Over 3,000 People Volunteered To Help Count New York City’s Homeless
NEW YORK — Drew Cochran, 18, grew up in the “middle of nowhere” Idaho, where he said he rarely — if ever — saw a homeless person on the street….
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Mosque attack kills 19; Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility
The Pakistani Taliban carried out the attack, spokesman Muhammad Khurasan said in an e-mail to CNN, as revenge for Pakistan’s December 19 execution of a man. Up to five attackers…
Gunmen Attack Shi’ite Mosque In Peshawar, Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 13 (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed on Friday in the Pakistani city of Peshawar in a series of explosions targeting a Shi’ite mosque, in…
Man Accused Of Ramming Car Into U.S. Consulate In Shanghai
A Chinese man rammed a car into a barrier in front of the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai and injured an armed police officer, local authorities said Friday. – The consulate…
At least 11 killed in Indian train derailment
Nine cars of the Bengaluru-Ernakulam Express train derailed some 50 kilometers from Bangalore in Karnataka state at around 7.30 am local time, said Chandrashekhar Gupta, a spokesman for India’s southwestern…
Al Jazeera journalists freed from prison before retrial
The two colleagues were granted bail a day earlier pending a retrial on charges that they supported the banned Muslim Brotherhood. Less than two weeks ago, their colleague Peter Greste,…
Paris Aims to Embrace Its Estranged Suburbs
GRIGNY, France — Paris is about to get bigger, much bigger. Next year, assuming plans move ahead, the city and a ring of inner suburbs will be joined, in an…
More than 170 whales stranded on New Zealand beach
Twenty-four of the 198 pilot whales stuck on the beach have already died, New Zealand’s Department of Conservation said Friday. The department’s staff, helped by 140 volunteers, were planning to…
More snow, Boston? Oh, goody, goody. Not.
The darn snow comes back and they start over. Bostonians have a Valentine’s Day to look forward to. If they love more snow. They don’t. They’ve had their fill. But…
47 Myanmar soldiers reported dead in clashes with Kokang rebels
The fighting with the Kokang rebels began Monday in the town of Laukkai, near the border with China, the state-run newspaper The Global New Light of Myanmar said. – “We…
Venezuelan President: U.S.-backed coup plot foiled
“It is the government of the United States that is behind the plans of destabilization and coups against Venezuela. I have come here to denounce it. … We have dismantled…
12 most romantic islands in the South Pacific
Paul Gauguin, Marlon Brando, Fletcher Christian, Robert Louis Stevenson. We know the legends. – San Diego-based Joe Yogerst has written on travel, business and culture for the Washington Post, International…
Anderson Cooper: Bob Simon was a warrior poet
There was nothing simple about Bob Simon. Except that he was simply the best. The best writer. The best correspondent. As F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote of Gatsby, the best of…
New Rick Perry seeks a second chance
Rick Perry is in New Hampshire this week with one mission: to see whether Republican primary voters believe in second chances. His presidential ambitions started to fade here more than…
Is it the Year of the Sheep, Goat or Ram?
But should we be ushering in the Year of the Sheep, Goat or Ram on February 19? It depends, says Isaac Yue, who teaches Chinese mythology at the University of…
Obama huddles with tech execs in San Francisco
Meant to unite industry brass with top U.S. law enforcement officials, the White House cybersecurity summit on the campus of Stanford University has attracted only one major Silicon Valley CEO:…
Greece And Germany Are Working Toward A Compromise
Greece and Germany are pursuing a deal on the conditions required to continue the Greek bailout as each side signals a Read the whole story at Bloomberg
ISIS Fighters Reportedly Seize Parts Of Iraqi Town, Threatening U.S. Marine Base
BAGHDAD, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents took control on Thursday of large parts of the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, threatening an air base where U.S. Marines are…
Baby Tortoise Prevails In Battle With Bean Sprout
Some days, you get the bean sprout; other days, the bean sprout gets you. Even though this is Terry the baby tortoise’s first encounter with a bean sprout, according to…
Video Report Sheds Light On Fierce Fighting In Sudan
As Sudan gears up for general elections in April, the country’s president, Omar al-Bashir, has ramped up the fight against rebel forces across the country. Bashir, who is wanted by…
South African Opposition Disrupts President Zuma’s Speech
Security guards entered South Africa’s parliament on Thursday to remove opposition lawmakers who disrupted an annual address by President Jacob Zuma to demand that he answer questions about a spending…
Is Scott Walker qualified to be president?
Of course, Republicans have made bad choices before. A recent Des Moines Register survey found Walker to be the first pick of 15% of the GOP faithful likely to attend…
In China, A Women’s Detective Agency Battles For Wronged Wives
When Zhang Yufen’s husband finally admitted to having an affair and left her to live with his mistress, clearing out his possessions and emptying their joint bank account, she felt…
White House Stalled ISIS Rescue. Foley, Sotloff, and Mueller Died.
The U.S. government obtained intelligence on the possible location of American captives held by ISIS in Syria last year, but Obama administration officials waited nearly a month to launch a…
Ukraine Cease-Fire Leaves Control of Border Unresolved Until Year’s End
WASHINGTON — The cease-fire accord announced in Minsk on Thursday was hailed by Secretary of State John Kerry and European leaders as a potential breakthrough that could finally bring the…
Ukraine Cease-Fire Leaves Control of Eastern Border Unsettled
WASHINGTON — The cease-fire accord announced in Minsk on Thursday was hailed by Secretary of State John Kerry and European leaders as a potential breakthrough that could finally bring the…
Chapel Hill shooting attack on diversity
Let’s be real. People don’t die over parking spots. Craig Stephen Hicks was arrested on Tuesday over the deaths of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, Yusor Mohammad, 21, and Razan Mohammad…
ISIS: Suspected terror cell leader in Syria
The manhunt for the suspected ringleader of a terror cell in Belgium has gone cold, a senior Belgian counterterrorism official told CNN. Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian-Moroccan ISIS fighter, is believed…
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Triple killing may not be a hate crime
The victims, two young women and a young man, were Muslim. The women wore distinctive hijabs. Many now wonder, including the families of the slain, if Hicks should also be…