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More governments request account info from Twitter
Twitter released a new transparency report on Thursday showing a steady rise in government requests for information from the globally popular one-to-many...
Blasts as international monitors reach MH17 crash site for first time in a week
International observers have reached the crash site of the downed Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine.
Mystery of World Trade Centre’s ‘Ground Zero Ship’ finally solved
Researchers said this week that a vessel unearthed four years ago at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan was made from wood cut around the year...
Al-Qaida’s ‘major funding’ for terror operations now comes from ransoms
Although initially funded by wealthy donors, the al-Qaida network is increasingly funding its terror operations with the proceeds from ransom demands it...
Last airman of Enola Gay which dropped atomic bomb of Hiroshima dies at 93
The last surviving crew member of the Enola Gay - the plane that dropped a nuclear bomb over Hiroshima - has died.
Feds end fight to reclaim mummy mask from St. Louis museum for Egypt
A 3,200-year-old mummy mask at the center of a yearslong custody fight will stay at the St.
Gaza’s day of destruction: 100 more dead as talk of possible truce emerges
A possible truce may be in the works between Palestinian leadership and Israel, after at least 100 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes and tank...
Top airline chiefs meet to discuss risk of planes over warzones after MH17
The U.N. civil aviation agency will hold a broad international meeting to discuss airline safety in the industry’s most coordinated response to the...
U.S. says Russia violated 1987 arms treaty by testing cruise missile
The United States has found that Russia violated a 1987 arms control treaty by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, a senior U.S.
Civilians killed in eastern Ukraine amid fierce fighting
Intense fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine killed at least 19 civilians, local officials said on Tuesday, as Kiev...
As Iraq comes undone, other crises muscle onto world stage
So dire is the situation in Baghdad that a knowledgeable source there says that top Iraqi military leaders “have their bags packed” in anticipation...
U.S. and Europe toughen Russia sanctions; fierce fighting continues near MH17 site
The United States and Europe put aside their differences and agreed Monday to sharply escalate economic sanctions against Russia amid worries that Moscow...
United Nations says insects may aid in fight against global food shortage
Conscious of insects’ high nutritional value, the DR Congo government has been encouraging families to include insects in their children’s...
Fighting complicates Ukraine crash probe, U.S., EU prepare Russia sanctions
Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed further complicated an investigation on Sunday as Europe and the United...
Muslims mark end of Ramadan fast with Eid celebrations
The world’s Muslim population is celebrating one of its most important holidays, After a month of fasting and modest living, celebrations began with...
Thousands march for Gaza in a wave of global protests
Demonstrations against the military action in Gaza were held around the world this weekend.
Malaysian airlines boss calls for new flight authority to identify safe routes
A boss of troubled Malaysia Airlines has called for the creation of a new body to decide which flight paths are safe in the wake of the MH17 tragedy in...
U.S. and Turkey evacuate diplomatic staff from Tripoli as violence spirals
The U.S State Department said on Saturday it was temporarily removing its personnel from Libya because of fighting near the U.S.
Human remains still at MH17 crash site, Australia to send more troops
More that a week after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 came down in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, human remains are still at the crash site, Australian Prime...
MH17: Dutch, Australians ready troops to secure crash site
Dutch and Australian authorities put their troops on standby for deployment to secure the rebel-held crash site of Malaysian flight MH17 in east Ukraine,...
Bad weather seen as probable cause of fatal Air Algérie crash
Poor weather was the most likely cause of the crash of an Air Algerie flight in the West African country of Mali that killed all 118 people on board, French...
Former U.S. FBI director warns that Gaza violence will fuel al-Qaida threat
The comments from Former FBI director Robert Mueller came as U.S. counterterrorism officials express new alarms about a mounting flow of foreign fighters,...
Ukraine military claims Russians fired cross-border artillery at them
The Ukrainian army has claimed that its soldiers came under artillery fire from the Russian side of the border overnight and were attacked by rebels in...
More bodies and plane wreckage found around MH17 crash site
Investigators have found a previously undiscovered part of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 along with more bodies more than a week after the Boeing 777 was...
Airline fatalities have actually declined over the past few years: Expert
Starting with missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in March and continuing with three separate crashes in the past week — Air Algerie Flight AH5017,...
Freedom at last? Pope meets Sudanese woman sentenced to death
A Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death in Sudan for refusing to recant her Christian faith arrived in Italy and met the Pope on Thursday en route...
Record-seeking teen pilot dies in ocean crash, father missing
A U.S. teenager who was attempting to set a record for an around-the-world flight was killed when his plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean.
Finally home: MH17 victims’ bodies arrive in Eindhoven from crash site
The bodies of some of the first victims recovered from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have returned to the Netherlands from the crash site in eastern...
U.S.: MH17 investigation shows no evidence of direct link to Russia
Senior U.S. intelligence officials say they have no evidence of direct Russian government involvement in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight...
Russian media full of MH17 conspiracy theories, none blaming Russia
An assassination attempt against Russian President Vladimir Putin. A desperate ploy to draw the West into the battle for Ukraine’s east.

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