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Activist: Snowden Will Seek Asylum In Russia
Source: Will Englund / The Washington Post MOSCOW — Fugitive document-leaker Edward Snowden told human rights activists and lawyers at Sheremetyevo Airport on Friday that he would apply for political...
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Women Charged $5 Per Scream While Giving Birth
Source: John Johnson / USA Today The Washington Post has spotted an almost too-hard-to-believe nugget from an international report on corruption: A hospital in Zimbabwe charges women $5 for every time...
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Nelson Mandela Makes ‘Dramatic’ Progress On Eve Of 95th Birthday, Says Daughter
Source: AP / The Washington Post JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela has made “dramatic progress,” and may be going home “anytime soon,” said his daughter Zindzi on the eve of his 95th birthday. “I visited...
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South Africa Celebrates Mandela’s 95th Birthday (VIDEO)
South Africans are celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday amid the news that the former President’s health is improving. A few weeks ago, Mandela was reported to be close to death. (July 18)
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Kerry Announces ‘Basis’ For Resumption Of Mideast Peace Talks
Source: Michael R. Gordon and Jodi Ruddren / The New York Times AMMAN, Jordan — Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that Israel and the Palestinian Authority had “established a basis” for...
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Iraq Prison Break: al Qaeda Senior Members Among Hundreds Of Escapees (VIDEO)
Several senior al Qaeda members are on the run following coordinated attacks on two high-security prisons in Iraq. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller discusses details of the attacks.
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Video Captures High-Speed Train Crash In Spain; At Least 77 Killed
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: Becky Bratu and Alastair Jamieson / NBC News Security cameras captured the horrific moment when a speeding train...
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Taliban Overwhelms Pakistan Prison Guards, Free 25 “Dangerous Terrorists”
Source: AP / CBS News DERA ISMAIL KHAN, PAKISTAN – Prison guards said Tuesday that they were totally overwhelmed when around 150 heavily armed Taliban fighters staged a late-night attack on their jail...
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Zimbabwe Voting Starts In Crucial Election
Source: AP / USA Today HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabweans voted Wednesday in elections that will determine the future of longtime President Robert Mugabe, who has denied allegations of vote-rigging and...
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US Embassies To Close Sunday Amid Terrorist Threat
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Source: Martha Raddatz, Dana Hughes and Chris Good / ABC News U.S. embassies in a slew of Muslim countries will close on Sunday due to a credible...
View ArticleBREAKING: State Department Issues Global Travel Alert
Source: Mark Mazzetti / The New York Times WASHINGTON — The United States issued a global travel alert to American citizens on Friday, warning of the potential for terrorist attacks, particularly in...
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U.S. Embassy Closings: State Department Says Posts In 19 Countries To Remain...
Source: AP / The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — U.S. diplomatic posts in 19 cities in the Mideast and Africa will remain closed for the rest of the week amid intercepted “chatter” about terror threats,...
View ArticleAl Qaeda Leader’s Edict To Yemen Affiliate Is Said To Prompt Alert
Source: Eric Schmitt and Mark Mazzetti / New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s decision last week to close nearly two dozen diplomatic missions and issue a worldwide travel alert...
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Al-Qaeda On The Run? No Way, Say Experts
Source: Oren Dorell / USA Today The continued closure of 20 U.S. embassies across the Middle East and parts of Africa amid increased al-Qaeda activity in the region is the latest example showing that...
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U.S. Files Sealed Indictments In Benghazi Attack
Source: Devlin Barrett / The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has filed sealed criminal charges against a number of suspects in the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that...
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Kenya Fire: Airport Reopens For Domestic, Cargo (VIDEO)
An official in Kenya says that Nairobi’s main airport has reopened for domestic and cargo flights following a huge fire Wednesday that destroyed the airport’s international arrivals hall. (Aug. 7)
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Swiss Officials Apologize To Oprah For Racism
Source: Ann Oldenburg / USA Today Earlier this week, Oprah Winfrey mentioned to Entertainment Tonight‘s Nancy O’Dell that she had encountered racism while in Switzerland for Tina Turner’s recent...
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Egypt: Nearly 100 Killed In Crackdown
Source: Sarah Lynch / USA Today CAIRO — Dozens of people were killed in clashes across the country that erupted Wednesday when Egyptian security forces cleared out thousands of people at sit-ins...
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Nearly 100 Killed In Egypt Crackdown
Source: Sarah Lynch / USA Today CAIRO — Nearly 100 people were killed in clashes across the country that erupted Wednesday when Egyptian security forces cleared out thousands of people at sit-ins...
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Egyptian Police Storm Protest Camps, Sparking Deadly Nationwide Clashes (VIDEO)
Warning: Graphic content. Egyptian police stormed two Cairo protest camps sparking nationwide clashes. At least 95 people have been killed and hundreds injured. (Aug. 14)
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