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75ceca4fe151cb00d6c00088461a38b7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/03/17/predator-drone-syria-isis/24930765/ | Predator drone crashed in Syria, cause unknown | Predator drone crashed in Syria, cause unknown
WASHINGTON – A U.S. Air Force Predator drone was lost Tuesday over Syria, according to the Pentagon, and it's unclear whether it crashed by accident or was shot down.
The military relies on the armed drones to collect intelligence — and to attack — Islamic State militant t... |
521a0ef0e4fe400c4c50a5642529e735 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/03/23/natanyahu-regrets-election-rhetoric-israeli-arabs/70331194/ | Netanyahu regrets election rhetoric on Israeli Arabs | Netanyahu regrets election rhetoric on Israeli Arabs
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized Monday for his election day comments warning about a strong Arab voter turnout.
"I know the things I said a few days ago hurt some of Israel's citizens and hurt Israel's Arabs. I had no intention to do that. I apol... |
32e2d9c4628b67e2f268ed68ba8d8c57 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/03/25/bergdahl-desertion/70437482/ | Bergdahl charged with desertion | Bergdahl charged with desertion
WASHINGTON — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held five years after being captured by the Taliban when he left his remote post in Afghanistan, was charged Wednesday by the Army with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.
The misbehavior charge carries a potential life sentence, the Army ... |
d095debc88fbed8cc21681a0431f36b0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/03/25/rebels-yemen-air-base/70417062/ | Saudis launch airstrikes as Yemen rebels advance | Saudis launch airstrikes as Yemen rebels advance
Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes Wednesday against Houthi rebel positions in Yemen and pledged to protect its neighbor from Iran-backed Shiite militants.
The announcement came after Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi fled by boat earlier in the day as rebels advanc... |
2b5e62582fd36513b8818c5cad2f1a8b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/03/26/propaganda-syria-isis/70452880/ | U.S. drops propaganda bomb on ISIL | U.S. drops propaganda bomb on ISIL
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has launched a propaganda program in Syria aimed at creating fissures among Islamic State fighters by dropping 60,000 leaflets at the center of the militants' power base.
The leaflets depict recruits to the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, being fed... |
b63838cce5ac870693e5cb0a9a7f2e32 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/03/28/kercher-family-shocked-as-knox-is-cleared-of-conviction/70592860/ | Kercher family shocked after Knox is cleared in murder | Kercher family shocked after Knox is cleared in murder
The decision by Italy's highest court on Friday to overturn the murder convictions of Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend set off feelings of relief for two families and disappointment in another.
As Knox expressed gratitude for having her life back, the m... |
0212f3b31d87498f234cbf0f9aa4d778 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/03/army-colombia-sexual-assault/25252341/ | Army to probe sexual assault charges in Colombia | Army to probe sexual assault charges in Colombia
WASHINGTON — Army criminal investigators plan to probe allegations with officials in Colombia that American soldiers and contractors sexually assaulted civilians there, an Army spokesman said on Friday.
The planned joint investigation will look into "all credible allegat... |
6dc3e969985a384c44ae0e804ae8cf6b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/05/christians-celebrate-easter/25324249/ | Pope backs Iran nuke deal, urges end to extremist violence | Pope backs Iran nuke deal, urges end to extremist violence
VATICAN CITY – Tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square for Easter Mass in a cold, pouring rain Sunday to hear Pope Francis call for an end to global violence and the persecution of Christians by extremist groups.
Francis also expressed support for the ... |
2e52e040a4ca04f47f487f6e5cb284de | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/06/british-youtube-star/70772378/ | British YouTube star keeps kids off the extremist path | British YouTube star keeps kids off the extremist path
Humza Arshad is a popular guy. With a YouTube channel that has attracted more than 60 million views, the British Muslim comedian and actor shot to Internet fame when his Diary of a Badman comedy series debuted on the video-sharing website five years ago.
So when Br... |
8c9c35539b97dafaf94c94403c28966f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/09/beijing-smog-struggles/25509595/ | Beijing struggles to become a global, livable city | Beijing struggles to become a global, livable city
BEIJING — Strict visa rules, choking air pollution, slow Internet and blocked websites are major impediments as this capital strives to reach a lofty global status in the next five years, a major international business group warned Thursday.
Craving the prestige of New... |
7d535d183d6b10b3d5dffe76cab87d7c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/09/cuba-state-sponsor-of-terrorism-state-department-review/70432924/ | Cuba still provides sanctuary for wanted terrorists | Cuba still provides sanctuary for wanted terrorists
MIAMI — President Obama says he will soon decide on removing Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism even as the island nation maintains ties with countries such as North Korea and continues to provide a sanctuary for militants.
Obama plans to meet Cuban President Raúl C... |
fd300c61021027a36a6b0645a7b418d6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/09/north-korea-mexico-ship/25513207/ | N. Korea says Mexico holding ship; kept under sanctions | N. Korea says Mexico holding ship; kept under sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday that Mexico has "forcibly detained" one of its ships months after it ran aground off Mexico's Gulf coast last year, and Pyongyang blames the United States for preventing the ship's release.
The head of a U.N. panel ... |
1b04c465db5d1fd90c7acf06264827fc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/09/sierra-leone-ebola-pulitzer-center/25410629/ | Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone masks other health woes | Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone masks other health woes
KONO DISTRICT, Sierra Leone — Although one of this country's poorest districts has been Ebola-free for six weeks, the deadly virus continues to mask or hamper other health issues for pregnant women and newborns here.
