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Names of Victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Start to Emerge
One day after Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17 was shot down out of the skies over Ukraine, stories about those killed on board are starting to emerge. Rescue workers, including policemen and off-duty...
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Gaza Invasion: The Hunt for Hamas’s Military Tunnels
Tel Aviv—Today was the eleventh day of the war between Israel and Hamas; the eleventh day of hearing the sirens go off, of taking shelter, and then hearing the explosions as the missiles are...
View ArticleObama Says Missile Fired From Rebel-Controlled Territory Brought Down Flight...
President Barack Obama said he has confidence that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was brought down by a surface-to-air missile that was fired from “territory that is controlled by Russian separatists,”...
View ArticleHow Much Expertise Was Needed to Down Flight 17?
Pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine likely shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on Thursday, Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told the U.N. Security Council Friday...
View ArticleConvert, Pay Tax, or Die, Islamic State Warns Christians in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamist insurgents have issued an ultimatum to northern Iraq's dwindling Christian population to either convert to Islam, pay a religious levy or face death, according to a...
View ArticleSome U.S. Publishing Houses Say No Thanks to Amazon's Unlimited Ebook Services
On Friday, Amazon launched a new monthly subscription service that provides customers with unlimited access to ebooks on Kindle. The service, which has been likened to Netflix, features more than...
View ArticlePhotos: Remembering the Apollo Program That Put Man on the Moon
Forty-five years ago, three brave astronauts launched into space with the goal of becoming the first to walk on the moon. The now-legendary crew of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins left...
View Article#FreeSalonDotCom: The Right Wing Fight to Restore a Suspended Salon.com...
Some weeks ago, bored journalists noticed a promising new media parody Twitter entering an already crowded field. It wasn’t as popular as @Vice_Is_Hip or as surreal as @UpWorthIt, but—well, it chose an...
View ArticleGOP Hawks Urge Tougher Sanctions on Putin, Aid to Ukraine
With evidence mounting that Russia-backed Ukrainian separatists shot down the Malaysian plane that crashed on Thursday, killing 298 people, some Republicans in Washington are calling for stronger...
View ArticleObama to Sign Order Monday Barring Federal Discrimination Against Gays
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will sign an executive order on Monday barring federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, senior...
View ArticleAfter U.S. Deportation, a Honduran Mother and Daughter's Uncertain Fate
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - When 9-year-old Genesis stepped off a plane in Honduras after being deported from the United States, she was excited at the thought of seeing her cousins. For her mother,...
View ArticleWar’s High Price: Children Caught in the Crossfire
The Gaza Strip, one of the most densely populated places in the world, is a dreadful, sorrowful place. Even when it is not the subject of a full-frontal Israeli assault, it is a sea of desperation for...
View ArticleFirst Domestic Case of Chikungunya Virus Reported in Florida
Chikungunya virus, the usually nondeadly, mosquito-borne known to cause headache, fever and a rash, has been seen in a Florida resident who has not recently traveled internationally.According to the...
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Who Should Broker a Gaza Cease-Fire?
As Israel launches a so-far limited ground invasion into Gaza, talk of diplomacy to achieve a lasting cease-fire is intensifying. But who is best placed to orchestrate these talks?Photos: Life, Death,...
View ArticleHow Novak Djokovic Became Serbia's Champion
It was his final gesture as he accepted the trophy on Wimbledon’s Centre Court – the raising of the golden cup to the heavens, uttering the words “Jelena Gencic,” that revealed so much about Novak...
View ArticleUkraine, Rebels Argue over Wreckage, Germany Says Putin Has "Last Chance"
HRABOVE/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russia and pro-Moscow rebels on Saturday of destroying evidence of "international crimes" as guerrillas and foreign observers faced off over access...
View ArticleIsraeli Tanks Dig in at Gaza Frontier as Palestinian Toll Tops 300
GAZA/JERUSALEM -- Israeli tanks and bulldozers dug in across a mile-wide strip of Gaza's eastern frontier on Saturday, and Palestinian officials said military strikes had killed more than 300 people,...
View Article43 People Killed in China Highway Collision: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) - Forty-three people were killed in a collision between a bus and a van carrying flammable liquids in southern China, state media reported on Saturday.The crash in Hunan province...
View ArticleVenice is Sinking Under a Tidal Wave of Corruption
In November 1966 Venice was nearly destroyed by the largest flood in its history. After the flood subsided it was clear to all Venetians that something had to be done to prevent it happening again. It...
View ArticleWashington State Wildfire Destroys 100 Homes, Hundreds Evacuated
A wildfire raging east of Washington state's Cascade Mountains has destroyed about 100 homes and displaced hundreds of people, an emergency official said on Saturday, with cooler weather not expected...
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