WORLD NEWS August 16, 2018 5 U.S. to More Than Double Anger Mounts After 39 Killed in Italy Bridge Collapse THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) -- Greek authorities say that two Greek soldiers freed Marines Near Russia after spending months in a Turkish prison have initial posting that ran for six months been released from hospital following medical from the start of 2017, and then was checks and are returning to their families. The extended last June. two were given a clean bill of health Wednesday The U.S. voiced deep suspicion from a military hospital in northern Greece, a Greek military official said. The official spoke Tuesday over Russia’s pursuit of on condition of anonymity because he was not new space weapons, including a authorized to release details. They soldiers mobile laser system to destroy flew back from Turkey on a Greek government plane after being released from prison in the satellites in space, and the launch northwestern Turkish town of Edirne late of a new inspector satellite that was Tuesday. The men were arrested March 1 for acting in an “abnormal” way. entering Turkey illegally after crossing the Russia’s pursuit of counterspace heavily militarized land border. Greece strongly protested their detention, arguing they had capabilities was “disturbing,” Yleem strayed across during a patrol in poor visibility D.S. Poblete, U.S. assistant secretary due to bad weather. of state for arms control, verification *** U.S. Marines, who are to attend a six-month training to learn about and compliance, told the UN’s KUALA LAMPUR (AFP) -- Two women Rescuers recover an injured person after the Morandi highway bridge accused of assassinating the half-brother winter warfare, arrive in Stjordal, Norway January 16, 2017. Conference on Disarmament, which of North Korea’s leader in a brazen hit that is discussing a new treaty to prevent collapsed in Genoa, northern Italy, Aug. 14, 2018. shocked the world face a key court ruling an arms race in outer space. Thursday, with their families hopeful they will OSLO (Reuters) -- The United presence is only for training purposes GENOA, Italy (Dispatches) -- Rescuers who arrived in Genoa on Wednesday States will more than double the and should not be interpreted as a A Russian delegate at the conference be acquitted and return home. After months scoured crushed mountains of rubble for morning, earlier said the tragedy “could hearing the prosecution’s case about the Cold number of Marines stationed in military escalation. dismissed Poblete’s remarks as victims of a bridge collapse in Genoa as have been avoided”. War-style killing at Kuala Lumpur airport, a Norway, in line with plans first The Marines had been scheduled to unfounded and slanderous. the toll rose to 39 Wednesday and Italy’s “Autostrade should have done judge will decide whether there is sufficient outlined in June, the Norwegian leave Norway at the end of this year Russian Foreign Minister Sergey government blamed the company in maintenance and didn’t do it,” he said. evidence to support a murder charge against Siti Aisyah from Indonesia and Doan Thi defense ministry said on after an initial contingent arrived in Lavrov, at the Geneva forum in charge of motorways for the disaster. Italy’s transport minister called for Huong from Vietnam. If so, the trial will Wednesday. 2017 to train for fighting in winter February, said a priority was to A vast span of the Morandi bridge caved senior managers to resign at the company continue with the court hearing the women’s Plans to increase the number of conditions. They are the first foreign prevent an arms race in outer space, in during a heavy rainstorm in the northern operating the bridge. defense. Alternatively if he decides there isn’t, Marines in Norway to 700 from 330 troops stationed in Norway since in line with Russia’s joint draft treaty port city on Tuesday, sending about 35 cars More than 200 meters (650 feet) of the he could clear the women or amend the charge and several trucks plunging 45 meters onto 1960s bridge crumpled without warning as to something less serious than murder, which and moving some of them closer to World War Two. with China presented a decade ago. the railway tracks below. traffic crossed the busy stretch of motorway carries a mandatory death sentence in Malaysia. But Russian President Vladimir Their families insist they are innocent, and the border with Russia had triggered Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen At least 39 people are known to have died on Tuesday, in the deadliest disaster of its a sharp reaction from Moscow, Soereide has previously told Putin unveiled in March “six new were hopeful they would be cleared. Huong and 15 injured, according to Italy’s Civil kind in Europe since 2001. “could never be a killer as she had always which called the plans “clearly reporters the decision