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Venezuela, Argentina Among World's Most Miserable Countries

The 2014 World Misery Index placed Venezuela at the top of the list for the most miserable countries to live in due to its consumer prices.

Millenials Age Range: Pew Study Finds Groups in US and Europe Differ on Thoughts on Future, Success and Fate

Young adults in European countries are experiencing despair when it comes to considering their future. According to a Pew Research study, millennials in Europe are afflicted with a lack of a sense of agency. Many of them don't feel they can make changes in the world around them or with their own future. This is in contrast to American Millennials who feel they are masters of their own fate and can make an impact in the world around them.

Ukraine and Russia Crisis News: Petro Porosheko Calls Minsk Summit His 'Most Important One So Far' Ahead of Meeting With Vladimir Putin, Other Leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, are set to meet with the leaders of Germany and France in Minsk on Wednesday.

TransAsia Airways Plane Flight Crash Video: 10 of Airline's Pilots Failed Engine Failure Tests, 19 Never Took the Test [Watch]

Pilots of the Taiwanese airline TransAsia have been suspended after failing or missing safety tests with the airline, a week after the fatal crash in Taiwan.

China President Xi Jinping Accepts Barack Obama's Invitation to Visit the US Over the Telephone

Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first state visit to the United States in September. Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first state visit to the United States in September, the Associated Press said based on Chinese media reports.

Alberto Nisman Iran Report: Unexplained DNA Found in Apartment of Dead Argentina Prosecutor

Argentine forensic experts have discovered DNA from an unidentified person in the apartment of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman who died January 18 under what has been regarded as highly mysterious circumstances.

Britain Man Held in Spain for Alleged Murder of Child Pornography Owner Recording His Daughter

A 40-year-old British man is being held in custody in Spain on suspicion he killed a man he had allegedly caught filming his daughter on a tablet. The Britain was arrested on Saturday after he attacked a German national in a restaurant in the resort of Sotogrande.

'Party King' Dominique Strauss-Kahn Tells France Court He Only Went to a Dozen Sex Parties, Didn't Know Women Were Prostitutes

Former IMF chief and one-time French presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Monday told a Lille court that had had taken part in only a dozen sex parties and that he did not know the women present at the events were prostitutes.

Illegal Marijuana Farmers in Mexico Suffer From US Legalization, Growing Economy

The U.S. economy is back on track, and this is causing some major problems for the illegal growers of marijuana currently residing in Mexico.

Kayla Mueller Dead: US Secretary of State Joe Biden, Prescott, Arizona Parents Mourn Death of ISIS Hostage Kidnapped in Syria

Both the U.S. government and Kayla Mueller's family have confirmed the American aid worker held captive by ISIS is dead. The news comes days after ISIS claimed Jordanian bombings had killed the hostage, though the U.S. and coalition forces were skeptical. No information on how Mueller died has been released.

Israel Prime Minister Candidate Isaac Herzog Aims to 'Rehabilitate' Ties With US, Criticizes Incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli prime ministerial hopeful Isaac Herzog on Tuesday promised to "rehabilitate" ties with the United States if he manages to unseat incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu in the country's March 17 elections.

Shark Attack 2015: Surfer Bleeds to Death After a Shark Bites Off Both of his Legs in Australia

A 41-year-old man was killed on Monday after a shark bit off both of his legs while he was surfing off Australia's east coast.

Guerrero, Mexico 43 Missing Students Massacre: Argentina Forensics Team Says Mexican Government Mishandled Crime Scene, DNA

A report released by Argentine forensics specialists argues that the Mexican government mishandled the investigation into the death of 43 university students. The Mexican attorney general's office has criticized the forensics team's involvement and findings, arguing they are instigating doubt in an investigation the Mexican government considers nearly solved.

Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vega Talks Going to Havana, Cuba for FARC and Colombia Peace Talks

This year's Miss Universe has agreed to assist the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in peace talks with the government after seeing an invitation from the guerrilla group.

US Says Germany Rapper Deso Dogg Is a Terrorist, Pledged Allegiance to ISIS Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi & Appears in Videos

Denis Mamadou Gerhard Cuspert, known best by his stage name "Deso Dogg," is a former rapper who released three albums while signed with Streetlife Entertainment in Germany.

France Family Wins Over $2M in Lawsuit 20 Years After Baby Was Switched at Birth

Two French families have been awarded nearly $2.13 million in damages for an accidental baby-swap of two girls nearly 20 years ago.

Environmental Issues: Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela Protects Wetlands Outside Panama City From Construction

Juan Carlos Varela, the President of Panama, has signed a bill that is designed to protect the wetlands outside the capital, Panama City, from a boom in construction that threatens the natural habitat.

Report: Former Taliban Commander Who Joined ISIS Killed in Afghanistan Airstrike

A former Taliban commander who recently defected from the fundamentalist movement to join the ISIS terror group has been killed in southern Afghanistan.

Families Question If Loved Ones' Ashes Are Really Theirs After 60 Bodies Found Stacked in Mexico Crematorium

According to Miguel Angel Godinez, the top prosecutor in the southern state of Guerrero, more than 100 people have so far come forward to inquire if one of the 60 bodies found last week at an abandoned crematorium in Acapulco is a dead relative.

Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz Suggests Using Kurds, Peshmerga to Fight ISIS on ABC 'This Week' WIth George Stephanopoulos

Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas recently stated he would put U.S. troops on the ground in the Middle East to fight against ISIS if it was necessary to "accomplish the mission."
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