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After Paris Attacks, World Leaders Debate Whether To Allow Refugees Or Close Borders
Some countries, such as Australia, Canada and Germany, are adamant they will still accept Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris attacks, but other leaders want to take a harder line in the name of national security.
Nov 16, 2015
Paris Attacks Prompt Online Hoax: Sikh Man Photoshopped To Look Like Bomber
An image of a popular anti-Gamergate critic was manipulated to make him look like a suicide bomber and then circulated on social media.
Nov 14, 2015
ISIS, ISIL, Daesh Or Islamic State? After Paris Terror Attacks, French And US Officials Debate Name Of Militant Group
French President Francois Hollande and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry use "Daesh" to refer to the Islamic State -- some argue that everyone else should.
Nov 14, 2015
Paris Terror Attacks: France Could Invoke NATO Collective Defense Clause
The Western military alliance could invoke Article 5, which declares an attack against one ally to be an attack against all, security experts said.
Nov 14, 2015
Beirut Suicide Bombings: Lebanese Authorities Arrest Five Syrians, One Palestinian, Security Source Says
Lebanese authorities arrested five Syrians and one Palestinian in the twin suicide bombings that killed 43 in Beirut's Burj al-Barajneh district Thursday.
Nov 14, 2015
Colombia Marijuana Legalization 2015: Colombian President To Legalize Medical Marijuana By Executive Decree
The bill, which will legalize marijuana only for medicinal and scientific reasons, has passed through Congress.
Nov 13, 2015
Transgender Violence 2015: Congress Launches Task Force To Help Trans Victims
Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., whose granddaughter is transgender, will head the task force examining violence and other issues affecting that community.
Nov 13, 2015
Brazilian Politicians Want American-Style Gun Laws: Looser Restrictions Necessary For Self-Defense, Advocates Claim
Opponents of a Brazilian draft law say loosening gun restrictions will only worsen the country's murder toll, which reached 60,000 in 2014.
Nov 13, 2015
Syrian Refugee Crisis 2015: How Canada Will Resettle 25,000 Refugees Over The Next Few Weeks
The government will honor its commitment despite challenges in transporting, processing and housing the arrivals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
Nov 12, 2015
US Maternal Mortality Rates Have Gotten Worse, Are Now Twice Canadian Rate
The U.S. is one of the only countries doing worse than it was 25 years ago, with maternal mortality rates rising to 14 deaths per 100,000 live births from 12, the United Nations said.
Nov 12, 2015
China-Miss World Controversy: Canada's Anastasia Lin Claims Beijing Is Blocking Her From Final Because Of Human Rights Activism
Anastasia Lin, the China-born Canadian entry, says after speaking out on human rights abuses in China, she never received an invitation letter to the contest final.
Nov 12, 2015
Colombian Rebel Group FARC Halts Weapons Purchases To Further Peace Talks
The leftist guerrilla group confirmed Tuesday it would halt all weapons and munitions purchases as it continues peace negotiations with the Colombian government.
Nov 10, 2015
El Chapo Escape Update: Mexico Jails Businessman Accused Of Financing Joaquín Guzmán's Breakout
Prosecutors believe Mexican businessman Manuel Trillo was the financial operator of Joaquín Guzmán's Sinaloa drug cartel, and have imprisoned him in same the maximum-security prison Guzmán escaped from.
Nov 10, 2015
Allen Toussaint Dies: Celebrated New Orleans R&B Musician Dead At 77, Tributes Flood Twitter
The legendary New Orleans musician played his last show Monday night in Madrid's Teatro Lara.
Nov 10, 2015
Australia Immigration Terror Law: Dual National Citizenship To Be Stripped From Aussies Involved In Terrorism, Government Says
Australia's Coalition government is acting on a set of 27 recommendations from a joint committee on intelligence and security that include revoking citizenship for dual nationals involved in terrorism offences.
Nov 10, 2015
Phi Kappa Psi $25M Rolling Stone UVa Lawsuit Filed: Fraternity Alleges Defamation Over Retracted Rape Article
The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at the University of Virginia said Monday that it and its members "suffered extreme damage to their reputations" following the magazine's story about a gang rape it alleged took place at the fraternity.
Nov 09, 2015
Peru Victims Of Forced Sterilization Registry Is Not 'Political Calculation' Against Opposition, Government Says
“There is no political calculation. The only thing we seek with the creation of this record is justice for the victims,” a Peruvian official said.
Nov 09, 2015
First Ecuador Human Rights Trial Begins For Crimes Against Humanity In Alleged 1980s Abuses
Five former military officials are accused of committing crimes against humanity under the right-wing government of former President Leon Febres Cordero from 1985-1988.
Nov 09, 2015
Immigration Reform 2015: Decade-Long Project To Digitize US Forms For Immigrants Has Cost $1B, Just 1 Available Online
The decade-long project to overhaul the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' paper system could cost $3.1 billion and take an additional four years.
Nov 09, 2015
El Chapo Escape Update: Argentina On Alert After Tip That Mexican Drug Lord Joaquín Guzmán May Cross Border To Chile
Escapee Joaquín Guzmán of Mexico may be in Argentina attempting to cross the border into Chile, officials said Friday.
Nov 06, 2015
Amid Kim Davis Backlash, Kentucky Gov.-Elect Matt Bevin To Remove Clerks' Names From State Marriage Licenses
In wake of the Kim Davis case, Matt Bevin, who was elected Tuesday, said he plans to have county clerks' names from the documents.
Nov 06, 2015
Amid Ceasefire In Colombia, FARC Proposes US Military Funding Go To Peace-Building Fund
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia proposed a national fund be created to help end the conflict between the guerrilla group and the Colombian government.
Nov 06, 2015
India Muslim Quran Polygamy Case: Provision Misused By Men For 'Selfish Reasons,' Court Rules
A justice of the High Court of Gujarat issued an order decrying some Muslim men for abusing the polygamy provision in the Quran for "selfish" reasons.
Nov 06, 2015
Northern Ireland Prostitution Laws: First UK Arrest Made For New Offense Of Paying For Sex
Police declined to name the suspect or where the alleged incident took place.
Nov 05, 2015
Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Undergoes Chemotherapy For New Tumor
Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been admitted to Mount Sinai Hospital for testing and chemotherapy after doctors discovered a new growth on his bladder.
Nov 05, 2015
Monsanto Blocked By Mexico Supreme Court Injunction Until Consultation With Indigenous Communities Occurs
The agriculture giant was listed as one of the interested parties in the Supreme Court ruling that applied an injunction against Mexico's agriculture ministry, which had permitted the use of genetically modified seeds.
Nov 05, 2015
Immigration Reform In Texas: Undocumented Immigrants On Hunger Strike Over Treatment At Detention Center
Activists are saying more than two dozen detainees in a Texas detention center have faced punishment for staging hunger strikes in the past week, although the U.S. denies the claims.
Nov 05, 2015
Gender Wage Gap In UK: Finance Bonuses Should Be Linked To Representation In Senior Roles, Report Says
A review commissioned by the U.K. government says bonuses for the country's finance executives should be connected to the amount of women the firms employ in senior positions.
Nov 04, 2015
Republican Matt Bevin Wins Kentucky Gubernatorial Election
The Republican candidate defeated Democrat Jack Conway Tuesday, and will become one of the state's few GOP governors in recent decades.
Nov 03, 2015
White Memphis Officer Cleared By Grand Jury In Shooting Of Black Man At Traffic Stop
A grand jury decided Tuesday not to indict police Officer Connor Schilling in the shooting death of 19-year-old Darrius Stewart.
Nov 03, 2015
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