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FCC E-Rate Reform Proposal Criticized By School Advocacy Groups And Unions

Teachers unions and school advocacy groups criticized a draft proposal by FCC Chairman Wheeler to modernize the E-Rate program.

Who Is Mohamed Fahmy? Al-Jazeera Cairo Bureau Chief Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

The imprisoned journalist has spent 13 years covering the Middle East and North Africa.

Springfield, Mass. Mayor, Domenic Sarno, Draws Criticism For Trying To Stop Refugee Relocation

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno appealed to federal officials last week to stop overwhelming his city with refugees burden already strained social services.

Baher Mohamed, One Of Three Al-Jazeera Journalists Sentenced To Prison, 'Loved' Egypt

Baher Mohamed was a young journalist getting his career started when he was arrested in Cairo last year. He was sentenced Monday to 10 years in an Egyptian prison.

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Sentencing Of Al-Jazeera Journalists In Egypt Slammed As #FreeAJStaff Hashtag Spreads On Twitter

"Journalism is not a crime" has been a popular refrain among those outraged at the sentence.

Kerry Presses Maliki As Iraq Loses Control Of Syrian, Jordanian borders

Capturing the frontier is a dramatic step toward the goal of building a caliphate across swathes of Syria and Iraq.

Bangladesh Sentences 8 Islamist Militants, Including Harkatul Jihad Leader, To Death Over 2001 Attacks

Eight Islamist militants were sentenced to death for a April 2001 bombing in Dhaka, while six others were sentenced to life in prison.

Switzerland Prepares List Of Indian Nationals With Black Money In Its Banks

India's investigation of black money in secretive Swiss banks was triggered by a list of accounts at HSBC leaked by a whisteblower.

William Hague Says EU Ready For More Russia Sanctions If Necessary

EU leaders will hold a summit later in the week in Brussels where they could take decisions on sanctions.

A microscopic picture of spores and vegetative cells of Bacillus anthracis which causes the disease anthrax is pictured in this undated file photograph.

CDC Reassigns Director Of Lab Behind Anthrax Blunder: Reuters

The possible exposure has forced as many as 84 employees at the agency's Atlanta campus to get a vaccine or take powerful antibiotics.

ISIS Takes Control Of Rutba On Iraq's Western Border With Jordan

ISIS now reportedly controls most of Iraq's western border and is in a position to easily move weapons to arm Syrian rebels.

Texas Lawmaker Calls Mass Graves Of Unidentified Immigrants Crime Scene

Fiberboard coffins apparently weren't used to bury unidentified immigrants who died trying to avoid Border Patrol.

John Kerry Meets With Egyptian President al-Sisi, Discusses Domestic Issues And Iraq

Kerry is the highest ranked U.S. official to visit Egypt since al-Sisi was elected president in May.

Jordan Beefs Up Iraq Border Defenses As Frontier Post Falls

The loss of the only crossing into Iraq was not seen as an immediate security threat.

Netanyahu Warns U.S. Against Working With Iran To Halt ISIS Advance In Iraq

Netanyahu says a better idea would be to pit Iran against the Sunni extremists.

Mauritanian President Abdel Aziz Re-Elected With 82 Percent

U.S. Missile Defense System Hits Target In Key Test -Sources

ISIS-Captured U.S. Humvees Being Shipped To Al Qaeda Rebels In Syria

Pentagon aware of pictures showing U.S. Humvees in ISIS hands.

Polish FM Sikorski Calls Security Pact With U.S. 'Worthless' In Secret Recording

A Polish paper plans to release on Monday a full transcript of the conversation.

South Korean Army Conscript, Who Killed 6 And Wounded 7, Kills Himself

The soldier reportedly threw a grenade and opened fire late on Saturday night, killing five members of his unit and wounding seven.

Rand Paul On Iraq: "I'm Not Sure Where The Clear Cut American Interest Is," During ‘Meet The Press’

Rand Paul told David Gregory on "Meet The Press" the Iraq crisis was partly fueled by failed American policies over the last 13 years.

U.S. Border Patrol To Fly Detainees To California For Processing

Border Patrol is detaining 700 migrants a day.

Israeli Troops Kill Two Palestinians As Search For Missing Teens Continues

The clashes occurred in the Nablus and Ramallah.

Abu Deraa, Accused Mass Killer Of Sunnis Known As The 'Zarqawi Of The Shiites,' Seen In Iraq

Little is known about Abu Deraa.

Pope Francis Excommunicates Mafia Members, Says They Adore Evil

Pope says those who choose to practice evil deserve to be excommunicated.

Taliban Attack NATO Air Base In East Afghanistan

Taliban attacked the NATO air base at Jalalabad airport in Afghanistan.

ISIS Takes Control Of Syrian Border Town, Shiite Militia Holds Rallying Parade

The situation in Iraq continues to become more complicated as another religious militia shows its fighting capabilities.

Syria Bombs ISIS-Held Area Along Iraqi Border, 16 Dead

Syria stages five bombing raids near the Iraqi border in bid to halt ISIS advance.

Gerry Conlon, One Of The 'Guilford Four,' Dead At Age 60

Gerry Conlon was immortalized in the movie, "In The Name Of The Father," based on the biography he wrote.

Border Crisis: Influx Of Central American Migrants May Be Hurting Border Security As Drug Seizures Fall

Drug smugglers are exploiting the distraction caused by thousands of Central American migrants for Border Patrol.

South Korean Soldier Shoots And Kills Five Fellow Soldiers At North Korean Border Post

The suspect is reportedly still at large.

Ukraine Crisis: Separatists Ignore Cease-Fire, Wounding 9 In Overnight Fighting

The attacks occurred in the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk.

Egypt Court Confirms Death Sentence For 183 Muslim Brotherhood Supporters

A beleaguered Muslim Brotherhood calls the verdict "shocking but unsurprising."

SEC Sues To Force Stricter Implementation Of Congressional Subpoenas

The SEC is investigating how a major change, made to the health-care bill reached traders before it was announced.

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