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Latin American Leaders Take a Stand on Gaza

Latin American leaders, in perhaps the biggest indication of resistance to U.S. foreign policy, have been speaking out about Gaza and Israel.

Pope Francis Meets With Sudanese Christian Woman Once Sentenced to Death

Pope Francis met with the Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity and marrying a Christian man.

Malaysia Airlines Plane Crash: Mother Says 11-Year-Old Son Had Premonition That He Would Die in MH17 Crash

Samira Calehr says that her 11-year-old son show signs that he knew he was going to die days before he boarded Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Leopoldo Lopez Goes to Court

The leader of the Popular Will Party sees a courtroom after five months of imprisonment to begin his trial.

Israel and Palestine Conflict: FAA Lifts Ban on Flights to Israel

A ban on flights to and from Israel has been lifted, but it may have caused damage to the political landscape.

Latin America News: Daughters of Late Hugo Chávez Live in Official Venezuela Presidential Residence Instead of President Nicolás Maduro

The daughters of the late former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez are still living in the presidential residence of La Casona in Caracas, despite there being a new president, Nicolás Maduro, in charge.

Air Algerie Missing Plane Crash: Flight with 116 People Disappears From Radar, Crashes in Mali

About half of the passengers plane were French. An Air Algerie plane carrying 116 people disappeared from radar shortly after takeoff late Wednesday night and then crashed in Mali, a French Ministry of Defense official told Fox News.

Bill Clinton Pays Tribute to Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 Victims, Says 'AIDS-Free' Generation is Within Reach

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said that an AIDS-free generation is within current technology and society's reach in a speech at an international conference in Australia

Chinese President Xi Jinping Signs Oil Deal With Venezuela

Chinese President Xi Jinping signed an oil deal with Venezuela while on a Latin American tour this week.

West Africa Ebola Outbreak: Leading Sierra Leone Doctor Infected with Virus

A doctor on the frontlines of the deadly Ebola outbreak plaguing West Africa has been infected himself, according to government officials

Israel and Gaza Fighting: John Kerry Negotiating Cease-Fire, Says Progress Has Been Made

Secretary of State John Kerry discussed a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Gaza this week in both Israel and the West Bank.

Taiwan Plane Crash: 47 People Killed in TransAsia Airway Plane Crash

At least 47 people were killed on Wednesday when a TransAsia Airways turboprop plane crashed on an island off Taiwan while trying to make an emergency landing in the midst of torrential rains from Typhoon Matmo.

China & Venezuela Oil Deal: Nations Make Agreement to Send $4 Billion Line of Credit to Venezuela; China Gets Oil in Exchange

Oil and mineral deals include a $4 billion credit line in exchange for Venezuelan oil In a recent stop on his news-making Latin American tour, Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a number of oil and mineral deals with Venezuela, according to a BBC report.

Two Ukrainian Fighter Jets Shot Down By Rebels as Remains from Downed MH17 Flight Are Flown to Netherlands

Two Ukrainian fighter jets were shot down by rebels in east Ukraine Wednesday. Two Ukrainian fighter jets were shot down in a rebel-controlled area of east Ukraine Wednesday in a continuation of hostilities between pro-Russia separatists and the Ukrainian military.

Mexico Asks for 'Good Neighborliness' Amid Texas Gov. Rick Perry Plan to Send Troops to Border to Fight Undocumented Immigration

On Tuesday, the Mexican government shared its worries over the state of Texas' plan to send hundreds of additional National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Facebook Murder Confession: Mexican Man Arrested After Posting Details on Social Media

The social media post isn't enough for a conviction, depends on what he tells prosecutors A man was arrested in northern Mexico's Nuevo Leon state after he wrote a Facebook post confessing that he killed his fiancee's mother, according to a report from IANS Live.

California-Based The Rogers Family Company Launches Initiative to Combat Coffee Disease

The Lincoln, California-based The Rogers Family Company and their green coffee buyer Pete Rogers decided to combat this, establishing the "Rust Trust" project, which aims to plant 50 million trees in numerous regions by 2016 to replace those lost to Roya.

No Ceasefire Yet in Gaza

US and UN officials meeting to discuss a ceasefire while 100,000 Palestinians are homeless and nearly 500 people have died since the Israeli Forces operations began.

Gaza Strip Conflict: US to Send $47 Million in Humanitarian Aid to Palestinian Refugees

After two weeks of fighting in the Gaza Strip, Israeli military forces have killed over 500 Palestinians with airstrikes and artillery, while tens of thousands of Palestinians have been displaced.

Four Arrested in Connection to Venezuelan Mayor Stabbing

A Venezuelan oppositon leader and mayor was stabbed in his home Sunday; Four suspects were arrested today. Motive appears not to be political and suspects are quite young in comparison to the mayor.
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