| Days after school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a gun show in Miami Posted: 17 Feb 2018 07:52 AM PST  Students rallied for gun control outside the Federal Courthouse in Broward County, Florida, while miles away, hundreds gathered for two separate gun shows.
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| Shooting Survivor To Trump: Shame Lawmakers Who Take NRA Money, Not Florida Community Posted: 17 Feb 2018 02:53 PM PST  FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. ― Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Emma Gonzalez refuted President Donald Trump's suggestion that her community didn't take action to prevent a shooter from killing 17 at the school in a fiery Saturday speech.
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| Paul Manafort Accused Of Bank Fraud In New Mueller Court Documents Posted: 17 Feb 2018 10:58 PM PST  Former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been accused of bank fraud that wasn't part of the original indictment against him, according to court documents filed by special counsel Robert Mueller.
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| 13 Killed in Helicopter Crash in Mexico After Quake Posted: 17 Feb 2018 08:57 AM PST  All fatalities were on the ground
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| Dianne Feinstein Wants To Raise Minimum Age For Assault Weapon Purchases To 21 Posted: 16 Feb 2018 11:50 PM PST  announced Friday that she is introducing legislation to raise the minimum age to purchase rifles — including military-style assault weapons — from 18 to 21.
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| LeBron James Speaks Out on Laura Ingraham's 'Shut Up and Dribble' Comments Posted: 18 Feb 2018 04:17 AM PST  MSNBC's David Gura and panel discuss the LeBron James/Laura Ingraham feud.
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| Netanyahu brandishes remnants of Iranian drone shot down in Israel as he warns against 'dangerous Iran tiger' Posted: 18 Feb 2018 04:59 AM PST  Benjamin Netanyahu opened a war of words with the Iranian foreign minister as he used a speech to brandish a piece of Iranian drone destroyed in Israeli airspace and warn that Iran was "greatest threat to our world". Holding what appeared to be a panel of the Iranian drone shot down last week amid rising tensions between the two powers, the Israeli leader asked Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister: "Do you recognize it? You should, it's yours. Don't test us." Speaking at a Munich security conference on Sunday, Mr Netanyahu appeared to threaten Iran with further retaliation, adding: "We will act if necessary not just against Iran's proxies, but against Iran itself." Mr Zarif, also speaking at the conference, later dismissed Mr Netanyahu's presentation as "a cartoonish circus, which does not even deserve a response". He accused the Israeli prime minister of attempting to revive anti-Iranian "hysteria". Sunday's gesture comes scarcely a week after military escalation in Syria raised questions about Israel's mantle of military supremacy in the Middle East. Protesters hold up a heart-shaped sign at a demonstration during the Munich Security Conference in Munich Credit: MICHAELA REHLE/ REUTERS Last Saturday Israel claimed an Iranian drone breached its airspace. An Israeli Apache attack helicopter destroyed it, and in a retaliatory move, Israeli fighter jets were scrambled to Syria, where they attacked a series of high-value targets. It was the largest battery of Israeli strikes on Syria since 1982, during Lebanon's civil war. It also carried a heavy price: one of the Israeli jets was hit by Syrian fire, downing the plane. The two pilots ejected over Israel and one is seriously injured. For Mr Netanyahu, who is fighting corruption charges at home and may welcome the opportunity to flex some foreign policy muscle, the Munich symposium provided an opportunity to sound the alarm on rising Iranian power and gather support to defeat it. In Syria, the Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah has played a pivotal role in supporting the regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, all but ensuring his victory. Profile | Benjamin Netanyahu And in both Syria and Iraq, Iranian troops and Iran-backed militias have played a critical role in battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil). Mr Netanyahu warned that Tehran sought to exploit the gap left by Isil for its own advance. He said Iran was "trying to establish this continuous empire surrounding the Middle East from the south in Yemen but also trying to create a land bridge from Iran to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Gaza". "This is a very dangerous development for our region," said Mr Netanyahu. But Iran's leadership scoffed at his claims. Mr Zarif, who also addressed the conference, called Mr Netanyahu's presentation "a cartoonish circus". Iran nuclear talks Mr Zarif denied that Tehran was seeking "hegemony" in the Middle East. He also accused Israel's top ally the US of using the conference to "revive hysteria" against Iran. US President Donald Trump has frequently called the nuclear deal a bad one. That view is shared by Mr Netanyahu, who said the 2015 Iran nuclear deal must be scrapped or rewritten in order to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapon capabilities. But signatories France, Britain, Germany, Russia and China say the deal cannot be revisited and Iran is holding up its end by allowing inspections. Former US secretary of state John Kerry also weighed in, saying it was wrong to assume Iran would obtain a nuclear weapon as soon as the 15-year scope of the deal ends. "If your house is on fire, are you going to refuse to put it out because you are concerned it will light on fire again in 15 years? Or are you going to put it out and use the intervening time to prevent it ever catching fire again?" Kerry said. In his 2012 United Nations General Assembly address, Mr Netanyahu held aloft a cartoonish drawing of a bomb to illustrate his concerns about Iran's progress towards making a nuclear weapon.
