Fadi Ibrahim: released from jail on $2.2 million bail + must now live under house arrest

FADI FREED: Fadi Ibrahim has been released from jail on $2.2 million bail and must now live under house arrest. #TenNews http://pic.twitter.com/6UJGysQbqt

— TEN Eyewitness News (@channeltennews) September 27, 2017

Two explosions reported at flooded Texas chemical plant

Local emergency officials have reported two explosions at a flooded chemical plant in the Texas town of Crosby, its operators Arkema Inc said.

“At approximately 2 am CDT (0700 GMT), we were notified by the Harris County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of two explosions and black smoke coming from the Arkema Inc plant in Crosby, Texas,” the company statement said.

As a precautionary measure officials had already ordered the evacuation of an area within 1.5 miles (three kilometres) of the organic peroxides plant, which operators had said was at risk of exploding due to a “critical issue” triggered by monster storm Harvey’s torrential rains.

Source: Two explosions reported at flooded Texas chemical plant | SBS News

Former Thai minister jailed for 42 years for falsifying rice deals with China

BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Bangkok court sentenced a former Thai commerce minister to 42 years in jail on Friday after finding him guilty of falsifying government-to-government rice deals between Thailand and China.

The verdict in the case against Boonsong Teriyapirom comes hours after former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra failed to show up at the Supreme Court for the verdict in a negligence case brought against her over the same rice scheme which her government introduced in 2011.

Sources close to Yingluck, who was ousted by a military coup in 2014, said on Friday that the former prime minister had fled Thailand. The Supreme Court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Yingluck.

“Boonsong is sentenced to 42 years in prison,” a judge said, handing down the verdict.

Thailand’s anti-graft commission said the deals announced by Boonsong had caused “huge losses” to the state and that rice was sold locally and not exported, as claimed by Yingluck’s government.

Source: Former Thai minister jailed for 42 years for falsifying rice deals with China

Sydney father accused of pointing gun at 4yo daughter and pulling trigger

A Sydney man who has been charged over an illegal firearms cache pointed a high-calibre pistol at his daughter and pulled the trigger before letting her play with the gun, police allege.

Detectives have charged the 32-year-old man from the southern Sydney suburb of Revesby over the alleged incident as well as an illegal firearms cache and the production and possession of child abuse material.

He was charged with six offences by officers from Strike Force Bowser which is a NSW Terrorism Investigation Squad, however police said the investigation was not terrorism related.

Police said they seized a 25-calibre Walther TP-model pistol, two Colt 1911 45-calibre pistols and a Bentley-brand 12-gauge shotgun from premises at Revesby and Granville.

Photo: A Colt 1911-model pistol NSW Police say was seized as part of an operation in Revesby and Granville.

During the investigation, police said they also accessed mobile phone video footage which allegedly showed the man skylarking with one of the Colt .45 handguns, pointing it at his young daughter and pulling the trigger.

Officers said the weapon did not discharge.

The images also allegedly showed the man pointing the shotgun at the phone camera.

Detectives said further footage showed the child playing with the automatic pistol and pulling the trigger, without effect.

Senior police have condemned the alleged behaviour.

Source: Sydney father accused of pointing gun at 4yo daughter and pulling trigger – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Russia successfully tests ‘unstoppable’ 4,600mph hypersonic weapon

The Zircon cruise missile travels between 3,800mph and 4,600mph – five to six times the speed of sound – and puts Russia ‘half a decade’ ahead of the US’, the report says.

This makes it faster than any anti-missile system, including those that are expected to appear in the next two decades.

All the available information about Zircon is based on rare comments from Russian officials and media leaks, which were not played down by the military and defense experts.

Dmitry Kornev, editor of Militaryrussia.ru, which collected the most complete profile on the Zircon missile, told RBTH that he believes the missiles were already launched from a Yasen-class attack submarine.

Source: Russia successfully tests ‘unstoppable’ 4,600mph hypersonic weapon | TechPowerUp Forums

OPEN LATE 4 REAL MASSAGE #JadeChineseMassage 204 Lake St, Cnr Brisbane St, Perth 0481 368 025

Remedial Massage, Hard Deep Tissue or Gentle Massage, Pain-Free Cupping, Foot De-Tox, Acupuncture etc, but no sex. Just a Family Business giving THE Best Massages

PLEASE Call Jade to make a Booking; 15min, 30min 60min etc

Shop 9328 3402: SMS 0481 368 025

204 Lake St, Corner Brisbane St, [Northbridge] Perth WA 6000

Get the Sore Bits Working Again

Web Site: jadechinese.net

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FamilyMassageWA

Facebook: http://ift.tt/2mf2n2tge

VIDEO CLIP: https://youtu.be/McmKBQI_q-Q

Donald Trump just got humiliated in first big poll since he came to power

Critics say Donald Trump has been left humiliated by a strong Democratic performance in a special election vote that was seen as indicative of support for his presidency. Though he narrowly failed to secure an outright first round win, Democratic hopeful Jon Ossoff claimed his 48.1 per cent was a “victory for the ages” in the Atlanta congressional race.

Against a field of 18 candidates, including 11 Republicans, Mr Ossoff outperformed polls in Georgia’s traditionally Republican 6th Congressional District.

But he came just short of the 50 per cent he needed to make it into Congress without a run-off, allowing Mr Trump himself to claim the result was a “big ‘R’ win”.

In June, Mr Ossoff will go head-to-head with Republican candidate Karen Handel, who won just 19.8 per cent of the vote. Republican voters are expected to rally around their last remaining candidate, presenting a greater challenge to the Democrat hopeful.

But Mr Ossoff was undeterred. “This is already a victory for the ages,” he told supporters. “We have defied the odds, we have shattered expectations.”

Source: Georgia special election: Democrats claim ‘victory for the ages’ over Donald Trump but fall short of outright win | The Independent

Nearly 200 firefighters battle blaze at an LA warehouse

Crews of firefighters spent hours battling a blaze at a industrial site after a gas leak caused flames to rip through the building.

Around 170 firefighters fought the fire at the food processing plant, Proportion Foods, in South Los Angeles, California.

Flames were so high that crew were forced to attack the blaze from across the road, with trucks lining the streets and even parking in nearby sports fields.

‘Some explosions have been heard which are likely propane tanks on forklifts inside the structure.’

Source: Nearly 200 firefighters battle blaze at an LA warehouse | Daily Mail Online

Barcelona 6-1 Paris Saint-Germain (aggregate 6-5) HIGHLIGHTS: Re-live the incredible comeback here

Barcelona produced one of the Champions League’s most-memorable moments to beat Paris Saint-Germain and you can re-live the action here with UK-only highlights from BT Sport.

• Barcelona beat Paris Saint-Germain in a brilliant Champions League comeback on Wednesday evening
• Trailing 4-0 from the first leg, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi led the early charge to get Barca back in the tie
• And with the game looking lost with three minutes left, Neymar scored twice before Sergi Roberto’s winner
• Video highlights are only available for readers in the United Kingdom  

Barcelona produced one of the Champions League’s most-memorable moments to beat Paris Saint-Germain and you can re-live the action here.

BT Sport, holders of the exclusive television rights for Europe’s premier competition, have produced the highlights package below for fans to look back over that wild night at the Nou Camp.

After Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi led a first-half salvo in a bid to overturn PSG’s 4-0 first-leg lead, Neymar struck twice before Sergi Roberto’s winner — all in the game’s closing minutes — to send Barca through 6-5 on aggregate.

Source: Barcelona 6-1 PSG, UEFA Champions League HIGHLIGHTS, GOALS | Daily Mail Online