| Donald Trump says North Korea risks being 'in trouble like few nations have ever been' Posted: 10 Aug 2017 02:15 PM PDT  After days of escalating rhetoric between the Trump administration and North Korea over the threat posed by Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes, the President showed no signs of toning down his language, even as 60 members of signed a letter protesting his "irresponsible and dangerous" statements. Mr Trump said earlier this week that North Korea faces "retaliation with fire and fury unlike any the world has seen before" if it continues to threaten the US, rattling both allies and adversaries and leading to the letter of complaint from Congress sent to Secretary of State Rex Tilleron on Thursday. Maybe it wasn't tough enough," Mr Trump said.
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| Donald Trump spoke to advisers before North Korea 'fire and fury' comments, insist the White House Posted: 10 Aug 2017 01:35 PM PDT  Donald Trump's warning he would unleash "fire and fury like the world has never seen" if North Korea continue to expand their nuclear and missile programmes has sparked widespread speculation about what prompted the US President to fire off his fiercest warning to the country yet. This was followed by a number of reports suggesting members of the White House national security team did not realise President Trump would address North Korea and his remarks were off the cuff and improvised. What's more, a commentator for The Toronto Star suggested Mr Trump's reference to the "likes of which the world has never seen" stemmed from the fact he had just used the phrase to discuss America's opioid crisis.
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| Scientists finally give the biggest dinosaur that ever lived a name Posted: 09 Aug 2017 10:18 PM PDT 
There's a new king of the dinosaurs. Researchers working with bones found half a decade ago in Argentina have finally classified and named the new species that is thought to have been the largest of all the mighty reptiles. It's called Patagotitan mayorum, and it was so incredibly huge that it would have made even fearsome carnivores like the Tyrannosaurus rex look downright tiny by comparison. Patagotitan mayorum — whose name is derived from Patagonia, Argentina, where its fossils were first discovered — lived some 100 million years ago. A half dozen examples of the species have been unearthed so far, and by averaging their sizes, scientists have been able to get a rough idea for what they looked like in the flesh. The research was published this week in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 
The massive plant-eaters were true titans of their day, averaging 122 feet in length with a shoulder height of around 20 feet. When the animal raised its mighty neck its height would have been several times taller, and like other sauropod dinosaurs it likely used its impressive reach to pick plant material from towering trees. With a weight that could top 80 tons, the creature was roughly as heavy as the Space Shuttle (minus a full tank of fuel) and are thought to have been extremely slow moving. Compared to the Tyrannosaurus rex, which weighed just shy of 9 tons in adulthood, the Patagotitan mayorum would have been hard to miss, and scientists believe it could be the largest land animal that ever walked the Earth.
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| Russian airforce jet flies over Washington DC Posted: 09 Aug 2017 09:21 PM PDT  An unarmed Russian air force jet flew over multiple sensitive Washington, DC area locations on Wednesday, according to a report by CNN. The reported flight was conducted in accordance with the Treaty on Open Skies, which allows participating members to conduct observational flights over other countries' military facilities. The US Capitol, the Pentagon, Central Intelligence Agency and the presidential retreat at Camp David were among the sites that the aircraft reportedly flew over - in addition to the Trump National Golf Club in Arlington, Virginia.
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| Rosary in hand, Christians flee Syria's IS-held Raqa Posted: 09 Aug 2017 08:47 PM PDT  Under the cover of darkness, the 45-year-old Syrian Armenian and six other family members left IS-held territory in the northern city on foot. "I didn't want to leave, but there was so much bombardment around us that we fled," said Karapetyan, 45, still clad in the black robes mandated by IS. "It would have been a shame to leave these birds in Raqa.
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| Guam: strategic island in the Pacific Posted: 09 Aug 2017 08:09 PM PDT  The Pacific island of Guam, a US territory and site of strategic US military installations, is at the center of tensions between Washington and Pyongyang over North Korea's missile programme. North Korea said Wednesday that it is considering strikes near US installations in Guam with its intermediate range ballistic missiles, state news agency KCNA reported. The threat came hours after US President Donald Trump threatened Pyongyang with "fire and fury" over its missile program and days after the UN Security Council levied new sanctions on North Korea over its growing nuclear arsenal.
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| Trump's limited military options for 'fire and fury' Posted: 09 Aug 2017 06:19 PM PDT  President Donald Trump's threat to unleash "fire and fury" against North Korea marks yet another escalation in the nuclear rhetoric between him and Kim Jong-Un. Preemptive military action against North Korea would mean the United States and its allies won't wait until Pyongyang fires an offensive ballistic missile. The unpredictable leader has amassed artillery units along the border with South Korea, whose capital, Seoul, is only about 35 miles (55 kilometers) away.
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| Atlanta gym owner defends 'no cops' rule after death threats Posted: 09 Aug 2017 04:53 PM PDT  A gym owner in Atlanta who banned police officers and military members defended his policy on Wednesday after receiving scores of death threats prompted by the rule posted on his business's door.
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| Mom Gives Birth to Surprise Baby at 31 Weeks After Mistook Pregnancy for Kidney Problems Posted: 09 Aug 2017 04:02 PM PDT  The mom surprised her two children in the hospital.