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| The Latest: Slain Chicago officer remembered as 'model cop' Posted: 17 Feb 2018 10:23 AM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the funeral for a Chicago Police commander killed in the line of duty (all times local):
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| '3 Billboards In Florida' Troll Marco Rubio Over School Shooting Posted: 16 Feb 2018 10:10 PM PST  Borrowing a scene from an Oscar-nominated film, three red billboard-sized messages have popped up in the streets of Miami and beyond to publicly flame Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
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| Brawling family of 23 removed from Australian cruise ship Posted: 16 Feb 2018 08:43 PM PST  Twenty-three members of the same family have been removed from a cruise ship near Sydney after a brawl that left several injured, reports said, just days after a separate incident forced another liner to return to port. Police removed the group, which included men, women and children, from the boat on Friday after it docked in Sydney on a 10-day South Pacific cruise. One witness told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation she had seen seven separate fights break out during the trip.
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| Floridians Tell Politicians Who Do The NRA’s Bidding Their Time Is Up Posted: 17 Feb 2018 02:42 PM PST  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. ― Something powerful is happening in Florida.
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| Media, Democrats Have Created 'More Chaos' Than Russians, Says White House Spokesman Posted: 17 Feb 2018 09:41 PM PST  .@hogangidley45: "There are two groups that have created chaos more than the Russians and that's the Democrats and the mainstream media."
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| Trump adviser: Russian meddling 'incontrovertible' Posted: 17 Feb 2018 09:29 PM PST  MUNICH (AP) — President Donald Trump's national security adviser said Saturday there was "incontrovertible" evidence of a Russian plot to disrupt the 2016 U.S. election, a blunt statement that shows how significantly the new criminal charges leveled by an American investigator have upended the political debate over his inquiry.
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| No, Fidel Castro Is Not Justin Trudeau's Father Posted: 17 Feb 2018 12:03 PM PST  Despite what the internet seems to think
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| U.S. calls for action to halt Iran's growing 'network of proxies' Posted: 17 Feb 2018 10:39 AM PST  By Andrea Shalal and Sabine Siebold MUNICH (Reuters) - U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster called on Saturday for more forceful action to halt Iran's development of what he said was an increasingly powerful network of proxy armies in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq. McMaster accused Iran of escalating a campaign to increase its influence in the Middle East by building and arming "Hezbollah-style" proxy armies in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere as it has done in Lebanon. "So the time is now, we think, to act against Iran," he told the Munich Security Conference, calling on U.S. allies to halt trade that was helping underwrite the expansion of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the most powerful military and economic force in the Islamic Republic.
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| Trolls Are Posting Fake Stories About Being Attacked At 'Black Panther' Showings Posted: 17 Feb 2018 09:51 AM PST  Audiences for this week's "Black Panther" premiere went all-out in celebration, and the film's opening weekend is expected to break records at the box office.
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| Passenger says teen driver panicked, hit the gas outside NSA Posted: 17 Feb 2018 12:38 PM PST  FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A passenger in a vehicle that was fired upon outside the National Security Agency campus says the unlicensed teen driver made a wrong turn, panicked and hit the gas.