Home births without trained medical staff contribu... |
e904ce3d55f7bbb1230e4b9ce3fdf0ab | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/11/obama-castro-panama-summit/25630399/ | Obama, Castro hold first talk between nations in 50 years | Obama, Castro hold first talk between nations in 50 years
PANAMA CITY — President Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro met in the first sit-down talks between the top leaders of U.S. and Cuba in more than a half-century Saturday afternoon.
Obama said the U.S. is ready to "turn the page" with Cuba but significant diffe... |
efd84484aa869a43bce94436ff7b3554 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/16/mediterranean-migrants-eu/25864433/ | Police: Muslim migrants threw Christians overboard | Police: Muslim migrants threw Christians overboard
Italian police arrested 15 Muslim migrants who survivors said tossed 12 Christians from a boat during a recent Mediterranean crossing attempt. In a separate incident, 41 migrants were feared drowned as the situation in the region intensifies.
The Muslim migrants involv... |
aac0f9c38d1909d23b45e03ad20aa61a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/20/migrants-mediterranean/26059825/ | Sicilian prosecutors arrest captain, crewmember of migrant ship | Sicilian prosecutors arrest captain, crewmember of migrant ship
The Tunisian captain and a Syrian crewmember of the boat that capsized off the coast of Libya with hundreds of people aboard were arrested in what may be the deadliest migrant tragedy ever, prosecutors in Sicily said Tuesday.
Assistant Prosecutor Rocco Lig... |
76b2f8af7a5d2df8d1b768c65c540ad9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/25/nepal-quake-how-to-help/26361193/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | How to help victims of Nepal quake | How to help victims of Nepal quake
A magnitude-7.8 earthquake devastated Nepal and the Katmandu Valley region, leveling buildings and killing more than 2,500 with the death toll continuing to rise.
Such a powerful quake would result in destruction anywhere, but in a nation as poverty-stricken as Nepal, its citizens are... |
0d0591507f3dd0043802dd4a094a3ac4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/28/fall-of-saigon-vietnam-40-years-later/26447943/ | 40 years later, Vietnam still deeply divided over war | 40 years later, Vietnam still deeply divided over war
HO CHI MINH CITY — This bustling city of 8 million that is still called Saigon by many is going all out to celebrate Thursday's 40th anniversary of its fall — the day North Vietnam's Communist army captured South Vietnam's capital.
Propaganda posters and billboards ... |
4984f5f7230c53302a74daabfbecdfc2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/02/ukraine-draft-dodgers-in-fight-against-separatists/26462801/ | Thousands dodge Ukraine army in fight with rebels | Thousands dodge Ukraine army in fight with rebels
Clarification: A previous version of this article did not fully explain Vitaly Chernetsky's view of how Ukrainians in different parts of the country identify themselves.
KIEV, Ukraine — Kostyantyn Kovba never answers calls from unknown numbers on his mobile phone. The 2... |
2a6d8ce2f0645591c6d2a4dfe5a0db18 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/05/john-kerry-visits-somalia/26910559/ | Kerry becomes 1st top U.S. diplomat to visit Somalia | Kerry becomes 1st top U.S. diplomat to visit Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced trip to Somalia Tuesday in a show of solidarity with a government trying to defeat al-Qaeda-allied militants and end decades of war in the African country. He is the first top U.S. diplomat e... |
9201c70dd45de010477429e365113a1e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/06/carbon-dioxide-global-warming-climate-change/70881210/ | Carbon dioxide levels reach global milestone | Carbon dioxide levels reach global milestone
Worldwide levels of carbon dioxide — the gas scientists say is most responsible for global warming — reached a significant milestone for the month of March, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday.
The global monthly average for carbon dioxide hit ... |
2791369944f2ef2f981900ea2b61d650 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/11/concerns-excessive-force/27107533/ | U.S. hears U.N. concerns over excessive police force | U.S. hears U.N. concerns over excessive police force
The United Nations Human Rights Council expressed concern Monday over the excessive use of force by police officers in the United States against minorities.
The group made its comments in the context of an annual review.
The U.S. also faced calls to work toward aboli... |
3c17a967f87b11891ec747e167478bae | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/12/singapore/27161987/ | Singapore teen blogger guilty of insulting Christians | Singapore teen blogger guilty of insulting Christians
A teenage blogger from Singapore has been found guilty of insulting Christians and of distributing an obscene image of the country's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Amos Yee, 16, had faced three years in prison, bu... |
6cbc89cb4dd37286cf766c71df5061ea | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/12/usa-marine-helicopter-missing-nepal-earthquake/27180303/ | U.S. Marine helicopter missing in Nepal earthquake aid mission | U.S. Marine helicopter missing in Nepal earthquake aid mission
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Marine helicopter delivering aid to earthquake victims in Nepal was declared missing Tuesday after it lost radio contact with units on the ground, military officials said.
The Huey helicopter had six U.S. Marines and two Nepalese service... |
917c67ad14ca5c71d85112169f774348 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/13/gunmen-pakistan-attack/27222219/ | Gunmen kill 45 in attack on Shiite minority in Pakistan | Gunmen kill 45 in attack on Shiite minority in Pakistan
Police in Pakistan said Wednesday that gunmen killed 45 people in an attack on the country's Shiite minority.
The attack took place on a bus in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi.
The gunmen boarded the bus and opened fire on passengers before fleeing the sc... |
6e0bece619c02201d40b537389e256c2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/21/china-plane-islands/27701571/ | Report: China demanded U.S. plane leave island airspace | Report: China demanded U.S. plane leave island airspace
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story misstated the military branch that flies the P8-A Poseidon. It is the U.S. Navy. The erroneous information was provided by the Associated Press.
