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However, what I experienced showed me the better side of what Filipinos and the Philippines can be. Before the Mass, the streets lining the main boulevard where the pope’s motorcades…
According to a statement from the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah, a group was doing a field inspection in Quneitra when a helicopter opened fire. At least six people were killed,…
Boko Haram attacked a village in northern Cameroon early Sunday, killing three people and staging its largest kidnapping yet in the country, the information minister said, adding that some of…
Gift of the Givers, an African nongovernmental organization specializing in disaster response, said Malawi was facing “probably the greatest flood disaster in the history of its existence.” In a Facebook…
The Pope donned a slicker to conduct an outdoor Mass for hundreds of thousands who gathered despite stormy weather. The Mass in Tacloban was shortened after sustained winds of 80…
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The Charlie Hebdo app features the so-called “survivor’s issue” of the satirical magazine, which sold out within minutes in France and across Europe this week. Versions are available for iOS,…
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Those rescued included an interpreter and the suppliers of some of the equipment on board. China’s Xinhua state news agency said that the boat, which had 24 or 25 people…
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At least seven people have died after eating caramel apples that may have been infected with Listeria monocytogenes. Some 32 people have become infected with the deadly bacterium in 11…
He was also Governor of New Jersey. Wilson’s bust sits in the hallway outside of Chris Christie’s office in the State House here. Christie surely didn’t put it there, but…
Witnesses told how the attackers sped into the town on January 3 with grenade launcherstheir gunfire and explosions shattering the early morning calm. Some terrified residents fled, while others took…
Switzerland isn’t alone in going negative. The yield on short-term government bonds of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, and the Netherlands are all sub-zero. Even short duration U.S. bond rates…
Cindy Storer: I think it’s too soon to evaluate the French and broader European response to the attacks. But I’d like to address what I hope will come of this….
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The plane crashed December 28 as it flew toward Singapore from the Indonesian city of Surabaya with 162 people on board.
Babies were often transported in large handbags and suitcases to prospective buyers. And they were allegedly fed instant noodles and leftover vegetables, according to Chinese state media. Authorities have arrested…
Facebook has reunited siblings separated at birth, rekindled old romantic relationships and helped countless people find someone who understands what they are going through. And now, the social media platform…
Tsarnaev is accused of plotting with his brother and carrying out an attack near the finish line of the Boston Marathon that killed three people, wounded more than 260 and…
Meanwhile, explosives strapped to a girl who appeared to be about 10-years-old detonated on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, in a country whose encounters with terrorism were also punctuated…
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In a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, the Florida Republican also gave his thoughts on Republican efforts to defund the president’s executive action on immigration, and further explained why…