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'Terrible Day,' as Iraq Says City of Ramadi Falls to ISIS
ABC News - 17 May 2015 23:50
Claim comes one day after U.S. announced killing of an ISIS leader.
Cambodia Deports Fugitive Russian Tycoon
ABC News - 17 May 2015 07:58
Cambodia deports fugitive Russian tycoon Sergei Polonsky, accused of embezzling $175 million
Boca Juniors kicked out of Copa Libertadores
Al Jazeera English - 17 May 2015 07:37
Argentine club punished after its fans sprayed rival team players with caustic substance in last-16 tie.
Tornadoes, strong storms damage homes across Midwest
Fox News - 17 May 2015 06:00
Tornadoes and strong storms swept across the nation's midsection Saturday. Authorities in Oklahoma said there were reports of damage to homes and businesses and significant damage to power lines.
NASA: Antarctic ice shelf to disappear
CNN - 17 May 2015 04:00
One of the last remaining sections of Antarctica's Larsen B Ice Shelf is dramatically weakening, according to a new NASA study.
9 Dead in Texas Shooting Involving Rival Biker Gangs
Time - 17 May 2015 23:56
(WACO, Texas)—A shooting involving rival biker gangs at a Central Texas restaurant has left nine people dead and some others injured. Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton says eight people died at the scene of the shoot...
Suicide car bomb targets convoy in Afghan capital
Al Jazeera English - 17 May 2015 08:15
At least 2 civilians killed in Kabul attack after suicide bomber detonates explosives, Interior Ministry says.
Afghanistan: Suicide Attack Near Kabul Airport, 16 Wounded
ABC News - 17 May 2015 07:53
Afghan official: Suicide car bombing near Kabul airport wounds 16 civilians
No, American Christianity is not dead
CNN - 17 May 2015 04:42
The headlines were deafening this week -- if current trends continue, the last Christian at Boston's historic Park Street Church will leave the faith in a few decades, join a Wiccan coven on Harvard Square, tell her live...
Movie Shot in Mexico City Takes on Trotsky's Assassination
ABC News - 17 May 2015 06:03
Leon Trotsky movie being filmed in Mexico City, site of famed ice pick assassination in 1940
Thousands remain stranded at sea
CNN - 17 May 2015 05:59
Thousands of migrants have been left stranded at sea as Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia refuse to allow them ashore. CNN's Saima Mohsin reports.
Earthquakes on active Hawaii volcano could signal new eruption
Fox News - 17 May 2015 05:06
A series of earthquakes and shifting ground on the slopes of Kilauea have scientists wondering what will happen next at one of the world's most active volcanos.
Batman movie shooting: Trial so far
CNN - 17 May 2015 03:53
James Holmes seemed jocular before his capital murder trial began, chatting with his lawyers, smiling and even laughing.
No money and no escape: Life in North Korea
CNN - 17 May 2015 03:18
Rim Il arrived in Kuwait in the dead of night, full of high hopes.
US, China refuse to budge over South China Sea activity
Fox News - 17 May 2015 03:16
China and the United States budged not a bit Saturday over Beijing's assertive development in disputed parts of the South China Sea, with Foreign Minister Wang Ji politely but pointedly dismissing Washington's push for a...
Why 100,000 just fled their homes
CNN - 17 May 2015 03:10
"Terrified" citizens leave Burundi after violence flares. CNN's Robyn Kriel explains what's happening.
Baby beluga whale takes first breath
CNN - 17 May 2015 02:36
A baby beluga whale is born on Mother's Day at the Georgia Aquarium, as CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam reports.
Lasting mystery of Tsarnaev brothers
CNN - 17 May 2015 02:29
The death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev may provide some kind of justice for the families of the four people that he and his older brother Tamerlan murdered, as well as the 16 victims who lost lim...
Pope makes saints of 2 Palestinians
CNN - 17 May 2015 11:38
They were humble women, servants of God.
Asian groups file federal complaint against Harvard over admission practices
Fox News - 17 May 2015 06:00
An alliance of Asian American groups filed a federal complaint Friday against Harvard University, claiming that the school and other Ivy League institutions are using racial quotas to admit students other than high-scori...
'War on police': Line-of-duty deaths rise amid racially-charged rhetoric, anti-cop climate
Fox News - 17 May 2015 06:00
Police throughout the nation say they fear a growing anti-cop sentiment driven by a handful of racially-charged incidents is making their jobs more dangerous on the streets, where the number of officers killed in the lin...
Inside Story: ISIL fights back
Al Jazeera English - 17 May 2015 04:37
The battle for Iraq has taken another twist after ISIL fighters took control of large parts of the city of Ramadi.