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Death of Freddie Gray Violent rioting and protests including looting occur near the Mondawmin Mall in Baltimore after the funeral of Freddie Gray with seven Baltimorean police officers injured.

National Guard on alert, several officers injured as riot erupts in Baltimore

BALTIMORE — Rioters looted stores and hurled rocks and bricks at Baltimore police Monday, injuring several officers just hours after thousands mourned the man who died after suffering a severe spinal injury in police custody. Several hours later, the city remained in chaos: The National Guard was put on alert by the governor, ready to move in rapidly if needed, the Baltimore

James E. Holmes appears in Arapahoe County District Court with Public Defender Tamara Brady Monday, July 23, 2012, in Centennial, Colo.

The Latest: Defense says Holmes suffered psychotic break

5:05 p.m. (MDT) An attorney for the man who opened fire in a crowded Colorado movie theater says James Holmes experienced a break with reality months before the shooting, soon after he turned 24. Defense lawyer Katherine Spengler says Holmes' psychotic break in early 2012 could have been caused by problems with his girlfriend and stress from the social interaction required of

A police officer walks by a blaze, Monday, April 27, 2015, after rioters plunged part of Baltimore into chaos, torching a pharmacy, setting police cars ablaze and throwing bricks at officers.

Riot, looting prompt state of emergency, curfew in Baltimore

Share PhotoReddit✉ EDS NOTE: OBSCENE GESTURES - People stand on top of a Baltimore police car in Baltimore on Monday, April 27, 2015, during unrest following the funeral of Freddie Gray. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a Baltimore Police Department van. (AP Photo/Juliet Linderman) A boy throws a brick

Survivors of Saturday's earthquake play outside their tent at a makeshift camp in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 28, 2015.

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Nepal earthquake: Eight million people affected, UN says

28 April 2015 From the section Asia Eight million people have been affected by the massive earthquake in Nepal, and 1.4 million are in need of food aid, the United Nations says. International aid has started arriving but there is still a shortage of medical equipment, food and body bags. The 7.8 magnitude quake hit Nepal on Saturday destroying buildings in Kathmandu and

The Latest on Nepal Quake: Death toll 4,438 in 3 countries

9.00 a.m. (0315 GMT) A Nepal police official says at least 4,352 bodies have so far been recovered after last week's massive earthquake that struck just outside of capital Kathmandu. Deputy Inspector General of Police Komal Singh Bam says the toll includes 1,176 bodies recovered in Sindhupalchuk district, just northeast of the capital. He says 8,063 people have been injured.

In this photo taken Wednesday, April 8, 2015, decomposed bodies of civilians reportedly killed by Boko Haram lie around on the ground in Gwoza, Nigeria.

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Grisly discovery in Nigerian town: Hundreds of decomposed corpses

Kano, Nigeria (CNN)Hundreds of decomposed corpses were discovered buried in shallow graves in the streets of the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak this past weekend, according to local officials and a resident. The town had recently been freed from the Boko Haram terror group in a joint Nigerian-Chadian military operation. A

Israeli soldiers stand atop of a tank during a military exercise in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights

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Israeli Airstrike Kills 4 Suspected Syrians Militants in Golan Heights

VOA News Israeli forces on Sunday killed four suspected militants whom it says were caught trying to plant a bomb in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

A view of a damaged house after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011.

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Death Toll Climbs: 2,500 Dead in Nepal Quake

Anjana Pasricha NEW DELHI— Residents of Nepal's capital are seeking refuge outside Sunday night, fearful of further aftershocks after a massive earthquake rocked much of the country a day earlier, killing at least 2,500 people. Disaster response teams from the United States and other nations are deploying to help search, rescue, and recovery efforts. Thousands of people are

File - President Barack Obama talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan prior to an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) working lunch at the International Convention Center in Beijing, China, Nov. 11, 2014.

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Japan's Abe Arrives for US Visit

Associated Press BOSTON— Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in the U.S. Sunday for a week-long visit to showcase the success of the alliance built from Tokyo's defeat in World War II, while promoting a political agenda based on still stronger military and economic ties. The visit will take Abe from Boston to the Silicon Valley, with ample time for hobnobbing

Presidential election of March 4, 2010 in Togo. Faure Gnassingbe , the candidate of the Gathering of the Togolese people (RPT), was Friday with Tabligbo, place chief of the prefecture of Yoto accomodated by thousands of fans. At the time of his intervention, the Head of the State promised to continue the committed reforms in Togo, in particular the assistance with the agricultural groupings. Élection présidentielle du 04 mars 2010 au Togo .

Togo counts votes as president seeks third term

LOME, Togo (AP) -- Officials in Togo on Sunday added up results from a presidential vote that had the lowest turnout of any election conducted in the past decade. President Faure Gnassingbe is seeking a third term against four opposition challengers. Gnassingbe has been in power since 2005 when he

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., emerges after a unanimous vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become America's next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013.

