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  • Belgian authorities hunt Brussels bombing suspect

    Belgian authorities hunt Brussels bombing suspect

    Wednesday, March 23 2016 9:05 AM EDT2016-03-23 13:05:18 GMT

    Belgian authorities searched Wednesday for a man pictured at the Brussels airport with two apparent suicide bombers, amid growing suggestions that the bombings of the Brussels airport and subway were the work of the same Islamic State cell that attacked Paris last year.

     

    Belgian authorities searched Wednesday for a man pictured at the Brussels airport with two apparent suicide bombers, amid growing suggestions that the bombings of the Brussels airport and subway were the work of the same Islamic State cell that attacked Paris last year.

     
  • Brussels airport attack is 2nd major bombing for Utah teen

    Brussels airport attack is 2nd major bombing for Utah teen

    Wednesday, March 23 2016 1:52 AM EDT2016-03-23 05:52:59 GMT

    Surviving a major bombing is the extraordinary — and repeated — situation that one Utah teen can live to tell about.

     

    Surviving a major bombing is the extraordinary — and repeated — situation that one Utah teen can live to tell about.

     
  • Security beefed up across world after Brussels attacks

    Security beefed up across world after Brussels attacks

    Tuesday, March 22 2016 1:12 PM EDT2016-03-22 17:12:38 GMT

    Authorities in Europe and across the world tightened security at airports, railway stations, government buildings and other key sites after deadly attacks Tuesday on the Brussels airport and its subway system.

     

    Authorities in Europe and across the world tightened security at airports, railway stations, government buildings and other key sites after deadly attacks Tuesday on the Brussels airport and its subway system.

     
  • Witness, funeral helped lead police to Paris attacks suspect

    Witness, funeral helped lead police to Paris attacks suspect

    Monday, March 21 2016 7:25 PM EDT2016-03-21 23:25:28 GMT

    A keen-eyed witness who spotted a pale, slender figure fleeing an apartment near a Brussels auto plant one week ago set in motion a vast police dragnet that within 72 hours led to the capture of Salah Abdeslam, the most-wanted man in Europe.

     

    A keen-eyed witness who spotted a pale, slender figure fleeing an apartment near a Brussels auto plant one week ago set in motion a vast police dragnet that within 72 hours led to the capture of Salah Abdeslam, the most-wanted man in Europe.

     
  • Russia says might use force on cease-fire violators in Syria

    Russia says might use force on cease-fire violators in Syria

    Monday, March 21 2016 5:07 PM EDT2016-03-21 21:07:23 GMT

    Russia on Monday warned the United States that it will start responding unilaterally to cease-fire violations in Syria if the U.S. refuses to coordinate rules of engagement against violators. The U.S. State Department insisted that Moscow and Washington were working constructively to monitor the truce and warned Russia against taking unilateral action.

     

    Russia on Monday warned the United States that it will start responding unilaterally to cease-fire violations in Syria if the U.S. refuses to coordinate rules of engagement against violators. The U.S. State Department insisted that Moscow and Washington were working constructively to monitor the truce and warned Russia against taking unilateral action.

     
  • Advanced UK research ship may be named 'Boaty McBoatface'

    Advanced UK research ship may be named 'Boaty McBoatface'

    Monday, March 21 2016 5:02 PM EDT2016-03-21 21:02:16 GMT

    It's a name that might better suit a rubber ducky than an extremely expensive, state-of-the-art research vessel designed to explore the coldest regions on Earth.

     

    It's a name that might better suit a rubber ducky than an extremely expensive, state-of-the-art research vessel designed to explore the coldest regions on Earth.

     
  • Obama, Castro come face-to-face in historic meeting in Cuba

    Obama, Castro come face-to-face in historic meeting in Cuba

    Monday, March 21 2016 3:09 PM EDT2016-03-21 19:09:28 GMT

    Brushing off decades of distrust, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shook hands Monday in Havana's Palace of the Revolution, a remarkable moment for two countries working to put the bitterness of their Cold War-era enmity behind them.

