Families of 13 Mexican police officers killed in an apparent cartel ambush have gathered at a funeral home in Michoacan state, many of them angry at the government and police commanders they believe sent their loved ones a certain death

Perhaps government officials believed their propaganda, or they thought there was nothing left to see. But there was always something, no matter how hard they tried to obliterate reality.

The man who drafted the country’s most polarising horse into The Everest admits he’s in a ‘boom or bust’ scenario.

DC’s Atlantic Council Raked In Funding From Hunter Biden’s Ukrainian Employer While Courting His VP Father

Authored by Max Blumenthal via Consortium News,

With its relentless focus on corruption in Russia and Ukraine, the Atlantic Council…

Brexit negotiations enter a key 24 hours, as EU leaders prepare to meet at a summit in Brussels.

The death of a toddler who was crushed by a chest of drawers has prompted the WA government to change the law to allow tenants to fasten furniture to a wall for safety.

The Turkish president says the operation will achieve its objectives, despite growing US pressure.

Pictures released by state media show Kim Jong-un galloping on a white horse across Mount Paektu.

The Wallabies’ tight five have been relatively stable in recent years and since July when they ran out against South Africa have asserted themselves even more.

The apparent cancellation of Saturday’s annual event comes on the back of a weeks-long campaign to shut down the concert.

Mr Tarantino has told a court he did not abduct and murder schoolgirl Quanne Diec in Sydney’s west in 1998.

Footage showed him pushing through people and chatting to fellow fans as he made his way to the bar, before touching a woman in the crowd.

Victory announced on Wednesday that the 34-year-old centre-back Tim Hoogland injured his hamstring at training the day before last Saturday’s Melbourne derby.

Russia Announces Massive Nuclear War Games In Arctic This Week 

We’ve been documenting how there is a new cold war flourishing across the Arctic. The US, Russia, China, and Europen countries are all attempting to militarize parts of the Ar…

In 1975, the Australian Government announced it was using every possible channel to locate five Australian newsmen gone missing near Balibo

Some 36% of Thailand’s corporate equity is concentrated in the hands of just 500 people, highlighting wealth inequality in the country, according to a study released by the Bank of Thailand’s research institute.

He rules a business with a turnover, some say, of nearly $18 billion. Tse Chi Lop remains a step ahead – for now – of police from 20 agencies.

Here are five main takeaways from our first brief handling of Google’s Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones.

Shanghai Housing Sales Plunge 86% In Golden Week

Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk,

Golden Week, a seven-day Chinese holiday, is traditionally a peak period for home sales.

This year, sales plummeted.

The South China Post report…

The House of Representatives has thrown its weight behind Hong Kong’s protesters.

US Jets & Apache Gunships In “Show Of Force” Against Turkish Forces Who Got “Too Close” To US Troops

A US official has informed Reuters that American forces in Syria on Tuesday carried out a “show of force” after Turkish-backed fighters ca…

Australia’s largest power generator and retailer, AGL, has launched a fresh attempt to break into the telecommunications sector.

A mobile application called Apprise Audit has been found to improve worker audits and detect forced labour practices that commonly victimise migrant workers, according to a report by The Mekong Club and the UN University Institute on Computing and Soci…

Steve Smith, David Warner and Mitchell Starc are among those with the heftiest price tags to be drafted for cricket’s inaugural season of The Hundred next year.

Father-of-one Shahid Islam, 36, has been named as one of the victims of the head-on smash in Bald Hills overnight.

The FBM KLCI pared some of its gains at mid-morning today, remaining above its support level of 1,550.
At 10am, the FBM KLCI was up 3.17 points to 1,569.40. The index had earlier risen to a high of 1,572.65.

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“Cash Out” Refi Fever: Which Places In America Are Taking On The Most Mortgage Debt?

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As the trauma from the Great Recession fades from memory, are Americans increasingly embracing one of the financial maneuvers…

Mining heavyweight Rio Tinto’s shipments of the steelmaking raw material iron ore – Australia’s most valuable export commodity – have increased by 5 per cent in the three months.

Measure regarding territory’s trade status aims to put pressure on financial hub’s government

Competition is getting fierce in solar panel installation, with many companies investing heavily in their own power generation via solar rooftops on office buildings.

Labor has announced another post-election policy. It wants to end the cap on people working for the National Disability Insurance Agency.

Pelosi Punts On Official Impeachment Vote, Robbing GOP Of Subpoena Power

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Tuesday that there would be no vote to launch formal impeachment proceedings against President Trump for the time being. 

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But Ms McKay ruled out supporting any move to scrap sniffer dogs or decriminalise the personal use of illicit drugs

Ed Simons and Tom Rowland remain at the height of their game with latest tour.

Nathan Lyon’s return to Sheffield Shield won’t happen at the SCG because of pitch damage, but the spinner is adamant the deck should not become a drop-in.

Let us hope Warner Bros. is casting Zoë Kravitz for more than a single turn in the Cat-suit. Because history hasn’t been so kind to the character.

This intricate film is a telling indictment of the 24-hour news cycle.

Will Pulling US Troops Out Of Syria Prove To Be The Right Decision?

Authored by John Bradley via The Spectator,

Whenever neoconservatives and liberals chant in unison about American policy in the Middle East — as when they championed the …

Carli Lloyd has been in the spotlight ever since landing a 50-metre field goal at Philadelphia Eagles practice and says she is serious about trying American football.