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Kerry to see Iranian FM as nuke talks hit end phase

Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart will meet this week for the first time since they laid out the framework for a nuclear deal earlier this month.lRelated US & World NewsObama could ease many Iranian sanctions without CongressSee all related 8 cComments Got something to

A policeman with his cloth-covered weapon stands guard with other security personnel in a street in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014.

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Fighting intensifies in Yemen

ADEN: Air raids, naval shelling and ground fighting shook Yemen on Sunday in some of the most widespread combat since a Saudi-led alliance intervened last month against Houthi militia who have seized large tracts of the country. There were at least five air strikes on military positions and an area near the presidential palace compound in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa at dawn

This Wednesday March 30, 2011 shows the Corus steel plant in IJmuiden, Netherlands. In these days of concern over global warming and carbon emissions, industries are trying to move away from fossil fuels to low-carbon alternatives.

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From the carbon bubble to 'dirty energy'

By Helen Briggs BBC Environment Correspondent 27 April 2015 From the section Science & Environment The fossil fuel divestment campaign is based on encouraging people to move their money away from fossil fuels Leaving the "dirty stuff" in the ground is fast becoming the mantra of environmentalists, with the global campaign to move money out of fossil fuels gaining momentum.

Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., right, reacts with her husband, former President Bill Clinton (ayt1)

Clinton Foundation CEO admits to disclosure errors on tax forms

WASHINGTON — The head of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton’s foundation admitted Sunday to making financial-disclosure errors on their tax forms. “Yes, we made mistakes, as many organizations of our size do, but we are acting quickly to remedy them, and have taken steps to

People collect their belonging from a house damaged from heavy rain and windstorm that reached up to a speed of 120 kph (75 mph) Sunday evening which collapsed hundreds of buildings, uprooted trees, and electric poles, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, April 27, 2015.

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With 44 killed, more rains forecast in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: At least 44 people were killed and more than 200 wounded when a mini-cyclone, described by Met Office as the third worst in the country's history, struck Peshawar and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday. Most of the victims were women and children as torrential rains lashed Peshawar, Mardan,

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a media conference after an EU summit of eurogroup members at the EU Council building in Brussels on Thursday, July 21, 2011.

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Merkel-Tsipras phone call confirmed amid cash squeeze report

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German government spokesman confirmed on Monday that Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a telephone conversation on Sunday but declined to comment on the contents of their conversation. "I can confirm the conversation took place," a spokesman said. Bild newspaper reported on Monday that Tsipras had called Merkel as well as

File - Australian Andrew Chan, right, and, and Myuran Sukumaran, left, stand inside a holding cell after their trial at a court in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006.

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Australia Claims Corruption in Trial of 2 Drug Traffickers in Indonesia

VOA News In a last-ditch effort to save two drug traffickers from the firing squad in Indonesia, Australia's Foreign Ministry urged Jakarta Monday to delay the executions until allegations of corruption in their trial could be investigated. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop claimed the trial judges had asked for tens of thousands of dollars to sentence the two to

A woman uses an ATM cash point machine at a branch of the Bankia bank in Madrid Thursday May 17, 2012.

Spain’s Bankia post forecast-beating quarterly profit

Spain’s state-rescued lender Bankia posted a forecast-beating 12.8 per cent rise in first-quarter net profit to €244 million on Monday, though low interest rates weighed on the bank’s performance. Net interest income, the difference between what a bank

Residents rescue items from debris of a house that was damaged in Saturday’s earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015.

Nepalis flee capital as aftershocks spread fear

Hundreds of Nepalis were fleeing the capital Kathmandu for the plains on Monday, terror-stricken by two days of powerful aftershocks following a massive earthquake that killed more than 3 200 people and faced with shortages of food and water. Roads leading out of the mountain valley city of one million were jammed with people, many with babies

Zion Square, the annexation of East Jerusalem was met with international criticism. Following the passing of the Jerusalem Law, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution that declared the law "a violation of international law" and requested all member states to withdraw all remaining embassies from the city

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Israel plans 77 more settler units in East al-Quds

Israeli authorities are reportedly planning to construct more settler units in the occupied Palestinian territories, offering tenders for the construction of 77 homes. Peace Now, an Israeli activist group, said on Monday that 36 of the units are being offered in the settlement neighborhood of Neve Yaakov and another 41 in Pisgat

'We are hungry:' Aid reaches epicenter, Nepal toll tops 5000

Police clash with Baltimore protesters for a second night

Saudi Arabia's crown prince dismissed

Saudi King Salman appoints new crown prince, replaces foreign minister

Obama, Abe term US-Japan alliance cornerstone of security in Asia

Australia withdraws ambassador to Indonesia

Nigerian troops rescue about 300 girls in restive northeast forest: official

Obama criticizes black deaths by police, but also rioters