On January 19, representatives from Libya’s rival factions negotiating in Tunis announced they had formed a unity government comprised of a new 32-member cabinet.
Yay.
Six days later, lawmakers for the country’s internationally-recognized Parliament in Tobruk rejected the proposal.
Damn.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki- moon of encouraging terrorists. The remarks followed Ban Ki-moon’s condemnation of Israel’s “provocative” settlements, when he said that the attacks by Palestinians (which he also condemned) are a natural reaction to the occupation. Referring to the Palestinians, Mr Ban said it was human nature for oppressed peoples to react to occupation.
On Tuesday, Ammon Bundy, his brother Ryan, and an “official” spokesperson for the group of militiamen occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge were stopped by the FBI en route to a public event where the group planned to address crowds of supporters and detractors alike.
The Bundys were arrested, as was Ryan Payne, Shawna Cox, and Brian Cavalier.
The group’s spokesperson - one Robert “LaVoy” Finicum - was not arrested. Rather, he was shot and killed by authorities.
A new report released by the Kremlin states that Russia’s refusal to accept Levant War Zone refugees into the country stems from recent discovery of a mysterious “Judgement Day map” found on a refugee attempting to enter the country. According to Russian officials, the map depicts a “day of judgement” quote from the Qur’an on a document that they have linked back to a U.S. bio-weapons laboratory in Ukraine, where people have died from a mysterious new virus.
Brazil have deployed over 200,000 military troops to go ‘house to house’ in order to attempt to bring the Zika virus outbreak under control. Zika-carrying mosquitoes have been blamed for causing a birth defect epidemic, rapidly spreading across the world. Soldiers will visit homes across Brazil offering advice and medical assistance to people suffering from the virus. Dailymail.co.uk reports: The government, under growing pressure to deal with the crisis, will also hand out repellent to at least 400,000 pregnant women on social welfare.