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Supporters react to a speech by Republican presidential candidate former New York Gov. George Pataki at the 'Stop Iran' protest Wednesday, July 22, 2015, near Times Square in New York.

Thousands protest Iran nuke deal in Times Square

Thousands of protesters gathered in Times Square on Wednesday evening to rally against the controversial deal to lift sanctions against Iran in exchange for limits on its nuke program that are supposed to keep it from building a bomb. Speakers included legendary former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, who said opposing the pact “is not only a strategic

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2009 file photo, a pedestrian walks past the headquarters of the health insurer Cigna Corp. in in Philadelphia. Cigna said Thursday, May 5,2011, its first-quarter net income jumped 52 percent, as the managed care company saw strong earnings growth from all of its businesses. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

23 Jul 2015
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Anthem Is Said to Be Nearing Deal to Buy Cigna for $48 Billion

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter Share on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on Google+E-mail Anthem Inc. is near an agreement to buy rival Cigna Corp. for about $48 billion, two people with knowledge of the matter said, which would create the largest health insurer in the U.S. after almost a year of talks. Anthem will pay $187 a share for Cigna, said the people, who asked not to be

Ravinder has confessed to sexually assaulting and killing 30 children Police in the Indian capital Delhi are investigating whether a man recently arrested for the murder of a six-year-old girl is a serial child killer who may be involved in 30 such crimes.

23 Jul 2015
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Has this Indian man really killed 30 children?

23 July 2015 From the section India Ravinder has confessed to sexually assaulting and killing 30 children Police in the Indian capital Delhi are investigating whether a man recently arrested for the murder of a six-year-old girl is a serial child killer who may be involved in 30 such crimes. His family, however, alleges he is being framed, writes the BBC's Geeta Pandey in

United States’ Clint Dempsey, left, collides with Jamaica’s Wes Morgan during the second half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer semifinal, Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Atlanta.

Jamaica stuns US 2-1 in Gold Cup semifinals

ATLANTA (AP) -- Jamaica stunned the United States with a pair of first-half goals, one off a blunder by goalkeeper Brad Guzan, and held on for a 2-1 victory in the Gold

A Myanmar court has sentenced 153 Chinese nationals to life in prison after convicting them of illegal logging

Myanmar jails Chinese illegal loggers for 'life'

Lost in translation: democracy in Myanmar Beijing: A Myanmar court has sentenced 153

23 Jul 2015
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Australia's climate change stance attacked by UK MP

23 July 2015 From the section Australia Mr Benyon sees no contradiction between conservatism and environmental protection Australia's climate change stance is "incomprehensible" and "profoundly un-conservative", said a leading UK MP. In an opinion piece published in Fairfax Media, UK MP Richard Benyon criticised Prime Minister Tony Abbott's leadership on the issue. The former

How To Make An Octopus Hot Dog, The Freakiest Hot Dog You'll Ever See

National Hot Dog Day is here on July 23, which naturally got us thinking of all the wondrous ways weiners are consumed around the world. The Seattle Dog is smothered in cream cheese, the Mexican Sonora dog is wrapped in bacon, and the Japanese octodog looks like an octopus, obviously. Wait, what? It's not uncommon in Japan to find a hot dog shaped like an

The Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the space capsule Soyuz TMA-14M launched to the International Space Station from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, in Kazakhstan, early Thursday, July 23, 2015. The Russian rocket carries Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, U.S. astronaut Kjell Lindgen and Japan astronaut Kimiya Yui.

With Japanese astronaut Yui, Russian capsule docks with International Space Station

The Associated Press BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) — A Soyuz space capsule carrying a Russian, an American and a Japanese docked smoothly Thursday with the International Space Station. The capsule connected to the orbiting laboratory about 400 kilometers above Earth at 0245 GMT. The rocket had lifted off from a Russian manned launch facility in Kazakhstan about 5 hours and 45

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks about his weeklong negotiating session with Iranian leaders about the future of their nuclear program in a statement to the international media working from the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 21, 2015.