China said it is entitled to monitor the airspace and se... |
c737d9f38bac9cae2776690387343f94 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/26/iraq-islamic-state-anbar/27947521/ | Iraq starts operation to rid Ramadi of Islamic State | Iraq starts operation to rid Ramadi of Islamic State
BAGHDAD — A Shiite militia group said Tuesday it has arrested hundreds of Islamic State militants in embattled Anbar province as Iraq announced a major military operation to regain control of the region.
Iraqi state TV reported the government operation is backed by S... |
6b4a90099f77fb4a2f185360ef08f27d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/06/09/ebola-virulent-africa-liberia-deadly-strain/28730759/ | Study: Ebola virus didn't mutate into more dangerous strain | Study: Ebola virus didn't mutate into more dangerous strain
The Ebola virus in West Africa that has killed 11,000 is not more virulent than prior strains as had been feared, according to a study published Tuesday.
Researchers with the National Institutes of Health found the pathogen — still on the loose in Sierra Leone... |
889fadfafb7a11de16ce744c4439d9da | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/06/10/putin-pope-meet-vatican/71007412/ | Francis to Putin: 'Sincere' effort for peace needed in Ukraine | Francis to Putin: 'Sincere' effort for peace needed in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to make a "sincere and great effort to achieve peace" in Ukraine where Russian-backed separatists continue to battle government troops.
The United States had urged the ponti... |
f611448ca061cded202f4e71d2ab1c8a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/06/12/israel-gay-pride-parade/71123584/ | Israeli gay pride parade highlights progress, limitations | Israeli gay pride parade highlights progress, limitations
TEL AVIV — A half dozen babies sat or crawled on a soft blanket in a Tel Aviv park Friday as their fathers, gay men from around Israel, discussed juggling work and fatherhood, the introduction of solid foods and diaper rash.
A year and a half ago the men met in ... |
13f99d2270faab011b65f3fa26bd1d84 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/07/04/putin-sends-july-fourth-message-obama/29695483/ | Putin sends July Fourth message to Obama | Putin sends July Fourth message to Obama
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to President Obama on Saturday, congratulating the United States on its Independence Day and calling for dialogue and respect between the two nations.
"The Russian president noted that despite the differences between the two countr... |
9f311c56420fed39d17b9cd924f4e8b5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/07/12/greece-bailout-talks/30044163/ | European leaders debate Greece rescue through the night | European leaders debate Greece rescue through the night
BRUSSELS — The leaders of the 19 nations that use the euro debated into early Monday morning whether to rescue Greece from the brink of financial ruin or cut the country loose from the currency bloc and let it fend for itself.
The leaders hashed out a tough propos... |
c1533898682a3ad6b073b668fe202393 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/07/12/joaqun-guzmn-loera-mexico-drug-lord-el-chapo/30043579/ | Mexican drug kingpin 'El Chapo' escapes from prison (again) | Mexican drug kingpin 'El Chapo' escapes from prison (again)
A notorious Mexican drug kingpin who escaped once before from prison — and spent more than a decade on the lam — has done it again.
This time, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman disappeared down a hole near his cell and walked nearly a mile underground to freedom, trig... |
e760c0190e67333204210c2356414d55 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/07/12/pope-wraps-up-south-america-tour-with-visit-to-paraguay-slum/30046623/ | Pope wraps up South America tour with visit to Paraguay slum | Pope wraps up South America tour with visit to Paraguay slum
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Pope Francis put into practice his insistence that the world's poor not be left on the margins of society by visiting a flood-prone slum outside Asuncion on Sunday to offer residents a word of encouragement on the final day of his th... |
7f332862816f4e73ed061acdd9c95c84 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/04/gi-bill-redefined-how-america-viewed-vets/31016691/ | GI Bill redefined how America viewed vets | GI Bill redefined how America viewed vets
For much of its history, the United States treated its military veterans pretty poorly.
Soldiers in the Continental Army were near open revolt in 1783 because their pay was late and their pensions weren’t being funded as they were supposed to be. Only a visit from George Washin... |
61141f04c6976893a02e7101013b86b1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/14/11-year-old-rape-victim-gives-birth/31708465/ | 11-year-old rape victim gives birth | 11-year-old rape victim gives birth
(NEWSER) – An 11-year-old rape victim in Paraguay is now a mother. The girl, whose case caused a fierce debate on abortion that divided the country, gave birth to a healthy baby girl at a hospital in Asuncion yesterday, CNN reports. The infant was delivered via C-section and weighed ... |
9dc27c572ea712f453883f0c1f405e38 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/20/nazi-train-treasure-claimed-found-poland/32050431/ | Men claim to find Nazi train loaded with treasure in Poland | Men claim to find Nazi train loaded with treasure in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two men in Poland claim they have found a legendary Nazi train that according to local lore was loaded with gold, gems and valuable art and vanished into a system of secret tunnels as the Germans fled advancing Soviet forces at the end of... |
09e18708825ff5f7125dea0bbef26924 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/22/train-gunman-traveled-syria-spanish-officials-say/32188943/ | Obama phones wounded train 'hero,' hails his courage | Obama phones wounded train 'hero,' hails his courage
Air Force serviceman Spencer Stone, the first of three Americans to rush and subdue an armed gunman on a Paris-bound train, was released from the hospital Saturday and received a call from President Obama praising his courage and heroism.
The president also phoned th... |
147321dc2915887494a1c7f7cb95daa9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/23/france-train-attack/32224933/ | Train attack suspect known to authorities in 3 countries | Train attack suspect known to authorities in 3 countries
The gunman who boarded a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris before being tackled by passengers was known to authorities in three countries and had connections to radical Islam, officials said Sunday.