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| Guantanamo trial of Cole bombing suspect halted Posted: 16 Feb 2018 05:47 PM PST  The Guantanamo trial of the chief suspect in the deadly 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen was shut down Friday as defense lawyers refused to return to the case, Pentagon officials said. Military commissions judge Air Force Colonel Vance Spath halted the case, which could lead to the death penalty for Abdel Rahim al-Nashiri, in frustration that he could not compel Nashiri's main lawyers to show up in court. "The USS Cole bombing trial ... military judge has abated indefinitely the pre-trial proceedings," Pentagon spokeswoman Commander Sarah Higgins said.
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| Olympic Skier Ted Ligety’s Son 'Could Give 2 S***s That Daddy Sucked At Work' Posted: 18 Feb 2018 03:45 AM PST  U.S. alpine skier Ted Ligety may have had a tough time on the slopes at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Sunday.
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| Shooting suspect was on school rifle team that got NRA grant Posted: 16 Feb 2018 07:28 PM PST  The troubled teen authorities say killed 17 people at a Florida high school excelled in an air-rifle marksmanship program supported by a grant from the National Rifle Association Foundation, part of a multimillion-dollar effort by the gun group to support youth shooting clubs and other programs.
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| Top GOP Donor Won’t Back Candidates Unless They Support Assault Weapons Ban Posted: 17 Feb 2018 11:52 PM PST  Following Wednesday's shooting massacre at a Florida high school, a top Republican political donor has taken a stand for gun control ― by tightening his purse strings.
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| Tweeters Rip Trump Over 'Tone Deaf' Thumbs-Up Pose With Florida First Responders Posted: 17 Feb 2018 12:27 AM PST  President Donald Trump has sparked anger after he gave the thumbs-up while posing for a photograph with law enforcement officers who responded to Wednesday's deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
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| JetBlue offering free flights to family members of Florida school shooting victims Posted: 18 Feb 2018 11:13 AM PST  JetBlue is reaching out to those affected by the Florida school shooting by offering them free flights.
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| Top German lawmaker in security row with Turkey at Munich meeting Posted: 18 Feb 2018 05:52 AM PST  By Paul Carrel and Andrea Shalal BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) - A row broke out on Sunday between a leading German politician of Turkish origin and Turkey's delegation at the Munich Security Conference, with the lawmaker being given police protection after what he said was a tense encounter with Turkish bodyguards. Cem Ozdemir, co-leader of Germany's ecologist Greens until late last month and a critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said he was given protection at the conference after police told him Turkish security, staying in the same hotel, had accused him of being a "terrorist". "(The police) told me there was a problem with Turkish security, that they had pointed out that a terrorist, or a member of a terrorist organization, was staying (in the hotel) -so me," Ozdemir told reporters after returning to Berlin.
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| This dog's heartwarming rescue from a New York subway tunnel will bring you happy tears Posted: 17 Feb 2018 10:39 AM PST  One lucky pup found compassiom in a most unlikely place: The New York City subway. Dakota, aka Loppy the dog, was playing with her dog walker at a park in Brooklyn on Friday when the pooch managed to escape. Frightened, the poor pup ran to a place that she knew — the Jay St. station — and ended up inside the dangerous subway tunnel. SEE ALSO: How this startup is trying to bring dog toys into the 21st century "It's a familiar place for her, we commute together every day. She entered, ran across the platform, and at some point either fell or jumped in," Dakota's owner, Caroline Francis, posted to her Facebook. The NYC subway runs off of an electrified third rail, so once notified, workers shut the trains down and cut power to the subway in order to save the dog. A/C/F train riders, apologies for the delay- Dakota escaped from the dog park and- you guessed it- onto the tracks. Thank @MTA NYCT for the assist on the rescue, job well done by all, service back up & dog on the way to the vet for a minor injury- Appreciate everyone's patience! pic.twitter.com/gSA5ynPgGX — NYPD Transit (@NYPDTransit) February 16, 2018 After over an hour of searching, Francis says that things were looking "devastatingly bleak." She begged the MTA to let her onto the tracks to help search