Ukraine to ratify EU pact, offer rebels self-rule
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine is set to ratify a disputed EU agreement and offer limited self-rule to parts of the separatist east as it moves to turn the page on the bloodiest chapter of its post-Soviet...
View ArticleU.S., partners begin airstrikes in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — Combined U.S.-Arab airstrikes at the heart of the Islamic State group’s military strongholds in Syria achieved their strategic aim of showing the extremists that their savage attacks...
View ArticleHong Kong protests show signs of escalation
Hong Kong (AFP) – Crowds of protesters in Hong Kong swelled Thursday after police were seen unloading boxes of tear gas and rubber bullets, sending tensions soaring as authorities urged pro-democracy...
View ArticleU.S. journalist tests positive for Ebola
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An American freelance cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola, the network said on Thursday, making him the fifth citizen of the...
View ArticleJournalist with Ebola arrives in U.S.
Washington (AFP) – An American freelance cameraman who contracted Ebola in Liberia arrived in the United States on Monday to receive treatment, the fifth US national to catch the deadly virus. The...
View ArticleAppeals court reinstates Texas voter ID law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated Texas’ tough voter ID law for the November election, which the U.S. Justice Department had condemned as the state’s latest means of...
View ArticleGrand jury: Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson will not face criminal charges
FERGUSON, Mo. — Police Officer Darren Wilson, the suburban St. Louis patrolman who killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown in early August, will not face criminal charges in the controversial shooting...
View ArticleFormer top prosecutor ‘outraged’ by military’s handling of sex-assault cases
The former chief prosecutor for the Air Force said in a Yahoo News interview that he was “put out to pasture” after he criticized top commanders for interfering with his efforts to convict officers who...
View ArticleSpeakers assure Justice for All crowds the ‘spirit of revolution’ won’t be...
Thousands of demonstrators gathered at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., Saturday morning for the Justice for All March. A series of speakers addressed the demonstrators before the march at noon down...
View ArticleAfter Alan Gross release, Obama seeks to resume full diplomatic ties with Cuba
In a move to wipe away one of the Cold War’s last vestiges, President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced that the United States and Cuba will start talks on restoring full diplomatic relations for the...
View ArticleThe weirdest political stories of 2014
Every year has its major political debates over substantive issues. It also has moments so unexpected or absurd they can’t help but stand out amid the sea of scripted speeches and manufactured events....
View ArticleFrance works to avert new terror attacks, hunts suspect
PARIS (AP) — France’s government urged the nation to remain vigilant Saturday, as thousands of security forces try to thwart new attacks and hunt down a suspected accomplice in a rampage by terrorists...
View ArticleAnonymous burial for 1 of 3 terrorists behind France attacks
PARIS (AP) — City officials in Reims say one of the terrorists responsible for attacks last week that killed 17 people was buried in the eastern French city over their objections and despite concerns...
View ArticleTo keep up with demand, Charlie Hebdo ups print run
Charlie Hebdo announced Saturday that it will increase its print run of the first post-attack edition once more, after swift sellouts internationally. The French satirical newspaper confirmed that it...
View ArticleIntrigue surrounds Argentine prosecutor’s death
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s government said Monday there was no indication that anybody else was involved in the death of a prosecutor who had accused President Cristina Fernandez of...
View ArticleTwitter under pressure to act more aggressively against terrorists
Twitter, the social media giant, is facing mounting questions from members of Congress and outside groups over the abuse of its network by Islamic State terrorists to spread propaganda and recruit...
View ArticleExclusive: Spy freed by U.S. awaits ‘next order’ from Castro
HAVANA — In the depths of his 16-year odyssey through the U.S. prison system, convicted Cuban spy Gerardo Hernandez was transferred to an underground cell at Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution...
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