     

    Brushing off decades of distrust, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shook hands Monday in Havana's Palace of the Revolution, a remarkable moment for two countries working to put the bitterness of their Cold War-era enmity behind them.

     
  • Migrants keep arriving in Greece despite deal to return them

    Migrants keep arriving in Greece despite deal to return them

    Sunday, March 20 2016 9:09 PM EDT2016-03-21 01:09:33 GMT

    Hundreds of mostly Syrian asylum-seekers continued to arrive in Greece by sea Sunday despite the start of an international agreement to send migrants back to Turkey.

     

    Hundreds of mostly Syrian asylum-seekers continued to arrive in Greece by sea Sunday despite the start of an international agreement to send migrants back to Turkey.

     
  • Obama arrives in Cuba for what he calls a "historic visit"

    Obama arrives in Cuba for what he calls a "historic visit"

    Sunday, March 20 2016 9:07 PM EDT2016-03-21 01:07:35 GMT

    Stepping into history, President Barack Obama opened an extraordinary visit to Cuba on Sunday, eager to push decades of acrimony deeper into the past and forge irreversible ties with America's former adversary.

     

    Stepping into history, President Barack Obama opened an extraordinary visit to Cuba on Sunday, eager to push decades of acrimony deeper into the past and forge irreversible ties with America's former adversary.

     
  • Researcher: New butterfly has clues to geology, climate

    Researcher: New butterfly has clues to geology, climate

    Sunday, March 20 2016 9:05 PM EDT2016-03-21 01:05:05 GMT

    A new species of butterfly could provide clues about Alaska's geological history and its changing climate, according to a University of Florida researcher.

     

    A new species of butterfly could provide clues about Alaska's geological history and its changing climate, according to a University of Florida researcher.

     
  • Istanbul bomber identified as militant with IS links

    Istanbul bomber identified as militant with IS links

    Sunday, March 20 2016 5:04 PM EDT2016-03-20 21:04:10 GMT

    Turkey's interior minister on Sunday identified the suicide bomber who killed four foreign tourists in Istanbul as a militant with links to the Islamic State group.

     

    Turkey's interior minister on Sunday identified the suicide bomber who killed four foreign tourists in Istanbul as a militant with links to the Islamic State group.

     
  • Paris attacks suspect reported to be planning new acts

    Paris attacks suspect reported to be planning new acts

    Sunday, March 20 2016 4:54 PM EDT2016-03-20 20:54:59 GMT

    The top suspect in last year's Paris attacks told investigators after he was captured that he was planning new operations from Brussels and possibly had access to several weapons, Belgium's foreign minister said Sunday.

     

    The top suspect in last year's Paris attacks told investigators after he was captured that he was planning new operations from Brussels and possibly had access to several weapons, Belgium's foreign minister said Sunday.

     
  • Heavy winds as FlyDubai plane crashes in Russia, killing 62

    Heavy winds as FlyDubai plane crashes in Russia, killing 62

    Sunday, March 20 2016 2:25 PM EDT2016-03-20 18:25:58 GMT

    Winds were gusting before dawn Saturday over the airport in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don when a plane carrying 62 people from a favorite Russian holiday destination decided to abort its landing.

     

    Winds were gusting before dawn Saturday over the airport in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don when a plane carrying 62 people from a favorite Russian holiday destination decided to abort its landing.

     
  • Suspect charged with "terrorist murder" for Paris attacks

    Suspect charged with "terrorist murder" for Paris attacks

    Sunday, March 20 2016 2:25 PM EDT2016-03-20 18:25:57 GMT

    Salah Abdeslam, the top suspect in last year's Paris attacks, was charged with "terrorist murder" on Saturday by Belgian authorities and his lawyer vowed to fight any attempt to extradite him to France to stand trial for the slaughter of 130 people.

     

    Salah Abdeslam, the top suspect in last year's Paris attacks, was charged with "terrorist murder" on Saturday by Belgian authorities and his lawyer vowed to fight any attempt to extradite him to France to stand trial for the slaughter of 130 people.

