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bc76e84928a72a75d0fb2f913278853c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/19/newser-dolphin-selfie/80604294/ | Baby dolphin dies after people take selfies with it | Baby dolphin dies after people take selfies with it
What may have seemed like a fun, harmless photo op turned into premature death for a baby dolphin in Argentina, per Gizmodo. Buenos Aires beachgoers were spotted last week along the shores of Santa Teresita plucking a couple of baby Franciscan dolphins — a species lab... |
3e47fa9a749afa5aba6c0db896ddf7d8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/20/samuel-willenberg-last-survivor-treblinka-death-camp-dies-93/80663314/ | Samuel Willenberg, one of last survivors of Treblinka, dies at 93 | Samuel Willenberg, one of last survivors of Treblinka, dies at 93
Corrections and clarifications:An earlier version of this story did not accurately describe Samuel Willenberg, who was one of the last known survivors.
Samuel Willenberg, one of the last known survivors of the Treblinka Nazi death camp in Poland where 87... |
a6b4bb44ea56098cddd63aa526483d20 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/22/report-islamic-state-releases-43-christian-hostages/80724820/ | Report: Islamic State releases 43 Christian hostages | Report: Islamic State releases 43 Christian hostages
The Islamic State has released dozens of Assyrian Christians taken hostage in northeastern Syria a year ago, the Associated Press is reporting.
Younan Talia of the Assyrian Democratic Organization told AP the 43 freed captives were on their way to the town of Tal Tam... |
d188b4ffe8c2c6b571967d53172160f8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/24/ireland-friday-election/80843042/ | Booming Ireland may opt for new government | Booming Ireland may opt for new government
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny presides over a resurgent economy, but polls show he may struggle to secure a second term in Friday's general election.
Kenny's center-right Fine Gael party has led a coalition government since 2011. When he took over, Ireland was reeling from a... |
3defff111a6c2027e8c85a4218ce6e02 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/25/look-proposed-cease-fire-set-begin-syria/80950440/ | A look at proposed cease-fire set to begin in Syria | A look at proposed cease-fire set to begin in Syria
The United States and Russia brokered a temporary cease-fire between forces loyal to the Syrian government and Western-backed rebels trying to overthrow it that is scheduled to begin at midnight Friday, local Damascus time. The 5-year-old war in Syria has killed about... |
9223e9194e8ce0c332a7f0157cc867d7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/25/un-ambassador-power-submit-n-korea-sanctions-resolution/80918668/ | U.S. submits N. Korean sanctions proposal to U.N. Security Council | U.S. submits N. Korean sanctions proposal to U.N. Security Council
The United States submitted a draft resolution Thursday to the U.N. Security Council to impose "a major upgrade" in sanctions against North Korea following the reclusive nation's recent nuclear weapons test and rocket launch.
Samantha Power, the U.S. am... |
6a4d88e5a4c96ee9b70f90394682bd21 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/26/french-officials-rally-clear-migrants-calais-camp/80974150/ | French officials rally to move migrants from Calais camp | French officials rally to move migrants from Calais camp
French officials tried to convince hundreds of migrants in a camp in northern France to leave Friday, after a court approved the government's plan to demolish part of it.
The court in Lille, northern France, approved the removal of makeshift structures housing up... |
3e9725fb5009cfc9cb6023de9aee48a8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/26/palestinian-hunger-striker-reaches-release-deal-israel/80977166/ | Palestinian hunger-striker reaches release deal with Israel | Palestinian hunger-striker reaches release deal with Israel
A Palestinian prisoner ended his 94-day hunger strike Friday after reaching a deal for his release with Israeli authorities, according to media reports.
Mohammed al-Qeq, 33, a journalist for a Saudi news channel, began his strike on Nov. 25 to protest torture ... |
d521cfcbea50f1d27005f40efb527370 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/26/small-plane-11-aboard-crashes-nepal/80972492/ | Small plane with 11 aboard crashes in Nepal | Small plane with 11 aboard crashes in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal - A small plane carrying 11 people crashed Friday in mountainous western Nepal, in the country’s second deadly plane accident this week, officials said.
Government official Padamlal Lamichane said at least one person had died according to initial reports.
He ... |
47a163094d4f1e2399ce019d3641769a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/26/syrian-war-cease-fire-shaky-start/80991730/ | Syrian war cease-fire is shaky from the start | Syrian war cease-fire is shaky from the start
A cease-fire in Syria's civil war that began at midnight Saturday local time was shaky from the start. Some combatants have not signed on while others have vowed to continue fighting.
The agreement for a "cessation of hostilities" in the 5-year-old war was brokered by the U... |
f639adab0a376c9111f839a84aaded05 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/27/oscar-nominated-film-casts-light-honor-killings-pakistan/81012892/ | Oscar-winning film casts light on honor killings in Pakistan | Oscar-winning film casts light on honor killings in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan — Four years ago, an online wedding video that went viral cost three of Afzal Kohistani’s brothers their lives.
The video showed two brothers dancing as women clapped at a wedding party in a northern Pakistan village. A council of elders issu... |
f35a4c6881622d8f5470c45505ce29dd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/28/baghdad-market-bombings/81075186/ | Bombings in Baghdad kill at least 59, injure 95 | Bombings in Baghdad kill at least 59, injure 95
Two bombs detonated minutes apart Sunday in Baghdad at a crowded outdoor market, killing at least 59 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, saying two suicide bombers had killed and wounded "hundreds of po... |
46b183c8ae3c78b41774598c5dcad2b9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/28/ireland-election/81074688/ | Ireland’s divided lawmakers mull possible pact, 2nd election | Ireland’s divided lawmakers mull possible pact, 2nd election
DUBLIN - Lawmakers in Ireland expressed a sense of shellshock and division Sunday over whether the country’s next government should be a historic alliance of age-old foes — or whether there should be a second election.
