Patten Attacks China Over Hong Kong Judiciary Remarks
Chris Patten, the former British governor of Hong Kong, has waded into a heated debate about the territory’s relationship with Beijing by accusing China of trying to undermine judicial independence in...
View ArticleToronto Mayor Rob Ford Can't Promise He Will Stay Sober
TORONTO (AP) — Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said Friday that he won't guarantee he will stay sober if he's re-elected, telling a radio show that people will just have to trust him. Ford, who...
View ArticleLRA Defectors Say No One Has Seen Joseph Kony In Years
NZACKO, Central African Republic (AP) -- The African troops hoped the latest defector from the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group would have fresh insight into the location of infamous warlord Joseph...
View ArticleBrazil Edges Colombia 2-1 To Reach World Cup Semifinals (VIDEOS)
Brazil's national soccer team is rightfully renowned for its style. But it earned a spot in the semifinals of the 2014 World Cup due to its grit. With a yellow-clad crowd behind them, Brazil held off...
View ArticleNeymar Out Of World Cup With Fractured Vertebrae (VIDEO)
Brazil's win over Colombia came at a high cost: Neymar. The superstar playmaker suffered a fractured vertebra and will miss the remainder of the 2014 World Cup, according to Brazil team doctor Rodrigo...
View ArticleImmigration Rallies Wait For Buses Of Immigrants In Murrieta
MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Rumors had swirled among anti-immigration activists near a U.S. Border Patrol station in Southern California that the agency would try again to bus in some of the immigrants who...
View ArticleTime for United Nations Intervention
Reactions to the horrific back-to-back kidnappings and murders of three young Israelis and a Palestinian teen have made clear several disturbing realities that must not be ignored. First is the total...
View ArticleVideo Claims To Show ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi Giving Public Sermon In Mosul
BAGHDAD (AP) — A man purporting to be the leader of the Sunni extremist group that has declared an Islamic state in territory it controls in Iraq and Syria has made what would be his first public...
View ArticleFew Good Options in Gaza
At the time of writing, a destabilizing conflagration in the Gaza Strip appears to have been narrowly diverted. Unless Israel is readying a surprise attack (as it has done in the past), Hamas is set to...
View ArticleArgentina Return To World Cup Semifinals With 1-0 Win Over Belgium...
Lionel Messi has taken Argentina to a place it hasn't been since Diego Maradona was wearing the team's No. 10 shirt: The World Cup semifinals. Argentina defeated Belgium 1-0 in the 2014 World Cup...
View ArticleNeymar Airlifted From Brazil's Training Camp On Stretcher (PHOTOS)
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil striker Neymar was airlifted from Brazil's training camp in a medical helicopter and will be treated at home for the back injury that ruled him out of the last two...
View ArticleWorld Cup Ticket Scalping Probe Details Revealed By FIFA
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A total of 131 World Cup tickets, including 70 for corporate hospitality packages, were seized by Rio de Janeiro police in an investigation into ticket scalping. FIFA marketing...
View ArticleThe Refugee Option Obama Will Ignore
Under existing law, with the stroke of a pen, President Obama could solve the current crisis of the Central American children coming to America without visas. He could, and should, declare most or all...
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It's Time Kyiv Got It Right
Of course, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said it best. "Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was 'well timed' in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease...
View ArticleChina's President Evokes Alliance Against Japan During South Korea Visit
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The leaders of China and South Korea expressed concern Friday about Japan's recent reinterpretation of its war-renouncing constitution and its re-examination of a past apology...
View ArticleNetherlands Edge Costa Rica In Penalty Shootout To Reach World Cup Semifinals...
The Netherlands ended Costa Rica's thrilling run through the 2014 World Cup in a most Krul and unusual way. With the quarterfinal clash scoreless into its 120th minute and headed for a penalty...
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We Need To Talk About The GIANT Bug That Attacked James Rodriguez (PHOTOS)
Playing against the host nation at the 2014 World Cup doesn't mean just contending with Brazil's star-studded lineup in front of a vocal partisan crowd. It also means, apparently, fending off Brazil's...
View ArticleIn NSA-intercepted data, those not targeted far outnumber the foreigners who are
Ordinary Internet users, American and non-American alike, far outnumber legally targeted foreigners in the communications intercepted by the National Security Agency from U.S. digital networks,...
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Video Reportedly Captures Israeli Police Beating Cousin Of Killed Palestinian...
Recently released video reportedly captures Israeli police beating and kicking the cousin of a killed Palestinian teen. The video is of 15-year-old Tariq Khdeir, the American cousin of killed teenager...
View ArticleNSA's Intercepted Data Mostly Not From Intended Targets, Washington Post Reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Post said on Saturday a study of a large collection of communications intercepted by the U.S. National Security Agency showed that ordinary Internet users,...
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