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Russian aid trucks 'leave Ukraine'
CNN - 23 Aug 2014 11:13
Several dozen Russian aid trucks left Ukrainian territory on Saturday morning, Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported, a day after they crossed the border without authorization.
Gaza comes under fresh Israeli airstrikes
Al Jazeera English - 23 Aug 2014 10:22
At least five from one family killed in central Gaza as Israel threatens to escalate attack after Israeli child killed.
Expert: ISIS able to hit U.S.
CNN - 23 Aug 2014 09:41
Former CIA Operative Bob Baer and Gen. Wesley Clark discuss the threat of ISIS.
Suspected Informants Killed in Gaza
Boston - 23 Aug 2014 03:23
Hamas sources in Gaza say 18 people suspected of collaborating with Israel have been executed.
John F. Akers, 79, Dies; Led IBM as PCs Ascended
The New York Times - 23 Aug 2014 22:59
Mr. Akers became chief executive in 1985, as smaller, less expensive computers started to undercut the company's lucrative mainframe computer business.
China Denies Confrontation With U.S. Surveillance Plane
The New York Times - 23 Aug 2014 22:10
The Chinese government rejected the Pentagon's claim that a People's Liberation Army fighter jet had buzzed dangerously close to an American surveillance plane in international air space on Tuesday.
New Anti-Terrorism Law To Tackle Extremism, UK Home Secretary Pledges
IBTimes - 23 Aug 2014 10:30
Britain's home secretary, Theresa May, announced the UK government's intention to pass new laws to tackle extremist groups within the country. Dubbing the proposed new laws "ASBOs [Anti-Social Behavior Orders] for terror...
U.S. protests intercept of Navy jet by Chinese warplane
Chicago Tribune - 23 Aug 2014 03:21How to Have a Day Out on the Cheap
Boston - 23 Aug 2014 15:57
Finance reporter Kevin Peachey looks at the popularity of attractions that are both free and those that charge an entrance fee and considers how you can keep costs down on a day out.
Iraq family's flight reveals depth of Sunni grief, grievances amid Islamic State group's surge
Fox News - 23 Aug 2014 08:09
For nearly a decade Abu Omar has been fleeing Iraq's many conflicts, but they always seem to catch up to him.
Flying Chair Mayhem Marrs Presidential Campaign Launch in Bolivia
Boston - 23 Aug 2014 03:23
Political pageantry turns to pandemonium in Bolivia. Chaos broke out at the launch of the Democratic Unity party's presidential campaign when rival soccer fans in attendance, began fighting and hurling chairs at each oth...
Iraq Mosque Attack: Shiite Gunmen Kill 68 Sunni Worshippers, Government Talks Suspended
IBTimes - 23 Aug 2014 02:30
Shiite militiamen shot and killed dozens of Sunni worshippers at a mosque in Iraq on Friday during an attack that could have profound implications on Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi's bid to forge unity in...
Thousands expected to march against death of unarmed New York man killed by police chokehold
Fox News - 23 Aug 2014 07:54
Organizers expect up to 5,000 people to attend a march protesting the death of an unarmed black man who died after being placed in a chokehold by a white New York police officer.
US Says Chinese Fighter Jet Confronted Navy Plane
Boston - 23 Aug 2014 19:45
A Chinese fighter jet flew within 30 feet of a Navy surveillance and reconnaissance plane this week in international airspace just off the Chinese coast, the Pentagon said Friday.
For Nuncio Accused of Abuse, Dominicans Want Justice at Home, Not Abroad
The New York Times - 23 Aug 2014 19:37
A top Vatican ambassador, or nuncio -- who serves as a personal envoy of the pope -- was accused of sexual abuse of minors.
Israeli Airstrike Collapses Gaza Apartment Tower
ABC News - 23 Aug 2014 19:28
Witnesses say Israeli airstrike collapses 12-story apartment tower in Gaza City, 22 wounded
Suicide bomber hits Baghdad military office
Al Jazeera English - 23 Aug 2014 13:44
At least eight people killed and 25 others injured in a suicide attack at intelligence office in the Iraqi capital.
Russian Aid Convoy Defies Ukraine
Boston - 23 Aug 2014 09:44
Russia sends more than 100 aid lorries into eastern Ukraine, without permission from Kiev.
Saudi Arabia Sustains UN Human Rights Council Membership Despite Beheading 19 People in 17 Days
IBTimes - 23 Aug 2014 08:30
By Maria Khan Saudi Arabia, a member of the UN Human Rights Council, has beheaded 19 people since August 4, reported the Human Rights Watch (HRW). Out of the 19 people who were beheaded, eight where convicted of non-viol...
How to Achieve "Flow" in Your Work
Time - 23 Aug 2014 06:01
You want to be experiencing "flow." It's when you're so wrapped up in what you're doing that the world fades away: Flow is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a fee...
Janet McKenzie: Sacred Art and the Feminine Spirit
OpEdNews - 23 Aug 2014 05:05
Janet McKenzie's controversial painting, "Jesus of the People" was the first place winner of the National Catholic Reporter's global competition to identify an image of Jesus for the New Millennium. It has generated "sho...
Lions Overcome Mistakes, Beat Jaguars 13-12
ABC News - 23 Aug 2014 04:58
Lions struggle in red zone but overcome mistakes to beat Jaguars 13-12