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Fingerprinting in Venezuelan Grocery Stores: Effort to Curb Food Hoarding and Smuggling

Fingerprinting introduced to Venezuelan grocery stores to curb food hoarding and smuggling, amid an economic crisis in the country
Italian Navy Ship Grecale Carries 206 Migrant Survivors From Recent Shipwreck

170 Migrant Africans feared drowned: Only 16 Survive When Boat Sinks off Libyan Coast

In yet another attempt to journey to Europe from troubled African countries, mroe than 200 set out Staruday only to drown 35 miles off the coast of Libya

Another Mexico State Bans the Use of Animals in Circus Shows, Magicians May No Longer Use Rabbits, Doves

The banning of the use of animals in circuses continues to spread throughout Mexico as Coahuila has become the next state to do so.
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Analyses of the Islamic State: Are They 'Beyond a Terrorist Group'?'

Analyses of the IS and its effect on the world increasingly spur fear, but Politico says a backlash is inevitable
Prime Minister David Cameron and Home Secretary Theresa May Visit Slough

11 Undocumented Immigrants Found in UK Truck as Human Trafficking Numbers Grow

A group of suspected undocumented immigrants from Eritrea and Kashmir were found in the back of a truck in Somerset in the U.K. Tuesday.

Ivory Coast Closes Borders to Guinea, Liberia in Response to Ebola Outbreak, WHO Recommends Different Action

The Ivory Coast is the latest to place restrictions against Ebola-stricken neighbors Liberia and Guinea despite the World Health Organization's advice not to do so.
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Immigration: Mexico's Double Standard

Mexico's immigration dilemma is with its own citizens and Central America.

Number of People Infected With Ebola in Liberia, Sierra Leone Could Be More Than Estimated

According to a new report by the World Health Organization, the death toll continues to rise in West Africa as the Ebola epidemic moves through the three nations at the center of the pandemic to neighboring nations. The report also highlights the possible existence of "shadow zones."

Russia & Ukraine Conflict 2014: Russia Reportedly Launches ‘Direct Invasion' into Ukraine

Convoy cleared customs without Red Cross, violating a deal

Hamas Kills 18 for Allegedly Passing Along Information to Israel: Report

Militant group carries out shootings near mosque and at police station

Colombia, Nicaragua Continue Maritime Border Dispute

Colombia's president, Juan Manuel Santos, announced his country's opposition to Nicaragua's lawsuit and has filed its own counter-suit.
South Sudanese Conflict

South Sudan News 2014: Nation's Government Reportedly Using Children as Soldiers

While the government does not deny using child soldiers, yet again, they claim the children are coming to them for safety and protection. The witness accounts play a different tune.

Demand for 'Succulent Taste' of Helmeted Water Toad Meat Could Cause Extinction of Chile's Biggest Amphibian

According to experts, Chile's largest amphibian, the helmeted water toad, could soon be extinct.

Marina Silva Replaces Brazilian Presidential Hopeful Killed in Plane Crash

New candidate has a better chance of unseating Brazil's president

Ukraine Crisis News 2014: Ukraine Allows Russian Aid Convoys to Enter the Country

Ukrainian officials held a convoy of 16 trucks at the border because they were afraid it was a Trojan, and have criticized the items on board.
Daughter Of Cuban President Paul Castro Mariela Castro Espin Speaks On LGBT Rights In Cuba

Raúl Castro's Daughter Mariela Becomes First Lawmaker to Vote 'No' in Cuban Parliament

Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban President Raúl Castro and niece of Fidel Castro, set a new precedent in the Cuban parliament by voting against a workers' rights bill she felt didn't go far enough to prevent workplace discrimination against people with HIV or with unconventional gender identities.
Unaccompanied Migrants from Central America

Immigration News Update: ICE, Honduras Police Sign Memorandum to Share Immigration, Criminal Record History

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement signed a memorandum with the Honduran National Police agreeing to cooperate in future investigations involving Honduran nationals.

Hiroshima, Japan Landslides & Flooding 2014: Disaster Leaves At Least 36 Dead

Several missing after slides triggered by heavy rains
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Mexico Tourist Town Sees 7 Kidnappings as US Updates Country's Tourism Travel Warning

Valle de Bravo, a popular tourist town in central Mexico, has become the latest town in the country to see heightened numbers of kidnappings.
Pope Francis

Pope Francis Family Death News 2014: 3 Relatives Killed in Crash; 1 in Serious Condition

Three relatives of Pope Francis died in a car crash Tuesday after the pontiff's nephew hit a truck carrying corn while driving along a provincial highway in Argentina.
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