Earthquakes And Other News

Yesterday near the Iran-Iraq border, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck, killing about 450 people.  It was one of seven quakes occurring during the day, the others having a magnitude less than 5, along with about 50 tremors.  About 7,000 people have reportedly been injured.  The tremors and quakes were felt in Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Israel.

Read more at AhlulBayt News Agency, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, BBC News and CNN.  (ABNA refers to Israel as "Occupied Palestine".)

In other news:

From the Star Tribune, at the Mall of America, a would-be thief stabs two men who tried to stop him.

From WestMonster, victims of the terror attack at the Bataclan in Paris claim to have been ignored by President Macron.

From the Express, a French MP warns that ISIS wants to wage more terror in France.

From The Local FR, in a week, eight French police offers commit suicide.

From The Local CH, two Swiss journalists are arrested in the United Arab Emirates.

From The Local ES, Spanish police seize 1.2 tons of cocaine.

From Breitbart London, a Dutch woman has been convicted of supporting terrorism.

From Ekathimerini, in Greece, a chase by police and ensuing scuffle with a driver smuggling illegal aliens result in injuries to all of the above.

From the Daily Mail, European and African ministers promise to improve the protection of migrants.

From The Old Continent, the President of the European Parliament wants more money.

From Euractiv, the E.U. moves toward stronger defense cooperation.

From Sputnik International, an "Orwellian" letter is sent to U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May.

From The Sentinel, some parents in the U.K. refuse to let their children go on school trips to mosques.

From FrontpageMag, the Ottoman genocide against the Assyrian Christians.

From Radio Poland, Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło says that her government has been successful during its first two years.

From Anadolu Agency, Turkey has held at least 442 migrants found in anti-human-trafficking raids.

From National Review, the Supreme Court will decide two important First Amendment cases.  (This was written by David French, whom I have recently cited regarding Roy Moore.)

From Townhall, a second woman accuses Roy Moore of attempted sexual assault.

From WTOP, if your bike breaks down while you're riding in northern Virginia, one shop will come to your rescue.

And from GQ, the magazine makes the original anthem kneeler their citizen of the year.