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Green Party Gets Ban on Mexico City Circus Animal Performances, Games; Owners Have Year to Find Animals New Homes

Jul 17, 2014 11:39 AM EDT By Scharon Harding

On Wednesday, using animals in circus performances became illegal by law in Mexico City.

Senior Pakistan Taliban Commander Arrested; US Drone Strike Kills 15 Militants

Jul 17, 2014 11:37 AM EDT By Selena Hill

A senior commander in the Pakistani Taliban, who is linked to the 2003 assassination attempt of former President Pervez Musharraf, was reportedly captured and arrested by Pakistani security forces.

Gaza Strip News & Violence 2014: Israel Targets Homes of Hamas Leaders, Agrees to 6-Hour Cease-Fire

Jul 17, 2014 10:57 AM EDT By Selena Hill

Just a day after Egypt's cease-fire proposal between Israel and Hamas fell apart, Israel launched an intense attack on the Gaza strip, targeting the homes of high-ranking Hamas leaders.

Mexican Artists Have Option of Donating Art Instead of Paying Taxes

Jul 17, 2014 10:52 AM EDT By Olivia Demarinis

Artists in Mexico have a unique option of how they choose to pay their income taxes each year.

Bolivian Children as Young as 10 Years Old Being Put to Work to 'Solve' National Poverty

Jul 17, 2014 02:07 PM EDT By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

Childen as young as 10 years old are being asked to go to work in Bolivia. According to legislation passed by Bolivia's congress, as long as work doesn't interfere with education and it's done independently so that the child helps the family make ends meet, then it should be fully sanctioned.

BRICS New Development Bank Will Offer Alternative to IMF, World Bank

Jul 17, 2014 09:44 AM EDT By Rebecca S. Myles

Economists, anti-poverty advocates and journalists comment on the implications BRICS announcement creating the New Development Bank and currency reserve pool.

Leaders of the BRICS countries agreed to form a $100 billion development bank.

BRICS Nations Agree on $100B Bank to Help Developing Countries

Jul 16, 2014 04:24 PM EDT By Payton Guion

The countries will also have a reserve fund with $100 billion

Ebola Virus Symptoms & Outbreak: Death Toll in West Africa Continues to Climb; 964 Cases Reported

Jul 16, 2014 03:09 PM EDT By Anjalee Khemlani

The WHO released numbers showing a continued increase in deaths and cases of the Ebola virus, and the numbers will only grow as locals shun treatment and block health workers from helping. In addition, the bodies have to be guarded from family who want to take them for burial, which would increase the risk of exposure and contracting the virus.

Guatemalan Who Invented Eco-Friendly Mr. Fuego Firewood at Age 9 Laments Country's Increasing Deforestation Rates

Jul 16, 2014 03:42 PM EDT By Scharon Harding

Ten years ago, 9-year-old Ken Lou Castillo discovered a way to recycle materials into clean-burning firewood and became Guatemala's youngest inventor.

Mexico Moves to Restrict TV Ads in Effort to Combat Obesity

Jul 16, 2014 01:55 PM EDT By Payton Guion

Number of overweight and obese people in Mexico has doubled since 1980

Migrants Continue to Cross Via River, Train as Mexico Fails to Release Plans on Securing Guatemala Border

Jul 16, 2014 12:47 PM EDT By Scharon Harding

Despite Mexico's promise to help the United States' illegal immigration problem by securing its Guatemalan border, plans have yet to be specified, and illegal immigration continues.

Russian Authorities Have Arrested 2 in Connection With Metro Disaster

Jul 16, 2014 12:34 PM EDT By Payton Guion

The metro workers were held after Tuesday's incident that resulted in hundreds of casualties

California-Based The Rogers Family Company Launches Initiative to Combat Coffee Disease

Jul 23, 2014 09:17 AM EDT By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

The Lincoln, California-based The Rogers Family Company and their green coffee buyer Pete Rogers decided to combat this, establishing the "Rust Trust" project, which aims to plant 50 million trees in numerous regions by 2016 to replace those lost to Roya.

A dog walks in the Santa Marta shanty town on October 11, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The formerly violent hillside 'favela' was the first to be 'pacified' in the city. Brazil, the fifth largest country in the world geographically, has seen its urban

Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa to Form Independent Development Bank and Currency Reserve

Jul 16, 2014 09:40 AM EDT By Rebecca S. Myles

The leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa announced in a joint statement the creation of their own development bank. The announcement was made after a plenary meeting of the five BRICS heads of state in Fortaleza, Brazil. Its funding aim will be infrastructure projects in developing nations, and they will begin lending in 2016.

Assasination Attempt Made Against Afghan Presidential Candidate

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Hamas Launches Rockets into Israel, Ending Cease-fire