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It Is Now Illegal to Pay for Sex in France
Time - 7 Apr 2016 04:40
France in now the fifth European country to criminalize the clients of prostitutes
Panama Papers Leak Casts Light on a Law Firm Founded on Secrecy
The New York Times - 7 Apr 2016 04:01
Ramón Fonseca, a co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, proclaimed his firm's innocence. But some say the leak's contents are at odds with how he has tried to portray himself and his role in Panama.
Brussels attacks: New 'man in the hat' video released
Al Jazeera English - 7 Apr 2016 23:38
Belgian prosecutors launch new public appeal for information about Brussels airport bombing suspect.
Singer dies onstage after getting bit by cobra
New York Post - 7 Apr 2016 15:52
A singer in Indonesia died after she was bitten by a cobra she was handling as part of her act, but not before finishing her routine and leaving the stage, news reports say. Irma Bule, 29, was singing at a party in Karaw...
Russian communists want Heineken to stop using their red star
New York Post - 7 Apr 2016 07:43
Russian Communist Party officials have launched a revolution over their beloved red star -- seeking to copyright the five-pointed proletariat symbol so that Macy's and Heineken can't use it. "Sometimes, our symbols are u...
North Korea prepping large-caliber rocket launch system, South Korea says
Fox News - 7 Apr 2016 07:00
North Korea has developed a large-caliber multiple launch rocket system that has the capability to strike Seoul as early as this year, South Korea's defense minister said Wednesday.
First Syrians Arrive in U.S. Under Surge Resettlement Program
Time - 7 Apr 2016 06:51
The Obama administration plans to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees before the end of September
New Immigration Reforms Could Evenly Distribute Migrants Across E.U.
Time - 7 Apr 2016 06:47
European officials are seeking a "more humane and efficient" strategy to handling the migrant crisis
Grounds Exist to Impeach President Rousseff, Brazilian Congress Report Says
Time - 7 Apr 2016 06:41
There exist 'minimal indications' of wrongdoing, a committee representative said
Suspected gunman arrested after shots fired in Paris
Miami Herald - 7 Apr 2016 15:58
French police arrested a suspected gunman Thursday after shots were fired near Parisian cafes targeted in November's attacks. No injuries were reported but the incident rattled nerves in a city still on edge. …
Confessions of an airport thief
CNN - 7 Apr 2016 15:35
It begins, she says, the moment passengers get off planes. Cleaning crews, flight-line mechanics, any airline employee with access to a just-arrived commercial airliner race through row after row of seats, searching for ...
Student activist hacked, shot to death in Bangladesh
Miami Herald - 7 Apr 2016 07:58
Three motorcycle-riding assailants hacked and shot a student to death as he was walking with a friend in the capital of Bangladesh, police said Thursday. …
New Zealand school musical ends with 2 boys in hospital
Miami Herald - 7 Apr 2016 07:37
A high school musical in New Zealand got a little too real when a prop razor used in a throat-slitting scene ended up cutting two boy's necks and sending them to a local hospital overnight. …
New role for Myanmar's Suu Kyi
CNN - 7 Apr 2016 07:03
Party leader and longtime democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi has been given a position in Myanmar's government -- one created especially for her.
Libya's Tripoli authority rejects UN-backed government
Al Jazeera English - 7 Apr 2016 06:51
Contrary to earlier reports, Tripoli-based PM Khalifa Ghweil refuses to cede power to UN-backed unity government.
Dutch firmly reject EU-Ukraine ties in referendum
Al Jazeera English - 7 Apr 2016 06:37
Voters in the Netherlands resoundingly said "no" to EU-Ukraine pact, dealing an embarrassing blow to the government.
Contested convention: What you need to know
CNN - 7 Apr 2016 05:34
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz earned a big victory in Wisconsin on Tuesday, topping Donald Trump and moving the Republican Party closer to a historic contested convention this summer.
David Cameron Once Argued That Trusts Should Not Be Treated Like Companies
Time - 7 Apr 2016 05:29
In a letter to the European Council president in 2013, he said that the solutions for addressing the misuse of companies "may well not be appropriate generally"
Lover-lawmakers file notice of intent to sue state, others
USA Today - 7 Apr 2016 08:45
Michigan lawmakers who had an affair continue their fight, this time in court.
Teenage girl killed by exploding Takata air bag in Texas
Fox News - 7 Apr 2016 04:12
An exploding Takata air bag has claimed another life, this time a 17-year-old girl whose car crashed near Houston.
Isaac Newton's alchemy recipe found
CNN - 7 Apr 2016 23:13
Harry Potter wasn't the only one after the philosopher's stone.
What Today's Congress Can Learn From the First Congress
Time - 7 Apr 2016 22:33
'Public faith in our democratic institutions is more important than any single issue'