But the suspect's lawyer said the man had only intended t... |
35a7824726ae037d129784c04cdb3777 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/25/national-geographic-gps-fake-tusks-track-ivory-poaching-terrorists/32324541/ | GPS in fake tusks tracks ivory poaching to terrorists | GPS in fake tusks tracks ivory poaching to terrorists
Novel technology used in a National Geographic investigation into illegal poaching of elephants' tusks has found that the criminals seeking the valuable ivory aren't just jewelry traders. They're terrorists, as well.
"Tracking Ivory,” the investigation newly reveale... |
a26fc3c2de44d943a4e8c58c7c7d924d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/29/austria-hungary-dead-migrants-truck/71375424/ | Three sick children found in second migrant truck in Austria | Three sick children found in second migrant truck in Austria
Europe's human trafficking crisis deepened Saturday with the discovery of three ill children inside a truck carrying 26 migrants and a 15-year-old who suffocated to death aboard a boat off the coast of Greece.
The boat where the teen was found was carrying 60... |
a0f51fccfed3f8b3a2248d83cb2c5bcc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/29/france-europe-trains-terror-attack/71380900/ | France: European countries to increase checks on trains | France: European countries to increase checks on trains
PARIS (AP) — European countries will increase identity checks and baggage controls on trains after American passengers thwarted an attack on a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris, France’s interior minister said Saturday.
Bernard Cazeneuve said the checks wou... |
3e4e4ec3dba4ec5e57923fbdf8ea51fa | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/29/suspect-arrested-bangkok-shrine-bombing/71373636/ | Foreign suspect arrested in Bangkok bombing | Foreign suspect arrested in Bangkok bombing
Thailand authorities arrested a foreign suspect Saturday in the nation's deadliest bomb attack that killed 20 people nearly two weeks ago in Bangkok.
The 28-year-old man was arrested Saturday on the outskirts of the capital, police spokesman Prawuth Thavornsiri said at a tele... |
dca933d90fae26aef5f3bb0130138830 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/01/pope-allow-priests-forgive-abortion/71502832/ | Pope Francis to allow priests to forgive abortion | Pope Francis to allow priests to forgive abortion
Pope Francis, who has defined his short tenure by taking on the most controversial issues from gay marriage to climate change, waded for the first time into one of the thorniest topics of his papacy Tuesday when he said priests can forgive the "sin of abortion" for wome... |
5c98560919174ae73fe37d7974d2082c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/05/gulf-states-idle-migrant-crisis-swells-europe/71766936/ | Gulf states idle as migrant crisis swells in Europe | Gulf states idle as migrant crisis swells in Europe
The richest Arab nations in the Gulf region aren't taking in Syrian refugees, the largest population of migrants overwhelming neighboring Middle Eastern countries and flooding into Europe.
Persian Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar an... |
65c292c4c3b778550d13295a722e6441 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/06/refugees-migrants-europe/71805130/ | Pope calls on Catholics to shelter Europe's migrants | Pope calls on Catholics to shelter Europe's migrants
BERLIN — Pope Francis called on religious communities and Catholic parishes across Europe on Sunday to take on the crush of migrants that have been pouring into the continent recently.
He said the Vatican will shelter two families who are "fleeing death."
Francis cit... |
bf58f93f5c61302a603be110b9814bb7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/08/french-police-figure-out-which-twin-serial-rapist/71873470/ | French police figure out which twin was serial rapist | French police figure out which twin was serial rapist
(NEWSER) – It was a mystery that standard DNA testing couldn't solve: Which one was the evil twin?
Police in Marseille, France, were stumped after DNA linked to a serial rapist led to identical twins Yoan and Elvin Gomis. Both were jailed until a breakthrough in the... |
bd24cb41237c3518733568c4cc3920bd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/14/lebanon-village-syrian-refugees/72243354/ | Lebanon village hosts more Syrian refugees than the entire U.S. | Lebanon village hosts more Syrian refugees than the entire U.S.
KETERMAYA, Lebanon — There is a small village in the mountains of Lebanon that is hosting more Syrian refugees than all 50 U.S. states combined.
Situated at the southern end of the Mount Lebanon range, Ketermaya is a quiet little place surrounded by patche... |
2c504e6a595e94ea0c1bbce812a6ba31 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/14/migrants-refugees-europe-eu/72240274/ | German minister: EU to relocate 160K migrants from Greece, Italy, Hungary | German minister: EU to relocate 160K migrants from Greece, Italy, Hungary
BERLIN — European Union nations have "agreed in principle" to relocate across the continent 160,000 refugees from Italy, Greece and Hungary, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told reporters Monday following a meeting of EU ministers.
Me... |
d192e64d7f45f7d42651f13713df6483 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/16/burkina-faso-capital-coup-fears/32516029/ | Gunfire breaks out in Burkina Faso capital amid coup fears | Gunfire breaks out in Burkina Faso capital amid coup fears
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Soldiers arrested Burkina Faso's transitional president and prime minister Wednesday, raising fears of a coup just weeks before the country was to hold an election to replace its longtime leader who was ousted in a popular upris... |
3c47695420b57773569f1826c8d27d23 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/22/5-things-obama-xi-china-clash/72587214/ | 4 issues where Obama and China's Xi may clash | 4 issues where Obama and China's Xi may clash
WASHINGTON — When President Obama welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House this week, the two leaders will find common ground in their efforts to combat global warming and restrain Iran's nuclear program. But other flash points between the two world powers r... |
330b607a6756dcfb296857892c99c482 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/22/eu-ministers-refugee-crisis/72605358/ | European Union approves plan to relocate 120,000 migrants | European Union approves plan to relocate 120,000 migrants
European Union ministers approved a plan Tuesday to relocate 120,000 migrants across Europe in an effort to take some of the burden off nations such as Greece and Italy, which see thousands land on their shores daily.
