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Alan García: former Peru president dies after shooting himself before arrest
The Guardian - 17 Apr 2019 18:41
García, who faced accusations of taking bribes from Brazilian company Odebrecht during his presidency, shot himself at his home Peru's former president Alan García has died after deliberately shooting himself in the he...
Notre-Dame fire: Macron says new cathedral will be 'more beautiful'
BBC - 17 Apr 2019 04:23
President Macron vows to rebuild the cathedral within five years as officials investigate the fire.
71-year-old Louisiana man arrested on 100 rape charges following complaint
USA Today - 17 Apr 2019 03:40Israel Folau to challenge Rugby Australia's termination of $4m contract
The Guardian - 17 Apr 2019 05:14
Wallabies star notifies governing body of intention to contest 'high level' code of conduct breach notice Wallabies star Israel Folau has notified Rugby Australia of his intention to contest a "high level" code of conduc...
Donald Trump attacks Bernie Sanders' tax returns, makes 2020 election prediction
USA Today - 17 Apr 2019 04:56Trump Administration to Allow for Extended Detention of Certain Asylum Seekers as Deterrent to Others Not to Come
Slate - 17 Apr 2019 04:40
Barr's order disallows some asylum seekers from seeking parole while they wait sometimes years for their asylum hearings.
Assange smeared his feces on Ecuadorian embassy's walls, president says
CBSNews - 17 Apr 2019 17:08
"He did not behave the way an asylee should, with respect for the country that has warmly welcomed him," Lenin Moreno said
The Director of Human Rights Watch in Israel Is Being Deported
Time - 17 Apr 2019 05:15
Omar Shakir is accused of advocating a boycott of the country
Meet the Luckiest Dog in the World, Rescued While Swimming 135 Miles From Shore
Time - 17 Apr 2019 03:54
The dog's rescuers suspect it might have fallen off a fishing trawler
Court Rejects 2 Years of Judge's Decisions in Cole Tribunal
The New York Times - 17 Apr 2019 03:12
The ruling, which found that the judge had wrongly hidden his simultaneous pursuit of a Justice Department job, was a major setback in the oldest death-penalty case at Guantánamo Bay.
Who is Sol Pais? What we know about the 'armed and dangerous' woman besotted by Columbine shooting
USA Today - 17 Apr 2019 17:09India’s Jet Airways suspending operations, no money to fly
USA Today - 17 Apr 2019 17:08
Jet Airways, once India’s largest airline, announced that it is suspending all operations after failing to raise enough money to run its services.
Estonia likely to see euroskeptic party brought to power
Fox News - 17 Apr 2019 17:03
Estonia's outgoing prime minister has been designated to form a government in a decision that likely will bring a populist, eurosceptic party to power for the first time in the Baltic nation.
Peru's ex-president Alan Garcia shoots himself as police try to arrest him
New York Post - 17 Apr 2019 16:56
LIMA — Peru's former president Alan Garcia shot himself early on Wednesday after police arrived at his home in the capital Lima to arrest him in connection with a bribery investigation, a police source said. Garcia, 69...
China's Economy Stabilizes After Beijing Opens the Bank Vaults
The New York Times - 17 Apr 2019 05:19
New figures suggest the Chinese slowdown is bottoming out. Credit goes to a wave of lending, but economists warn that debt-fueled growth can't continue.
Father of slain 9/11 firefighter again blasts Ilhan Omar
New York Post - 17 Apr 2019 05:02
The father of an FDNY firefighter slain on 9/11 slammed Rep. Ilhan Omar Tuesday, saying she owes him an apology for describing the terrorist attack as "some people did something." Jim Riches made the statement at the ann...
Indonesian Voters Go to the Polls Today in the World's Biggest One-Day Election
Time - 17 Apr 2019 05:01
Opinion polls have shown current President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in the lead
Trump and Netanyahu Are Breaking the Bond Between American Jews and Israel
Time - 17 Apr 2019 17:06
"For many American Jews, though, the status quo is not a victory," writes Eisner
Lightning strikes Acropolis in Greece, 4 lightly injured
Miami Herald - 17 Apr 2019 16:58
Greek officials say four people have been lightly injured after lightning struck the Acropolis in Athens during a rainstorm. A culture ministry official told The Associated Press there was no …
China's economic growth steady amid tariff fight with US
Miami Herald - 17 Apr 2019 05:26
China's economic growth held steady in the latest quarter despite a tariff war with Washington, in a reassuring sign that Beijing's efforts to reverse a slowdown might be gaining traction. …
Why hundreds of migrants never make it out of Texas' 'Death Valley'
New York Post - 17 Apr 2019 04:58
FALFURRIAS, Texas -- More than a dozen loose-leaf binders in the local sheriff's office provide a grisly inventory of hundreds of migrants found dead after they sneaked across the Mexican border into the United States. C...
The Latest: Ex-general vying for Indonesia president votes
Miami Herald - 17 Apr 2019 04:42
The Latest on Indonesia's presidential and legislative elections (all times local): 8:30 a.m. President candidate Prabowo Subianto has voted in Indonesia's presidential and legislative elections and says he confident of ...