With two-thirds of winners declared in t... |
219cc14f270d5b8f2b4e5c27c3c984e3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/28/moderates-claim-gains-iran-elections/81071754/ | Moderates claim gains in Iran elections | Moderates claim gains in Iran elections
Candidates backing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani claimed all 30 parliamentary seats in Tehran in an apparent show of support for Iran's deal with the United States and other world powers that substantially ended crippling economic sanctions, results released Sunday show.
Rouha... |
6c350f2c1196cd200adf60935c40c872 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/28/russian-coal-mine-accident-kills-36-including-rescuers/81074608/ | Russian coal mine explosions kill 36 workers, rescuers | Russian coal mine explosions kill 36 workers, rescuers
Dozens of Russian coal miners and several rescue workers were killed after a methane gas leak caused a series of explosions and a partial collapse of the mine, emergency officials said Sunday.
A third explosion early Sunday at the Severnaya mine in Vorkuta, north o... |
e7bfaf6668240ba83ae53f774e4919ec | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/28/swiss-reject-expel-foreign-criminals-switzerland/81072026/ | Swiss reject plan to automatically expel foreign criminals | Swiss reject plan to automatically expel foreign criminals
GENEVA — Swiss voters rejected a proposal to automatically expel foreigners who commit even low-level crimes, according to results, handing a setback to a popular nationalist party that had put forward the measure.
The initiative was rejected Sunday by 59% of v... |
1a98018fb4f8f9d675cc82a77f84116b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/29/death-toll-baghdad-bombings-rises-73/81098734/ | ISIL suicide bombing at Iraqi funeral kills 38 | ISIL suicide bombing at Iraqi funeral kills 38
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomber at an Iraqi funeral Monday that killed 38 people and wounded dozens of others, officials said.
The attack follows Sunday's double bombing at a Baghdad market that left 73 people dead and was also claimed by the ... |
f331d2a736eb5a8c83882c6a28a4048d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/29/pliot-diverts-jet-after-man-aboard-undresses/81102956/ | Pilot diverts jet after man aboard undresses | Pilot diverts jet after man aboard undresses
(NEWSER) – A handful of Brits from Southampton may be in for more than a hangover after the Ryanair flight they were on from London to Slovakia's capital was diverted to Berlin Friday night.
According to the crew, half the members of a bachelor party "misbehaved so badly" th... |
47790ea948ecae80bdac81613135a130 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/29/reports-moderates-gain-control-iran-parliament/81099986/ | Reports: Moderates gain control of Iran parliament | Reports: Moderates gain control of Iran parliament
Candidates backing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have won a majority in the nation's parliament and the clerical assembly that selects Iran's supreme leader, the Associated Press reported Monday.
The results from Friday's vote, if confirmed, would provide a boost fo... |
9e9e1cfd28bfc951a8cd65d058396736 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/29/sex-abuse-scandal-church/81105364/ | Cardinal meets with pope after dramatic abuse testimony | Cardinal meets with pope after dramatic abuse testimony
ROME – Australian Cardinal George Pell met with Pope Francis on Monday, one day after he testified in a landmark clergy sex abuse inquiry that the Catholic Church made “enormous mistakes” in trying to deal with the scandal.
Speaking to an Australian commission inv... |
343a08c1f588fd3c696b92533e77c0f2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/29/un-syria-cease-fire-holding-and-large/81101302/ | U.N.: Syria cease-fire holding 'by and large' | U.N.: Syria cease-fire holding 'by and large'
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said a temporary cessation of hostilities in Syria was holding “by and large” Monday, a day after the Syrian opposition said that attacks by the army and Russia threatened the agreement.
Ban told reporters in Geneva that he wante... |
2ed0154067e98106e04ea1966ee09843 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/03/01/sodastream-lays-off-last-palestinian-workers/81142358/ | SodaStream lays off final Palestinian workers | SodaStream lays off final Palestinian workers
Drinks machine-maker SodaStream has laid off its last Palestinian workers, saying the Israeli government denied them work permits after it moved operations from the West Bank to Israel.
The company closed its factory in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank last year follo... |
e2c8a25e3b8d1c39c049e7ae1b019a74 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/03/07/eu-leaders-gather-summit-migrant-crisis/81426600/ | EU leaders to consider Turkey's offer for help to halt wave of migrants | EU leaders to consider Turkey's offer for help to halt wave of migrants
An emergency summit of European leaders in Brussels ended early Tuesday with an agreement to stem the flow of migrants continuing to arrive on the continent, with one official saying negotiators had struck a "breakthrough" deal with Turkey for grea... |
1c47371e580c85e95f76f52c2ab3387a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/03/08/donald-trump-world-leaders-republican-gop/81312520/ | Like 'Hitler'? How world leaders see Donald Trump | Like 'Hitler'? How world leaders see Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — Foreign politicians are responding to Donald Trump's unvarnished world views with equally undiplomatic candor.
Three detractors — all current or former Mexican leaders — compared him to Adolf Hitler. Russian President Vladimir Putin and far right-wing polit... |
6c82e2afa9ac9b61b0a504d79e2a18f0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/03/08/israel-fractures-faith-politics-and-society/81470020/ | Israel fractures by faith on politics and society | Israel fractures by faith on politics and society
(RNS) Israel today grapples with profound existential questions of its national identity, including how Jewish the Jewish state can be.