did not major offensive weapons systems,” Protection service. The collapse came as the bridge was been a charming, hard-working girl,” Doan unfriendly”. constitute establishing a permanent including the Peresvet military Children aged eight, 12 and 13 were undergoing maintenance work while the Van Thanh, the Vietnamese suspect’s father, The government in Oslo, U.S. base in Norway and did not mobile laser system, Poblete said. among the dead, Interior Minister Matteo Liguria region, where Genoa is situated, told AFP. Aisyah’s mother, Benah, told The Guardian she believed her daughter would be increasingly concerned about Russia target Russia. “To the United States this is yet Salvini said on Wednesday, adding that experienced torrential rainfall. set free.”She never intended to kill anyone... since the annexation of Crimea in The rotation of forces will last for further proof that the Russian actions more people were still missing. Italian President Sergio Mattarella said a She is my daughter and I believe her.” 2014, insists the increased U.S. up to five years compared with an do not match their words,” she said. Three Chileans, who live in Italy, and “catastrophe” had hit Genoa and the whole *** three French nationals were also killed, of Italy. CAIRO (Reuters) -- At least 22 students according to their respective diplomatic “Italians have the right to modern and drowned on Wednesday when a boat carrying services. efficient infrastructure that accompanies more than 40 people sank while crossing the Nile Japan Emperor Voices ‘Deep Remorse’ Over WWII Hundreds of rescuers continued their them safely through their everyday lives,” in northern Sudan, state news agency SUNA said. search on Wednesday after scouring the Mattarella said. Civil defense forces were searching the waters for war dead after a moment of silence. for the missing passengers but had not recovered huge piles of concrete and twisted metal Some that plunged down with the bridge the bodies, the agency added. A female hospital “Thinking of the peaceful times that overnight by floodlight, hoping to find managed to escape unscathed, including a employee also drowned. have extended for many years after the survivors. former goalkeeper for Italian Serie A club *** war, reflecting on our past and with The tragedy has focused anger on the Cagliari. CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- An Australian a feeling of deep remorse, I earnestly structural problems that have dogged “I was driving along the bridge, and at a senator is being condemned for his speech hope that the ravages of war will never the decades old bridge and the private certain point I saw the road in front of me in Parliament advocating reviving a white- be repeated,” said Akihito, who was sector firm Autostrade per l’Italia, which collapse, and I went down with the car,” only immigration policy and using the term accompanied by a kimono-clad Empress is currently in charge of operating and Davide Capello told TV news channel Sky “final solution” in calling for a vote on which migrants to admit into the country. Fraser Michiko. maintaining the country’s motorways. TG24. Anning has refused to apologize for the content Akihito has carved out a role as a symbol Italy’s government said it intended to The incident is the latest in a string of of his first upper house speech. But politicians of peace, democracy and reconciliation revoke the company’s contract and hit bridge collapses in Italy, a country prone across the spectrum are united in denouncing during his three decades on the throne, it with a fine of 150 million euros ($170 to damage from seismic activity but where his words. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visiting wartime battlefields to pray for million). infrastructure generally is showing the and opposition Labor leader Bill Shorten gave the dead of all nationalities. Deputy prime minister Luigi Di Maio, effects of a faltering economy. passionate Parliament speeches Wednesday opposing Anning’s comments. Anning His remarks on Wednesday echoed also called for a complete ban on Muslim those he first spoke on the 70th immigration and linked Muslim communities anniversary of the end of the war, which to terrorism and being on welfare programs. were seen by many liberals and moderate Imran Khan’s Ally Elected Turnbull says in his own speech, “Those conservatives as a subtle rebuke to Abe, who try to demonize Muslims because of the who has said future generations should crimes of a tiny minority are only helping the New Parliament Speaker terrorists.” Japan’s Emperor Akihito delivers his remarks with Empress Michiko not have to keep apologizing for the conflict. *** during a memorial service at Nippon Budokan martial arts hall on LONDON (Reuters) -- A British man accused “I will humbly face the past and of a terror attack after driving into a barrier Aug.