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Europe Hits Google Again, This Time With Anti-Trust Objections

Is Google Search playing the numbers to benefit its own service? The EU’s top anti-trust commission officially thinks so.
CheapAir.com lets passenger book Cuba flights online

Flights to Cuba: CheapAir.com Lets Passenger Book Cuba Flights Online

The online travel agency CheapAir.com plans to start selling direct charter flights between the United States and Cuba beginning Wednesday. The company's move is another sign that the rapprochement President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raúl Castro initiated last November is beginning to have practical effects.

Gay Marriage Around the World: Guam Issues Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

The U.S. territory's attorney general recommended the island start issuing same-sex marriage licenses but the its governor and other agencies have yet to fulfill the recommendation.
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Kate Middleton Due Date News: Duchess Due to Give Birth to Second Child Next Week, Gets Hospital Discount

The Duchess of Cambridge, due to give birth next week to her and Prince William's second child, will get a 10 percent discount from the pricey Lindo Wing of London's St. Mary's Hospital - just as any commoner would.
Report: ISIS operates camp near U.S. border in Mexico

ISIS Allegedly Operates Camp Near U.S. Border in Mexico

ISIS, the terror group known for the brutal rule it has established across large swaths of territory it controls in Iraq and Syria, is operating a camp in northern Mexico, just a few miles from the U.S. border and El Paso, Texas, Judicial Watch said.
A Russian S-300 Missile Defense System on Parade

Russia Allows Sale of S-300 Air Defense Missiles to Iran

Iran can receive the S-300 air defense missiles at any time, Russia has announced, after the ban on the missiles' delivery was lifted by Moscow.
North Korean first lady reappears in public

North Korean First Lady Reappears in Public for First Time in 2015

The wife of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un this week made her first public appearance in almost four months, the South Korean Yonhap newswire said based on reports by the North's official Korean Central News Agency.
Elio Canestri

Shark Attack: 13-Year-Old Surfing Champ Elio Cansestri Killed By Shark

A 13-year-old surfing star died in a shark attack off the coast of the Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Sunday.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet

Chilean President's Son Questioned in Bank Scandal

Sebastian Davalos, the 36-year old son of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, was questioned for four hours as a potential defendant in a multimillion-dollar real estate case involving his wife Natalia Compagno.
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President Barack Obama Writes Support to Remove Cuba From State Sponsor of Terrorism List

President Barack Obama has written his support to remove Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism List. In a letter to Congress, Obama stated his administration has the intent to remove Cuba from the list.
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Ebola Virus: Nicaragua Wants Possibly Infected US Embassy Worker Removed

Fearing the spread of the Ebola virus, Nicaraguan authorities have asked for a U.S. embassy worker believed to be infected to leave the country. The embassy denies the man is infected but he has been quarantined.
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Rio 2016 Olympics: Fish Die on Future Site for Rowing Competitions

Dead fish have been washing onto the banks of a Rio de Janeiro Rodrigo de Freitas lake that will be used for rowing competitions in the 2016 Summer Olympic games.
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Blackwater Contractors Sentenced for Nisur Square Massacre

Three Blackwater contractors have been sentenced to 30 years in prison while a fourth has been sentenced to life in prison for their involvement in the Nisur Massacre of 2007 in which unarmed Iraqi civilians were killed.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Signs Civil Union Bill into Law

Chile Civil Union Law: Same-Sex, Straight Couples to Have Same Rights as Those who Are Married

The law grants same-sex couples and heterosexual couples the same rights and benefits available through civil marriage and will go into effect later this year.
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Colombian Attorney General Investigates 22 Generals 'False Positives' Scandal

Eduardo Montealegre,The Attorney General of Colombia, has announced that he is investigating 22 generals for their possible ties in the murder of civilians in a notorious scandal involving "false positives."
65-year-old mother of 13 pregnant with quadruplets

65-Year-old Mother of 13 Pregnant With Quadruplets

A 65-year-old German schoolteacher and mother of 13 is pregnant with quadruplets and expected to give birth within the next two months.
Günter Grass

Nobel Literature Prize Winner Günter Grass Dies at 87

The German author of "Die Blechtrommel ("The Tin Drum") and Nobel Prize in Literature winner, Günter Grass, has died at the age of 87 at a hospital in Lubeck, Germany following an infection he received only a few days earlier.
Pope calls 1915 massacre of Armenians

Pope Calls 1915 Massacre of Armenians 'Genocide,' Angers Turkey

Pope Francis on Sunday called the 1915 killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians under the Ottoman Empire a "genocide," upsetting Turkey, which has long sought to downplay the massacre, The leader of the world's more than 1 billion Catholics minced no words when he celebrated a Mass at St. Peter's Basilica.
Iraqi Troops Fighting Daesh

Daesh News: ISIS Video Shows Destruction of Nimrud

A new ISIS, or Daesh, video released over the weekend documents the leveling of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud. It had been reported the group had destroyed the city but the video shows the extent of the destruction.
Mexico police

Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Cocaine Trafficker Arrested in Cancun

Cesar Gastelum Serrano, a man authorities have described as being a leading cocaine trafficker for Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, was arrested on Saturday in the resort city of Cancun
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