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Avalanche in Italian Alps kills six, search continues

Sydney Morning Herald | 2016-03-12

Google Software Beats Board-Game Champ in Three Straight Matches

Bloomberg | 2016-03-12

US, South Korea Begin War Games Amid North Korean Threats

Voa News | 2016-03-12

UN adopts first resolution tackling sexual abuse by UN troops

The Times of India | 2016-03-12

Sharapova suspension: Doping agency's unfair game of 'gotcha'?

CNN | 2016-03-12

U.S. Coalition Strikes ISIS Chemical Weapons Sites Garnered From Captured Jihadist

WorldNews.com | 2016-03-11

Syria civil war: UN calls for elections in 18 months

Al Jazeera | 2016-03-11

Six Dead And Several Missing in Monte Nevoso Alps Avalanche

Match 3 - Google DeepMind Challenge Match: Lee Sedol vs AlphaGo

Amphibious Exercise: US and South Korea hold military drills

Security Council urge peacekeepers removal in high sexual abuse areas

Maria Sharapova after she admits to failing a drugs test

First-hand look at Russian 'smart bombs' used in Syria against ISIS

'After Syria peace deal US will overthrow Assad by different means' - political analyst

LIVE Ben Carson Endorses Donald Trump Endorsement Press Conference 3-11-16 9:00 AM EST

Anti-nuclear protesters gather in Paris on Fukushima anniversary

Auschwitz survivors reunited 70 years on

South Sudan: UN report contains "searing" account of killings, rape and destruction

The Zika Virus Hoax: Let's Talk About Sex and Cesspools Edition

NASA: Sea Level Rise Accelerating

Aung San Suu Kyi ruled out as Myanmar's next president

Donald Trump: 'I think Islam hates us'

Iran Executions Could Top 1,000 This Year

Avalanche in Italian Alps kills six, search continues

Sydney Morning Herald | 2016-03-12

Avalanche in Italian Alps kills six, search continues

Rome: An avalanche killed six skiers in the Italian Alps on Saturday, making it one of the deadliest to hit the area in many years, a fire department spokeswoman said. Of the six bodies recovered, four were...

photo: AP / ANSA

Google Software Beats Board-Game Champ in Three Straight Matches

Bloomberg | 2016-03-12

Google Software Beats Board-Game Champ in Three Straight Matches

Chalk up another win for artificial intelligence. Google DeepMind’s AI system won its match against a top-ranked player of Go, as machine-learning software mastered the intricacies of the 2,500-year-old...

photo: AP / Lee Jin-man

US, South Korea Begin War Games Amid North Korean Threats

Voa News | 2016-03-12

US, South Korea Begin War Games Amid North Korean Threats

VOA News The United States and South Korea began a series of annual joint military exercises Saturday, after days of threats by North Korea that it will retaliate if the war games turn into an attack — threats...

photo: USMC

UN adopts first resolution tackling sexual abuse by UN troops

The Times of India | 2016-03-12

UN adopts first resolution tackling sexual abuse by UN troops

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Friday approved its first-ever resolution tackling the escalating problem of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers who act as predators when sent to protect vulnerable civilians in...

photo: UN / Loey Felipe

Sharapova suspension: Doping agency's unfair game of 'gotcha'?

CNN | 2016-03-12

Sharapova suspension: Doping agency's unfair game of 'gotcha'?

(CNN)The tennis world stood in shock this week on the news that one of its top star athletes, Maria Sharapova, now faces potential suspension from international competition because she tested positive for the banned drug...

photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

U.S. Coalition Strikes ISIS Chemical Weapons Sites Garnered From Captured ...

WorldNews.com | 2016-03-11

U.S. Coalition Strikes ISIS Chemical Weapons Sites Garnered From Captured Jihadist

Using information acquired from a captured senior jihadist, the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition carried out its first air strikes on the group’s chemical weapons site, France24 reported. Sulayman Dawud al-Bakker, also known...

photo: AP / Hadi Mizban

Syria civil war: UN calls for elections in 18 months

Al Jazeera | 2016-03-11

Syria civil war: UN calls for elections in 18 months

The UN envoy for Syria has renewed a call for elections in the war-torn country, proposing that a vote should be held in 18 months' time. Staffan de Mistura's call on Friday for elections in September 2017 came ahead of...