More than three-quarters (76%) of Israeli Jews believe their country can be both Jewish and democratic, a view rejected by majorities ... |
d65ad2b0d05930a44e60ac772f6a6ca8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/03/09/inside-myanmars-rohingya-internment-camps/81519824/ | Inside Myanmar's Rohingya camps | Inside Myanmar's Rohingya camps
SITTWE, Myanmar — Myanmar’s election last November was hailed as the fairest the country had ever seen. The vote sent Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy to victory after decades of opposition to the country’s former military leaders. This week Myanmar’s parliament, where th... |
c694b1cd4577bd150482d16690b25753 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/03/18/mark-zuckerberg-china-run-smog/81966100/ | Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg jogs in China without mask | Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg jogs in China without mask
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg decided to brave the Beijing air pollution on Friday during a run through Tiananmen Square in China.
Zuckerberg—sans protective mask—took up his run at a time when Beijing was experiencing a yellow-level smog alert. The level is deemed “... |
ab36e025307c66e265358d5584c2ed18 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/03/24/brussels-attacks/82198206/ | Complaints grow that Belgium bungled security before attacks | Complaints grow that Belgium bungled security before attacks
Two days after the worst terror attack on Belgian soil, signs are growing that the Belgian government failed to address security lapses that might have contributed to Tuesday's bombings.
The European Union told Belgian authorities to remedy gaps in their bord... |
cf50d438d04478d98220ef892a5dcbf7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/03/25/brussels-attacks-paris-attacks/82245514/ | Man with explosives in backpack nabbed at Brussels tram stop | Man with explosives in backpack nabbed at Brussels tram stop
Belgian police arrested three people Friday in separate raids in Brussels, including one man carrying explosives in a backpack sitting at a tram stop, according to Belgian media reports.
Authorities said mounting evidence gathered in three countries shows a c... |
f7669b49e83055b71b35153cd8721304 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/03/25/easter-eggs-united-kingdom/82251482/ | Dropping ‘Easter’ from eggs stirs culture war in U.K. | Dropping ‘Easter’ from eggs stirs culture war in U.K.
CANTERBURY, England — Chocolate manufacturers in the U.K. have removed the word "Easter" from the holiday egg candy that has delighted millions of children for generations.
But a demand that manufacturers put Easter back on the packaging of chocolate eggs has become... |
5157e58a0e170eb40c90314cfaa15247 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/04/kids-form-human-arrow-point-cops-crooks/82602544/ | Kids form human arrow to point cops to crooks | Kids form human arrow to point cops to crooks
(NEWSER) – Two guys fleeing cops in Britain had to contend with more than just the officers and helicopter on their tail: A bunch of kids on an Easter egg hunt also stood between them and freedom, reports CNN. As the chopper buzzed and two burglary suspects ran across the S... |
2e8cff6239f60e6e54037599df78a971 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/04/panama-papers-list/82607516/ | Panama Papers read like Who's Who of world power | Panama Papers read like Who's Who of world power
The exhaustive list of foreign leaders and famous people exposed in a massive leak of confidential documents held by a Panamanian law firm illuminates a sprawling network of offshore investment accounts often used to make secretive investments and pad luxury lifestyles.
... |
29d0319053b4ab0d0c83fdbf9d548b6f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/05/scotland-majority-no-religion/82660980/ | Majority of people in Scotland have no religion | Majority of people in Scotland have no religion
CANTERBURY, England — More than half of the 5.4 million people living in Scotland have no religion, according to a survey published by Scottish Social Attitudes.
The 52% of unaffiliated Scots represents a 12% jump from 16 years ago, when 40% of survey respondents said the... |
b53f87939429596f02613b7c38b679fc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/07/new-video-might-show-brussels-attackers-escape/82738688/ | 'Man in hat': Video shows Brussels suspect's escape | 'Man in hat': Video shows Brussels suspect's escape
Belgian prosecutors released new video footage Thursday of a suspected Brussels Airport attacker, showing the apparent route he took after fleeing the carnage.
The video shows the suspect walking down streets in the town of Zaventem, where the airport is located, and ... |
ffcf403e89be0ba082fe87904822a028 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/07/scotland-celebrate-its-buildings-but-not-its-castles-herald-scotland/82736166/ | Scotland to celebrate its architecture but not its castles | Scotland to celebrate its architecture but not its castles
GLASGOW, Scotland — Thousands of people will march in New York's annual Tartan Day Parade on Saturday, with Outlander television series star Sam Heughan in the ceremonial role as Grand Marshal.
The parade up Sixth Avenue, with pipe bands, dancers, even tartan-c... |
51368a820cc78841cd425a6744d402aa | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/08/argentine-president-panama-leaks/82781198/ | Argentine president faces probe in wake of Panama Papers leaks | Argentine president faces probe in wake of Panama Papers leaks
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Mauricio Macri said Thursday that he will set up a blind trust to make his finances transparent, speaking hours after a prosecutor sought permission to investigate the leader's role in two offshore companie... |
0731f3fea564af7d5e88d70a69028be6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/08/pope-francis-releases-key-text-family-matters/82782602/ | Pope has good news for divorced, but not for gays | Pope has good news for divorced, but not for gays
ROME — Pope Francis released a document Friday that paves the way for new integration into the Roman Catholic Church for divorced Catholics, but does little to soften the church’s strict views on hot-button topics like gay marriage, abortion and contraception. While the... |
b96e9ecbd5537e2548214171309e8237 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/13/united-states-human-rights-report-syria/83000788/ | Syria listed as worst country on human rights, State Department report says | Syria listed as worst country on human rights, State Department report says
Russia, China and Egypt engaged in greater political repression last year, but Syria was the worst country by far when it comes to human rights, according to a State Department report released Wednesday.
“The most widespread violations of human... |
8f57fe18aa9ae33b0c9b6f63a37de7e3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/15/aftershocks-rock-japan-after-magnitude-65-quake/83072544/ | Magnitude-5.4 quake hits Japan Saturday morning | Magnitude-5.4 quake hits Japan Saturday morning
A new aftershock measuring 5.4 hit southern Japan early Saturday, following a 7.0-magnitude quake that killed at least six people overnight.