     
  • Two Americans killed in Istanbul bombing

    Two Americans killed in Istanbul bombing

    Sunday, March 20 2016 2:22 PM EDT2016-03-20 18:22:39 GMT

    A suicide attack on Istanbul's main pedestrian shopping street Saturday killed five people, including two dual nationality Israeli-Americans and one Iranian citizen, and wounded several dozen others, in the sixth suicide bombing in Turkey in the past year.

     

    A suicide attack on Istanbul's main pedestrian shopping street Saturday killed five people, including two dual nationality Israeli-Americans and one Iranian citizen, and wounded several dozen others, in the sixth suicide bombing in Turkey in the past year.

     
  • Officials: Paris attacks fugitive captured

    Officials: Paris attacks fugitive captured

    Friday, March 18 2016 1:50 PM EDT2016-03-18 17:50:42 GMT

    Two French police officials have told The Associated Press that Salah Abdeslam, the main fugitive from Islamic extremist attacks in Paris in November, has been arrested in Belgium's capital after four months at large.

     

    Two French police officials have told The Associated Press that Salah Abdeslam, the main fugitive from Islamic extremist attacks in Paris in November, has been arrested in Belgium's capital after four months at large.

     
  • N. Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, ignoring UN ban

    N. Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, ignoring UN ban

    Friday, March 18 2016 12:21 PM EDT2016-03-18 16:21:53 GMT

    North Korea ignored U.N. resolutions by firing a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea on Friday, Seoul and Washington officials said, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered weapons tests linked to its pursuit of a long-range nuclear missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.

     

    North Korea ignored U.N. resolutions by firing a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea on Friday, Seoul and Washington officials said, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered weapons tests linked to its pursuit of a long-range nuclear missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.

     
  • Egypt says scan of King Tut's burial tomb shows hidden rooms

    Egypt says scan of King Tut's burial tomb shows hidden rooms

    Thursday, March 17 2016 11:32 AM EDT2016-03-17 15:32:46 GMT

    Scans of King Tut's burial chamber have revealed two hidden rooms, Egypt's antiquities minister said Thursday — a discovery that could intensify speculation that the chambers contain the remains of the famed Queen Nefertiti.

     

    Scans of King Tut's burial chamber have revealed two hidden rooms, Egypt's antiquities minister said Thursday — a discovery that could intensify speculation that the chambers contain the remains of the famed Queen Nefertiti.

     
  • Kerry determines IS group committing genocide in Iraq, Syria

    Kerry determines IS group committing genocide in Iraq, Syria

    Thursday, March 17 2016 10:10 AM EDT2016-03-17 14:10:42 GMT

    Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday determined that the Islamic State group is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria, as he acted to meet a congressional deadline.

     

    Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday determined that the Islamic State group is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria, as he acted to meet a congressional deadline.

     
  • Mexico City bans many cars in first smog alert in 11 years

    Mexico City bans many cars in first smog alert in 11 years

    Wednesday, March 16 2016 8:55 PM EDT2016-03-17 00:55:43 GMT

    Authorities banned hundreds of thousands of cars from the roads Wednesday and offered free subway and bus rides to coax people from their vehicles as Mexico City's first air pollution alert in 11 years stretched into a third day.

     

    Authorities banned hundreds of thousands of cars from the roads Wednesday and offered free subway and bus rides to coax people from their vehicles as Mexico City's first air pollution alert in 11 years stretched into a third day.

     
  • Rapid melt of New Zealand glaciers ends hikes onto them

    Rapid melt of New Zealand glaciers ends hikes onto them

    Wednesday, March 16 2016 4:36 PM EDT2016-03-16 20:36:58 GMT

     New Zealand is renowned for its wondrous scenery, and among the country's top tourist attractions are two glaciers that are both stunning and unusual because they snake down from the mountains to a temperate rain forest, making them easy for people to walk up to and view.

     

     New Zealand is renowned for its wondrous scenery, and among the country's top tourist attractions are two glaciers that are both stunning and unusual because they snake down from the mountains to a temperate rain forest, making them easy for people to walk up to and view.

