. "We will not tolerate unruly or disruptive behaviour at any time and the safety and comfort of our customers, crew and aircraft is our number o...

A teenager with a 20cm "tail" growing at the bottom of his spine has undergone surgery to have it removed. It started to appear on the 18-year-old's back just after his 14th birthday. He and his family, from Nagpur in India, had kept it a secret because they were worried he would be bullied. They finally went to see a doctor after it grew too long to hide - and had begun to develop a bone inside. It's thought to be the longest ever recorded on a human - although cases are very rare. Video caption A teenager in India has a 20cm 'tail' removed from his back "It became a problem when the tail grew outside the body," said his mum, who doesn't want to be named. "He would just lift the tail every time he needed to change his clothes. "I could see that it was very annoying and painful for him, so I took him to a hospital." Doctors say the teenager might have developed the tail in the womb as a result of a spinal...

China central bank injects $41 billion via mid-term lending facility in Sept A man walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing November 20, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File PhotoMore BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank lent 275 billion yuan ($41.24 billion) via its medium-term lending facility (MLF) to financial . . Threatening clowns seen in UK, following US trend LONDON The warning Saturday follows a string of incidents in recent days in an apparent effort to copy clown-related threats in the United States. Police in Gloucestershire said there have been six reports of clowns acting suspiciously and sometimes in a threatening way. Police say no arrests ..  Haiti death toll rising after Hurricane Matthew "The death toll is rising on an hourly basis as aid workers and authorities get into these really hard-hit regions where not only communication and power were knocked out, but the roads were knocked ou...