Russian warships wait out storm in English Channel
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian warships have entered the English Channel to wait out a storm following a week of maneuvers in the North Sea, the latest in a string of Russian military exercises this year.
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Celebrities call for 'Black Friday' boycott
US celebrities called for a boycott to take place Friday -- one of the busiest US shopping days -- to protest a grand jury's decision not to prosecute a police officer who fatally shot a black teen. A number of well-known figures, among them hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, have signed onto the…
Russian doctor rebellion causes headache for Putin
MOSCOW (AP) — Dr. Semyon Galperin spent a decade in medical research in Russia and as much time in the United States, working at top hospitals and research companies. Despite his expertise, Galperin was recently given a stark ultimatum from the Moscow hospital where he works: Leave or stay on as a…
Hiker took cell phone photos of bear before fatal New Jersey mauling
(Reuters) - A hiker who was mauled to death by a black bear in September took photos of the lumbering animal just before the fatal attack in a heavily wooded area of northern New Jersey, police said Wednesday. Authorities in West Milford have released the photos taken from the cell phone of Darsh…
Nepal set for mass animal slaughter despite protests
Hindu temple officials herded thousands of animals into pens in a remote corner of Nepal in final preparations for a mass slaughter Friday, defying a growing chorus of protests.
Protesters target Black Friday sales in Ferguson
By Edward McAllister and Daniel Wallis FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri began targeting Black Friday sales at major retailers overnight in a new tactic to vent their anger at a grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen.…
Search on for Missing Ohio State Football Player
An Ohio State football player hasn't been seen since going out for a walk late Wednesday night and his family and friends are concerned that something may be wrong.
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These gorgeous photos perfectly capture the infuriatingly sad story of global warming
Global warming is a hotly debated topic around the world, as many people are still not convinced Earth’s climate is being affected by human activity. Business Insider has put up a collection of 17 gorgeous pictures that tell an infuriatingly sad story: global warming is affecting our lives in…
Exclusive: Obama plan to 'Power Africa' gets off to a dim start
By Joe Brock JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Barack Obama last year told a cheering crowd in Cape Town that a $7 billion plan to "Power Africa" would double electricity output on the world's poorest continent and bring "light where currently there is darkness". A year later, the U.S. president's flagship…
Boys found buried in snow pile in New York
Two children from upstate New York are recovering, from getting buried in the snow by a snow plow.
Energy revolution spells doom for German village
ATTERWASCH, Germany (AP) — Five days a week, a giant machine eats its way through soil at the Jaenschwalde open-cast mine in eastern Germany, exposing the brown coal buried beneath.
UK's Cameron to curb benefits for immigrants
LONDON (AP) — Migrants from Europe will have to leave Britain if they don't get a job within six months, and must work for four years before receiving some benefits, Prime Minister David Cameron announced Friday, in a carefully balanced speech designed to defuse domestic criticism of his…
Man killed over smartphone in SF remembered on Thanksgiving
On this Thanksgiving Day, the parents of a young man shot to death over a smartphone are asking for the public's help in finding their son's killers.
Mind Blowing French Video Amazes Many
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India 'raped' girls found hanging killed selves: investigators
Two girls found hanging earlier this year in northern India committed suicide and were not gang-raped and murdered as previously thought, federal investigators said Thursday.
Vladimir Putin's Tiger Causes Mayhem in China
Russia and China have had a rocky relationship over the years, enduring their fair share of border disputes, wars, and diplomatic splits. The relationship has improved greatly in recent years, but can it survive a murderous, border-violating tiger?
New York Boys Recovering After 8 Hours Trapped in Snowbank
Two New York boys are recovering after they were inadvertently trapped for about eight hours in a snow bank when a plow operator pushed snow over them.
US tyre tycoon mocks 'Communist' France in rejecting investment
Paris (AFP) - A US tyre tycoon on Friday ridiculed French laws and trade unions that he said had prevented him from investing in a stricken factory, saying France should become "Communist."
Tensions flare between Senate Democrats, White House
By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Criticism of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law by a top Senate Democrat this week laid bare post-election tensions that could pose challenges for the party in upcoming fights with Republicans over taxes, energy and immigration. In a…
Amsterdam warns of dangerous drugs after 3 deaths
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Health authorities in Amsterdam are warning of dangerous drugs being sold to tourists after three British men died in the past month after snorting heroin they may have believed was cocaine.
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Evangelicals with gay children challenging church
Rob and Linda Robertson did what they believed was expected of them as good Christians.