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| Vietnam wins U.S. defense pledges as tension with China grows Posted: 09 Aug 2017 03:06 PM PDT  Vietnam has won the promise of a visit from a U.S. aircraft carrier and deeper defense cooperation from the United States as strains show with China over the disputed South China Sea.
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| Atlanta Gym Refuses To Serve Police Officers, Military Members Posted: 09 Aug 2017 02:13 PM PDT  "We've had an explicitly stated 'no cop' policy since we opened," the gym's owner said.
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| Tensions spike in Kenya as opposition claims election results manipulated in 'hacking attack' Posted: 09 Aug 2017 01:31 PM PDT  A bitterly divisive presidential election in Kenya descended into chaos on Wednesday after the opposition leader claimed that a government-sanctioned hacking attack had subverted the results to rob him of victory. Police shot dead three protesters as violent clashes in the capital and elsewhere raised fears that the country could again be pitched into electoral violence after Raila Odinga accused Uhuru Kenyatta, the president, of resorting to "massive" fraud to secure re-election. Mr Kenyatta, seeking a second and final five-year term, was on course for a convincing victory. With nearly all the votes tallied, the president had secured 54.3 per cent of the vote against Mr Odinga's 44.8, according to provisional results released by the electoral commission - a much wider margin of victory than opinion polls had suggested. Supporters of Kenyan Opposition leader Raila Odinga shout and gesture during a protest at Kondele on August 9, 2017 in Kisumu, Kenya Credit: AFP Although the election appeared to have been the best-run in decades, Mr Odinga was quick to reject the result, claiming there had been a reprise of the rigging that probably cost him victory ten years ago. "The electoral fraud and fabrication of results was massive," he said. "It has always been common knowledge that Uhuru Kenyatta's regime was a fraud. This takes Mr Kenyatta and [deputy president] William Ruto's fraud … to another level." As groups of Mr Odinga's supporters gathered in the slums of the capital Nairobi and in his strongholds in western Kenya, some feared a return to the bloodshed that killed 1,300 people and forced 600,000 more following his defeat in 2007. Anti riot policemen deploy after protesters set tyres on fire in Mathare, Nairobi Credit: REUTERS Opposition supporters in Nairobi's slums said they were awaiting an official declaration and further instructions from their candidate before taking action. Kalonzo Musyoka, Mr Odinga's running mate, called on supporters to remain calm but he ominously hinted at the possibility of taking to the streets if the result was not overturned. "There may come a time we may have to call you to action," he said. Fury over the result was palpable in Nairobi's Kibera slum, one of Mr Odinga's strongest bastions in the capital, where many said they were willing to face death if President Kenyatta's victory was allowed to stand. "We are running out of patience," said Jane Aoko, a teacher who had joined a growing gaggle of increasingly angry people gathered around a radio on one of the slum's fetid alleys. "If you want peace you cannot keep making people angry. There can be no peace without justice." Aftermath of protesters tear-gassed in Kenya 00:34 The tension in Kibera was mirrored in other city slums inhabited by tribes supporting Mr Odinga's coalition, which largely represents ethnic groups that have never held power. Since independence from Britain in 1963, the presidency has always been held by either the Kikuyu or the Kalenjin, the two tribes that dominate Mr Kenyatta's ruling party. Many in Kibera spoke of deep-held resentments caused by half a century of perceived disenfranchisement, with some saying that only an uprising would redress a system seen as designed to enrich two tribes at the expense of the other 40. Anti riot policemen deploy to disperse protesters in Mathare, in Nairobi Credit: REUTERS "We have been oppressed so much," said Ayub Agutu, a Luo designer. "We are going to do a revolution once and for all to remove Uhuru Kenyatta." But the president's fellow Kikuyus were angry that Mr Odinga, blamed by them for unleashing the bloodshed ten years ago, again appeared to be harnessing the street to challenge the outcome of the vote. "If he has a problem he should go to court," said Moses Mijere, a driver in Kibera, advocating a course Mr Odinga has said he would not pursue after his bid to overturn the last election in 2013 was rejected by judges. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga addresses a news conference Credit: REUTERS Amid the rising passions, the electoral commission attempted to defuse tensions by delaying the announcement of a final result, promising to investigate Mr Odinga's claims and inviting his agents to verify the results. According to the opposition, the electoral commission's main database was hacked into and uploaded with an algorithm that added votes for Mr Kenyatta while taking them away from Mr Odinga. A Kenyan riot policeman fires a tear gas canister toward demonstrators supporting opposition leader Raila Odinga "[The Hackers] arrogantly walked into the database, took control of the entire electoral process, manipulated data and published a facade for a result," Mr Odinga said. The opposition leader refused to divulge how he had been able to expose the alleged fraud, saying he had to "protect" his sources. 102-year-old woman votes in Kenya election 01:29 Mr Kenyatta has yet to comment on the allegations, although the secretary-general of his ruling Jubilee Party accused Mr Odinga of causing "unnecessary drama". There is as yet no evidence to support Mr Odinga's claims and foreign observers will not give their verdict until an official result is announced. The murder late last month of the electoral official in charge of the electronic transmission of results — the very element the opposition says was manipulated — will also raise suspicions. Mr Odinga alleged that the password of the dead man, Chris Msando, was used by the hackers to access the commission's chief server.
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