The meeting focused on allocating migrants t... |
69b124920c0a6b56d4fad3131aba0af6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/23/printers-fight-against-landmines/72666674/ | 3D printers are new weapon in fight against landmines | 3D printers are new weapon in fight against landmines
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Inside a design laboratory in Phnom Penh, 3D printers run day and night to create safe imitations of some of the world's deadliest weapons.
The plastic results sit harmlessly on tables and shelves next to their inert – but real – counterparts.... |
e823839be9985ae37b964f0e2e730f86 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/25/obama-xi-jinping-china-state-visit-cybersecurity-white-house/72789436/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Obama, Xi vow cooperation on climate, cyber issues | Obama, Xi vow cooperation on climate, cyber issues
WASHINGTON — President Obama and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping vowed Friday not to engage in economic cyber espionage, to cooperate more on climate change, and to work out disputes in the South China Sea region while indicating that differences remain in what has beco... |
ff61d1feff854dee98eb0b5285cba19b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/26/us-backed-rebels-give-arms-al-qaeda-group/72831840/ | U.S.-backed Syrian rebels gave gear to al-Qaeda group | U.S.-backed Syrian rebels gave gear to al-Qaeda group
U.S.-trained rebels in Syria handed over American-supplied vehicles and ammunition to an al-Qaeda linked group, the Pentagon said Friday in the latest blow to a program plagued by problems since its inception.
The rebels surrendered six pickups and ammunition to an ... |
12afcd81e6959d6e5aabef6d686ac1a6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/10/05/isil-palmyra-arch-triumph/73364166/ | Officials: ISIL destroys Palmyra's Arch of Triumph | Officials: ISIL destroys Palmyra's Arch of Triumph
The Islamic State has blown up the iconic Arch of Triumph in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, officials said Monday.
Maamun Abdulkarim, the country's head of antiquities, said he was told the "icon of Palmyra," which stood at the entrance to the UNESCO world heritag... |
e2baf77d07e1078f62f7c4ed96829743 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/10/10/turkey-ankara-bombing/73722610/ | Turkish PM blames suicide bombers in peace rally attack that killed 97 | Turkish PM blames suicide bombers in peace rally attack that killed 97
ISTANBUL — Two powerful blasts rocked the Turkish capital of Ankara early Saturday morning, killing up to 97 people and wounding scores of others in the deadliest attack on the nation's soil in recent history.
The explosions, which came just seconds... |
ec5123a3b94a17ab2354148d03e545fb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/10/11/iraq-says-bombed-islamic-state-leaders-convoy/73772608/ | Iraq says it bombed Islamic State leader's convoy | Iraq says it bombed Islamic State leader's convoy
The Iraqi Air Force has bombed the convoy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Iraq's western Anbar province, the Iraqi military said Sunday.
The condition and location of al-Baghdadi were not known, the military said. It did not say when the strike occurred.... |
d6168388342faa16732a848da8a5ff49 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/10/12/fate-top-islamic-state-leader-baghdadi-unknown-after-bombing/73807168/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Fate of top Islamic State leader Baghdadi unknown after bombing | Fate of top Islamic State leader Baghdadi unknown after bombing
The fate of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi remained unclear Monday, one day after the Iraqi military said it had bombed his convoy in western Anbar province.
“The fate of murderer al-Baghdadi is unknown and he was carried away by a vehicle," the... |
dddb3cf5261ae699714e455ee6d52d34 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/10/14/switzerland-power-belongs-people-referendum/73829884/ | In Switzerland, all the political power belongs to the people | In Switzerland, all the political power belongs to the people
GENEVA — When the Swiss go to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament, it will be a familiar trudge. That’s because citizens regularly are asked to approve a wide array of legislation, ranging from housing for sex workers in Zurich to approval of assisted... |
46d2db4c11a6a08c04a6da6dac2104eb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/10/15/europe-migrant-crisis-leaders-summit/73972570/ | EU migrants plan focuses on Turkey | EU migrants plan focuses on Turkey
BERLIN — European leaders late Thursday endorsed the broad outlines of a plan aimed at helping Turkey reduce the flow of refugees from Syria, but stopped short of deciding on how much aid to give Ankara.
The European Union previously drew up a migrants plan that would see Turkey recei... |
77a53d25670ef8c22f2b17328642cf6b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/10/19/canadas-parliamentary-election-could-end-10-years-conservative-rule/74215956/ | Justin Trudeau, Canada's Liberal Party end Prime Minister Stephen Harper's rule | Justin Trudeau, Canada's Liberal Party end Prime Minister Stephen Harper's rule
Canadians voted for a sweeping change in government Monday, giving Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau a majority to end the nearly 10-year rule of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Trudeau, 43, the oldest son of the late prime mi... |
5fa3ed92da9efd86970ca0382999dcd4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/10/20/synod-bishops-dispute-us/74269984/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Clash of the archbishops: Synod dispute between U.S. churchmen goes public | Clash of the archbishops: Synod dispute between U.S. churchmen goes public
ROME (RNS) — The eight American bishops taking part in a Vatican summit on family life stay at a huge seminary built high on a hill overlooking St. Peter’s Basilica and the rest of the Eternal City.