Kumamoto Prefectural official Tomoyuki Tanaka told The Associated Press that the death toll in the latest temblor was still unclear... |
3f0adc757d17e11e1609ff76950ff494 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/17/russians-buzz-us-reconnaissance-plane-over-baltic-sea/83153980/ | Russians buzz U.S. reconnaissance plane over Baltic Sea | Russians buzz U.S. reconnaissance plane over Baltic Sea
A Russian jet flew dangerously close to a U.S. reconnaissance plane operating in the Baltic Sea last week, the latest in a string of dangerous encounters with Russian forces in the region, according to the Pentagon.
The Russian aircraft, an SU-27 fighter, operated... |
6d62041dc7771d7552cf3223d5334ffd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/18/report-melting-antarctic-ice-could-add-3ft-global-sea-levels/83176130/ | Report: Melting Antarctic ice could add 3ft to global sea levels | Report: Melting Antarctic ice could add 3ft to global sea levels
Scientists have long warned about the potential for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to dump an incomprehensible amount of ice into the sea as global temperatures rise.
But their warnings were generally about a future hundreds of years away. Now, a new report... |
5044e9c60706716d3926a27140bfd1d9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/27/kosovo-europe-nation-dial-telephone-code/83547636/ | Hello, operator, Kosovo wants its own calling code | Hello, operator, Kosovo wants its own calling code
PRISTINA, Kosovo — As Europe's newest nation, Kosovo has most of the symbols of other sovereign countries, such as a flag and a national anthem.
What it still doesn't have is its own international calling code, a political — and economic —- insult that infuriates peopl... |
b81191567fd96d7aba9867ad1add2b43 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/27/ted-cruz-brexit-uk-front-trade-queue/83583530/ | Ted Cruz on Brexit: U.K. 'will be at front' of trade queue | Ted Cruz on Brexit: U.K. 'will be at front' of trade queue
LONDON — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said Wednesday that Britain would be “at the front of the queue,” not the back, for a trade deal with the United States if the country votes to leave the European Union. The assertion was a rebuttal of comment... |
179048f52cba2c75fd4eacf25e05fd8f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/29/pentagon-airstrike-afghanistan-hospital/83697696/ | Pentagon: 2015 airstrike on Afghanistan hospital not war crime | Pentagon: 2015 airstrike on Afghanistan hospital not war crime
WASHINGTON — The U.S. attack on a hospital in Afghanistan last year was not a war crime but was the result of a series of equipment failures and human errors that occurred during intense combat, a top commander said Friday.
"This I will highlight to you was... |
ba8949a116cbd0fb8ccbd30926a327b5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/05/08/israel-day-fallen-soldiers-terror/83979582/ | Israel's Memorial Day remembers hundreds of Americans who served | Israel's Memorial Day remembers hundreds of Americans who served
JERUSALEM — Julie Landau and his family will gather on Wednesday at the grave of his son, Yair, an Israeli soldier killed in action in 1982 at age 23.
Two weeks before Americans mark their own Memorial Day, people in Israel will mark their own Memorial Da... |
0546a9e428bb9e87727ac52ad64a79ee | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/05/10/rio-de-janeiro-olympics-city-brazil/84170102/ | Rio residents worried city not ready for Olympics | Rio residents worried city not ready for Olympics
On the morning of April 21, a 150-foot-long section of Rio de Janeiro’s spanking new coastal bike path was lofted into the air by a breaking wave and tossed into the churning ocean below.
Several people plunged onto the rocks and waves below. At least two men died in th... |
1b8e17ed41701bf5b3d9986cf557f877 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/05/11/four-ways-uks-looming-brexit-vote-causing-global-shivers/84175958/ | Four ways U.K.'s looming 'Brexit’ vote is causing global shivers | Four ways U.K.'s looming 'Brexit’ vote is causing global shivers
If the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union on June 23, it may send shock waves through the global economy.
The "Remain" camp sees major economic pitfalls if U.K. voters opt to cast aside ties with the 28-nation bloc, including a drop in trade... |
9544e4a4c42f650a0d29a23c12fec27a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/05/17/exclusive-isil-loses-45-territory-iraq-20-syria/84499682/ | ISIL loses 45% of territory in Iraq, 20% in Syria | ISIL loses 45% of territory in Iraq, 20% in Syria
WASHINGTON — The Islamic State has lost 45% of the territory it once held in Iraq and 20% of areas it controlled in Syria, according to new estimates by a U.S.-led coalition combating the extremist group.
Those slow but steady battlefield losses in Iraq are prompting th... |
4a2bba2d8b919dedfd1aab456d47aba2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/05/20/egyptair-flight-investigation/84640622/ | Search for black box intensifies after EgyptAir debris found | Search for black box intensifies after EgyptAir debris found
Search crews found human remains and debris Friday from the ill-fated EgyptAir jet that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, but investigators were still looking for the critical black box data recorders and any evidence that might determine whether terrorists... |
7bb0f1e6548b0004715e18aa965ae063 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/05/20/israeli-defense-minister-resigns-citing-lack-trust-netanyahu/84641894/ | Israeli defense minister resigns citing lack of ‘trust’ in Netanyahu | Israeli defense minister resigns citing lack of ‘trust’ in Netanyahu
JERUSALEM - Israel’s defense minister announced his resignation on Friday, saying the governing party had been taken over by “extremist and dangerous elements” and the he no longer trusted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following reports that he wa... |
4029cf09c2f3709189fd41827abf46aa | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/05/23/state-media-up-65-killed-syria-bombings/84766500/ | State media: At least 78 killed in Syria bombings | State media: At least 78 killed in Syria bombings
At least 78 people were killed and scores injured in a series of bombings in Syria on Monday, state media reported.
