At first, the drone took some explaining. Anxious villagers buzzed with rumors of a new blood-sucking thing that would fly above their homes. Witchcraft, some said. The truth was…
continue readingIran has temporarily released a journalist for medical treatment after he suffered from health problems following a hunger strike. …
continue readingA car bomb attack by Kurdish militants outside a military checkpoint in southeast Turkey, has killed 10 soldiers and eight civilians. …
continue readingA mother in Uzbekistan lost her baby during childbirth because her doctors were away picking cotton during the country’s annual forced-labor harvest season. …
continue readingInternational observers monitoring Georgia’s parliamentary elections say the October 8 vote was competitive, well-administered, and fundamental freedoms were generally respected but there were also “unacceptable isolated incidents of violence.” Speaking…
continue readingPope Francis named 17 new cardinals Sunday – 13 of them under age 80 and thus eligible to vote in a conclave to elect his successor. Three of the new…
continue readingThe presidential candidate for Ghana’s opposition All People’s Congress (APC) is promising an all-inclusive government, which, he says, is the only way to solve the myriad of problems Ghanaians face.…
continue readingSteven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group’s media arm announced a partnership Sunday to co-produce films for global audiences. The deal adds to a multibillion-dollar string…
continue readingRussia says it has vetoed a draft French UN Security Council resolution on Syria because it was “politicized and one-sided.” …
continue readingJust three days after Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Lazarenko was taken prisoner in the war in Ukraine’s east, a peace agreement was signed under which the sides agreed to an “all-for-all”…
continue readingThe Ethiopian government has declared a state of emergency effective immediately following a week of anti-government violence that resulted in deaths and property damage across the country, especially in the…
continue readingRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the United States has been taking “aggressive steps” that threaten Russia’s national security. …
continue readingHealth care professionals and public health advocates worldwide are celebrating World Mental Health Day Monday with an effort to promote awareness of mental-health issues as a factor in first-aid treatment…
continue readingIsraeli police have shot dead a Palestinian who they say opened fire in a shooting spree in Jerusalem, killing at least two Israelis. Israeli officials say the assailant wounded at…
continue readingA military helicopter has crashed in northern Afghanistan, killing all seven people onboard. A Defense Ministry spokesman, Dawlat Waziri, confirmed the incident, saying three Afghan soldiers and four crew members…
continue readingAmanda Gallop carries a prized possession on her smart phone as she walks across campus. An email from “Debate 2016 at Washington University in St. Louis.” It tells her she…
continue readingThe U.S. economy continues to plod forward at a slow but steady pace. Wages continued to rise last month, and more people started brushing up their resumes to look for…
continue readingDemocrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump meet for round two of the presidential debates Sunday night. They will be on a campus in the Midwestern city of St. Louis,…
continue readingAfghan officials say a National Army helicopter has crashed in the northern province of Baghlan, killing at least seven people onboard. …
continue readingDonald Trump and Hillary Clinton are preparing to meet in their second face-to-face presidential candidates’ debate, nearly one month before the election. …
continue readingThe Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen says it will launch an investigation into a deadly air strike on a funeral in the capital, Sanaa. …
continue readingThe norther Syrian town of Dabiq is central to the highly sophisticated propaganda operation of the extremist group Islamic State (IS). The group’s official magazine even carries its name. At…
continue readingDemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her Republican counterpart Donald Trump meet for their second second televised debate Sunday night. Since their first debate, widely viewed as having been won…
continue readingPreliminary official results give Georgia’s governing party a commanding lead in parliamentary elections, amid accusations of vote rigging from the opposition. …
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