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Tens of thousands of people attend vigil in Orlando for Pulse victims
The Week - 20 Jun 2016 07:51
An estimated 50,000 people gathered Sunday in Orlando for a candlelight vigil honoring the 49 people killed last week at Pulse nightclub. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images The vigil was held at Lake Eola Pa...
FBI to release Omar Mateen's exchange with cops from inside club
New York Post - 20 Jun 2016 07:44
The FBI on Monday will release a partial transcript of Omar Mateen's negotiations with police from inside the Orlando nightclub where he slaughtered 49 people -- but the feds will redact "his pledges" to ISIS, US Attorne...
Nepal police arrest 36 fake doctors in sweeping operation
Miami Herald - 20 Jun 2016 06:53
Police in Nepal say they've arrested 36 people who were working as doctors with fake credentials and education certificates in a sweeping operation across the Himalayan nation. …
New Zealand to Keep Troops in Iraq for an Extra 18 Months
ABC News - 20 Jun 2016 07:47
New Zealand says it will keep its small contingent of troops in Iraq for an additional 18 months as it continues to back the U.S.-led coalition's efforts to defeat the Islamic State group
At least 14 people killed in Kabul suicide bombing
The Week - 20 Jun 2016 07:23
At least 14 people were killed and eight injured when a bus carrying Nepalese security guards in Kabul was targeted Monday morning by a suicide bomber, the Afghan Interior Ministry said. Suicide bomber kills 14 in Kabul ...
14 Children Drown As Their Boats Overturn During a Storm in Russia
Time - 20 Jun 2016 03:44
4 people were detained for organizing the trip despite repeated cyclone warnings
FBI Arrests 3 High-Ranking New York City Police Officers
Time - 20 Jun 2016 15:25
The arrests stem from New York City's ongoing corruption probe
Schumer urges Americans to contact reps to improve gun laws
New York Post - 20 Jun 2016 06:24
In the wake of the Orlando massacre and on the eve of a crucial Senate vote on a firearms bill that he says would "close a fatal gap," Sen. Charles Schumer on Sunday called on Americans to "make their voices heard" by de...
Man Accused of Swinging Hammer, Shouting Racial Slurs
ABC News - 20 Jun 2016 03:56
A Massachusetts man is accused of shouting racial slurs and swinging a hammer at a group of black and Latino young men and teenagers at a beach, hitting one of them
The NRA Won't Defend Donald Trump's Gun Comments After Orlando
Mother Jones - 20 Jun 2016 15:58
High-ranking officials from the National Rifle Association are distancing themselves from Donald Trump's latest remarks about the Orlando mass shooting, in which the presumptive Republican nominee for president said that...
Supreme Court Turns Down Challenge to State Assault Weapons Ban
Time - 20 Jun 2016 15:55
The decision comes in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting
Bahrain strips religious leader of nationality
Al Jazeera English - 20 Jun 2016 15:42
Sheikh Isa Qassim accused of fomenting "extremist" sectarian atmosphere, a week after suspension of Al-Wefaq group.
Solar plane on ambitious Atlantic flight
CNN - 20 Jun 2016 15:42
The Solar Impulse 2 took off Monday from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport in the first attempt to get a solar-powered aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean.
Croatia dissolves parliament for early vote
Al Jazeera English - 20 Jun 2016 15:28
Snap election likely to be held in early September after 137 deputies in 151-seat assembly back parliament dissolution.
The non-Brits guide to Brexit
CNN - 20 Jun 2016 15:23
The European Union is arguably the world's most powerful union. And the Brexit referendum is the biggest decision Brits have faced in a generation.
Biden Says Trump Could Trigger Surge in Anti-Americanism
Time - 20 Jun 2016 15:21
"We will quickly see all this progress disappear"
Trump suggests 'profiling' to stop domestic terrorism
New York Post - 20 Jun 2016 15:13
Donald Trump suggested Sunday that the U.S. start "profiling" people inside the country to thwart terrorism, calling it a hateful but "common sense" tactic, in the aftermath of recent terror attacks. “I think profiling...
Algeria: Over 500,000 students resit exams after leaks
Al Jazeera English - 20 Jun 2016 07:56
Authorities impose partial block of social media after baccalaureate exams were leaked.
Mexico: Six killed in clashes during teachers' protest
Al Jazeera English - 20 Jun 2016 07:38
Police and protesters clash as teachers rally against education reform and colleagues' arrests.
New details emerge after 12 girls rescued from Pa. house of horrors
CBSNews - 20 Jun 2016 04:37
Many neighbors say they were concerned about what was happening inside the house, where the girls were found
Iceland deports Boko Haram victim from Nigeria
Al Jazeera English - 20 Jun 2016 03:56
World Refugee Day: Meet the Nigerian who was kicked out of Iceland and now remains in limbo in Sweden over deportation.
Martin Winterkorn, Ex-C.E.O. of Volkswagen, Is Under Investigation
The New York Times - 20 Jun 2016 15:54
Mr. Winterkorn, who resigned in September, is the first member of the carmaker's top management to be identified as a suspect in the emissions scandal.