Khashoggi :Trump dismisses CIAs conclusion
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read more at6 u.s. presidenthas dismissed as feelings the cias assessment that saudi crown princehad ordered a journalist killed last month at the saudi consulate in istanbul1 they didnt concludetold reporters at his florida resort taking a break for the u.s. thanksgiving holiday1 i am sorry. no they didnt conclude. they did not come to a conclusion. they have feelings certain ways. they have not concluded i dont know if anyones going to be able to conclude the crown prince did it1 s remarks echoed his controversial statement tuesday saying of the conclusionordered the killing of journalist maybe he did and maybe he didnt1 a saudi journalist and columnist for the washington post went missing after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul on oct. 21 after initially saying he had left the consulate alive weeks later the saudi administration admitted he was killed there blaming a rogue group of saudi operatives1 told reporters the saudi crown prince denies the killing vehemently1 his father denies it the king [] vehemently. the cia doesnt say they did it they do point out certain things and in pointing out those things you can conclude that maybe he did or maybe he didnt said the president1

Update : 4 dead, 12 injured in shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue
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read more at6 at least four people were killed and 12 shot and three officers injured responding to an active shooting incident at a pittsburgh synagogue on saturday local media and cnn reported1 there are fatalities an emergency responder said on local television station kdka. the conditions of the officers were not immediately known1 a bearded heavy-set white male was in custody kdka said adding that responding officers received fire1 the suspect is in custody said pennsylvania governor tom wolf who was at the scene of the shooting according to local media. we are providing local first responders with whatever help they need wolf said on twitter1 earlier a police commander said the shooting resulted in multiple casualties. police surrounded the tree of life synagogue after reports of an active shooter at the building in the citys squirrel hill neighborhood local tv news images showed1 do not come out of your home right now it is not safe pittsburgh police commander jason lando warned local residents in an impromptu news conference at the scene1

Trump hits OPEC amid cartel fractures
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read more at6 trumphis attacks on opec thursday morning amid oil prices that have climbed to their highest level in two months1 the opec monopoly must get prices down now trump says1 with the caveat that its quite possible to over-interpret trumps tweets todays action underscores the tricky oil politics facing the white house1 trump is moving ahead with sanctions against iran that are already curbing their exports ahead of formal reimposition in november1 we protect the countries of the middle east they would not be safe for very long without us and yet they continue to push for higher and higher oil prices we will remember1 opecs output already reached a 9-month high in august according to the international energy agency1 iranian oil minister bijan zanganeh on thursday said he would veto any opec deal that imperils tehrans oil market share complicating the organisations talks with russia and other partners to institutionalise their supply management accord beyond this year1 the comments come just ahead of this weekends meeting of a committee monitoring the supply pact between opec russia and some other non-opec producers1 the session is aimed at putting meat on the bones of the broad agreement last june to raise output platts notes1 but keeping iranian barrels off the market tightens supply and puts upward pressure on prices which creates political risks for republicans particularly before midterm elections1

Maryland shooting: Newsrooms in U.S. hold moment of silence victims
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read more at6 newsrooms across the country paused thursday to observe a moment of silence for five employees of a maryland newspaper who were killed a week ago in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in u.s. history1 the staff traditionally convenes meetings by clanging a bell and hutzell said the act has taken on a new meaning1 every time we ring that bell were going to think about our friends hutzell said1 the american society of news editors and the associated press media editors asked newsrooms around the globe to join in a remembrance of the dead and many did1 the capital gazette staff paused sombrely at 233 p.m. as editor rick hutzell rang a bell for each person who died at the annapolis paper exactly seven days earlier the baltimore sun reported1 we live right next door so it just hit us hard because its so close to home way too close to home and its tragic. everyone in the community knew these people and it just shouldnt happen like that she said1 in louisville kentucky the newsroom at the courier journal fell silent in memory of the victims after executive editor joel christopher read the names of the dead1 they paid a high price for doing what we do he said1 in the newsroom of the virginian-pilot in norfolk virginia the vigil was accompanied by the names of the five victims being read aloud according to reporter jane harper1 about a dozen people held hands and prayed next to a memorial near the building where the shootings happened. cheryl starr and her son sam came to pay their respects1

Miyetti Allah demands apology from Ortom
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read more at6 the secretary-general miyetti kautal hore mrsaleh alhassan said the arrest of suspects made over the killings at a benue catholic church has vindicated the association and its herdsmen1 alhassan made the demand on channels televisions breakfast show1 according to alhassan the recent arrest of the commander of the benue state livestock guards aliyu teshaku has vindicated the association1 today they have arrested aliyu teshaku who is alleged to be the head of the livestock guard in benue who is behind those killings. he is arrested now he said1 people that killed the two clergymen and 17 others in the church are being tried in makurdi and they are all tiv people. and they are all members of the livestock guard working for governor ortom1 he therefore1 apart from linking tiv people to the attack on the catholic church in benue state that left two priests and 17 other worshippers dead alhassan accused the state government of propaganda against the association1 i have always insisted that governor samuel ortom is on a voyage of propaganda against our association he said1 and today if you look at the arrest made in benue with respect to the perpetrators of the conflict there you look at their ethnicity and background and you look at who is employing them we have been vindicated1 alhassans comments come in the wake of attacks that have gripped the north-central state in which many people have been killed and many others displaced1 so we expect by now there should be an apology from the benue state government to our association because we have never promoted violence. we have always advocated for a peaceful resolution of the crisis1

U.S. will not be migrant camp- Trump
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read more at6 democrats and some in trumps own republican party have blasted the administration for separating nearly 2000 children from their parents at the border between mid-april and the end of may1 medical professionals have said the practice could cause lasting trauma to children1 the family separations are the result of the administrations zero tolerance policy that arrests all adults who are caught trying to enter the united states illegally including those seeking asylum1 while parents are held in jail their children are sent to separate detention facilities1 video footage released by the government showed migrant children held in wire cages sitting on concrete floors1 trump who has made a tough stance on immigration a major goal of his presidency responded sharply to critics on monday1 the united states will not be a migrant camp and it will not be a refugee holding facility. it wont be1 you look at whats happening in europe you look at whats happening in other places we cant allow that to happen to the united states not on my watch trump said1 he was speaking at the white house while announcing an unrelated policy1