As Tensions Rise In Jerusalem, Israeli Activists Try To Stop Anti-Arab Attacks
A wave of violent protests and deadly attacks have put the city of Jerusalem on edge in recent weeks. Amid the hostile atmosphere between Palestinian and Israeli residents, a spate of hate crimes has...
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Iran Mourns Lost Youth in Thousands
The coffin holding Morteza Pashaei's body was carried through a large crowd on Sunday in Tehran. Photo Credit: Saeed Faramarzi/Nasimonline http://www.nasimonline.ir/detail/Photo/949475/238 For the...
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Why the Kurdish Fight for Women's Rights Is Revolutionary
SULAIMANIYA, Iraqi Kurdistan Region -- An equality decree, number 22 of the year 2014, unique in the Middle East, recognizing the rights of women in Syrian Kurdistan has prompted opposition from...
View ArticleFarmworkers Call On Wendy's To Pay More For Tomatoes And Boost Their Wages
NEW YORK -- With a brass band accompanying chants of “Your burgers might be square, but your food ain’t fair,” and “Wendy’s sucks, give up some bucks,” about 200 people marched in front of two Wendy's...
View ArticleNumber of Colombian Victims of Civil Conflict Surpasses 7 Million: Media...
A tragic milestone went virtually unreported in the English-speaking press last week, as Colombia's Victims Unit released its report indicating that the number of victims of Colombia's civil war has...
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Mexico Is Running Out Of Tears
Mobilization in Mexico City for 43 missing. (Twitter Juan Manuel Karg) YOANI SÁNCHEZ, Havana, 24 November 2014 -- When I visited Mexico for the first time I was impressed by its tremendous potential...
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An Attack on a Volleyball Match in Paktika: A Brutal "One Off" or the Taliban...
On November 23rd, a (probably) Taliban suicide attacker targeted a local inter-district volleyball tournament in southeastern Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least 45 people were killed during the...
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Watch These Dudes Waiting For Train Entertain Themselves With Epic Imaginary...
Sometimes, the wait for a subway train can seem endless -- but these guys had quite the method of entertaining themselves at a station for the London Underground. Instead of simply chatting to kill the...
View ArticleRomanian Anti-Gay Gym Case Could Have National Impact
The twins loved to swim. Since 4-year-old Nicolae and Sorina* first dipped their toes in the water several months after their birth, they enthusiastically embraced everything aquatic: splashing and...
View ArticleRussian Envoy: Ferguson Shows Racial Discrimination In U.S.
MOSCOW (AP) — The violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri, reflect simmering U.S. tensions over racial discrimination that could undermine the country's stability, a senior Russian diplomat said...
View ArticleStudents Across The Nation Protest Ferguson Non-Indictment
College students staged demonstrations across the nation Tuesday after a grand jury decided not to indict the Ferguson, Missouri police officer who shot Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager. At schools...
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Mysterious 'Spellbook' From Ancient Egypt Decoded
A mysterious ancient book written in an Egyptian language called Coptic has puzzled researchers ever since it was first found as part of an extensive papyrus collection at Macquarie University in...
View ArticleLionel Messi Breaks All-Time Champions League Goal Record (But Might Not Hold...
Lionel Messi is coming for all the records. Just days after becoming the leading scorer in La Liga history, the Barcelona star moved to the top of all-time scoring list in the Champions League. The...
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Photos Document Devastation After Floods Hit Morocco
Devastating floods in Morocco have left at least 32 people dead and 6 missing. The flash floods were caused by heavy storms that swept the region Sunday. Morocco's Interior Ministry said on Monday that...
View ArticleMichelle Flournoy, Top Candidate For Defense Secretary, Bows Out
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michele Flournoy, a main contender to replace Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, has taken herself out of consideration for the Pentagon's top job, people familiar with the process said...
View ArticleHalf A Million Cancer Diagnoses A Year Are Due To Obesity, World Health...
* Almost a quarter of cancers in America are obesity-linked * High BMI linked to bowel, kidney, breast and other cancers * Proportion of cancers due to overweight is higher in women * Global problem...
View ArticlePowerful Documentary Investigates Prevalence Of Rape In Bangladesh
In a powerful new documentary, VICE News correspondent Tania Rashid investigates the prevalence of rape in Bangladesh. Rashid met with perpetrators and victims of sexual violence in the country's...
View ArticleWhat Ferguson Means: The View From Abroad
Violent protests that erupted after a grand jury's failure to indict a white police officer for shooting to death an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, are making world headlines, with...
View ArticleLegal Experts Question Excluding Parents Of Dreamers From Deportation Relief
At 27, José Luis Zelaya has had four knee surgeries, all stemming from when he was 13 and traveled overland for a month and a half from Honduras to Texas in search of his mother. Having crossed the...
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More International Students On Campus, Especially In Some States
This article comes to us courtesy of Stateline, where it was originally published. Stateline is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news service of the Pew Charitable Trusts that provides daily reporting and...
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