AFP reported that the death toll was more than 120. The Associated Press put the figure at 80.
The attacks happened in the coastal cities of Tartus and Ja... |
88b7903be2a754dc43da88f3bcd73a15 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/05/30/iraqi-forces-enter-isil-held-city-fallujah/85150894/ | Iraqi forces enter Fallujah, take on Islamic State | Iraqi forces enter Fallujah, take on Islamic State
FALLUJAH, Iraq — Iraqi military and militia forces rolled into this war-battered city Monday, capturing a police station and advancing the crucial campaign to drive Islamic State militants from one of their last major Iraqi strongholds.
"Our forces are still fighting i... |
770835b7e0b11daf76ed3b5273c51baf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/13/brutal-killings-target-bangladesh-religious-minorities/85842236/ | Brutal killings target Bangladesh religious minorities | Brutal killings target Bangladesh religious minorities
The killings of two Hindus, one Christian and the wife of an anti-terror official in Muslim-majority Bangladesh last week have left members of minority religious communities afraid for their lives and skeptical of the government’s ability to provide security.
Separ... |
fdd511a40c12123e70b4891bcfd3dd62 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/15/venezuela-protests-lootings/85939072/ | Looting, arrests soar as Venezuela’s food crisis mounts | Looting, arrests soar as Venezuela’s food crisis mounts
LA VICTORIA, Venezuela — Hungry Venezuelans escalated attacks on trucks carrying scarce food to the country’s largest cities Wednesday, a day after hundreds of protesters were arrested by security forces.
Photos on social media showed looters attacking trucks on t... |
71e2e232994cb9d2d314a03fd4e4ad25 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/20/4-reasons-americans-should-care-brexit/86138056/ | 4 reasons Americans should care about Brexit | 4 reasons Americans should care about Brexit
Citizens of Great Britain vote Thursday in a referendum dubbed "Brexit" on whether their country should exit the European Union.
Here are four reasons why Americans have a stake in the results:
Weakening of America's largest trading partner
The EU is the most lucrative marke... |
b1793e4ee91f310f0094a7dd69e63016 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/22/polls-evenly-split-closing-lap-brexit-race/86220550/ | 'Brexit': The future of Europe hinges on this vote | 'Brexit': The future of Europe hinges on this vote
LONDON — A final, frenzied day of campaigning tried to sway voters ahead of Thursday's referendum over whether the United Kingdom should remain in the European Union, as polls show a virtual dead heat on the contentious issue.
British Prime Minister David Cameron, whos... |
3805f56d89b868f0904f3d59d34d893c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/24/donald-trump-brexit-european-union/86326462/ | Trump says U.K. vote to leave EU is a 'great thing' | Trump says U.K. vote to leave EU is a 'great thing'
Donald Trump said Friday the forces that persuaded the United Kingdom to leave the European Union will help elect him president of the United States later this year.
"I think I see a big parallel ... people want to take their country back," Trump said in re-opening hi... |
b7f65705a8296b82d416a31308de9e59 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/24/who-uks-next-prime-minister/86328550/ | Who could be the U.K.'s next prime minister? | Who could be the U.K.'s next prime minister?
LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron announced he will step down by October and the floor is wide open as to who will replace him as the next leader of the ruling Conservative Party and the British government.
These are the main candidates according to bookmakers:
S... |
b24e22b0413a41a65338a694e77ba899 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/25/brexit-spurs-right-wing-calls-other-nations-exit-eu/86359772/ | 'Brexit' spurs right-wing calls for other nations to exit the EU | 'Brexit' spurs right-wing calls for other nations to exit the EU
The United Kingdom's historic vote to leave the European Union is emboldening far-right, anti-immigrant parties across Europe to push for their own referendums to leave the political bloc as an expression of independence and freedom.
In France, Germany an... |
cf8818e1888d16b386b8b56961aec1ed | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/26/bigger-ships-panama-celebrates-opening-its-expanded-canal/86403210/ | Bigger ships: Panama celebrates opening its expanded canal | Bigger ships: Panama celebrates opening its expanded canal
PANAMA CITY — A 984-foot Chinese container ship cleared the new massive locks of the Panama Canal on Sunday, becoming the first to officially pass through the expanded canal and sparking a new dawn for Panama and global shipping.
As it entered the canal earlier... |
191c8a2b8f687e8d08006135f8a75cbd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/26/seven-injured-after-roller-coaster-plummets-scotland/86406288/ | 10 children, adults hurt after roller coaster plummets in Scotland | 10 children, adults hurt after roller coaster plummets in Scotland
MOTHERWELL, Scotland — Three children are in serious condition in a Glasgow hospital following a horrific crash Sunday at a Scotland theme park.
Eyewitnesses said the Tsunami ride at M&D's amusement park in Motherwell, near Glasgow, had been full when i... |
3d413ccf8ff0a5ebad7fe2a9b45fc5cf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/26/x-prize-challenge-make-hidden-device-help-report-rape/86254478/ | XPRIZE challenge: Make hidden device to help report rape | XPRIZE challenge: Make hidden device to help report rape
WASHINGTON — Zenia Tata doesn’t want another woman to experience what she calls her “scary joy ride abduction incident” in India after taking a cab from the Mumbai airport.
