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Hurricane Vance in Eastern Pacific

Hurricane Vance Starts the Week Off Remaining s a Strong Category 2 Storm, On Trajectory Toward Baja California

Although meteorologists don’t expect the strong force that Hurricane Vance is delivering to last too much longer, the storm system was still measured as a category two hurricane in the Eastern Pacific as of Monday afternoon.

Parents of Reeva Steenkamp Want to Confront Oscar Pistorius About Daughter's Death

Reeva Steenkamp's parents revealed that they would be willing to personally confront Oscar Pistorius and question him over the murder of their 29-year-old daughter.
Protesters storm parliament building in Burkina Faso

One Person Killed During Political Coup in Burkina Faso

Unrest in Burkina Faso heightens as gunfire went off outside the headquarters of its state television Sunday.
Bolivia to Build New Presidential Palace

Bolivia to Build New Presidential Palace Called the Great House of the People for $36 Million

The construction of the building, which has a designed inspired by pre-Hispanic architecture, will be finished by January 2016 but will cost the Bolivian government $36 million.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Holds News Conference

U.N. Secretary Ban Ki-moon Praises Conchita Wurst's Gay Rights Fight

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised Eurovision drag queen Conchita Wurst Monday for the gay singer's fight against discrimination and intolerance.
Video Appears To Show ISIS Fighters Joking About Selling Slave Girls

Video Shows ISIS Fighters Joking About Selling Slave Girls

Al Aan TV post shocking a video with new English translations of ISIS fighters joking about "sharing" female Yazidi slaves on YouTube.
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Dominican Republic Health Minister Fired Following Death of 11 Babies in One Weekend at Santo Domingo Children's Hospital

The death of 11 babies in a three-day-long period last month at a public hospital in the Dominican Republic has caused alarm.
25 people arrested at FERC for blocking entrances over protests of natural gas infrastructure projects

25 People Arrested At DC's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Protesting Gas Infrastructure Projects

Twenty five people were arrested Monday for protesting the work of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the government agency that approvals projects for producing and moving natural gas - pipelines, natural gas facilities, compressors. The arrests are just the beginning of a week of protests planned at the agency. Often times the pipelines and compressors are going through areas not normally associated with industrialization.
British Banker Jutting Charged With Killing Two Women in Hong Kong

British Banker Rurik Jutting Accused of Killing 2 Prostitutes Following Outgoing Email Response That He's an 'Insane Psychopath'

It's like something that came out of a Bret Easton Ellis novel. Newser reports that Hong Kong police said they arrested a British man suspected of murdering two women in cold blood within his high-rise upscale apartment. In the course of investigation, officers discovered a nearly decapitated body stuffed inside a suitcase and left on the suspect's 31st floor balcony.
Weight-loss surgery helps prevent type 2 diabetes, study shows

Weight Loss Surgery Helps Prevent Type 2 Diabetes, Study Shows

Weight-loss surgery can be a highly effective step not just to treat, but also to prevent type 2 diabetes, a new study shows. A British research found that "even after accounting for other factors that influence diabetes," the procedure reduced obese individuals' risk of developing the ailment by 80 percent.
Displaced Suffer Despite DR Congo Ceasefire

Muslim Rebels Continue to Attack Democratic Republic of Congo: Protests Begin Following Machete Killings in African Country

Violence continues in DR of Congo, spurring protests
Infrared Satellite Image of Hurricane Vance

Hurricane Vance Has Intensified to a Category 2 Storm in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday Night

Hurricane Vance is rapidly intensifying off the coast of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean and strengthened from a Category One to a Category Two storm on Sunday night.
Iran v Bahrain

British Prime Minister, 700K Citizens Demand Release of Woman Jailed for a Year for Watching a Volleyball Match in Tehran

A British-Iranian woman and law graduate from London was detained in Tehran after trying to watch a men's volleyball game.
Bring Back Out Girls

Boko Haram Says Girls Have Been Married Off

The leader of Boko Haram, tells the world in a video Friday, that the more than 200 girls kidnapped from a boarding school over six months ago, have been married off and converted to Islam.
Tensions Remain High At Israeli Gaza Border

Retired Military Officials Push Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks

Retired military officials break silence to push Israeli PM toward peace with Palestine
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Brazil Building Internet Cable to Portugal to Avoid NSA Surveillance

The Brazilian government is breaking ties with American technology companies and is investing in building a cable to Portugal to escape the reach of the U.S. National Security Agency.

Pro-Russian Rebel Areas in Ukraine Hold Elections, Create Local Governing Body

Pro-Russian rebel areas in Ukraine hold elections to create local governing body
New York Ebola patient Dr. Craig Spencer

Ebola Virus in America Update: New York Doctor In Stable Condition, Oregon Woman Hospitalized for Possible Ebola infection

The New York doctor has been upgraded from serious to a stable condition. A woman in Oregon with a sustained temperate of 102 degrees is isolated and being tested for Ebola and other possible diseases.
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New Remains From Missing Malaysian Flight MH17 Found

More human remains from Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 were found amidst a break in the fight between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists. A team of Dutch investigators recovered the remains, The Netherlands said Friday.
BJP Leader Narendra Modi Rallies in Rohaniya

Indian PM Narendra Modi Signs Up as BJP Party's First Online Member

Indian PM Narendra Modi signs up as his party's first online member
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