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US Embassy Warns of Possible Terror Threat at Uganda Airport

The U.S. Embassy in Uganda issued a warning Thursday that an unknown terrorist group could be planning a terror attack at the country's Entebbe International Airport that day.

Oscar Pistorius Murder Trial Update: Blade Runner's Physician Testifies That His 'Disability Never Sleeps'

Despite being one of the fastest runners in the world, Oscar Pistorius' doctor stressed the fact that the athlete still deals with the hardship of being disabled during his murder trial on Thursday.

Two US Women Held in Cuba Jail After Traveling From Miami, Florida, One Has Disability, 'Mind Capacity of a 12 to 15-Year-Old'

A woman from South Florida and her travel partner are being detained in a Cuban jail on accusations of smuggling synthetic marijuana through the Havana airport on Saturday.

Young Cuban-Americans Favor Diplomatic Relations with Cuba, Older Cuban-Americans Continue to Support Embargo

Known in Cuba as el bloqueo, the United States placed an embargo against Cuba on October 19, 1960, nearly two years after the Batista regime was deposed by the Cuban Revolution. Fifty years later, polls indicate that half of Cuban-Americans in Miami would change the United States' standing relations with Cuba.

Ukraine and Russia Conflict News: Germany's Merkel Warns Russia That Economic Sanctions Are Still an Option

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Moscow on Wednesday about the option to implement strict economic sanctions against Russia if the country refuses to back a peace plan announced by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

Environmental and Conservation News: Study Finds Caribbean Coral Reef Population Dropped Over 50%, Could Affect Annual $3B in Tourism, Fishing

According to a report released Wednesday, parrotfish and sea urchins could help bring back the Caribbean's declining coral reefs population.

UN Report on Thousands of Children Recruited, Used and Killed in Armed Conflicts

At the United Nations on Tuesday, the Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict was released showing record numbers of children recruited, used and killed in 23 conflict situations around the world.

Caribbean Travel News & Details: Coral Reefs Could Reportedly Disappear Within 20 Years, Study Says

A new study finds that unless drastic steps are taken, most coral in the Caribbean could be gone Most coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea are likely to be gone in the next 20 years as a result of overfishing and pollution, a study by the International Council for the Conservation of Nature found.

Current World News: Venezuela Medical Federation Wants Government Security in Hospitals Amid Growing Homicide Rates

On Tuesday Venezuela's medical federation (FMV) said that the government should provide security in hospitals. The demand came after two people were killed at a medical center on Sunday.
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