It has been called an “unbelievable mess” and worse. Sworn enemies are now friends. Old scores are being settled. Acronyms are everywhere. What forces are at play in north-east Syria and what do they want?

Given the amount of time Jonathon Patton has already spent at Waverley Park, it won’t take him long to get used to being a Hawthorn player.

All front-runners were on the defensive – Warren on spending, Sanders on his health and Biden on Ukraine.

Plus, a new deal will see the series from Brisbane’s Ludo Studio premiere on Chinese television.

Panic Behind The Scenes: China’s Capital Outflows Are Soaring

For months, pundits have been looking at China’s official data – be it the PBOC’s reserve data or SAFE’s monthly flow report – for indication that capital flight is picking up a…

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Yinson Holdings Bhd has secured contracts worth US$5.4 billion from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras).
In a filing to Bursa Malaysia today, Yinson said it was awarded two Letters of Intent (LOIs) by Petrobras for the charter, …

Massachusetts senator is seen as a frontrunner in race to take on Donald Trump in 2020

The UK PM is reportedly considering a Brexit divorce plan that less than a year ago he said “no British Conservative government could or should sign”.

When the biggest float of the year gets yanked at the eleventh hour the post mortems are inevitably going to be brutal

It took a decade and a half for ichthyologist Jeff Johnson to finally land a specimen, because they kept being eaten before he could see them.

Australian coach Graham Arnold believes they are “building a great belief” in their new-look squad as they continued their campaign towards the next World Cup.

“I’m not going anywhere”, CEO Ahmed Fahour tells staff after shelving the financial firm’s $3.2 billion IPO and his $22.5 million share bonus.

The former treasurer accused the Reserve Bank of focusing on global currency movements rather than the Australian economy when setting monetary policy. 

KUALA LUMPUR: Stronger whistle-blowing protections are needed, including the setting up of a special office, to better protect and support individuals who identify corruption or illegalities within corporate entities.
Speaking at the inaugural Internat…

A roundtable featuring health authorities and manufacturers will be convened to deal with the issue of chroming in Queensland.

The border entry points had been hit by the vicious ants in 2015 and 2016, with two separate ant incursions.

The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority has reiterated that Thymosin Beta 4 was a banned substance at the time it was injected into Essendon players in 2012.

Dustin Buckley, 17, died in hospital days after he was shot deep in the Neerim East Forest two years ago. 

Annastacia Palaszczuk has praised Brisbane-made hit children’s show Bluey after it was nominated for an Emmy.

Speeding and alcohol-affected truckie jailed for six years after running down and killing an international student as he was about to get into his car.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Affin Hwang Capital Research has downgraded LPI Capital Bhd to “Hold” at RM15.48 with a lower target price of RM15.90 (from RM18.90) and said LPI Capital’s 9M19 net profit (RM235.7 million, +2.4% y-o-y) came in below expectations…

Daniel Weltlinger tells musical stories with his instrument and about his instrument.

People smugglers are profiting from the flood of refugees out of Syria, smuggling them over the border into Iraq under the cover of darkness.

Company strikes deals with Blackstone and business partner of Donald Trump

Director Partho Sen-Gupta’s debut Australian feature film is a powerful story about loss, identity and acceptance in his adopted country.

Federal MP Andrew Laming says NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is right to ignore a coroner’s recommendation for pill testing, saying state governments should instead force music festival organisers to high-tech medical facilities on site.

Mark Steven Rose, who failed to win seat of Altona in 2010 by-election, wept loudly after pleading guilty to serious sexual offences against two female victims.

Monday’s attack in the western Michoacán state is blamed on a powerful drug cartel.

Jockey James McDonald is confident about landing the $14 million Everest aboard Arcadia Queen and believes Verry Elleegant is in great shape for the Cox Plate, if she lands a spot.

The two country cops, who had played rugby together, put their “total trust” in each other’s abilities as they gave chase.

After playing a home game in Darwin for the past 10 years, Melbourne will return to the MCG with Gold Coast to play in Darwin for the next four years.

US vice-president and Donald Trump’s lawyer step up resistance in Ukrainegate scandal

Commonwealth Bank chief Matt Comyn has highlighted “encouraging” conditions in the housing market due to the fall in interest rates,

The supermarket giant has revealed its latest weapon in the collectables war, offering shoppers free wine glasses if they spend enough on their weekly grocery run.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): The 1MDB-Tanore trial of Datuk Seri Najib Razak is scheduled to begin at 9.30am today — after a day’s break arising from the absence of the former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for the evening session yesterday to attend …

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The International Monetary Fund slashed its global growth forecast once again, predicting economic growth will fall to its weakest rate since the financial crisis a decade ago. The IMF said that the world economy is in a “synchronized slowdown,” and wi…

Associate Professor and mother-of-two Allison Milner has been remembered as “brilliant researcher, a generous colleague, and a loving mum” at a memorial where the University of Melbourne announced a fellowship has been created in her name.

Doctors in the Netherlands say they are within 10 years of creating a ‘second’ womb for premature babies.

Thousands of people will watch their homes implode in southern India after a high court ruling.

Two motorcyclists have been killed while riding their Harley Davidsons in a small group on Tuesday afternoon.