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UN warns of mass displacement in war-torn CAR
Al Jazeera English - 30 May 2017 16:43
Almost 100,000 people displaced in Central African Republic in resurgent fighting since the beginning of May.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Will Close in 2019
Time - 30 May 2017 16:40
(HARRISBURG, Pa.) — The owner of Three Mile Island, site of the United States’ worst commercial nuclear power accident, said Monday that it will shut down the plant in 2019 without a financial rescue from Pennsylvani...
Two Opposition Leaders in Venezuela Have Been Wounded in Anti-Government Protests
Time - 30 May 2017 04:10
Opposition figure Henrique Capriles said government forces dispersing the protests "ambushed" them
Migrant crisis: Packed dinghy catches fire off Spanish coast
BBC - 30 May 2017 05:10
The 34 people, who were travelling to Europe in the boat, were saved by the Spanish coast guard.
Oreo maker Mondelez pays exec almost $900K to leave company
Chicago Tribune - 30 May 2017 19:42Zookeeper Killed by Tiger Was Doing 'What She Had Always Loved,' Mom Says
Time - 30 May 2017 16:45
"She wouldn't have done anything else. It's what she has always done"
N Korea warns of weapon 'gift' for US after recent test
Al Jazeera English - 30 May 2017 07:44
Kim Jong-un supervised new ballistic missile test and promises to develop more powerful weapons for defence.
Suicide bomber wreaks havoc on busy Baghdad ice cream shop
New York Post - 30 May 2017 04:44
A suicide car bomber blew himself up outside a popular ice cream shop in Baghdad -- killing at least 13 people and injuring 24 others -- after they stopped fasting for Ramadan, officials said. Dramatic videos posted on s...
Australia plans to ban pedophiles from traveling overseas
Fox News - 30 May 2017 07:43
Australia plans to ban convicted pedophiles from traveling overseas in what the government says is a world-first move to protect vulnerable children in Southeast Asia from exploitation.
British police on hunt for concert bomber's missing suitcase
New York Post - 30 May 2017 04:54
British authorities on Monday released this photo of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi hauling a bright-blue suitcase on the day of last week's terror attack, and are asking anyone who may have seen him with it to c...
UK police: Tiger that killed zookeeper has not been killed
ABC News - 30 May 2017 16:56
British police say a tiger that killed a female zookeeper has not been destroyed
Philippine army battles to contain Isis attacks from spreading to second city
The Guardian - 30 May 2017 07:15
Curfews and heavy military presence in Iligan, a city of 350,000, amid fears Islamist militants may seek to expand conflict Police and security services have imposed a night-time curfew and increased their presence in a ...
Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh with heavy wind and rain
BBC - 30 May 2017 05:48
A powerful storm has made landfall on Bangladesh's south-eastern coast with heavy rains and winds.
Colombia pushes back deadline for rebel disarmament
Miami Herald - 30 May 2017 03:41
Colombia's government is pushing back by 20 days the deadline for leftist rebels to turn over their weapons under a peace deal. President Juan Manuel Santos announced the decision in …
'Trojan Horse': Cases against teachers dropped
BBC - 30 May 2017 16:49
A panel rules the integrity of the process has been called into disrepute.
Assisted living facility owner busted for sex assault
New York Post - 30 May 2017 16:49
The owner of an assisted living facility in Florida who was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting an employee claims the encounter was consensual, authorities say. Enrique De La Piedra, owner of the Osprey Assista...
UN food agency warns South Sudan conflict is fueling famine
Miami Herald - 30 May 2017 16:46
The head of the U.N.'s food and agriculture agency warned Tuesday that conflict in South Sudan could undermine hopes of avoiding a new famine next year. Around 100,000 people face …
Probe opens into French MPs in European Parliament
Miami Herald - 30 May 2017 16:44
The Paris prosecutor's office says it has opened an investigation into 19 French members of the European parliament after one of their colleagues from the far-right National Front claimed they …
WATCH: Dallas residents help rescue cop after crash
ABC News - 30 May 2017 16:42
At least a dozen bystanders rushed to help the officer after the crash.
Storm hits Bangladesh, destroying hundreds of homes
Miami Herald - 30 May 2017 07:19
A tropical storm lashed southern Bangladesh on Tuesday, destroying hundreds of poorly built homes in some remote islands in the Bay of Bengal, officials said. No casualties were immediately reported. …
Powerful new antibiotic could halt superbugs
CNN - 30 May 2017 16:54
Scientists in the United States have developed a vital tool in the battle against superbugs by re-engineering a decades-old antibiotic.
Migrant boat dramatically catches fire in Mediterranean
CNN - 30 May 2017 16:37
Footage captured by the Portuguese Air Force shows the moment a migrant boat was engulfed in flames in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.