Tata wished she had a hidden device that alerted authorities she needed help and where to ... |
ede7776e14b2d448d88be6230d1f0884 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/27/analysis-next-brexit-step-take-deep-breath-and-calm-down/86431950/ | Analysis: Next 'Brexit step? Take a deep breath and calm down | Analysis: Next 'Brexit step? Take a deep breath and calm down
While the billowing dust kicked up by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union continues to cloud the future of the bloc, one thing that is growing clearer is that we will have at least three months to let it settle before any irreversible steps are taken.... |
259cf3e3e0f92a29336c747a01d494b6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/27/brexit-european-union-britain/86425488/ | 'Brexit': What we know | 'Brexit': What we know
After the United Kingdom's unprecedented vote to leave the European Union, consequences over the British exit — or "Brexit" — were showing Monday. Here's what we know:
What's next?
British Prime Minister David Cameron said the U.K. will not trigger formal EU exit talks at this stage. He said Thur... |
6c143c94ca37dca63cfbb3db773c38d8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/27/britains-first-brexit-286-d/86422358/ | Britain’s first ‘Brexit’ was in 286 A.D | Britain’s first ‘Brexit’ was in 286 A.D
This isn't the first time Britain has moved to quit a united Europe. That honor goes to the Roman province of Britannia in 286 A.D. The Brits broke away from Roman control and set up their own independent empire, which lasted a decade.
At that time, most of Europe was united unde... |
37f4346dcb9aa3799d55ef364cc52f5c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/27/dailychatter-spain-election/86428334/ | DailyChatter: Impasse and chaos in Spain | DailyChatter: Impasse and chaos in Spain
Impasse and Chaos
Spain’s general election Sunday brought a smidgen of comfort for Europe’s political mainstream – but just a smidgen.
That's because it also leaves that said mainstream in the same predicament that has caused Europe so many problems lately.
The conservative Peop... |
13b1b316feec49a8278cd6b9f9e7042b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/27/egypt-black-boxes-crashed-plane-paris/86432326/ | Egypt says black boxes of crashed plane arrive in Paris | Egypt says black boxes of crashed plane arrive in Paris
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian investigators say the black boxes from a passenger plane that crashed last month have arrived in Paris, where technicians will attempt to repair them.
Both were extensively damaged when EgyptAir Flight 804 from Paris to Cairo crashed into the... |
3ca0cd1f55ae2b1e08611f54dce1c913 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/27/fight-fallujah-may-over-but-people-cant-go-home-yet/86431386/ | Fight for Fallujah may be over, but people can't go home yet | Fight for Fallujah may be over, but people can't go home yet
FALLUJAH, Iraq — Sanaa Abed has spent weeks in a sweltering tent in a refugee camp, waiting for Iraqi forces to liberate this city from Islamic State militants so she can return home.
But the mother of four must continue waiting until the city has been fully ... |
eee844ab6c9bfe4f2858214105c9aafb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/27/philippines-president-roman-catholic-church-contraception/86443058/ | Philippines' Duterte takes on Catholic Church over contraception | Philippines' Duterte takes on Catholic Church over contraception
The Philippines’ new president is on a collision course with the Roman Catholic Church, over his plans to promote contraception in a bid to tackle poverty.
Rodrigo Duterte, who won the presidential election last month, said his government would push to li... |
3049a9a490404333868a51c922d84230 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/27/plane-bursts-into-flames-singapore-runway/86422660/ | Plane bursts into flames on Singapore runway | Plane bursts into flames on Singapore runway
A plane burst into flames on a runway at Singapore’s main airport Monday after making an emergency landing.
None of the 222 passengers and 19 crew members were injured, the aircraft's owner Singapore Airlines said.
The plane, a Boeing 777, was flying to Milan in Italy when i... |
3a61f95fb28dc18acdda962df0d461cc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/27/pope-church-gays-treatment/86425734/ | Pope Francis says Christians should apologize to gay people | Pope Francis says Christians should apologize to gay people
In a groundbreaking statement about homosexuality, Pope Francis says Christians and the Catholic Church should seek forgiveness from gay people and others they have offended or treated poorly in the past.
"I repeat what the Catechism of the Catholic Church say... |
17ba153bce28e9dfddc0ec1bc9cbff6e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/27/uk-finance-minister-tries-calm-investors/86422288/ | 'Brexit': Cameron calls for close ties with EU | 'Brexit': Cameron calls for close ties with EU
LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron laid out the first steps toward "Brexit" Monday and ruled out a second referendum, as global anxiety heightened over the implications of the United Kingdom's stunning vote to split from the European Union.
World markets shudder... |
0111d3400464663b42fbab3f5fab40c7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/28/challenges-burying-mass-murderer/86469198/ | The challenges of burying a mass murderer | The challenges of burying a mass murderer
Omar Mateen, the man who killed 49 people and wounded 53 others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, has been buried in an unmarked grave in northwest Miami.
And those who have loved ones buried in the Muslim Cemetery of South Florida are not happy about it.
Andrew Wade, whose wi... |
1982fc285bb612fd3df13a5d31968e27 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/28/daily-chatter-lessons-fallujah/86468166/ | DailyChatter: Lessons from Fallujah | DailyChatter: Lessons from Fallujah
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Lessons From Victory
It took a month but Iraqi forces with the aid of the United States and Iran finally liberated Fallujah from the Islamic State.
A mere 40 miles west of Baghdad, ... |
2190aa714973959d59997c7aa5d452df | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/28/exploding-uk-immigration-helped-drive-brexit-vote/86424670/ | Exploding UK immigration helped drive 'Brexit' vote | Exploding UK immigration helped drive 'Brexit' vote
LONDON — The United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union last week appears to have been driven in part by a historical surge of immigrants in recent years that has transformed the island nation.
Legal migration, particularly from Eastern Europe, has soared as ne... |
3dc45d21d56fff9cd22bec493c533147 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/28/istanbul-airport-scene-gunfire-bombs-and-sirens/86498648/ | Istanbul airport: A scene of gunfire, bombs and sirens | Istanbul airport: A scene of gunfire, bombs and sirens
A terrorist attack at Turkey's Istanbul Ataturk airport began with gunfire followed by explosions and the wail of ambulance sirens.