It’s a lovely place with spacious apartments f... |
4cd3a23b55db6595c89c835e285330bc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/10/21/irans-supreme-leader-endorses-landmark-nuclear-deal-with-world-powers/74316300/ | Iran’s supreme leader endorses nuclear deal | Iran’s supreme leader endorses nuclear deal
Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday endorsed the landmark nuclear deal with world powers, but he warned that any new sanctions against his country would nullify the agreement, according to his official website.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei endorsed the deal in a letter to moderate P... |
ee5e419d6ee23b7c79a8e477bb3eefed | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/10/25/exit-poll-right-wing-party-wins-polands-parliamentary-vote/74598082/ | Exit Poll: Right-wing party wins Poland’s parliamentary vote | Exit Poll: Right-wing party wins Poland’s parliamentary vote
WARSAW, Poland - Poland took a decisive turn to the right in its parliamentary election Sunday, tossing out the centrist party that had governed for eight years for a socially conservative and Euroskeptic party that wants to keep migrants out and spend more o... |
059727a420d84470e110960208d9dd03 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/03/nepal-bus-accident/75080208/ | 30 killed, 35 injured in Nepal bus accident | 30 killed, 35 injured in Nepal bus accident
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An official says an overcrowded bus carrying passengers inside and on its roof veered off a mountain road in northwest Nepal, killing 30 people and injuring 35 others.
Government administrator Shiv Ram Gelal said the bus drove off the road Tuesday near... |
7172ae8ecd642c154c58addcbf217b29 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/06/british-tourists-stranded-sinai-struggle-get-home/75280304/ | Russian flights to Egypt halted; British tourists struggle to get home | Russian flights to Egypt halted; British tourists struggle to get home
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Russian President Vladimir Putin halted all Russian flights to Egypt on Friday as an investigation continues into what caused the crash of a Russian jetliner over the weekend.
Meanwhile, British tourists stranded at the airp... |
687010c10188aca18f5129789dca95d9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/09/greenhouse-gases-reach-record-high/75441504/ | Greenhouse gas levels reach record high | Greenhouse gas levels reach record high
The concentration of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere hit another record high in 2014, a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report said Monday.
The increase in gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide is fueling climate change and making "the planet ... |
74eb9f3f1ff95632de154e6b7e98dfd9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/12/defrocked-gay-vatican-priest-says-he-has-no-regrets/75667920/ | Defrocked gay Vatican priest says he has no regrets | Defrocked gay Vatican priest says he has no regrets
ROME — Krzysztof Charamsa says he has no regrets after he came out as gay following a long career as a priest that included 12 years as an official in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican’s doctrinal enforcement body.
“I understood that it had n... |
95359a62e0e66ddd9088d31f70c51a3d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/14/california-student-dies-paris-attacks/75778770/ | California student dies in Paris attacks | California student dies in Paris attacks
Correction: An earlier version of this story had the wrong age and college year for Nohemi Gonzalez.
A college student from California was among those killed in the terror attacks in Paris, California State University in Long Beach said Saturday.
Nohemi Gonzalez, 23, a senior, w... |
8342c44b7eea8a1eb7c60cdeec3b7e41 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/14/horror-unfolds-paris-bataclan-theater/75773366/ | Witness recalls terror at Paris' Bataclan theater: 'Bodies in the lobby' | Witness recalls terror at Paris' Bataclan theater: 'Bodies in the lobby'
The rear entrance of Paris' Bataclan Café was a scene of desperation and dying when terrorists attacked Friday night.
French authorities said more than 80 people died in the club where California-based band Eagles of Death Metal had been playing f... |
d460a91a7d38fc4e7b8c8de67aea7262 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/15/french-mourn-lives-lost-and-condemn-terrorism-name-religion/75826306/ | French mourn lives lost and condemn terrorism in name of religion | French mourn lives lost and condemn terrorism in name of religion
PARIS — The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral pealed as France began three days of mourning Sunday for the 132 lives lost in multiple terrorist attacks with appeals for the nation's three major religions to remain united against extremists who commit brutali... |
76fe345a6882538f2fb897d2d592ebb9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/17/inside-molenbeek-terror-attacks/75914362/ | Brussels neighborhood seen as jihadist breeding ground | Brussels neighborhood seen as jihadist breeding ground
The Brussels neighborhood of Molenbeek is in the world spotlight like never before after police moved in this week looking for suspects linked to Friday's murderous attacks in Paris.
The gritty inner-city district with a majority Muslim population is being portraye... |
570c4be3999ea36d3b0d3698ea359354 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/17/islamic-state-names/75889934/ | 'Daesh,' other Islamic State names explained | 'Daesh,' other Islamic State names explained
Western governments are divided on what to call the Islamic extremists claiming responsibility for the attacks in Paris and other atrocities. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry recently began using the term "Daesh," adding to the confusion. Where the names come from:
Da'ish ... |
c676b9df825334293500d19b5e87ad27 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/17/nigeria-bombing/75960116/ | 32 dead in Nigeria blast blamed on Boko Haram | 32 dead in Nigeria blast blamed on Boko Haram
At least 32 people are dead and about 80 people are hurt after an explosion in the Nigerian city of Yola, according to various reports.
The blast took place at a fruit and vegetable market near a main road, Al Jazeera reports.
No one claimed responsibility, but the news age... |
417fa413a4c6a430b4dd5a3d420f6b0d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/19/beirut-bombing-hero/76035996/ | Beirut bombing hero saved many lives in split second | Beirut bombing hero saved many lives in split second
BEIRUT, Lebanon — It was a scene of chaos and confusion. Smoke filled the air and shattered glass crunched underfoot as the injured were raced away from the scene. Bodies lay strewn on the ground.