Obama administration takes Iran nuclear deal fight public

By Patricia Zengerle and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers skeptical about the nuclear deal with Iran promised to press senior Obama administration officials to make more information about it public at a Senate hearing on Thursday as Congress begins its two-month review of the agreement. Secretary of State John Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jack

Greek parliament approves second package in bailout

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras contained a rebellion in his left-wing Syriza party to win parliamentary approval on Thursday for a second package of reforms required to start talks on a financial rescue deal. A first set of reforms that focused largely on tax hikes and budget discipline triggered a rebellion in Syriza last week and passed only thanks to votes from pro-EU

Smoke rises from the Syrian city of Kobani, following an airstrike by the US led coalition, seen from a hilltop outside Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border Monday, Nov. 17, 2014.

23 Jul 2015
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UN envoy voices deep concern over Syria barrel bombing

The United Nations envoy for Syria has said government forces have dropped a large number of barrel bombs on Zabadani city, "causing unprecedented levels of destruction". Staffan de Mistura cited local sources on Thursday, saying the air strikes caused many civilian deaths in the city, located about 45km northwest of the capital

In this citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, smoke leaps the air from purported forces shelling in Homs, Syria.

22 Jul 2015
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US claims air strike killed senior al-Qaeda operative

A senior al-Qaeda operative who reportedly was given advance notice of the September 11 attacks has been killed in an air strike in Syria, United States officials said. Muhsin al-Fadhli, who the US says headed the so-called Khorasan group of al-Qaeda operatives, was killed in an air strike on July 8 as he travelled in a vehicle near Sarmada in

Pope Francis greets Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino as he meets mayors gathered in the Synod Hall during a conference on Modern Slavery and Climate Change at the Vatican, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Dozens of environmentally friendly mayors from around the world are meeting at the Vatican this week to bask in the star power of eco-Pope Francis and commit to reducing global warming and helping the urban poor deal with its effects. Next to Marino, at left, is Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, at his right is New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and between the two, one row back is Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

World mayors at Vatican seek 'bold climate agreement'

VATICAN CITY — Dozens of mayors from around the world demanded Tuesday that their national leaders take bold steps at the Paris climate talks later this year, saying that may be the last chance to keep the warming of the Earth at levels safe for humanity. Some 60 mayors invited because they back Pope Francis' environmental message gathered Tuesday at the Vatican for a two-day

Indonesians read the Koran a partnership with the Palestinians at a mosque in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on July 18, 2012. Eight Indonesians get involved by reading the Koran as they prepare for a competition with 8,600 Palestinians to recite the whole Koran during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in the Gaza Strip.Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN

22 Jul 2015
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'Oldest' Koran fragments found in Birmingham University

By Sean Coughlan Education correspondent 22 July 2015 From the section Business The university's academics were "startled" when the radiocarbon dating tests showed it was so old What may be the world's oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham. Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the

Flying gun: US air authorities investigate gun-firing drone created by teenager

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a viral Internet video showing a home-made drone firing a handgun in the Connecticut countryside. The 15-second video called “Flying Gun,” which has been watched nearly two million times, has sparked fresh debate about the still largely unregulated world of civilian drones in the United States. The footage shows a homemade

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Israel, US arrest four over a string of big bank hacks

After months of investigation, law

22 Jul 2015
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US novelist EL Doctorow dies at 84

22 July 2015 From the section Entertainment & Arts EL Doctorow, critically acclaimed author of the novels Ragtime and Billy Bathgate, has died aged 84 in a New York hospital, according to his son. Richard Doctorow said his father died of complications from lung cancer. He was known for works which re-imagine the American experience, placing fictional characters in

The Philippines has developed a reputation as a global hub for cybercrime - including child pornography. Now the government says it is stepping up its fight against the exploitation of children online.

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Two Canadian weathermen arrested, blamed for Newfoundland’s coldest July in over 20 years

AP sources: Turkey allows US to use key base to strike IS

Connecticut man gets 7 years prison for woman's firecracker death

Sandra Bland's autopsy shows no sign of violent homicide, prosecutor says

Sundown Towns and Purging Blacks Like Sandra Bland

NASA discovers closest Earth-twin yet

Ex-Newcastle College student 'plots Anders Breivik-style massacre at campus'

Dog is shot in Milwaukee after being mistaken for lion