When it was over, at least 41 people were dead, more than 230 were wounded and hundreds of travelers and people waiting for them were... |
97bbbde7ca58373dc67ad58dda45ab94 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/28/quick-fallujah-victory-bodes-well-mosul/86480976/ | Quick Fallujah victory bodes well for Mosul | Quick Fallujah victory bodes well for Mosul
A relatively quick victory over the Islamic State in Fallujah has raised hopes that Mosul, a much bigger prize in the fight against the Islamic State, will not be as difficult for Iraqi forces to recapture as initially feared.
Morale among Islamic State fighters has plummeted... |
8bef4585682b997ff36c65afc46fcda3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/28/scenes-from-chaos-istanbul-ataturk-airport-bombing/86490212/ | Haunting video reveals shock, horror at Istanbul airport | Haunting video reveals shock, horror at Istanbul airport
Video shot from a security camera shows a chilling scene: People darting away as a man carrying what appears to be a gun walks through the hall. He gets shot and hits the ground. The gun slides across the floor.
An onlooker comes a bit closer to the gunman, then ... |
ec63aec1301d80b798098bafa22c48cf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/28/turkey-vulnerable-growing-terror-attacks/86488686/ | Turkey is vulnerable to growing terror attacks | Turkey is vulnerable to growing terror attacks
The bombing at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport Tuesday is the latest in a wave of terror attacks in Turkey as it grapples with growing unrest spilling over from the civil war raging in neighboring Syria.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack at the airport,... |
e0ecae051dc14f4bac19b00c864179eb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/29/istanbul-airport-attack-what-we-know/86501106/ | Istanbul airport attack: What we know | Istanbul airport attack: What we know
The death toll climbed to 42 Wednesday after three suicide bombers blew themselves up Tuesday at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport.
Authorities were trying to piece together what led to the attacks and how many casualties resulted from the blasts. Here's what we know so far:... |
c6898d25c9e675930a1c674d6e5cee3b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/30/fallujah-isis-islamic-state-united-states-coalition-aircraft-strikes-istanbul-airport-attack/86542322/ | Reports: U.S.-led airstrikes kill at least 250 ISIL fighters near Fallujah | Reports: U.S.-led airstrikes kill at least 250 ISIL fighters near Fallujah
Airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State rocked the extremist group near the Iraqi city of Fallujah on Wednesday, killing at least 250 suspected militants and destroying at least 40 vehicles, according to media reports.
The... |
81206cbef9fdf857114c6cea1a2b4372 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/09/26/russia-accused-possible-syria-war-crimes/91106382/ | U.K. foreign minister Johnson rips Russia for possible Syria 'war crime' | U.K. foreign minister Johnson rips Russia for possible Syria 'war crime'
The United Kingdom's foreign secretary accused Russia of possible war crimes in Syria, as thousands of civilians remained trapped in Aleppo on Monday four days after President Bashar Assad began a new offensive to seize areas around the country's ... |
26cddcc32aee5d96cb7e8df8fc47ecdd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/09/27/across-world-heads-of-state-influentials-mourn-shimon-peres/91205170/ | Across the world, influentials mourn Shimon Peres' death | Across the world, influentials mourn Shimon Peres' death
In his half-century of public service, former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres left an impact on the country's people, as well as government officials, entrepreneurs and celebrities across the world.
Many have taken to social media to express their condolences... |
e33f90d9175fb3571cfca886dbbaf24c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/09/29/arrests-pending-after-rare-penguin-snatched-s-africa/91260966/ | Arrests pending after rare penguin snatched in S. Africa | Arrests pending after rare penguin snatched in S. Africa
Arrests in the case of an endangered penguin snatched from a South African conservation park a week ago are expected to come soon, a park official said.
Dylan Bailey, marine living collections curator at Bayworld in Port Elizabeth, told The Herald that the park w... |
124113a528d6c9fc8f6a7fe04fc51e7a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/09/30/bulgaria-bans-full-face-veils-public/91315958/ | Bulgaria bans full face veils in public | Bulgaria bans full face veils in public
Lawmakers in Bulgaria banned full face veils in most public places on Friday, joining France, Belgium and the Netherlands in introducing legislation outlawing the coverings.
People who disobey the ban, which will be enforced in schools, public buildings and many other public spac... |
30d83a1af2ca37bf08d8156c80f459f8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/10/04/michelin-guide-snub-scottish-restaurants-leaves-bitter-taste/91575654/ | Michelin guide 'snub' of Scottish restaurants leaves bitter taste | Michelin guide 'snub' of Scottish restaurants leaves bitter taste
GLASGOW, Scotland — Scotland's top chefs have expressed disappointment that no Scots restaurants have been awarded new Michelin stars.
The new edition of the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2017 handed out eight new stars, but none were in Scotl... |
ad9945df6c223a9c06b533ffcfa1f561 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/10/04/pope-francis-makes-surprise-visit-quake-zone-italy/91536542/ | Pope Francis makes surprise visit to quake zone in Italy | Pope Francis makes surprise visit to quake zone in Italy
ROME — Pope Francis made a surprise trip on Oct. 4 to survivors in cities devastated by a powerful earthquake that killed nearly 300 people in central Italy in August.
In what the Vatican described as a “private visit” to the town of Amatrice, the pope hugged tow... |
bd32faf6d5e12d0dbbacfa53ccb11c02 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/10/05/russia-aircraft-syria/91605608/ | What Russia sending more air defense missiles to Syria means | What Russia sending more air defense missiles to Syria means
Russia on Wednesday turned to Twitter to justify its deployment of advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Syria.
