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Refugee from Syria in a camp located at the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Greece

2016-06-21
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World Refugee Day Marked as a Record 65 Million People Displaced

It's not just that the doors of Europe are closing to refugees; for those who have survived sniper fire, minefields, swift-moving rivers and roadside bombs, just trying to get into overflowing refugee camps in their home countries is proving impossible. They are among the record 65.3 million people worldwide displaced from their homes, according to the UN refugee agency, the

Senate Votes Down Four Gun Control Proposals

According to The Washington Post, on Monday the Senate voted against four competing gun control proposals as Democrats and Republicans butted against each other on the controversial topic. The votes mostly fell along the party lines as the gun debate has been a hot topic since the terrible attack at an Orlando gay nightclub and the 15 hour filibuster staged by Democrats last

Indian army soldiers near the derailed coaches of a passenger train at the site of an accident in Sadura, 65 km (40 miles) south of Srinagar November 23, 2011.

Environmental activist murders set record as 2015 became deadliest year

Global Witness says at least 185 activists were killed and anti-mining activities were the most deadly – with 42 deaths related to protests

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the opening of the new terminal of Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia on January 25. 2015

2016-06-21
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Erdogan hindering EU visa liberalization for Turkey: European Parliament

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “authoritarian actions” are hindering the EU process to grant visa liberalization

File - Actors Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Anton Yelchin at the Festival Du Cinema Americain De Deauville, France, 2011.

Actor Anton Yelchin of ‘Star Trek’ killed in an accident

Anton Yelchin died in an accident on Sunday. (AP photo) Anton Yelchin, a 27-year-old actor best known for playing the character Chekov in two “Star Trek” movies, was killed early on Sunday when his car rolled and pinned him against a wall in his driveway, police said. Russian-born Yelchin died shortly after 1 a.m. after he apparently stepped out of his car in the

File - Dogs being butchered at a local market in Guangdong, China, 1999.

2016-06-20
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China dog meat festival: Is it really so bad to eat dog?

(CNN)It's that time of year again when the Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China sets off a global debate on animal welfare and the limits of multicultural tolerance. In previous years some 10,000 dogs have been slaughtered and eaten over the 10-day festival. In the West, reaction is divided between those who vigorously condemn the festival and those who claim that it is

2016-06-20
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MH370: Photos of possible passenger belongings released

Photos of items possibly belonging to those on

A US military vehicle burns after it was hit by a blast in Jalalabad, east of Kabul

Afghan MP wounded in second blast in Kabul city

An Afghan lawmaker was injured in the second blast which took place in Kabul

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Rome gets first female mayor

Lawyer Virginia Raggi of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement makes history as the first female mayor of Rome. Paul Chapman reports.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (in blue cap) visits Kara Tepe Refugees Camp on the Island of Lesvos, Greece, 18 June 2016.

More refugees on Earth than ever before, UN report shows

A shocking new report from the UN reveals there are now more refugees on the Earth than ever before in human history. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says that by the end of last year 65.3 million people - equal to the population of France - had been forced from their homes by poverty, war or persecution. And half of them are children, many separated from parents. The

Tim Peake of the European Space Agency talks on a satellite phone in a chair outside the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft just minutes after he and Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos and Tim Kopra of NASA landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Saturday, June 18, 2016.

Tim Peake: Readjusting to Earth feels like 'world's worst hangover'

British astronaut Tim Peake has said he feels like he is having the "world's worst hangover" as his body adjusts to life on Earth. Dizziness and a sense of vertigo have plagued Major Peake since his return from space on Saturday morning. Share Go To The symptoms are expected for anyone who has spent a sustained period of time in zero gravity. Major Peake, 44, told ITV News:

File - Former Labour MP Clare Short delivering her Feature Address at the EITI Energy Conference 2015 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Clare Short: ‘The Chilcot report is longer than the Harry Potter books put together’

The former Labour MP and cabinet minister first supported Tony Blair’s plan to invade Iraq, then resigned in protest. She’s seen some of the long-awaited inquiry’s findings. Why does she think no one will read it?

The flags of EU and UK on building in London. UK, 2 April, 2009.

2016-06-20
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Brexit: A Long, Complicated Divorce

A British exit from the European Union would plunge the two parties into a messy divorce and force them build a new relationship after a long marriage.

Supporters of the victims of the recent mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub attend a vigil at Lake Eola Park, Sunday, June 19, 2016, Orlando, Fla. Tens of thousands of people attended the vigil.

2016-06-20
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Around 50,000 people attend Orlando shooting vigil Sunday night

ORLANDO, Fla. - On the week anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting that left 49 people dead, a vigil was held that brought the city of Orlando together. Organizers say around 50,000 people attended the Sunday event. RELATED:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

2016-06-20
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Israeli PM Netanyahu Approves Extra $18 Million for West Bank Settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved an extra $18 million in funding for settlements in the West Bank, which are largely considered illegal by the international community. Netanyahu announced the additional funding—which comes on top of around $88 million that is already allocated to funding the settlements—at the start of his weekly cabinet meeting

Something Embarrassing Happened When Donald Trump Made 'Veterans For Trump'

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Trump Thinks The U.S. Should ‘Start Thinking About’ Racial Profiling

Donald Trump suggested on Sunday that racial profiling is the next step the United States should take in trying to seek out potential terrorists. "Well I think profiling is something that we're going to have to start thinking about as a country," Trump said in a phone interview

Lloyd Blankfein, left, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, is greeted by Hillary Rodham Clinton, former Secretary of State, for a panel discussion, "Equality for Girls and Women: 2034 Instead of 2134?" at the Clinton Global Initiative, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 in New York.

If Hillary Is Elected Should Americans Expect More "Financial" Warfare Swarming?

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling The neo-liberal media and crony capitalist press were deathly silent over revelations Goldman bankers were “like a swarm of locusts” over investment opportunities in Libya. If this is the case, Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, will give a whole new meaning to the concept of military swarming if she wins the

The President of the United States of America Barack Obama On April 24, 2016 in Herrenhausen Gardens in Hannover ...

2016-06-20
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Obama Wants to Push America's Power Grid Into The 21st Century

Smart grids and clever energy storage technologies being promised for future US power systems. ...

File - Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the participants of the East-West Center International Media Conference at a special pre-conference luncheon and announced the launch of the Suu Foundation, a humanitarian organization dedicated to advancing the health and education of the people of Myanmar (Burma), March 9, 2014.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi reiterates stance on not using term 'Rohingya': official

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has told the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights that the government will avoid using the term "Rohingya" to describe a persecuted Muslim minority in the country's northwest, an official told Reuters on Monday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem

UN Official: Israel Favors Implementation Of Treaty Banning Nuclear Tests

A senior U.N. official said Monday Israel’s prime minister is prepared to ratify a treaty banning nuclear tests, The Associated Press reported. Lassina Zerbo, who heads the U.N. organization created to implement the treaty, said Benjamin Netanyahu considers the issue of ratifying the treaty a matter of "when, rather than if." Israeli ratification would move the treaty closer to

Man Arrested, Suspicious Package Found Early Tuesday At Brussels Mall

Iraqi troops advance into Falluja to face refugee crisis

‘Mississippi Burning’ civil rights case investigation closed after 50 years

China’s Hacking Decline Signals New Era or Just Shift in Tactics

Iran warns Bahrain over revoking cleric's citizenship

International Day of Yoga: World joins India in Yoga Day celebrations

Safer in or out of EU? Why security is key to Brexit vote

Orlando gunman: 'I did the shootings'