Greek Debt Talks Break Down
By Renee Maltezou and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers over the country’s debt broke down on Monday when Athens rejected…
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10 Absolutely Gorgeous Photos Of Rio’s Carnival
Thousands of dancers hit the streets of Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro this weekend to celebrate the first days of the country’s Carnival festivities. The 5-day long party kicked off on…
Mourinho v Zlatan: The egos have landed
It could be billed as the billionaires’ derby. A clash between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday signals the business end in this season’s Europe’s money-spinning Champions League competition has…
Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, Copenhagen Attack Suspect, Reportedly Just Got Out Of Prison
The slain gunman behind two deadly shooting attacks in Copenhagen was released from jail just two weeks ago and might have become radicalized there last summer, a source close to…
A Look At The Islamic State Group’s Reach Into North Africa
BEIRUT (AP) — The mass beheadings of Egyptian Christians by militants in Libya linked to the Islamic State group have thrown a spotlight on the threat the extremists pose beyond…
People With Disabilities Have A Hard Time Finding Jobs, And This Company Is Doing Something About It
A nonprofit movie theater in Connecticut is committed to giving people with physical or developmental disabilities an opportunity to succeed in the workforce. At the Prospector Theater in Ridgefield, 60…
French PM promises justice in Jewish cemetery attack
Hundreds of Jewish graves were defaced in a cemetery in Sarre-Union, France, in what the country’s interior minister is calling “a despicable act.” “We express the strongest condemnation of the…
Nearly Half Of Low-Income Kids Don’t Eat Breakfast. Here’s 1 Way To Fix That
Hunger is on the rise among children in the U.S., and though there are systems in place to make sure low-income kids are fed at school, a concerning number of…
Egypt’s Ousted President Morsi Starts Trial On Spying Charge
A new trial for Egypt’s ousted ex-president opened Sunday in Cairo, with prosecutors accusing him of espionage and leaking confidential information to Qatar while in office. – Sissi’s government has…
South Sudan’s Military Still Recruits Children: HRW
South Sudan’s military and rebel forces are recruiting children despite assurances to the contrary, Human Rights Watch said Monday, citing children and parents interviewed last month. The country’s military has…
New EU Sanctions Against Russia Target Deputy Ministers And Popular Singer
By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS, Feb 16 (Reuters) – A veteran Russian singer who voiced support for Russia’s annexation of Crimea has been subjected to EU sanctions in a new blacklist…
Denmark Arrests 2 Suspected Of Helping Gunman
Two men suspected of helping the gunman behind the deadly attacks in Copenhagen were jailed for 10 days Monday as Danes mourned the victims of a shooting spree that authorities…
Hillary Clinton’s talent problem
Last week, in an unusually public display of campaign discord, a clash between Hillary Clinton political operatives erupted in full view when David Brock, a liberal activist and staunch Clinton…
Alex Morgan: Body confident and ready to play
She looks every inch a Bond girl, reclining in the Caribbean shallows, the breakwater washing over her bronzed body as she runs her fingers through her long, lustrous tawny locks….
Germany Maintains Hardline Stance In Greece Debt Talks
By Yann Le Guernigou and Costas Pitas PARIS/ATHENS, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Debt-laden Greece and EU paymaster Germany struck hardline postures ahead of a crucial meeting of euro zone finance…
What if you had as much political influence as a billionaire?
The only thing surprising about the first lady’s statement is that a leading political figure said out loud something we all know. What she didn’t say is that her advice…
2 Men Suspected of Helping Copenhagen Gunman Are Arrested
COPENHAGEN — Two men suspected of helping the 22-year-old gunman responsible for killing a documentary filmmaker and a guard in Copenhagen in a rare outbreak of terrorism have been arrested,…
Ukraine Cease-Fire At Risk As Government, Russia-Backed Rebels Accuse Each Other Of Violations
The Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels accused each other Monday of violating a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, a day before the parties are due to start withdrawing heavy weaponry under…
ISIS comes to Libya
Fighters loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria are now in complete control of the city of Derna, population of about 100,000, not far from the Egyptian border…
Egypt Launches Airstrikes On Islamic State In Libya After Video Of Mass Killing
Egypt said Monday it has launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Libya after the extremist group released a grisly video showing the beheading of several Egyptian Coptic Christians it…
Egypt says it bombed ISIS targets in Libya after killings of Christians
The Egyptian military said Monday it has bombed ISIS targets in Libya after the militant group released a video that appeared to show the mass beheadings of Coptic Christians. “The…
UN Security Council Demands Houthi Rebels Relinquish Control Of Yemen Government, End Violence
The United Nations Security Council on Sunday unanimously adopted a resolution demanding that Shiite rebels immediately relinquish control of Yemen’s government in a crisis that has pushed the Arab world’s…
The search for MH370: Next phase gets underway
The next phase in the underwater search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has begun. The GO Phoenix search vessel arrived in the search area in the southern Indian Ocean and…
Israel Eyes European Jewish Immigration After Denmark Attack
JERUSALEM, Feb 15 (Reuters) – After a deadly shooting at a Denmark synagogue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday such attacks will likely continue and Israel would welcome…
Kayla Mueller’s Boyfriend Describes Effort To Free Her
Kayla Mueller was in a detention cell, face to face with her Syrian boyfriend. Had she told her captors she was married to Omar Alkhani, she might have been freed…
Japan’s Economy Emerges From Recession, Growth Weaker Than Forecast
(Reuters) – Japan’s economy rebounded from recession to grow an annualized 2.2 percent in the final quarter of last year, giving a much-needed boost to premier Shinzo Abe’s efforts to…
Sisi Warns Of Response After Islamic State Kills 21 Egyptians In Libya
CAIRO, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Islamic State released a video on Sunday that appeared to show the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned…
North Korea’s biggest party: Celebrating Kim Jong Il’s birthday
To mark the 73rd anniversary of the birth of late dictator Kim Jong Il (who died in 2011) on Monday, North Korea will stage a military parade, patriotic chants, dance…
Cartoonist survives Copenhagen attack: ‘They threw me in a storage room’
Lars Vilks is no stranger to threats. The Swedish cartoonist is on an al Qaeda hit list and travels everywhere with bodyguards at his side. He’s survived previous attempts on…
Are presidents overrated?
We have an unhealthy obsession with presidents as the sole movers of American politics. For too long, Americans have understood history primarily through the lens of the presidency. School textbooks…