     
  • Site of 1503 shipwreck tied to Vasco da Gama found off Oman

    Site of 1503 shipwreck tied to Vasco da Gama found off Oman

    Wednesday, March 16 2016 4:30 PM EDT2016-03-16 20:30:20 GMT

    The 500-year-old wreckage of Portuguese ship piloted by an uncle of explorer Vasco da Gama has been found off the coast of Oman, archaeologists said Tuesday, a discovery that included the recovery of an incredibly rare coin.

     

    The 500-year-old wreckage of Portuguese ship piloted by an uncle of explorer Vasco da Gama has been found off the coast of Oman, archaeologists said Tuesday, a discovery that included the recovery of an incredibly rare coin.

     
  • North Korea sentences US tourist to 15 years in prison

    North Korea sentences US tourist to 15 years in prison

    Wednesday, March 16 2016 10:29 AM EDT2016-03-16 14:29:52 GMT

    North Korea's highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion on Wednesday, weeks after authorities presented him to media and he tearfully confessed that he had tried to steal a propaganda banner.

     

    North Korea's highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion on Wednesday, weeks after authorities presented him to media and he tearfully confessed that he had tried to steal a propaganda banner.

     
  • North Korea sentences US tourist to 15 years in prison

    North Korea sentences US tourist to 15 years in prison

    Wednesday, March 16 2016 1:16 AM EDT2016-03-16 05:16:32 GMT

    North Korea's highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor on Wednesday for subversion. He allegedly attempted to steal a propaganda banner from a restricted area of his hotel at the request of an acquaintance who wanted to hang it in her church.

     

    North Korea's highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor on Wednesday for subversion. He allegedly attempted to steal a propaganda banner from a restricted area of his hotel at the request of an acquaintance who wanted to hang it in her church.

     
  • Putin orders military pullout from Syria

    Putin orders military pullout from Syria

    Monday, March 14 2016 2:20 PM EDT2016-03-14 18:20:45 GMT

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the start of the pullout of the Russian military from Syria starting Tuesday.

     

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the start of the pullout of the Russian military from Syria starting Tuesday.

     
  • Lose hour of sleep, gain hour of evening light for months

    Lose hour of sleep, gain hour of evening light for months

    Sunday, March 13 2016 9:52 PM EDT2016-03-14 01:52:29 GMT

    Lose an hour of sleep this weekend, gain an hour of evening light for months ahead:Daylight saving time is back.

     

    Lose an hour of sleep this weekend, gain an hour of evening light for months ahead:Daylight saving time is back.

     
  • Car bomb in Turkey's capital kills at least 34, wounds 125

    Car bomb in Turkey's capital kills at least 34, wounds 125

    Sunday, March 13 2016 9:33 PM EDT2016-03-14 01:33:55 GMT

    A car bombing in Turkey's capital has killed at least 27 people and wounded around 75 others on Sunday, officials said.

     

    A suicide car bomb went off near bus stops in the heart of Turkey's capital on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding around 125 others, officials said. Two of the dead are believed to be the assailants.

     
  • Ivory Coast: Extremists kill 14 civilians, 2 special forces

    Ivory Coast: Extremists kill 14 civilians, 2 special forces

    Sunday, March 13 2016 9:32 PM EDT2016-03-14 01:32:42 GMT

    At least six armed men attacked beachgoers outside three hotels Sunday in Grand-Bassam, sending tourists fleeing through the historic Ivory Coast resort town. Bloody bodies were sprawled on the beach in photos apparently taken at the scene and posted on social media.

     

    At least six armed men attacked beachgoers outside three hotels Sunday in Grand-Bassam, sending tourists fleeing through the historic Ivory Coast resort town. Bloody bodies were sprawled on the beach in photos apparently taken at the scene and posted on social media.

     
  • Germanwings crash: New rules needed for pilot health issues

    Germanwings crash: New rules needed for pilot health issues

    Sunday, March 13 2016 3:16 PM EDT2016-03-13 19:16:50 GMT

    Seeking to ensure that suicidal pilots can't crash their jets, French authorities investigating last year's Germanwings crash are urging new reporting requirements for doctors treating pilots, and new measures to keep pilots from hiding mental health issues.

