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Kiev, Rebels Agree To Extra Measures To Ensure Ukraine Cease-Fire
IBTimes - 20 Sep 2014 08:30
(Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists and representatives from Kiev and Moscow agreed on Saturday on further measures to ensure a cease-fire between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists. Violations of a Sept. 5 cea...
US, Canada intercept 8 Russian aircraft
New York Post - 20 Sep 2014 06:05
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Two F-22 fighter jets intercepted six Russian military airplanes that neared the western coast of Alaska, military officials said Friday. Lt. Col. Michael Jazdyk, a spokesman...
New Zealand votes for new parliament
Al Jazeera English - 20 Sep 2014 04:08
Prime Minister John Key likely to be re-elected for a third term as his centre-right National Party leads the race.
Dozens Of Turkish Citizens, Held Hostage By ISIS In Iraq, Released
IBTimes - 20 Sep 2014 08:30
Forty-nine Turkish citizens, abducted by the Islamic State group from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in June, have been freed, according to media reports.
German Muslims Condemn Islamic State In Nationwide Day Of Prayer
IBTimes - 20 Sep 2014 08:30
(Reuters) - German Muslims condemned the actions of Islamic State in a nationwide day of prayer on Friday and vowed to stem the tide of youngsters heading to join radical militants in Syria and Iraq. In Berlin, where Fri...
Philippine Storm Moves North, Leaves 5 Dead
ABC News - 20 Sep 2014 08:02
Philippine storm batters northern provinces, leaves 5 dead, displaces thousands
White House fence jumper sparks evacuation
Fox News - 20 Sep 2014 07:31
Much of the White House was evacuated on Friday after someone jumped over the fence and ran toward the executive mansion, making it just past the front doors before being apprehended, the Secret Service said.
Australia steps up security after reported ISIS plot to attack lawmakers
Fox News - 20 Sep 2014 07:29
Intercepted intelligence indicating Islamic State militants could be planning to attack Australian lawmakers triggered a security alert at the country's Parliament building Friday.
U.S. couple admit Bali suitcase murder, police say
CNN - 20 Sep 2014 06:56
A man has confessed to killing his girlfriend's mother before they both tried to cover up the crime, police in Bali tell CNN.
CIA halts spying in Europe
New York Post - 20 Sep 2014 04:32
WASHINGTON -- The CIA has curbed spying on friendly governments in Western Europe in response to the furor over a German caught selling secrets to the United States and the...
U.S. And Allies in Ukraine for Joint Military Drills
Boston - 20 Sep 2014 03:52
NATO states are flexing their muscles in solidarity with Ukraine. In the west of the country, over 1,000 military personnel, including 200 from the U.S., are taking part in the annual Rapid Trident exercise. It's a show ...
French Military Releases Iraq Air Strike Video
Boston - 20 Sep 2014 03:51
The French military on Friday (September 19) released video showing Rafale jets participating in the country's first air strikes in Iraq since France promised to join military action against Islamic State militants who h...
Iraqi Women Pick Up Weapons, Join the Fight Against Islamic State
Boston - 20 Sep 2014 03:51
They are the newest group to join the fight against Sunni extremists in Iraq.
California boy gets detention for sharing school-prepared lunch with another student
Fox News - 20 Sep 2014 07:05
A 13-year-old California boy was reportedly placed in detention for sharing a school-prepared lunch with another student.
Report: More Than 150 Possible Enterovirus Cases in Boston Children's Hospital
Boston - 20 Sep 2014 06:34
WBZ News reports 12 children are reportedly in critical care and 24 in intermediate care.
Tigers Pound Royals 10-1 to Pad AL Central Lead
ABC News - 20 Sep 2014 06:17
Kinsler homers, Verlander sharp as AL Central-leading Tigers beat up second-place Royals 10-1
Eric Frein search: Ambush suspect could be aided by dense woods
Fox News - 20 Sep 2014 05:46
For a second night, authorities on Friday closed roads near a home where a suspect in the ambush killing of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper recently lived with his parents, and this time gunfire was reported in the a...
New ISIS Video 'Flames Of War' Claims Direct Confrontation With US Is Near
IBTimes - 20 Sep 2014 04:30
The Islamic State group released a documentary-style video Friday entitled "Flames of War: Fighting Has Just Begun." The ISIS video runs for nearly an hour and is narrated by a man who has what sounds like a North Americ...
Krauthammer: 'There isn't a coalition' in ISIS fight
Fox News - 20 Sep 2014 03:44
Charles Krauthammer told viewers on 'Special Report with Bret Baier' Friday that President Obama is facing difficulties in getting other countries onboard as part of a coalition to fight ISIS in Syria, Iraq and other par...
In Death, Florida Family Reveals a Spiral of Domestic Abuse
The New York Times - 20 Sep 2014 03:38
Extreme poverty, drug addiction and debt plagued the Spirit family for years before, the police said, Don C. Spirit killed his daughter, six grandchildren and himself on Thursday.
Pope Names Moderate as Chicago Archbishop
Boston - 20 Sep 2014 23:59
Pope Francis, in his first major appointment in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States, on Saturday (September 20) named Bishop Blase Cupich as the new archbishop of Chicago. Cupich, 65, who is seen as...
British Tourists Murder Suspects Are Asian -Thai Police
Boston - 20 Sep 2014 23:59
Police in Thailand are investigating the killing of two British tourists -- David Miller, age 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, in southern Koh Tao Island. Both bodies were found naked with head wounds. On Saturday, police ...