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Turkey police quells protests in Istanbul with tear gas and rubber bullets

Turkish anti riot police officers fire rubber bullets to disperse protestors on June 18, 2016 at cihangir district in Istanbul during a demonstration against the islamist attack. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

ISTANBUL, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police on Saturday used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons to disperse protesters against radical Islamists' assault in Istanbul on Friday night. Know more

Egypt just sentenced two former Al Jazeera employees to death

An Egyptian court sentenced six people to death on Saturday (June 18), including two employees of the Al Jazeera network, a Doha-based broadcaster owned and funded by the Qatari royal family. According to the Associated Press, the two are charged with passing sensitive documents regarding Egyptian national security to Qatar during the tenure of former president Mohamed Morsi. Know more

3 International Space Station astronauts return safely to Earth

The Space Station capsule carrying astronauts Tim Kopra, Tim Peake and Roscosmos’ Yuri Malenchenko landed in Kazakhstan.

MOSCOW—An International Space Station crew including an American, a Briton and a Russian landed safely Saturday in the sun-drenched steppes of Kazakhstan. Know more

Canada willingly makes tax deals with tax havens

Billions of dollars are moving out of Canada – nearly all tax free – with 92 tax treaties signed.

The seeds of Canadian corporations hiding billions of dollars in offshore tax havens were sown more than 40 years ago, after the Canadian government pursued a series of tax treaties with tiny Caribbean and European nations. Know more

Norway plans to boost defences against ‘unpredictable’ Russia

Norway announced plans Friday for its biggest military upgrade effort since the end of the Cold War, to bolster its defences against an “increasingly unpredictable” Russia. Know more

Exxon Has No Free Speech Rights to Commit Fraud, say Climate Groups

Exxon's "preemptive strike to shut down the investigation before it is completed should not be countenanced," says Union of Concerned Scientists

ExxonMobil is attempting to evade a growing investigation into its campaign to suppress science about climate change, asking a federal court this week to throw out a subpoena that would force the oil giant to hand over decades of documents to a coalition of state attorneys general. Know more

Norway pledges to become climate neutral by 2030

Parliament approves radical proposal of accelerated emissions cuts and carbon offsetting to achieve climate goal 20 years earlier than planned

Norway’s parliament has approved a radical goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2030, two decades earlier than planned. Know more

Refugees should have to 'accept Kiwi values'

The government is being told it should make refugees sign up to New Zealand values before they allowed are into the country.

In an announcement made yesterday, the government said in two years the refugee quota will go up from 750 to 1000, the first rise since 1987. Know more

World Organizations Condemn Repression Against Mexican Teachers

Thousands of striking teachers are demanding the government reverse neoliberal education reforms.

Hundreds of academic, religious, popular, student, human and social rights organizations around the world signed a document Friday that condemns the “brutal repression” exerted by the Mexican government against teachers who reject the education reform by President Enrique Peña Nieto. Know more

Russia bombs U.S.-backed Syrian rebels near Jordan border

Washington (CNN)U.S. and Russian military officials on Saturday held a video conference to discuss recent Russian air strikes that hit U.S.-backed Syrian rebels, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said in a statement. Know more