     

    Seeking to ensure that suicidal pilots can't crash their jets, French authorities investigating last year's Germanwings crash are urging new reporting requirements for doctors treating pilots, and new measures to keep pilots from hiding mental health issues.

     
  • A look at how the Syrian conflict has changed the world

    A look at how the Syrian conflict has changed the world

    Sunday, March 13 2016 3:09 PM EDT2016-03-13 19:09:15 GMT

    The Syrian conflict has had outsized impact on global politics.

     

    The Syrian conflict has had outsized impact on global politics.

     
  • Iraqi officials: IS chemical attacks kill child, wound 600

    Iraqi officials: IS chemical attacks kill child, wound 600

    Sunday, March 13 2016 2:30 PM EDT2016-03-13 18:30:27 GMT

    The Islamic State group has launched two chemical attacks near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing a three-year-old girl, wounding some 600 people and causing hundreds more to flee, Iraqi officials said Saturday.

     

    The Islamic State group has launched two chemical attacks near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing a three-year-old girl, wounding some 600 people and causing hundreds more to flee, Iraqi officials said Saturday.

     
  • Things to know about GMO mosquito test proposed in Florida

    Things to know about GMO mosquito test proposed in Florida

    Friday, March 11 2016 12:57 PM EST2016-03-11 17:57:01 GMT

    The spread of the Zika virus in Latin America is giving a boost to a British biotech firm's proposal to deploy a genetically modified mosquito to try to stop transmission of the disease.

     

    The spread of the Zika virus in Latin America is giving a boost to a British biotech firm's proposal to deploy a genetically modified mosquito to try to stop transmission of the disease.

     
  • Japan marking 5th anniversary of devastating tsunami

    Japan marking 5th anniversary of devastating tsunami

    Friday, March 11 2016 12:08 AM EST2016-03-11 05:08:18 GMT

    Japan on Friday marked the fifth anniversary of the 2011 tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people and left a devastated coastline along the country's northeast that has still not been fully rebuilt.

     

    Japan on Friday marked the fifth anniversary of the 2011 tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people and left a devastated coastline along the country's northeast that has still not been fully rebuilt.

     
  • Tourists in Argentina watch massive glacier break apart

    Tourists in Argentina watch massive glacier break apart

    Thursday, March 10 2016 7:06 PM EST2016-03-11 00:06:09 GMT

    Tourists in southern Argentina had the opportunity to witness a breathtaking natural phenomenon when huge chunks of the Perito Moreno Glacier broke off in front of them.

     

    Tourists in southern Argentina had the opportunity to witness a breathtaking natural phenomenon when huge chunks of the Perito Moreno Glacier broke off in front of them.

     
  • Stronger US-Canada ties on menu for Trudeau-Obama talks

    Stronger US-Canada ties on menu for Trudeau-Obama talks

    Thursday, March 10 2016 11:29 AM EST2016-03-10 16:29:59 GMT

    A military band played and the White House rolled out the red carpet Thursday for the first official visit in nearly two decades by a Canadian prime minister, a charismatic and youthful liberal leader intent on tight ties with the United States.

     

    A military band played and the White House rolled out the red carpet Thursday for the first official visit in nearly two decades by a Canadian prime minister, a charismatic and youthful liberal leader intent on tight ties with the United States.

     
  • Germany says it has obtained files on Islamic State members

    Germany says it has obtained files on Islamic State members

    Thursday, March 10 2016 10:20 AM EST2016-03-10 15:20:34 GMT

    Germany's federal criminal police said Thursday they are in possession of files containing personal data on members of the extremist Islamic State group and believe them to be authentic.

     

    Germany's federal criminal police said Thursday they are in possession of files containing personal data on members of the extremist Islamic State group and believe them to be authentic.

     
  • Baby found hidden in bag on board Air France plane

    Baby found hidden in bag on board Air France plane

    Wednesday, March 9 2016 11:49 PM EST2016-03-10 04:49:07 GMT
    French authorities have opened an investigation after a baby was found hidden in a bag belonging to a passenger on board an Air France plane.  