the miles of subway tunnels. "Then a miracle happened," Francis wrote. "An MTA officer took it upon herself to explore the tracks several stations away. And, against all odds, she found Loppy." Francis says the pup was bloodied, cold, dirty, and terrified, but miraculously OK. "The joy I felt when the police officer showed me a photo and said 'is this her?' was all-consuming," she wrote. "Being reunited with this little creature is something more powerful than I can explain." The dog suffered some lung damage, lost a few teeth, and fractured her jaw, according to the New York Daily News. She is currently being treated at Pearl Blue hospital, but is expected to make a speedy recovery. MTA Supervisor Sanya Hill, who found the pup about a mile away from where she entered the subway, says she spotted Loppy curled up at the back of the subway platform. "I had my flashlight out and I was looking and then I saw the dog," Hill told the News. "I didn't want her to bite me, I didn't want to scare her any more than she was. She was already shaking and already curled up all the way to the back of the platform." Francis ended her Facebook post with a heartwarming message to all of the New Yorkers who likely complained for hours about how their commute was interrupted. "New York can feel like a cold, hard city," Francis wrote. "But this city—the NYPD and MTA in particular—rallied around me at my darkest hour. They saved my best friend. That warmth and support moves me in a way I can't explain. To all the commuters who got stuck for 60+ minutes, know that your sacrifice saved her life—thank you. I've been so touched by all who have reached out with kind words." WATCH: Your cat can achieve ultimate chill with this portable hammock
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| Scientists discover painting hidden behind Picasso masterpiece Posted: 17 Feb 2018 09:57 AM PST  Scientists examining a work by Pablo Picasso using x-ray technology have discovered that he painted it over a landscape painting by an unknown artist. It was painted during Picasso's Blue Period, when he mainly used monochromatic shades of blue and blue-green. The researchers' technique allowed them to study the painting in-depth in just 24 hours, and revealed the horizontal landscape created by a different Barcelona painter, whose identity remains unknown, under the visible surface of Picasso's painting.
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| Pope revives sexual abuse panel Posted: 17 Feb 2018 08:39 AM PST  The Vatican said Saturday it has renewed its anti-paedophile panel as Pope Francis acts to quell the global scandal over the sexual abuse of children by priests. The panel had come under fire from two high-profile members, former sex abuse victims who quit at what they saw as a lack of reform and obstruction at the highest level of the Catholic Church. Victims have come forward from across the world over the past two decades accusing priests of sex crimes, unleashing one of the biggest crises faced by the Catholic Church.
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| Activists Launch Voter Registration Drive At 'Black Panther' Screenings Posted: 17 Feb 2018 10:49 AM PST  The Movement for Black Lives has channeled the energy and excitement surrounding the opening weekend of Marvel's "Black Panther" into a voting registration campaign. The movement's Electoral Justice Project is organizing the #WakandaTheVote initiative that encourages moviegoers to register to vote at "Black Panther" screenings across the country. "The Movement for Black Lives is an ecosystem of black leaders and organizations fighting every single day for the healthy and happy lives of Black folks," activists Jessica Byrd and Kayla Reed told Blavity in an interview.
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| Pakistani court sentences convicted serial killer to death Posted: 17 Feb 2018 02:47 AM PST  LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a serial killer to death after finding him guilty of killing eight children, including a 7-year-old girl whose rape and murder drew nationwide condemnation and triggered violent protests, a public prosecutor said.
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| Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Calls On Governor To Halt AR-15 Sales Posted: 17 Feb 2018 09:16 AM PST  In the wake of Florida's horrific school shooting, Gwen Graham, a Democratic candidate in the state's gubernatorial race, called on Gov. Rick Scott to immediately suspend sales and permits of AR-15s and assault-style weapons.
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| Lindsey Vonn Has A Message For Her Trump-Supporting Twitter Trolls Posted: 17 Feb 2018 04:18 AM PST  American alpine skier Lindsey Vonn has sent a message to the internet trolls who bombarded her with abuse after she missed out on a medal at the Winter Olympics on Saturday.