A bomb had just exploded on a busy shopping street in Bourj al-Barajne... |
9a044c06fe1ffe9d62273b3e46cfc769 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/19/mexicans-returning-home-migration-shift-united-states/76013230/ | More Mexicans leave than enter USA in historic shift | More Mexicans leave than enter USA in historic shift
For the first time in more than four decades, more Mexican immigrants are returning to their home country than coming to the United States, according to a report released Thursday.
From 2009 to 2014, an estimated 870,000 Mexicans came to the United States while 1 mil... |
8d86f4d6f90c20c97eac6d1b07524729 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/24/reports-syrian-rebels-down-russian-rescue-helicopter/76310300/ | Syrian rebels say they downed a Russian rescue helicopter | Syrian rebels say they downed a Russian rescue helicopter
U.S.-armed Syrian rebels claimed Tuesday that they shot down a helicopter that was part of a search and rescue mission for two Russian pilots whose plane had been shot down by Turkey.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Syrian fighters ... |
b23eafd9678d557aa53a128f9197c308 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/25/islamic-states-reach-extends-far-home/76379144/ | Islamic State's reach extends far from home | Islamic State's reach extends far from home
The Islamic State claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing in Tunisia that killed 12 people in a bus carrying members of the presidential guard a day earlier.
The attack is the latest to show the group’s expanding reach outside its home base, spanning territory ... |
75df2b9da13f10411473411ce1039974 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/26/mexicos-weak-laws-hinder-case-against-el-chapo/76287774/ | Mexico's weak laws hinder case against 'El Chapo' | Mexico's weak laws hinder case against 'El Chapo'
MEXICO CITY — As the hunt for fugitive drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán intensifies, Mexican authorities recently announced they have confiscated a total of 11 planes, eight vehicles and six houses belonging to the kingpin in the past five months.
That's likely just ... |
1820f07bd44ffa5a8198f561aea76af1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/01/chinas-smog-closes-schools-and-highways/76611310/ | China's smog closes schools and highways | China's smog closes schools and highways
China, which emits 6 billion tons of greenhouse gases per year, is the largest producer of emissions in the world.
China is dealing with a blanket of smog so thick that authorities Tuesday ordered schools to keep students indoors.
A day after Chinese President Xi Jinping met in ... |
dd744d24dc300629aaafff9fa43e3f5d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/06/venezuela-election-national-assembly-maduro-voting/76883170/ | Venezuela opposition says it won majority of seats in legislative elections | Venezuela opposition says it won majority of seats in legislative elections
CARACAS, Venezuela — Leaders of Venezuela's opposition said they won a majority of seats in legislative elections ahead of the announcement of official results.
"The results are as we expected. Venezuela won," former presidential Henrique Capri... |
9ce19b2f1489cccd4c8908129a08b232 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/09/third-paris-attacks-bomber-identified/77025404/ | Reports: Third Paris concert hall bomber identified | Reports: Third Paris concert hall bomber identified
A third suicide bomber in the Paris attacks has been identified, according to media reports Wednesday.
An unnamed French official said the man, who blew himself up at the Bataclan concert venue, was a French national who went to Syria in 2013, the Associated Press rep... |
57d382ee816d9ff04f1ffd9056de02a3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/21/isil-lost-5000-square-miles-territory-largely-northern-syria-iraq/77711622/ | ISIL lost 5,000 square miles of territory largely in northern Syria, Iraq | ISIL lost 5,000 square miles of territory largely in northern Syria, Iraq
After achieving explosive territorial gains across Syria and Iraq following its declaration of a new caliphate in 2014, the Islamic State group has suffered a net loss this year of 14% of what it had conquered, according to a global analysis rele... |
7cfce70530351fd1cdf15f00b425c078 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/24/migrants-guilty-british-backpackers-murder/77870240/ | Thai court sentences migrants to death in murder of British backpackers | Thai court sentences migrants to death in murder of British backpackers
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (AP) — A Thai court on Thursday sentenced two Myanmar migrants to death for the murder of two British backpackers on a resort island last year, in a case that raised questions about police competence and the treatment of migrant... |
ba617c8a081eea9ef93cd913ffc48725 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/27/new-year-more-new-babies-china/77944620/ | New Year, more new babies for China | New Year, more new babies for China
Chinese lawmakers on Sunday formally approved a Communist Party edict ending China's controversial “one-child” policy effective Jan. 1.
"The state advocates that one couple shall be allowed to have two children," states the revised Law on Population and Family Planning, which the sta... |
914a28e2fcbfe68eb37d72e3d3ccab8a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/29/asia-rohingya-muslims-in-myanmar-refugee-crisis-globalpost/78007062/ | World's other refugee crisis is about to begin, again | World's other refugee crisis is about to begin, again
BANGKOK, Thailand — Southeast Asia is bracing for a new “sailing season.” It’s a benign-sounding expression for one of the region’s most perilous annual events.
Starting late in the year, when monsoons recede and seas grow calmer, tens of thousands of Rohingya Musli... |
9d69f45bc221ba50604be254e92db9f2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/30/shooting-russia-north-caucasus/78063646/ | 1 dead, 10 injured in shooting in Russia's North Caucasus | 1 dead, 10 injured in shooting in Russia's North Caucasus
MAKHACHKALA, Russia — Police in the Russian region of Dagestan say one person has been killed and 10 more injured in shooting at an ancient fortress.