    French authorities have opened an investigation after a baby was found hidden in a bag belonging to a passenger on board an Air France plane.

     
  • US special forces kill 10 extremists in Somalia: Officials

    US special forces kill 10 extremists in Somalia: Officials

    Wednesday, March 9 2016 4:43 PM EST2016-03-09 21:43:41 GMT
    Hoping to capture a high-profile target, U.S. special forces hopped off helicopters a couple of miles (kilometers) from an al-Shabab-controlled town, slipped through the dark and then got into a fierce firefight that reportedly killed more than 10 Islamic extremists.  

    Hoping to capture a high-profile target, U.S. special forces hopped off helicopters a couple of miles (kilometers) from an al-Shabab-controlled town, slipped through the dark and then got into a fierce firefight that reportedly killed more than 10 Islamic extremists.

     
  • Iran fires 2 missiles marked with 'Israel must be wiped out'

    Iran fires 2 missiles marked with 'Israel must be wiped out'

    Wednesday, March 9 2016 2:01 PM EST2016-03-09 19:01:04 GMT

    Iran test-launched two ballistic missiles Wednesday emblazoned with the phrase "Israel must be wiped out" in Hebrew, Iranian media reported, in a show of power by the Shiite nation as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's visited Jerusalem.

     

    Iran test-launched two ballistic missiles Wednesday emblazoned with the phrase "Israel must be wiped out" in Hebrew, Iranian media reported, in a show of power by the Shiite nation as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's visited Jerusalem.

     
  • Kim Jong Un poses beside possible nuclear warhead mock-up

    Kim Jong Un poses beside possible nuclear warhead mock-up

    Wednesday, March 9 2016 11:12 AM EST2016-03-09 16:12:18 GMT

    North Korea caused a new stir Wednesday by publicizing a purported mock-up of a key part of a nuclear warhead, with leader Kim Jong Un saying his country has developed miniaturized atomic bombs that can be placed on missiles.

     

    North Korea caused a new stir Wednesday by publicizing a purported mock-up of a key part of a nuclear warhead, with leader Kim Jong Un saying his country has developed miniaturized atomic bombs that can be placed on missiles.

     
  • Prayers, cheers as total eclipse darkens swathe of Indonesia

    Prayers, cheers as total eclipse darkens swathe of Indonesia

    Tuesday, March 8 2016 9:30 PM EST2016-03-09 02:30:27 GMT
    People gazed at the sky in wonder and cheered while others knelt in prayer as a total eclipse of the sun unfolded over Indonesia on Wednesday.  

    People gazed at the sky in wonder and cheered while others knelt in prayer as a total eclipse of the sun unfolded over Indonesia on Wednesday.

     
  • WHO: Sexual transmission of Zika more common than thought

    WHO: Sexual transmission of Zika more common than thought

    Tuesday, March 8 2016 4:32 PM EST2016-03-08 21:32:28 GMT
     Sexual transmission of the Zika virus is more common than previously thought, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, citing reports from several countries.  

     Sexual transmission of the Zika virus is more common than previously thought, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, citing reports from several countries.

     
  • Slovenia awaits birth of new generation of 'baby dragons'

    Slovenia awaits birth of new generation of 'baby dragons'

    Tuesday, March 8 2016 11:03 AM EST2016-03-08 16:03:28 GMT
    Slovenia is counting down the days until the birth of a new generation of "baby dragons."  

    Slovenia is counting down the days until the birth of a new generation of "baby dragons."

     
  • Mexican president: Trump language like that of Hitler

    Mexican president: Trump language like that of Hitler

    Monday, March 7 2016 6:54 PM EST2016-03-07 23:54:31 GMT
    Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto compared the language of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump to that of dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in an interview published Monday, and said it has hurt U.S.-Mexico relations.  

    Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto compared the language of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump to that of dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in an interview published Monday, and said it has hurt U.S.-Mexico relations.