The tweet, posted by the official Twitter account of the Russian embassy in Washington, @RusEmbUSA, was attached to photos of White House... |
06ec09a48ba3c2ec89f1428ac76b0555 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/10/08/4-days-after-matthew-haiti-struggles-recover/91783346/ | 4 days after Matthew, Haiti struggles to recover | 4 days after Matthew, Haiti struggles to recover
Four days after a monster hurricane ripped through Haiti, a grim trail of destruction and death on the Caribbean island continued to come to light.
A United Nations report listed 271 deaths in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, while other outlets such as Reuters news agency... |
5c836f96268eb2289d0380c00f498fd3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/10/18/unesco-expected-adopt-controversial-jerusalem-resolution/92346718/ | UNESCO adopts controversial Jerusalem resolution | UNESCO adopts controversial Jerusalem resolution
PARIS — UNESCO’s executive board on Tuesday approved a resolution that Israel says denies the deep historic Jewish connection to holy sites in Jerusalem — and that has angered Israel’s government and many Jews around the world.
The resolution is not expected to have conc... |
a388198da3dab110b8a0660338a0b78f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/11/04/deaths-injuries-car-bombing-turkey/93279568/ | Lawmakers arrested in Turkey; car bomb kills 9 | Lawmakers arrested in Turkey; car bomb kills 9
A huge car bomb killed at least nine people in the largest city in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast region Friday, shortly after authorities detained a dozen Kurdish lawmakers in relation to a terrorism investigation.
The violence and the arrests come as Turkey's Presiden... |
cad65ef381b5d417bd76e6d3d01d6525 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/11/09/after-trumps-victory-putin-wants-better-relations/93534542/ | After Trump's victory, Putin wants better relations | After Trump's victory, Putin wants better relations
MOSCOW — It could be the start of a new era of mutual admiration or a diplomatic move to gain the upper hand with a new American president. Whatever his motive, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Donald Trump's triumph over Hillary Clinton paves the ... |
c1eab8eedddf6472775f027c4d42943d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/11/26/fidel-castro-catholic-schoolboy-dictator/94467686/ | Fidel Castro: From Catholic schoolboy to dictator | Fidel Castro: From Catholic schoolboy to dictator
Fidel Castro Ruz was born into a moderately affluent family, owners of a sugar-cane plantation in Cuba’s eastern Oriente province. His father, Angel Castro, was a self-made immigrant from Spain and his mother, Lina Ruz, had been the family cook.
Castro, one of eight chi... |
d055e4f9ddfe3e81994e653b28ec8ac0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/11/26/fidels-legacy-repressive-regime-waves-exodus/94467728/ | Fidel's legacy: A repressive regime, waves of exodus | Fidel's legacy: A repressive regime, waves of exodus
While the United States has seen wave after wave of immigrants seeking a better life, the occasional bursts of immigrants from Cuba was unique.
In the early 1960s, more than 14,000 children were sent by their Cuban parents to host families in the United States. In 19... |
1c0357be59ed078a809384b36480f0d4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/11/28/flight-cuba-fidel-castro/94555668/ | First commercial U.S.-Havana flight lands as Cuba mourns Fidel Castro | First commercial U.S.-Havana flight lands as Cuba mourns Fidel Castro
HAVANA — In an eerie coincidence, the first regularly scheduled U.S. commercial flight to Cuba's capital since 1961 landed Monday in time for the start of formal mourning for the man who played a major role in the suspension of that air route.
Some p... |
071c94c02b2b736df8145aa259ea7513 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/11/29/cuban-dissidents-fidel-castro/94619200/ | Cuban dissidents stay quiet this week, but not out of respect for Castro | Cuban dissidents stay quiet this week, but not out of respect for Castro
HAVANA — One of Cuba's leading dissident groups won't conduct its usual march through this capital city on Sunday, the day of Fidel Castro's funeral.
Berta Soler, the leader of the Ladies in White, doesn't want anybody to construe that decision as... |
8cdd4c69214b8deea94b872cc84b8512 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/11/29/cuban-history-lies-behind-old-door-mexico-city/94591286/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatodaycomworld-topstories | Cuban history lies behind an old door in Mexico City | Cuban history lies behind an old door in Mexico City
The morning after Fidel Castro died, it was quiet outside the Mexico City building where the revolutionary once hid and plotted his return to Cuba, where he led an insurrection that would begin one of the longest grips on political power in modern times.
A few local ... |
5fa0414d71567765ef96ab259e212c58 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/11/29/thailands-parliament-invites-crown-prince-assume-throne/94587402/ | Thailand’s parliament invites crown prince to assume throne | Thailand’s parliament invites crown prince to assume throne
BANGKOK - Thailand’s parliament on Tuesday named Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn as the new king, completing a formal step for the heir to take the throne following the death of his father last month.
The Cabinet, following a 1924 law on succession, submitted Vaji... |
9f73e94289ecdcd2bb06451d4bcc4287 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/12/05/george-bush-president-pearl-harbor/94037594/ | George H.W. Bush: 75 years after Pearl Harbor, strength renewed | George H.W. Bush: 75 years after Pearl Harbor, strength renewed
The attack on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago drew a staggered, reluctant America headlong into the global struggle against the Axis powers. I was still in high school walking across the campus at Andover in Massachusetts when we heard the news.
Like everyone, I... |
9206fb8b9ce7be5c875d76ae592cac85 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/12/11/nigeria-church-collapse/95296248/ | Official: 160 dead in collapse of church in Nigeria | Official: 160 dead in collapse of church in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria - Metal girders and the roof of a crowded church collapsed onto worshipers in southern Nigeria, killing at least 160 people with the toll likely to rise, a hospital director said Sunday.
Mortuaries in the city of Uyo are overflowing from Saturday’s trag... |
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