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Jailed Pussy Riot Member Begins Hunger Strike
(MOSCOW) -- One of the jailed members of the Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot has gone on a hunger strike. Maria Alyokhina announced her hunger strike after being denied the right... Read More -
Octogenarians Face Off to Earn Title of Oldest Man to Reach Everest Summit
(NEW YORK) -- Two octogenarian climbers are facing off once again to earn the title of the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Yuichiro Miura, of Japan, is ascending the mou... Read More -
Man Killed in Suspected London Terrorist Attack
(LONDON) -- Two attackers savagely killed a man believed to be a British soldier just outside army barracks in southeast London, telling eyewitnesses the killing was "an eye for an eye...because Mu Read More -
Duchess Kate Shows Baby Bump at Queen’s Garden Party
(LONDON) -- The countdown is on for Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton’s July delivery, and with every public appearance the duchess looks more like a mom-to-be. On Wednesday the... Read More -
Ai Weiwei Heavy Metal Video Rants Against State Control
(BEIJING) -- The opening moments of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s new video (available on the artist’s website ) set the tone... Read More -
Pizza Delivery to Afghanistan Troops Set Guinness Record
(CHICAGO) -- A pizza mission to U.S. military service members in Afghanistan has made the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest pizza delivery. The non-profit, Pizza 4 P... Read More -
In Apparent Anti-Gay Protest, Man Commits Suicide in Notre Dame
(PARIS) -- The Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was evacuated and closed for four hours on Tuesday after a man shot himself dead near the altar. Dominique Venner, a 78-year-old Frenc... Read More -
Iraq's Spate of Sectarian Violence Continues
(BAGHDAD) -- Deadly attacks driven by sectarian tensions slowed somewhat in Iraq on Tuesday, although officials there say that bombings still took the lives of 20 people while injuring at least 100... Read More -
UN-Arab League Envoy Has Hopes for Syrian Peace Summit
(CAIRO) -- The United Nations-Arab League mediator in charge of trying to find a solution to the two-year conflict in Syria expressed optimism on Tuesday that officials from President Bashar al-Ass... Read More
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