Mes: septiembre 2019

(AP) QUETTA, Pakistan – A U.S. drone strike killed 12 suspected militants in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border Friday. In the southwest, gunmen on motorcycles opened fire at a roadside restaurant. Watch: Examining the latest out of Pakistan, Syria, and Iran U.S. drones fired a total of five missiles at a compound in Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal area, according to Pakistani intelligence officials speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media. In addition to the militants killed, six others were wounded, some of them critically, they said. Those hit were believed to loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a militant commander whose forces frequently target U.S. and other NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan, the officials said. A similar drone attack Sunday killed eight of Bahadur’s fighters. U.S. officials rarely speak publicly about the covert CIA drone program in Pakistan. The strikes are extremely unpopular in Pakistan because many believe they mostly kill civilians, a claim disputed by the U.S. Pakistani officials regularly denounce the attacks of violations of the country’s sovereignty, but the government has cooperated with at least some of the strikes in the past. That cooperation has come under strain as the relationship between the two countries has deteriorated. Pakistan’s parliament has demanded the U.S. end the strikes, but Washington has made clear that isn’t...

Chapman, star of A&E’s hit reality series “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” issued a statement apologizing for the comments after The National Enquirer posted a clip of the conversation in which he uses the N-word in reference to his son’s girlfriend. “We take this matter very seriously,” A&E spokesman Michael Feeney said in a statement Thursday. “Pending an investigation, we have suspended production on the series. When the inquiry is concluded, we will take appropriate action.” The recording was first posted online by the Enquirer. It was unclear who recorded the conversation or https://www.dmzdxe4oo.online how the tabloid obtained the 1½-minute clip in which Chapman uses the N-word six times. A woman at the Enquirer said no one would be available to comment after hours. In the conversation, Chapman urges his son to break up with his girlfriend. He also expresses concern about the girlfriend going public about the TV star’s use of the N-word. In a statement, the 54-year-old Chapman said he has “utmost respect and aloha for black people who have suffered so much due to racial discrimination and acts of hatred. “I did not mean to add yet another slap in the face to an entire race of people who have brought so many gifts to this world,” he said. “I am ashamed of myself and I pledge to do whatever I can to repair this damage I...