General Escalates Libya Attack
The general, Khalifa Hifter, has led a six-month campaign to rid the violence-torn country of Islamists.
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Hong Kong Leader Open to Talks With Protesters
But Hong Kong’s chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, said he was in no position to offer concessions to the protesters’ demands…
Oscar Pistorius’s Sentencing Hearing Shifts Focus to South Africa’s Prisons
On the fourth day of televised proceedings, the defense questioned the ability of the country’s prison system to accommodate disabled…
Sinosphere Blog: Trying to Walk Their iPhones, Artists Run Into Trouble in Beijing
The artists Han Bing and Hui Li planned to satirize consumers’ hunger for the newest iPhones in a performance artwork,…
Mount Sinabung erupts
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung has erupted sporadically since 2010 after being dormant for 400 years. This latest series of eruptions began…
ISIS fight: Send more weapons to Kobani, Kurdish official urges
A Syrian Kurdish official calls on the international community to allow weapons into the border town of Kobani, saying the…
Texas nurse cleared to fly before Ebola diagnosis
The U.S. government is ramping up its response to the Ebola crisis after a second Dallas nurse became ill and…
How the law follows the wealth gap in modern-day America: Neil Macdonald
Americans are taught that everyone is equal before the law. But that is increasingly not the case in a country…
Oscar Pistorius sentencing live
Former Paralympian in court for the fourth day of mitigation in sentencing for the manslaughter of Reeva Stenkamp as self-confessed…
EU digital chief boasts he ‘goes online every day’ and can use an iPhone
The European Union's new digital commissioner has told how he is the perfect man for the job - because he…
Imperial War Museum backs down over Australia ‘mere colonials’ row
Imperial War Museum backs down and agrees to recognise the achievements of the greatest heroes from Australia and Canada in…
Amazon deforestation seen from the air: in pictures
Greenpeace activists went undercover in the lawless state of Pará in Brazil to track down illegal loggers. Secretly placed GPS…
Dangerous Op: Boy Rescued From Jihadi Dad in Syria
An 8-year-old boy from Kosovo was reunited with his mother after intelligence and security forces brought him back from Syria…
Afghanistan Nabs Key Haqqani Network Commanders
Afghanistan's intelligence service said it captured two key members of the Haqqani network, the Taliban-linked group that had kidnapped U.S.…
U.S. Marine Charged in Transgender Filipino’s Murder
Police in the Philippines filed murder charges against U.S. Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton over the death of a transgender Filipino…
Florida Wins for Most Awkward Midterm Debate Moment
All most people will remember will be the fan. (Yes, an actual electric fan)