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Islamic State: Chechen Militants Outnumber Other Foreign Fighters, Experts Say
IBTimes - 28 Sep 2014 04:30
More than 15,000 citizens from 80 countries have joined the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, estimates from U.S. intelligence indicate. Of these, one particular group has become especially prominent. Among high-ranking l...
Accused cop-killer continues to evade massive manhunt
New York Post - 28 Sep 2014 06:37
It's easy to forget, but there are still wild places in America -- places where a man can disappear. For 16 days, Eric Matthew Frein has eluded one of the...
Hurricane Rachel spins off Mexico
CNN - 28 Sep 2014 04:56
The Atlantic Ocean, hurricane-wise, has been relatively quiet this season.
Al Qaeda splinter group fires rocket near US Embassy in Yemen
Fox News - 28 Sep 2014 09:00
A rocket was fired toward the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen on Saturday, wounding several guards, in an attack by an Al Qaeda splinter group to assert dominance, a Yemeni diplomat confirmed to Fox News.
7 Rescued, 32 Missing as Volcano Erupts in Japan
ABC News - 28 Sep 2014 07:10
Volcano erupts with thundering sound in Japan; choppers rescue 7, 32 still missing; many hurt
Liberia's top doctor in quarantine
CNN - 28 Sep 2014 04:30
Liberia's chief medical officer is on a 21-day Ebola quarantine after her assistant died from the illness, according to health officials.
U.S. beheading suspect interviewed
CNN - 28 Sep 2014 04:27
Police in Oklahoma said Saturday they've interviewed the man who allegedly beheaded a 54-year-old woman at his former workplace.
Cuba sentences Canadian CEO for corruption
Al Jazeera English - 28 Sep 2014 09:02
Head of Ontario-based transport firm which did estimated $80m in business annually with Cuba jailed for 15 years.
Ferguson police officer wounded in shooting, authorities say
Fox News - 28 Sep 2014 09:00
Authorities said a Ferguson (Mo.) police officer was shot and wounded while on patrol Saturday evening.
Russian suspicions of U.S. motives in Syria make cooperation unlikely
Reuters - 28 Sep 2014 08:22
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Obama mulls deal with devil as Iran proposes nuclear agreement
New York Post - 28 Sep 2014 07:18
The tests of leadership keep coming for Barack Obama. Not to put too fine a point on it, but the future of Western civilization might hang on whether he passes...
'Che' perfume plan incenses Cuba
CNN - 28 Sep 2014 06:22
The revolution, apparently, will not have its own perfume line.
U.S. flight woes linger after Chicago air traffic center fire
Reuters - 28 Sep 2014 02:20
(Reuters) - U.S. airports reported hundreds of residual flight cancellations on Saturday, a day after a fire at a Chicago-area air traffic control center that authorities said was set by an employee who then tried to tak...
Kim Jong Un's Cheese-Eating, Smoking Habits Would Contribute To Gout
IBTimes - 28 Sep 2014 04:30
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has been out of the public eye for months, with speculation pointing toward the dictator's weakness for cheese and tobacco contributing to a bad case of gout. The issue is so serio...
Transcript: Conversation Between Noam Chomsky, Paul Craig Roberts and Rob Kall part 1-- the future of capitalism
OpEdNews - 28 Sep 2014 16:18
This is part 1 of the transcript of my interview with Paul Craig Roberts and Noam Chomsky on the future of capitalism. More parts will follow in the coming days.
Man who raised $55K for potato salad throws party
Fox News - 28 Sep 2014 04:21
An Ohio man who raised $55,000 in a joking crowdfunding appeal to pay for his first attempt at making potato salad threw a huge public party Saturday that promised "peace, love and potato salad."
Suspect in Oklahoma beheading is formally arrested in hospital
Chicago Tribune - 28 Sep 2014 03:56India's Modi jabs at Pakistan, encourages yoga in U.N. address
Reuters - 28 Sep 2014 02:42
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5-Year-Old Tests Positive for Cocaine After Parents' Drug Bust
ABC News - 28 Sep 2014 00:53
The child was sitting next to a half-pound bag of cocaine.
California's Crop Harvest Much Smaller Than Usual
ABC News - 28 Sep 2014 23:57
California's harvest expected to be smaller than usual due to historic statewide drought
Child among 15 shot in Miami nightclub
New York Post - 28 Sep 2014 23:54
MIAMI -- A shooting sent terrified patrons scrambling from a Miami nightclub early Sunday and left 15 people wounded, including an 11-year-old child, authorities said. When Miami police and rescue...
In Pakistan's Tribal North, U.S. Drone Strike Kills Four
The New York Times - 28 Sep 2014 23:51
A Pakistani official said Sunday that a vehicle parked near a house was the target of the American drone strike.