Deadly Gas Blast Rocks Mexico City Children’s Hospital
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful gas tank truck explosion shattered a maternity and children’s hospital in Mexico City on Thursday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens. Mayor…
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This Woman Who Has Cerebral Palsy Is Writing An Entire Novel By Typing With Her Toes
Hu Huiyuan, who lives the AnHui Province in China, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was a few months old and has little mobility, CNR reported, according to a…
What to do about drones
Last year, for example, the Federal Aviation Administration fined a man for crashing a drone in Manhattan, narrowly missing pedestrians. Also in 2014, the National Park Service banned the use…
54 hurt in Mexico blast
The truck was supplying gas to the hospital when apparently a hose burst and the resulting leak caused an explosion, Mancera said. Preliminary reports indicated that the majority of injuries…
Remember ‘The Great Raid’ of 1945
It doesn’t come to mind as quickly as the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II draws near. September 2, 1945. The day the Japanese formally surrendered in…
Jordan Demands ISIS Deliver Proof Captured Pilot Still Alive
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan on Thursday demanded proof from Islamic State militants that a Jordanian pilot they are holding is still alive, raising doubts that a rapidly approaching Thursday…
Kenji Goto: Japanese journalist sought ‘the story of what ISIS wants to do’
Yet, in his mind, he had to go into war-torn Syria. The experienced journalist explained why in a video shot in October from southern Turkey. He felt compelled to tell…
Bulgaria Extradites Fritz-Joly Joachin, Man Suspected Of Link To Paris Attacks, To France
A Frenchman wanted in connection with deadly terrorist attacks in Paris has been extradited from Bulgaria to France, where he is facing charges of links to terrorism. – Raf Casert…
Greek Bailout In Focus As EU Parliament Head Visits Athens
The European Parliament’s president arrived in Athens Thursday for a visit closely watched for signs of a potential clash between Greece’s new left-wing government and its bailout lenders. Martin Schulz…
Hezbollah wants to de-escalate hostilities on border, Israel says
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has said that it wants to de-escalate hostilities on the Israeli-Lebanon border, a day after fighting left two Israeli soldiers and a Spanish peacekeeper dead,…
The Monk And The Mad Man Making Mindfulness For The Masses
I’m meeting Andy Puddicombe for the first time at his airy offices just off the beach in Venice, California. And it’s weird. Not because the cofounder of the meditation platform…
Aaron Hernandez case: Who’s who?
By the end of his second season, he inked a five-year contract extension worth $40 million. But less than a year later, he was charged with first-degree murder in the…
This is on TV in Vietnam because of you!
The pangolin is now a little safer because of you. Last year, after I wrote about the illegal trade in these artichoke-shaped, scale-covered mammals, CNN Digital readers donated more than…
9 reasons we want to visit Namibia right now
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Rome Jewish Leader Triggers Police Intervention at Auschwitz
WARSAW, Poland — The head of Rome’s Jewish community and four others were questioned by police after triggering an alarm at the visitor’s center at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. –…
Disappearance Of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Declared An ‘Accident’
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Malaysia has declared the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 an “accident,” its Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) said on Thursday. The Boeing 777…
Purported ISIS message sets ‘sundown’ deadline for terrorist release
Authorities are to bring convicted terrorist Sajida al-Rishawi to the Turkish border by 5:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. ET), or Jordanian ISIS hostage Moaz al-Kassasbeh will be executed “immediately.” Jordan has…
Sydney siege victim killed by police bullets, inquest hears
The revelations, which came in the opening day of an inquest into the 16-hour siege of a central Sydney cafe, are likely to further fuel questions about how New South…
1989 Cables Offer New Detail, and Questions, on Tiananmen
But perhaps the most explosive assertion — that the top level of China’s leadership sought to transfer money to Switzerland — has raised questions among scholars of the period. The…
Investigator: Co-pilot flew AirAsia jet
The plane was in good condition and the crew were all certified, said Mardjono Siswosuwarno, the chief investigator for Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee. The AirAsia flight went down on…
Co-Pilot Flying AirAsia Plane At The Time Of Crash, Investigators Say
JAKARTA, Jan 29 (Reuters) – The French first officer of an AirAsia passenger jet that crashed into the sea last month was at the controls at the time of the…
Ukraine Clamps Down on Travel to and From Rebel Areas
DONETSK, Ukraine — For Larisa Horlova, a cashier, making the trip from rebel-held territory to Ukraine proper had been a routine matter, despite the shells that sometimes pounded into fields…
Sydney Siege Hostage Was Killed By Police Bullet
A hostage who died during a siege in a downtown Sydney cafe was killed when she was struck by fragments of a bullet fired from a police officer’s gun as…
Argentina Prosecutor Alberto Nisman Didn’t Trust Security Detail, Aide Says
The man who gave prosecutor Alberto Nisman the pistol that killed him said Wednesday that Nisman feared for the safety of his daughters and didn’t trust the policemen protecting him….
North Korea May Be Restarting Nuke Plant: Researchers
North Korea may be attempting to restart its main nuclear bomb fuel reactor after a five-month shutdown, a U.S. research institute said Thursday. If true, the finding, which is based…
Purported ISIS Message Threatens Jordanian Hostage
CAIRO, Jan 29 (Reuters) – An audio message purportedly from Japanese hostage Kenji Goto said a Jordanian air force pilot held by Islamic State militants would be killed unless an…
Despite Kobani’s Liberation From ISIS, Many Syrians See Little To Celebrate
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Kurdish fighters, aided by a barrage of U.S.-led airstrikes, drove the Islamic State from the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani earlier this week. The U.S. applauded the…
Tiny Chihuahua And Giant Mastiff Meet At Animal Shelter, Become BFFs At First Sight
Friends come in all shapes and sizes, and this quirky pair is proof. – If Digby’s owner does not come forward, the RSPCA said the pup will be available for…
This is Sajida Al-Rishawi, The Jordanian Prisoner ISIS Wants Released
In a new video released on Tuesday, the Islamic State group threatened to execute two hostages within 24 hours unless Jordan releases a female failed suicide bomber who’s been on…
NFL off-field woes tainting Super Bowl?
Ah, welcome to Super Bowl week, during which we will hear countless hours of well-deserved blah-blah-blah praise about the skills of the participants, while simultaneously wondering about the gentlemen in…