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Desperate Rohingya Use Plastic Rafts to Flee Myanmar
Bangladesh border guards spotted the makeshift raft overloaded with more than 50 passengers as it drifted toward the coastal village of Shah Porir Dwip village.
Riyadh Rejects Reports of Prince's Death in Graft Purge
Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd, a son of the late King Fahd, was rumoured to have been killed in custody or while resisting arrest amid the crackdown at the weekend.
Texas Church Gunman Escaped Mental Facility in 2012 While Facing Court-martial
The report also disclosed that police who were alerted to Devin Kelley's escape were advised that he posed a "danger to himself and others" after being "caught sneaking firearms" onto the US Air Force base in New Mexico where he was stationed.
Kabul's Shamshad TV Station Stormed by Gunmen in Ongoing Attack
"I saw three attackers on security cameras entering the TV station building. They first shot the guard and then entered the building. They started throwing grenades and firing," said Shamshad TV reporter Faisal Zaland, who escaped through a back door.
Nawaz Sharif Appears Before Court to Face Trial in Corruption Cases
Nawaz Sharif, 67, appeared before the Accountability Court Islamabad along with his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Captain (retired) Mohmmad Safdar.
Mother Killed Shielding her Four Children in Texas Church Shooting
Joann Ward pushed her 9-year-old daughter Rihanna to the floor when a gunman sprayed shots inside First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, then embraced her three other children, according to an account of her response shared by a family friend on Face...
Sudan's Bashir Says Time to Empty Camps of Darfur Displaced
The United Nations said in October that about three million people in Darfur needed aid, of whom nearly 1.6 million lived in 60 camps.
Sacked Catalonia Leader Puigdemont Turns Himself In, Polls Show Independence Strength
Puigdemont travelled to Belgium shortly after Madrid took control. On Sunday morning, Puigdemont and four of his former councillors presented themselves to police in Brussels.
Bush Sr. Voted for Clinton, Called Fellow Republican Donald Trump a 'Blowhard'
The revelations, contained in historian Mark Updegrove's "The Last Republicans," represent the strongest criticism to date from the Bush clan on why their Republican successor, Donald Trump is uniquely unfit to hold office.
Spain Issues Arrest Warrant for Ousted Catalan Leader
A Madrid High Court judge asked Belgium to arrest Puigdemont and four associates after they ignored a court order to return to Spain on Thursday to answer charges of rebellion, sedition, misuse of public funds, disobedience and breach of trust relating to...
Islamic State Says New York Truck Attacker is a 'Caliphate Soldier'
Sayfullo Saipov was charged in federal court on Wednesday with acting in support of Islamic State by plowing the truck down a popular riverside bike trail, injuring a dozen people in addition to those killed.
'Devout Terrorist' Jailed for Australia Plot
Sulayman Khalid was handed the sentence at the New South Wales Supreme Court after pleading guilty to conspiring to act in preparation for a terrorist attack.
New York's Uzbeks Unnerved by Bearded Attack Suspect
Pushed by a lack of work and strict control of behavior and dissent, millions from Uzbekistan have emigrated to the US in recent years.
Uzbek Man Planned New York Attack for a Year, 'Happy' With What he Did
Sayfullo Saipov, 29, who was hospitalized after he was shot by a police officer and arrested, confessed to authorities that he made a trial run with a rental truck on October 22 for practice.
New York Attack: Donald Trump Says We Must Not Allow ISIS to Return to US
"We must not allow ISIS to return, or enter, our country after defeating them in the Middle East and elsewhere. Enough!" Trump tweeted.
Carbon Dioxide Spikes at Record Pace, Hits Highest Level in 800,000 Years
The United Nations said that growth rate was 50 percent faster than the average over the past decade, driving CO2 levels 45 percent above pre-industrial levels and further outside the range of 180-280 ppm seen in recent cycles of ice ages and warmer perio...