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| Three suicide bombers kill 18 in Nigeria's Maiduguri -police Posted: 16 Feb 2018 11:38 PM PST  By Lanre Ola and Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Three suicide bombers killed 18 people in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, capital of the state worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency, its police commissioner said on Saturday. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack but the use of suicide bombers in crowded areas is a hallmark of the Islamist militant group, which has killed more that 20,000 people since 2009 and forced over two million to flee their homes. Damian Chukwu, police commissioner for Borno state, said the attack took place at a fish market around 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the centre of Maiduguri at about 8:00 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Friday.
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| Gus Kenworthy and His Boyfriend Kissed on TV at the Olympics and Fans Are Ecstatic Posted: 17 Feb 2018 07:39 PM PST  He is one of the first openly gay Americans to compete at the Winter Olympics
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| Apple 'repeatedly calls emergency services' after multiple employees injured walking into glass panes at new HQ Posted: 17 Feb 2018 11:33 AM PST  Apple's new 175-acre headquarters, centred on a glass ring which hosts 12,000 staff, has become an architectural fascination since the first designs were unveiled seven years ago. Apple employees reportedly keep walking into the glass panels which form the walls of the spaceship-like building. The building, in Cupertino, California, is surrounded by 50ft curved glass panels - the largest in the world.
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| 10 Freeway back open in Rialto after deadly crash prompts 16-hour closure Posted: 17 Feb 2018 09:02 AM PST  Both directions of the 10 Freeway in Rialto were reopened Saturday morning, more than 16 hours after a fiery crash killed five people.
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| Government urges councils to waive road closure charges for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding Posted: 17 Feb 2018 04:01 PM PST  The government is urging councils to waive their charges for road closures on May 19, in the hopes of encouraging Britain to celebrate the Royal wedding with thousands of street parties. The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will fall on a Saturday, the same day as the FA Cup final, with leaders hoping the mood of celebration will buoy the public. They today launch a "handy guide" to throwing a street party, reminding keen organisers to get in touch with local councils in good time to plan road closures and insurance. Information from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government States: "Many councils, from Bromley to Salford, have already announced that they are waiving charges for street party road closures, making it easier and cheaper than ever to hold celebrations. "The government is urging other councils to follow suit." The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding in 2011 saw bank holiday street parties held throughout Britain, including on Downing Street. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit Cardiff, in pictures There will be no extra day off for the marriage of Prince Harry, fifth-in-Line to the throne, and Meghan Markle, who wed at Windsor Castle on May 19 before taking a carriage ride around the town to greet those who have turned up to see them. Chris Gittins, who runs streetparty.org.uk, said the celebrations will show a "fantastic part of British culture", adding: "It's a rare excuse to meet neighbours really, a traditional excuse to meet neighbours in a relaxed atmosphere." Guy Oliver, from the Old Barn Inn in Glooston, said they would be throwing a street party to encourage people to "come together in a community". "It'll be a few union jacks and we're going to serve food to everyone's taste," he said. Sandra Hastings, founder of Newcastle-based charity Silverline Memories which helps those with dementia, said she is planning a "good old-fashioned party with bunting, and red white and blue balloons, and trestle tables with tonnes of homemade food". "At our charity we provide people with the opportunity to do things they wouldn't have done otherwise, and take any excuse for a knees up," she said. Jake Berry MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State said: "We've made it easier than ever for local residents from all backgrounds to come together to celebrate the royalwedding and we hope councils will get into the spirit by helping people wishing to organise street parties. "With the FA Cup final taking place on the same day, there's never been a better reason to hold a street party and our updated guidance makes clear the steps residents need to take to ensure an enjoyable and safe day is had by all."
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| Jury awards over $37M to family of woman slain in standoff Posted: 16 Feb 2018 06:09 PM PST ![Jury awards over $37M to family of woman slain in standoff]( "Jury awards over $37M to family of woman slain in standoff") BALTIMORE (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $37 million in damages to the family of a Maryland woman who was fatally shot by police in 2016 after a six-hour standoff in her apartment.
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| Tillerson to N.Korea on talks: 'I'm listening' Posted: 17 Feb 2018 10:17 AM PST  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in an interview to air Sunday that he is "listening" for signs that North Korea is ready to engage in direct talks. An Olympic-driven thaw in relations between Kim Jong Un's nuclear armed North Korean regime and South Korea has raised speculation that direct talks between Washington and Pyongyang could be on the horizon after months of sharp tension and heated rhetoric.