     
  • North Korea again threatens nuke strikes on US, South Korea

    North Korea again threatens nuke strikes on US, South Korea

    Monday, March 7 2016 5:35 PM EST2016-03-07 22:35:21 GMT
    North Korea on Monday issued its latest belligerent threat, warning of an indiscriminate "pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice" on Washington and Seoul, this time in reaction to the start of huge U.S.-South Korean military drills.  

    North Korea on Monday issued its latest belligerent threat, warning of an indiscriminate "pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice" on Washington and Seoul, this time in reaction to the start of huge U.S.-South Korean military drills.

     
  • Revamped satellite data shows no pause in global warming

    Revamped satellite data shows no pause in global warming

    Sunday, March 6 2016 9:10 PM EST2016-03-07 02:10:46 GMT
    Climate change doubters may have lost one of their key talking points: a particular satellite temperature dataset that had seemed to show no warming for the past 18 years.  

    Climate change doubters may have lost one of their key talking points: a particular satellite temperature dataset that had seemed to show no warming for the past 18 years.

     
  • Suicide attack kills at least 47 south of Iraqi capital

    Suicide attack kills at least 47 south of Iraqi capital

    Sunday, March 6 2016 6:42 PM EST2016-03-06 23:42:32 GMT
    A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 47 people and wounding dozens, officials said.  

    A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 47 people and wounding dozens, officials said.

     
  • 25 migrants drown off Turkey, few allowed into Macedonia

    25 migrants drown off Turkey, few allowed into Macedonia

    Sunday, March 6 2016 3:21 PM EST2016-03-06 20:21:59 GMT
    At least 25 people drowned off the Turkish coast while trying to reach Greece on Sunday, while Macedonian authorities imposed further restrictions on refugees trying to cross the Greek border.  

    At least 25 people drowned off the Turkish coast while trying to reach Greece on Sunday, while Macedonian authorities imposed further restrictions on refugees trying to cross the Greek border.

     
  • As army rebuilds, Iraqi assault to retake Mosul months away

    As army rebuilds, Iraqi assault to retake Mosul months away

    Sunday, March 6 2016 2:43 PM EST2016-03-06 19:43:10 GMT
     It will take many more months to prepare Iraq's still struggling military for a long-anticipated assault on the Islamic State group's biggest stronghold in the country, the city of Mosul, U.S. andIraqi officials say — and it may not even be possible to retake it this year, despite repeated vows by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.  

     It will take many more months to prepare Iraq's still struggling military for a long-anticipated assault on the Islamic State group's biggest stronghold in the country, the city of Mosul, U.S. andIraqi officials say — and it may not even be possible to retake it this year, despite repeated vows by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

     
  • 2 Syrians receive 4 years prison over Aylan Kurdi's death

    2 Syrians receive 4 years prison over Aylan Kurdi's death

    Friday, March 4 2016 3:37 PM EST2016-03-04 20:37:05 GMT
    A Turkish court on Friday sentenced two Syrian smugglers to four years and two months each in prison over the deaths of 5 people including 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who galvanized world attention on the refugee crisis when a photo was published of him lying lifeless on a beach.  

    A Turkish court on Friday sentenced two Syrian smugglers to four years and two months each in prison over the deaths of 5 people including 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who galvanized world attention on the refugee crisis when a photo was published of him lying lifeless on a beach.

     
  • US official: Debris from same type of plane as MH370

    US official: Debris from same type of plane as MH370

    Wednesday, March 2 2016 9:58 PM EST2016-03-03 02:58:27 GMT

    Debris that washed up in Mozambique has been tentatively identified as a part from the same type of aircraft as the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a U.S. official said Wednesday.

     

    Debris that washed up in Mozambique has been tentatively identified as a part from the same type of aircraft as the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a U.S. official said Wednesday.

     
  • Yearlong spacemen embrace fresh, frigid air back on Earth

    Yearlong spacemen embrace fresh, frigid air back on Earth

    Wednesday, March 2 2016 9:43 PM EST2016-03-03 02:43:12 GMT
    Ah, there's nothing like a blast of fresh, frigid air to welcome you back to the planet after nearly a year cooped up in space.  

