Iraqi town liberated from Islamic State aggression Sunday Airstrikes by the U. S. , along with humanitarian aid drops by Australia, France, Britain and the U.
Gaza will take 20 years and $6 billion to rebuild, report says The war-torn Gaza strip has been assessed and estimates say the damage from seven weeks of attacks will take 20 years and about $6 billion to rebuild, Al-Jazeera reports.
Women and young teen prisoners gang-raped or sold for as little as $25 by Islamic State militants Hundreds of Yazidi women taken by the Islamic State militants in Iraq while trying to flee Mt.
Devout Jews being forced to leave Guatemalan town More than 200 Jews in Guatemala are leaving by request of a local indigenous group which they ran into problems with, BBC reports.
In addition to denying that Russian military forces have recently invaded Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin compared Kiev's attack on cities that are occupied by pro-Russian rebels to Nazis German militants.
Two days after peace talks, Russia-Ukraine conflict intensifies The same week that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met for peace talks, Pro-Russian rebels have taken control of a strategic Ukrainian coastal town, showing the conflict is far from resolved.
Mexican economy is growing, but workers' pay lags Mexico on Thursday got yet another billion-dollar investment pledge from an automotive company to build a car plant in the country.
Authorities have stepped up monitoring of infamous train route In response to a record number of child migrants leaving Central America en route to the U.
UK increases threat level to "severe" in response to number of nationals in Islamic State Britain has upgraded its terrorist threat level to severe, indicating that an attack is likely, in a statement on Friday citing developments in the Islamic State conflict.
Uruguay struggles to implement first-of-its-kind pot legalization Uruguay has launched the first-of-its kind legalization of marijuana, allowing residents who want to grow their own to sign up to do so, the Associated Press reported.
Candidate Marina Silva wasn't in the race last month Brazil's newest presidential candidate, borne of tragedy, has eclipsed incumbent Dilma Rousseff and looks likely to win the country's Oct.
The worst-ever Ebola outbreak continues to spread The West African Ebola outbreak has already infected more than 3,000 people and killed more than 1,500 of them, but the World Health Organization said the virus could infect more than 20,000 people before it's brought under control.
The United Nations announced the capture of 43 UNDOF troops in the Golan Heights. They confirmed as well that 81 UNDOF troops have been surrounded and demand the immediate release of all troops.