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| What Happened To Norma's Brain? Posted: 17 Feb 2018 11:31 AM PST  AUSTIN, Texas ― For as long as she could remember, Norma Herrera had trouble getting to sleep.
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| Trump Blames Democrats For Lack Of Gun Control Laws Posted: 17 Feb 2018 09:03 PM PST  As gun violence survivors and others demand stricter gun control laws in wake of Wednesday's mass shooting at a Florida high school, President Donald Trump has found a scapegoat to blame for the lack of reform: the Democrats.
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| Public reports 'clearly show' Assad's use of chemical weapons: McMaster Posted: 17 Feb 2018 06:07 AM PST  By Idrees Ali and Thomas Escritt MUNICH (Reuters) - U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said on Saturday that, despite denials, public reports showed that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was using chemical weapons, and added that it was time for the international community to hold the Syrian government to account. "Public accounts and photos clearly show that Assad's chemical weapons use is continuing," McMaster said at a major international security conference taking place in Munich.
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| Olympic Analyst Laments Hockey Player's 'Unfortunate' Domestic Abuse Incident Posted: 18 Feb 2018 08:03 AM PST  NHL analyst Mike Milbury referred to one hockey player's domestic abuse conviction as an "unfortunate incident," as he offered commentary for NBC's coverage of the men's match between Team USA and the Olympics Athletes from Russia on Saturday.
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| Palmreaders? Japan team builds second skin message display Posted: 17 Feb 2018 06:18 PM PST  Palmreading could take on a whole new meaning thanks to a new invention from Japan: an ultra-thin display and monitor that can be stuck directly to the body. Takao Someya, the University of Tokyo professor who developed the device, envisions it as a boon for medical professionals with bed-ridden or far-flung patients, as well as family living far from their relatives.
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| Israel's Netanyahu: A singular leader with a divisive legacy Posted: 17 Feb 2018 01:30 PM PST  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be in trouble after police recommended bribery, fraud and other charges against him. Yet the law doesn't require him to step down until convicted, and he is digging in.
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| Sally Field Is Playing Matchmaker Between Adam Rippon And Her Son Posted: 18 Feb 2018 10:33 AM PST  Sally Field appears to be gunning for a new accolade: best supporting mom.
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| Gilead wins reversal of $2.54 billion hepatitis C drug patent verdict Posted: 17 Feb 2018 09:20 AM PST  A federal judge in Delaware has overturned a jury's verdict requiring Gilead Sciences Inc to pay a record $2.54 billion because its hepatitis C drugs Sovaldi and Harvoni infringed a patent held by rival Merck & Co Inc. The verdict had been the largest ever in a U.S. patent case but U.S. District Judge Leonard Stark in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday ruled Merck's patent was invalid. Gilead in a statement on Saturday said it always believed the patent was invalid and was pleased the judge confirmed that opinion. The December 2016 verdict followed a trial in which jurors found that Merck's patent on hepatitis C treatments, which it acquired in 2014 when it bought Idenix Pharmaceuticals, was valid.
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| 'I fear for my life': Philippine lawyer behind Duterte probe Posted: 16 Feb 2018 10:19 PM PST  Philippine lawyer Jude Sabio felt it was his duty to bring President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs to the attention of international war crimes prosecutors, but now that a probe into the killings is under way, he fears he too has become a target. Sabio, who describes himself as penniless and on the run, said he had received death threats from Duterte supporters on social media after filing a petition with the Hague-based International Criminal Court in April last year. ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda launched a "preliminary examination" after receiving Sabio's petition, which alleges around 8,000 extrajudicial killings, and this could lead to a full investigation by the court.
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| Moon won't discuss possible summit with North Korea's Kim Posted: 17 Feb 2018 05:31 PM PST  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Saturday that he hopes his efforts to engage rival North Korea at the Olympics will also lead to better ties between the North and its other major rival, Washington, as well as help set up talks on ridding the North of its nuclear bombs.
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