I Survived Saddam's Chemical Attacks, but I Never Imagined a Crisis Like This
The Mar Yousef church in Erbil in northern Iraq is packed with people lying on thin mats and blankets or straight on the hardwood floor. Mothers cradle crying babies, children look forlornly across the...
View ArticleTripoli Hit With Airstrikes From Unknown Party, 6 Killed
CAIRO (AP) — Airstrikes launched by an unknown party targeting Islamist-led militias in Libya's capital killed six people Monday, authorities said, as the interim government vowed to investigate the...
View ArticleNational Guard Arrives In Ferguson, But Clashes Continue
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Strict new protest rules and the presence of the National Guard in Ferguson didn’t prevent fresh clashes with police on Monday night, the ninth night of unrest since unarmed black...
View ArticleGaza war puts sporting boycott of Israel back on the front burner
By James M. Dorsey Ahmed Mohammed al Qatar and Udai Jaber's burgeoning soccer careers came to a screeching halt in early August when the two 19-year olds were shot dead by Israeli forces in the West...
View ArticleJaycee Chan, Jackie Chan's Son, Detained In Beijing Drug Bust
BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan's actor-son Jaycee Chan has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges, the latest high-profile celebrity to be ensnared in one of China's...
View ArticleAnti-Aircraft Weapons In Syria Could Threaten Commercial Aviation, New Report...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Armed groups in Syria have an estimated several hundred portable anti-aircraft missiles that could easily be diverted to extremists and used to destroy low-flying commercial planes,...
View ArticleThe 16 Best Towns To Live In, According To OUTSIDE Magazine
With all the hustle, bustle, glitz and glamour you could ever want, urban centers are hard to pass up. But for the 1.5 million readers who casted their bracket-style votes inOUTSIDE magazine’s Best...
View ArticleJames Foley, Missing American Photojournalist, Beheaded By ISIS In Syria
James Foley, an American journalist who went missing in Syria more than a year ago, has reportedly been killed by the Islamic State, a militant group formerly known as ISIS. A YouTube video and photos...
View ArticleProof That The Clean Water Crisis Is A Women's Issue
Roughly 1 billion people in the world don’t have access to clean drinking water. Women and girls, who often bear the burden of searching for clean water sources, are often most affected by this issue....
View ArticleThe Disease of American Democracy
Americans are sick of politics. Only 13 percent approve of the job Congress is doing, a near record low. The president's approval ratings are also in the basement. A large portion of the public doesn't...
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Photos From The Frontline Of Liberia's Deadly Ebola Outbreak
One of the biggest challenges in combatting the Ebola virus, which has claimed more than 1,200 lives in West Africa, is misinformation about the disease. Local communities that don't have access to...
View ArticleThis Is How We Should Really Remember James Foley
Reports of James Foley's beheading by the Islamic State prompted an outpouring of grief and horrified reactions — as well as pleas to not share the photos and video distributed by the militant group —...
View ArticleObama Administration 'Appalled' If Video Depicting James Foley Execution Is...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A grisly video released Tuesday shows Islamic State militants beheading American journalist James Foley, U.S. officials said, in what the extremists called retribution for recent U.S....
View ArticlePatel Tales: Desi Store Clerks Face Death And Destruction Behind Counter In U.S.
WASHINGTON: A group of Tibetan monks from India has joined the protests against racial discrimination in Ferguson, Missouri. Amnesty International has deployed a human rights team for the first time...
View ArticleJames Foley Speaks To Students About Journalism, Courage And What Inspired...
Just two weeks after he was released from a Libyan prison in 2011, American photojournalist James Foley sat before young students at his alma mater, Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, to share...
View ArticleJames Foley Remembered As A Passionate, Risk-Taking Journalist
ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Journalist James Foley, captured and held six weeks while covering the uprising in Libya, knew the risks when he went to Syria in 2012 to cover the escalating violence there. It...
View ArticleJapan Landslides 2014: Hills Near Hiroshima Give Way, Killing At Least 10
TOKYO (AP) — Rain-sodden slopes collapsed in torrents of mud, rock and debris early Wednesday in the outskirts of Hiroshima, killing at least 10 people and leaving 22 missing, the government said....
View ArticleJames Foley's Mother Pays Heartbreaking Tribute To Her Son
The mother of James Foley, the journalist who was apparently beheaded by members of the Islamic State in Syria, paid tribute to her son on Tuesday, saying she had "never been prouder" of him. Foley had...
View ArticleEbola Test Under Way For Patient In Sacramento, California
A patient at a California hospital has been placed in isolation and is being tested for possible exposure to the Ebola virus, according to multiple reports. The CDC will test blood samples taken from...
View ArticleGaza War Rages On As Israeli Airstrikes Kill 11 Palestinians, Including Hamas...
GAZA/JERUSALEM, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Israeli air strikes killed 11 Palestinians in Gaza, including the wife and infant son of Hamas's military leader, Mohammed Deif, in what the group said on Wednesday...
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