Dagestani police spokeswoman Fatina Ubaydatova said on Wednesday that two men opened fire at visitors at the Nar... |
b6dd51ddeea92c910ff57006f9342f0e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/30/survivors-chinese-mine-collapse/78059000/ | 8 survivors found 5 days after Chinese mine collapsed | 8 survivors found 5 days after Chinese mine collapsed
Eight surviving miners were located by rescuers Wednesday after being trapped for five days in a collapsed mine in eastern China, state media reported.
At least one person died in the incident at the gypsum mine in Shandong province on Christmas Day. Nine other peop... |
e32ab2e79f9dec5fc6678aff08125279 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/30/turkey-police-suicide-bombers/78063868/ | Turkish prosecutor: Police thwart New Year’s Eve attack | Turkish prosecutor: Police thwart New Year’s Eve attack
Police in Turkey detained two suspected Islamic State extremists over a suicide bombing plot during New Year's Eve celebrations in the country's capital of Ankara, state media reported Wednesday.
The state-run Anadolu Agency said the two suspects identified only a... |
5dc5d31731cf2670b14f46f140a07d0d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/01/06/suspicious-object-merkel-office/78344530/ | Police check suspicious object at Merkel's office | Police check suspicious object at Merkel's office
BERLIN (AP) — Police say they're checking a suspicious object found during a routine security check at the entrance to Chancellor Angela Merkel's office in Berlin.
Federal police spokesman Thorsten Peters said the main entrance to the chancellery in downtown Berlin was ... |
ec2a86d57994b89a939cc7828272ce0c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/01/20/us-airstrikes-against-islamic-state-grow-more-lethal-iraq/79067908/ | U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State grow more lethal in Iraq | U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State grow more lethal in Iraq
Airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and Syria have killed more than 6,400 Islamic State fighters in the past three months, and the militant group is showing the effect of the losses, according to coalition military statistics.
Casualty counts have ... |
2d6b8994edbb828e5741f63bd467b914 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/01/24/nicaragua-13-costa-ricans-killed-when-tourist-boat-capsizes/79260536/ | Nicaragua: 13 killed when tourist boat capsizes | Nicaragua: 13 killed when tourist boat capsizes
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A tourist boat carrying more than 30 people capsized in bad weather off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua on Saturday, killing 13 passengers, authorities said.
Mario Berrios, the Nicaraguan navy's commander for the southern Caribbean region, said ... |
11dcf98364c38b2114206bac17bccb9a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/01/30/navy-challenges-china-others-south-china-sea/79562402/ | Navy challenges China, others in South China Sea | Navy challenges China, others in South China Sea
WASHINGTON — The Navy challenged China and other countries’ “excessive” attempts to restrict navigation in the South China Sea on Saturday, sailing the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur near disputed islands there, according to the Pentagon.
The “freedom of navi... |
a9b8f6c60b8ea6d781a3f7ba82fc1dfc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/02/emergency-landing-somalia/79721818/ | Explosion forces plane to make emergency landing in Somalia | Explosion forces plane to make emergency landing in Somalia
Authorities are trying to figure out the reason for an explosion and fire that blew a gaping hole into the side of a Somali jetliner Tuesday, forcing an emergency landing at the airport on Mogadishu.
The plane made an emergency landing at Aden Adde Airport in ... |
98bbbeb6c3778bf96049f4c218e79941 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/03/south-africas-drought-bad-hippos-great-lions/79741822/ | South Africa's drought is bad for hippos, great for lions | South Africa's drought is bad for hippos, great for lions
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa — At South Africa’s biggest national park, wildlife officials are warning of difficult weeks ahead: unless significant rains come, animals will start dying.
This is the harsh reality of life in a country suffering its worst dro... |
b3735ada5b9865673fc393d2836cc5e5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/04/un-official-syrian-women-and-girls-suffering-most/79815256/ | U.N. official: Syrian women seek abortions and suffer rapes because of war. | U.N. official: Syrian women seek abortions and suffer rapes because of war.
LONDON — The ravages of Syria's civil war include an increase in women who are having abortions and suffering injuries consistent with rape, a top United Nations official said this week.
Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the U.N. Popu... |
1ac240ad01704f4d1f700e57e0d09bc7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/06/north-korea-fires-rocket-seen-covert-missile-test/79946578/ | North Korea fires rocket seen as covert missile test | North Korea fires rocket seen as covert missile test
TOKYO —In another apparent act of defiance of international norms, North Korea fired a long-range missile over Japanese airspace Sunday, bringing quick condemnation from the United States and its allies in the region.
The launch is widely believed to be a test of a n... |
efcca2876bfa16ea037834a2a6185f62 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/19/arab-israel-knesset-controversy-palestinian-attacks-loyalty/80504122/ | Arab in Israeli parliament sparks outcry for defending Palestinian attacks | Arab in Israeli parliament sparks outcry for defending Palestinian attacks
JERUSALEM — Hanin Zoabi, an Israeli Arab, believes Israeli Jews are colonialists who stole Palestinian land. She makes no distinction between the recent deaths of Israeli civilians and their attackers, calling both “victims of the Israeli occupa... |
e25974d3af0b84290c805fa9da3e923d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/19/eu-summit-brexit-migrants/80597830/ | EU, UK reach deal to head off possible British exit from European Union | EU, UK reach deal to head off possible British exit from European Union
British Prime Minister David Cameron won unanimous support Friday from the European Union over reforms he sought from the bloc ahead of a referendum on the nation's continued membership in the 28-nation alliance.
After two days of intense negotiati... |
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