Iran Jails British-Iranian Woman Ghoncheh Ghavami Over Men's Volleyball Protest
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian-British woman detained while trying to attend a men's volleyball game in Iran has been found guilty of spreading propaganda against the ruling system and...
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Elusive Fanged Deer Spotted For First Time In 66 Years
Fangs for showing up again, deer. A species of fanged deer that hasn’t been seen in 66 years was recently spotted by scientists in northeastern Afghanistan, according to a Wildlife Conservation news...
View ArticleKaci Hickox Criticizes 'Abundance Of Politics' Behind Mandatory Quarantines
Nov 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. nurse who challenged quarantines of health care workers returning from treating West African Ebola patients said on Sunday she thought "an abundance of politics" lurked behind...
View ArticleOver 200 Killed In Fighting Over Libya's Benghazi
CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan medical official says at least 210 people have been killed in fighting in Benghazi since troops loyal to the country's elected government launched an attempt to re-take the city...
View ArticleDachau Concentration Camp Gate Stolen
BERLIN (AP) — A wrought-iron gate bearing the Nazis' cynical slogan "Arbeit macht frei," or "Work sets you free," has been stolen from the former Dachau concentration camp, police said Sunday. Security...
View ArticleUkraine Breakaway Regions Hold Criticized Elections
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Residents of separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine voted Sunday to elect legislators and executives in polls that have been staunchly denounced by the international...
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Mostly White, Mostly Male Amazon Publishes Diversity Report
E-commerce giant Amazon has revealed that the company is a lot like its tech industry peers: mostly male and predominantly white. On Friday, Amazon published a long-awaited report on diversity showing...
View ArticleCan We Learn to Get Along?
When Eleanor Roosevelt and other visionaries drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a short document designed to create the conditions for lasting peace and security, they included...
View ArticleMontenegro's Gay Pride Parade Draws About 200 Activists Despite Nation's...
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Protected by hundreds of riot police, about 200 gay activists marched peacefully on Sunday in Montenegro, a staunchly conservative Balkan country seeking EU membership....
View ArticleThe Danish National Chamber Orchestra Ate The World's Hottest Peppers And...
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have nothing on the Danish National Chamber Orchestra. In a video uploaded to YouTube on Friday, each member of the orchestra eats one of the world's hottest chili peppers,...
View ArticleMy Weekend in Tunis: Anti-Semitic Sound and Fury
Jérôme Béglé of Le Point interviewed me about my visit to Tunisia this past weekend, a trip that triggered many false rumors, none of which had anything to do with why I made it. * * * Le Point:...
View ArticleAshura 2014: Dates, Rituals And History Explained (PHOTOS)
WARNING: Some images of Ashura observance are graphic: Ashura, an optional fast day for Muslims that commemorates different things for Sunnis and Shiites, falls on Nov. 2-3, 2014. The word itself,...
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3 Countries That Will Be Watching the Midterms on Tueday
If you're an American sick and tired of the endless, mind-numbing, and at times embarrassing campaign commercials being run by Republican and Democratic politicians, it wouldn't be the first time....
View ArticleThe Path to Better Political Leadership: Not Smaller Government, Smaller...
Has national politics reached the end of the line? Are we so weary of mainstream politics and politicians that we are no longer searching for new personalities or even parties to lead us, but have...
View ArticleThe End of Pakistan's Baloch Insurgency?
Since its beginning in 2004, the Pakistan's Baloch insurgency is caught up in the worst infighting ever known to the general public. Different left-wing underground armed groups that had been fighting...
View ArticleElections 2014: Read Updates On Battles Around The Nation
The 2014 midterm elections are taking place Tuesday, Nov. 4. We'll be bringing you updates from around the nation, closely following heated Senate races in states like New Hampshire, Colorado, Kansas,...
View ArticleEbola Could Deal A Death Blow To Africa's Wildlife
The Ebola pandemic in West Africa is having a disastrous effect on tourism on the whole continent. Now poaching is on the rise and wildlife conservation in peril.
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'This Is What A Feminist Looks Like' Shirt Made By Sweatshop Workers Earning...
A T-shirt sporting a feminist message that was backed by a women’s rights group has been removed from stores amid allegations that it was produced in a sweatshop where female workers are underpaid and...
View ArticleKentucky Teacher Resigns Amid Parents' Ebola Fears: Report
By Steve Bittenbender LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov 3 (Reuters) - A teacher at a Louisville, Kentucky, Catholic school has resigned rather than take paid leave after parents raised concerns about her trip to...
View ArticlePolitician Wants Tim Cook Banned From Russia, Says He Might Bring Ebola
An anti-gay Russian politician wants to ban Tim Cook from the country after the Apple CEO publicly came out as gay last week. "What can he bring us? The Ebola virus, AIDS, gonorrhea? All of them over...
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