Thomas family says he s never been convicted of a crime is not a member of any hate group and has no known history of anti-Semitism in a statement issued by an attorney the family expressed its concern and prayers for the injured Meanwhile Thomas remains in jail he s pleaded not guilty to 5 counts of attempted murder I m reading. The al-Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for carrying out Saturday s truck bomb attack in Mogadishu Somalia which killed at least 90 people and wounded some $125.00 others official spokesman said the group s target was a Turkish convoy and security forces Turkey has been training members of the Somali army. You re listening to v.o.a. News. Hong Kong protests show no sign of slowing as the city heads into 2020 Reuters Libbie Hogan Hogan has more. The protesters say they want and until all 5 demands have been met. These include an independent inquiry into the police handling of the protests and amnesty for arrested protesters since June police
There are no indications of survivors the u.s. Coast Guard said steep terrain low visibility choppy seas and rain had complicated the search operation Kohima So why is 4th largest island known for its sharp mountain peaks Jagat cliffs and tropical rain forests to say up to date on all the news we invite you online to our website v.o.a. News dot com from Washington this is v.o.a. News Russia s defense minister says it s deployed its 1st intercontinental hypersonic nuclear capable missiles President Vladimir Putin has boasted the weapon which can travel 27 times the speed of sound puts Moscow in a weapons class of its own in Hong Kong today police fought with protesters who March through a shopping mall demanding that mainland Chinese traders leave the city in another week out of anti-government tension in the Chinese semi autonomous territory the demonstration was in. Popular among the so-called parallel traders who buy large volumes of duty free goods to sell them on the mainland gove
Turnout was low partly because of a winter storm sweeping through Israel most analysts expect Natanya who is still popular in the party to prevail even if Natanya who prevails as expected it s not clear if he will win the 2020 general election Linda Gradstein for v.o.a. News Jerusalem Iraqi president bar I m Celeste said Thursday he would rather resign then import appoint a prime minister chosen by a bloc in parliament that s influenced by Iran on Wednesday the Fatah bloc named Assad. Government governor of the southern Basra province as the country s next prime minister the Joyce was quickly rejected by anti-government protesters who have called for a complete overhaul of the government that has been in place since the 2003 us invasion of Iraq said in a statement he refuses to nominate Assad. Stop short of missing his submitting his resignation he said only that he was willing to do so anti-government rallies have rocked the capital Baghdad and the Shiite majority south since October
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Right now we re going through just some procedural business N.P.R. s Kathy Snell is actually on the Hill right now can you explain what s happening right now so this is the beginning of the day as we would normally see it when they re considering just about any legislation they would say opened with a prayer and with the Pledge of Allegiance and then they the clerks would come in and announce what is to be voted on for the day but unlike other days today they announce that we are voting on the articles of impeachment and you we heard Reverend Patrick convoy during the convocation there with some somber words which were I think unusual you know I think it s very interesting to watch the prayers at the beginning of both the Senate and the house each day the they tend to try to reflect what is happening in Congress the mood of Congress and a message about how members should proceed with the day and how they can think about their service to the country all right we are also joined in the