    Ah, there's nothing like a blast of fresh, frigid air to welcome you back to the planet after nearly a year cooped up in space.

     
  • Indonesia lifts tsunami warning issued after powerful quake

    Indonesia lifts tsunami warning issued after powerful quake

    Wednesday, March 2 2016 11:18 AM EST2016-03-02 16:18:49 GMT

    Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning issued Wednesday after a powerful earthquake off Sumatra sent islanders rushing to high ground.

     

    Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning issued Wednesday after a powerful earthquake off Sumatra sent islanders rushing to high ground.

     
  • Welcome back to Earth!

    Welcome back to Earth!

    Wednesday, March 2 2016 9:37 AM EST2016-03-02 14:37:16 GMT

    Astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth on Wednesday after an unprecedented year in space for NASA, landing in barren Kazakhstan with a Russian cosmonaut who shared his whole space station journey.

     

    Astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth on Wednesday after an unprecedented year in space for NASA, landing in barren Kazakhstan with a Russian cosmonaut who shared his whole space station journey.

     
  • First Iran vote after nuclear deal gives reformists momentum

    First Iran vote after nuclear deal gives reformists momentum

    Sunday, February 28 2016 6:47 PM EST2016-02-28 23:47:06 GMT
    Iranian reformists appear have won all 30 seats representing the nation's capital in parliament, a definitive rebuke to the hard-liners opposing President Hassan Rouhani's efforts to open the economy and cooperate with the West.  

    Iranian reformists appear have won all 30 seats representing the nation's capital in parliament, a definitive rebuke to the hard-liners opposing President Hassan Rouhani's efforts to open the economy and cooperate with the West.

     
  • Cease-fire brings relative quiet to Syria despite breaches

    Cease-fire brings relative quiet to Syria despite breaches

    Sunday, February 28 2016 2:10 PM EST2016-02-28 19:10:29 GMT

    A cease-fire brought relative quiet to parts of Syria for the first time in years on Saturday, offering civilians rare respite from Russian and Syrian government airstrikes despite some limited breaches of the agreement brokered by Washington and Moscow.

     

    A cease-fire brought relative quiet to parts of Syria for the first time in years on Saturday, offering civilians rare respite from Russian and Syrian government airstrikes despite some limited breaches of the agreement brokered by Washington and Moscow.

     
  • Gianni Infantino wins FIFA presidential election

    Gianni Infantino wins FIFA presidential election

    Friday, February 26 2016 12:39 PM EST2016-02-26 17:39:33 GMT

    Gianni Infantino pulled off a stunning victory Friday to take over as FIFA president.

     

    Gianni Infantino pulled off a stunning victory Friday to take over as FIFA president.

     
  • Obama: Guantanamo Bay undermines security, must be closed

    Obama: Guantanamo Bay undermines security, must be closed

    Tuesday, February 23 2016 7:53 PM EST2016-02-24 00:53:34 GMT

    President Barack Obama's plan to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba slammed into a wall of Republican opposition on Tuesday, stopping cold Obama's hope for a bipartisan effort to "close a chapter" that began in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.

     

    President Barack Obama's plan to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba slammed into a wall of Republican opposition on Tuesday, stopping cold Obama's hope for a bipartisan effort to "close a chapter" that began in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.

     
  • CDC: 14 more US reports of possible Zika spread through sex

    CDC: 14 more US reports of possible Zika spread through sex

    Tuesday, February 23 2016 7:19 PM EST2016-02-24 00:19:30 GMT
    U.S. health officials are investigating more than a dozen possible Zika infections that may have been spread through sex.  

    U.S. health officials are investigating more than a dozen possible Zika infections that may have been spread through sex.

     
  • 1 dead, 5 injured after UK power plant collapse

    1 dead, 5 injured after UK power plant collapse

    Tuesday, February 23 2016 3:34 PM EST2016-02-23 20:34:09 GMT

    British emergency services say they are responding to a "major incident" at a disused power station in southern England.

     

    An unused power station in southern England partially collapsed Tuesday, killing one person and injuring five others, British emergency services said.

     
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