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Latin America, Africa & Asia: Community Forests and Their Peoples Need Enhanced Protections

A new report argues where indigenous people's rights are expanded they protect community forests and help mitigate the amount of carbon dioxide released which affects climate change.

US Embassy in Libya Evacuated: State Department Confirms Operations Suspended Amid Growing Violence

By Olivia Demarinis
The U.S. Embassy in Libya was evacuated Saturday due to the recent rise of violence in Tripoli, the nation's capital.
Israeli Ground Invasion of Gaza

No Cease-Fire for Gaza, Despite Intervention by US Secretary of State John Kerry

By Rebecca S. Myles
After a week of negotiations, Israel rejected on Friday a Gaza cease-fire proposal presented by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, according to Agence France-Press.
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French Soldiers Deployed to Site of Crashed Air Algerie Plane; Black Boxes Recovered From Wreckage

By Jessica Michele Herring
Black boxes were recovered Friday from the wreckage of the Air Algerie flight that crashed Thursday.
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Washington Post Reporter, 3 Others Detained in Iran

By Shawn Raymundo
Four reporters, three of them Americans, working out of Iran were reportedly detained in Tehran on Tuesday but it is still unclear who took them and why.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Resigns as Government Collapses

By Rodrigo Ugarte
The coalition government falls apart after two of its member parties leave and the prime minister resigns.
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EU Ambassadors Draft Deal Levying More Sanctions on Russia

By Jessica Michele Herring
Ambassadors from E.U. member states drafted a deal to impose more sanctions on Russia due to their actions in Ukraine.

ISIS Militants in Iraq Bomb Jonah's Burial Site

By Shawn Raymundo
The site believed to be the burial location of Jonah, who is known in Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions as being swallowed by a whale before becoming a prophet for God, was reportedly desecrated after Islamic extremists planted explosives around the tomb.

Iran Detains Washington Post Reporter; Outlook Remains Unclear

By Olivia Demarinis
An Iranian chief justice confirmed Friday that a Washington Post journalist and his wife have been arrested in Tehran.
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Latin American Leaders Take a Stand on Gaza

By Rebecca S. Myles
Latin American leaders, in perhaps the biggest indication of resistance to U.S. foreign policy, have been speaking out about Gaza and Israel.
National Day of Action, NY Gaza Solidarty Rally, July 24, 2014

New Yorkers Show Solidarity With Gaza Residents, Ask Elected Officials to Do the Same

By Rebecca S. Myles
New Yorkers, in the hundreds, held a late afternoon rally in Manhattan on Thursday to show solidarity with Palestinians, call a stop to the Israeli offensive in Gaza and an end to the seven year blockade.
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Pope Francis Meets With Sudanese Christian Woman Once Sentenced to Death

By Selena Hill
Pope Francis met with the Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity and marrying a Christian man.
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Mother Says 11-Year-Old Son Had Premonition That He Would Die in Malaysia Airlines MH17 Crash

By Selena Hill
Samira Calehr says that her 11-year-old son show signs that he knew he was going to die days before he boarded Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Leopoldo Lopez Goes to Court

By Rodrigo Ugarte
The leader of the Popular Will Party sees a courtroom after five months of imprisonment to begin his trial.
Tensions Remain High At Israeli Gaza Border

FAA Lifts Ban on Flights to Israel

By Anjalee Khemlani
A ban on flights to and from Israel has been lifted, but it may have caused damage to the political landscape.
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Air Algerie Missing Plane Crash: Flight with 116 People Disappears From Radar, Crashes in Mali

By Robert C. Weich III
About half of the passengers plane were French.
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Daughters of Late Hugo Chávez Live in Official Venezuela Presidential Residence Instead of President Nicolás Maduro

By Scharon Harding
The daughters of the late former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez are still living in the presidential residence of La Casona in Caracas, despite there being a new president, Nicolás Maduro, in charge.
Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton Pays Tribute to Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 Victims, Says 'AIDS-Free' Generation is Within Reach

By Olivia Demarinis
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said that an AIDS-free generation is within current technology and society's reach in a speech at an international conference in Australia
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Chinese President Xi Jinping Signs Oil Deal With Venezuela

By Jessica Michele Herring
Chinese President Xi Jinping signed an oil deal with Venezuela while on a Latin American tour this week.

Leading Sierra Leone Doctor Infected With Ebola Virus

By Olivia Demarinis
A doctor on the frontlines of the deadly Ebola outbreak plaguing West Africa has been infected himself, according to government officials
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