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US envoy in Cambodia to discuss human rights, politics
Miami Herald - 18 Jul 2016 15:35
A Cambodian official says talks with a visiting U.S. envoy focused on Cambodia's political situation and human rights. …
Baton Rouge Attack Deepens Anguish for Police: 'We've Seen Nothing Like This'
The New York Times - 18 Jul 2016 04:57
Law enforcement officials said it had been generations since the nation endured two separate episodes in which so many police officers were killed.
Confessions of a captured ISIS fighter
Fox News - 18 Jul 2016 06:15
He had a ringside seat for the entire, bloody rise of ISIS, and by his own count killed dozens of innocent men, women and children. Now Thahir Sahab Jamel disavows the black-clad Islamist army, but his Kurdish jailors sa...
Twitter, Facebook move quickly to stem celebrations of Nice attack
Reuters - 18 Jul 2016 02:50
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Attack in Nice Turns Spotlight on City's Religious Divisions
The New York Times - 18 Jul 2016 04:49
Muslims and non-Muslims have lived alongside each other in Nice for generations, but last week's massacre has exacerbated tensions among residents.
One of the Slain Baton Rouge Officers Only Recently Wrote a Plea About Violence
Time - 18 Jul 2016 05:41
"Please don't let hate infect your heart," Montrell Jackson wrote. "This city MUST and WILL get better"
Former Marine Kills Three Baton Rouge Officers, Three Others Wounded
Time - 18 Jul 2016 04:40
The gunman was identified as Gavin Long of Kansas City
Nice Attack: Truck Driver May Have Been Recently Radicalized
Time - 18 Jul 2016 05:51
Officials say Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel had undergone a rapid conversion to radical Islam
Senior S. Korean prosecutor arrested for alleged corruption
Miami Herald - 18 Jul 2016 05:05
A senior South Korean prosecutor has been arrested for allegedly pocketing millions of dollars following shady stock transaction deals with a leading online game maker. …
Latest on the shooting of Baton Rouge police officers
CBSNews - 18 Jul 2016 02:33
Three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers were killed and three others wounded; deceased shooter identified
Kerry: ISIS 'on the run' in Iraq, Syria
CNN - 18 Jul 2016 01:31
Secretary of State John Kerry insisted Sunday that a recent spate of terrorist attacks reflects that ISIS is "on the run" in Iraq and Syria.
Turkish officials swear all is fine after failed coup
New York Post - 18 Jul 2016 15:37
ANKARA, Turkey -- Warplanes patrolled Turkey’s skies overnight in a sign that authorities feared that the threat against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government was not yet over, despite official assurances that ...
China fires 3 officials after typhoon in east killed 83
Miami Herald - 18 Jul 2016 04:46
The Chinese government has fired three officials in an eastern province after a strong tropical storm killed 83 people and left 19 others missing, an official news agency reported Monday. …
Freddie Gray death: Officer cleared
CNN - 18 Jul 2016 16:45
Baltimore police Lt. Brian Rice was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office in connection with Freddie Gray's arrest and death, Judge Barry Williams ruled in a bench t...
Baton Rouge Gunman 'Was Targeting Officers,' Police Say
The New York Times - 18 Jul 2016 16:14
The gunman, a Marine veteran, "definitely ambushed those officers," a Louisiana State Police spokesman said Monday of the attack that killed three officers.
Russian inquiry finds cheating went beyond Sochi Olympics
Miami Herald - 18 Jul 2016 15:56
An investigator looking into Russian doping found the country's state-directed cheating program resulted in at least 312 falsified results and lasted from 2011 through at least last year's world swimming championships. �...
Muslim mob stabs Christian to death in Egypt over feud
Miami Herald - 18 Jul 2016 15:56
A Muslim mob in southern Egypt stabbed a Coptic Christian to death over a personal feud, officials said Monday, stoking anger among Christians amid a spike in assaults on their community. …
Greece, EU set Christmas target for debt talks, IMF return
Miami Herald - 18 Jul 2016 15:55
The European Union's top finance officials says that bailout talks with Greece are aimed at achieving a debt relief deal and a return to full program participation by the International Monetary Fund by Christmas. …
Investigation confirms numerous Russian officials were involved in doping scheme
The Week - 18 Jul 2016 15:54
A report by the World Anti-Doping Agency released Monday confirmed accusations by Russia's former anti-doping lab director, Grigory Rodchenkov, that the Russian government orchestrated an elaborate cheating scheme at the...
Obama to Florida Gov. Rick Scott: This Emergency Is Yours: Own It.
The Huffington Post - 18 Jul 2016 15:51
When Gov. Rick Scott recently asked President Obama to declare a federal emergency over the toxic algae catastrophe coating South Florida's coasts, my head nearly exploded. It is the zenith of hypocrisy for Gov. Scott to...
European Parliament urges Tirana to pass judicial reform
Miami Herald - 18 Jul 2016 15:51
The European Parliament is warning Albanian politicians that failure to pass a judicial reform package will end the possibility of launching membership negotiations with the European Union soon. …
Alton Sterling's Aunt Makes Emotional Plea to End 'Bloodshed'
Time - 18 Jul 2016 15:45
"We don't call for no bloodshed. That's how this all started"