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U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin

2016-10-17
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Russia and the West: Where did it all go wrong?

It is hard to imagine a period since the end of the Cold War when relations between Russia and the United States have been quite so bad. US officials have described the joint Russian-Syrian onslaught against Aleppo as "barbarism" and warned that war crimes are being carried out. The Russian president has spoken explicitly about the worsening climate between Washington and

File - A giant panda in Ocean Park, Hong Kong, China. The giant panda is an endangered species.

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World's eldest panda in captivity receives euthanasia in HK

HONG KONG - The world's eldest giant panda in captivity Jia Jia was given euthanasia on Sunday at Hong Kong Ocean Park, after her health condition deteriorated rapidly in the past two weeks. Died at the age of 38, about 114 years old in human terms, the

China launches spacecraft in longest-ever manned mission

China launched a pair of astronauts into space Monday on a mission to dock with an experimental space station and remain aboard for 30 days in preparation for the start of operations by a full-bore facility six years from now. The Shenzhou 11 mission took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northern China at 7:30 a.m. (2330 GMT) aboard

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 file photo, Iraqi special forces soldiers deployed for an offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants prepare to move out from a camp near Khazer, Iraq.

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Iraqi forces begin major offensive to retake Mosul from IS group

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced early Monday the beginning of a major offensive to retake the second largest Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) group, national TV channel Al Iraqiya reported. "Today I

File - A variety of corals form an outcrop on Flynn Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

Great Barrier Reef declared dead in obituary

A writer has declared the Great Barrier Reef in Australia officially dead after a story in September said that the bleaching of the reef's coral this year has caused it to decline. ABC News in Australia reported last month that bleaching had killed 35 percent of coral in the central and northern parts of the reef. Scientists also have found damage to the coral from the Crown of

Mohammed Bin Naif Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-first session.

Rise of Prince Mohammed bin Salman rattles Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: He has slashed the state budget, frozen government contracts and reduced the pay of civil employees, all part of drastic austerity measures as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is buffeted by low oil prices. But last year, Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince, saw a yacht he couldn't resist. While vacationing in the south of France, Salman spotted a

Leaders of BRICS countries, from left, Brazilian President Michel Temer, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and South African President Jacob Zuma raise their hand for a group photo at the start of their summit in Goa, India, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016.

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Indian Prime Minister suggests Pakistan 'radiates the darkness of terrorism'

(CNN)Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it's time to stand up and act decisively against state sponsors of terror. The comments, made Sunday at the BRICS summit in the Indian city of Goa, were a not-so-implicit dig at Pakistan, which India accuses of using terrorist proxies to foment unrest in Kashmir. "In South Asia and BIMSTEC [Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri

China courts Philippines leader Duterte amid signs of US rift

The Philippines president is visiting China but whether his focus is on building relations or his country’s infrastructure remains to be seen

Japan's Emperor Akihito, accompanied by Empress Michiko

In a first, Japan panel begins to study Emperor's possible abdication

Tokyo: Experts on a government-commissioned panel are set to hold their first meeting to study how to accommodate Emperor Akihito's

In this image released on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, Dr Robert Langer of MIT, who was announced as the 2015 Winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize).

From super-pills to second skin: meet the Willy Wonka revolutionising medicine

Robert Langer’s trailblazing research in nanotechnology, which ranges from haircare to cancer treatments, has already improved the lives of at least 2 billion people

A sign of KFC’s grinning Colonel Sanders and his goatee is lit outside its outlet in Yangon, Myanmar. The end of most U.S. sanctions against Myanmar is raising hopes western businesses will join the rush to invest in Myanmar

End to US sanctions a boon Myanmar economy, but woes remain

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- KFC's grinning Colonel Sanders and his goatee are among the few prominent signs of U.S. brands or business in Myanmar's biggest city, Yangon. That will likely change after President Barack Obama ended most remaining U.S. sanctions against this fledgling democracy on Oct. 7. But much hinges on how the government led by former political prisoner

Amy Goodman, award-winning journalist and host of Democracy Now! addresses the 2010 Chicago Green Festival.

2016-10-16
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Breaking: Journalist Amy Goodman May Be Charged with 'Participating in a Riot' for Covering North ...

Click here for reuse options! Journalist Amy Goodman was faced with charges of trespassing that have since been dropped. A North Dakota state prosecutor has sought to charge award-winning journalist Amy Goodman with participating in a "riot" for filming an attack on Native American-led anti-pipeline protesters. The new charge comes after the prosecutor dropped criminal

Secretary Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Answer a Question From a Reporter Before A Bilateral Meeting in Geneva.

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Syria talks in Lausanne end without breakthrough

Talks in Switzerland aimed at securing a new ceasefire in Syria end without an agreement, but U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says diplomats will meet again on Monday. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

In this Oct. 10, 2015, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un salutes at a parade in Pyongyang, North Korea.

U.S., S. Korea: Latest N. Korea missile launch fails

The Associated Press SEOUL (AP) — South Korea and the United States said Sunday the latest missile launch by North Korea ended in a failure after the projectile exploded soon after liftoff. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the military believes

To repair the massive damage caused by the passage of Hurricane Matthew, United Nations Peacekeepers (MINUSTAH), Haitian government agencies, international organizations, and residents, work to distribute food and emergency supplies to the population of Jeremie, in western Haiti.,11 October 2016.

UN chief examines Haiti destruction amid cholera controversy

Ban Ki-moon has voiced alarm at the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew during his visit to Haiti. He also formally opened a dialogue on the UN's responsibility for introducing cholera to the country. ...

Iraq's elite counterterrorism forces gather ahead of an operation to re-take the Islamic State-held City of Mosul, outside Irbil, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016.

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Battling horror of ISIS: Iraq's bloody crisis up close

(CNN)Thousands dead. Millions more driven from their homes. A future far from certain. This is the situation in Iraq today. The deep-rooted sectarian divide that resurfaced amid the chaos of Saddam Hussein's downfall created a security vacuum that ultimately allowed extremist militant groups like ISIS to flourish. READ MORE: High stakes for Iraq's future When ISIS fighters

Scene from Les Cayes, Haiti, in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, the category 4 storm which made landfall in the country on 4 October, 6 October 2016.

How climate change triggers earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes

Global warming may not only be causing more destructive hurricanes, it could also be shaking the ground beneath our feet

File - This image shows the Pleiades cluster of stars as seen through the eyes of WISE, or NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.

2016-10-16
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Moving beyond the solar system to exoplanets

Ever since the first exoplanet (51 Pegasi b) was discovered in 1995 by Michael Mayor and Didier Queloz, there has been renewed activity and interest in this field. The Kepler and K2 missions of NASA have identified thousands of planet candidates. Now there are nearly 5,000 planet candidates, and of these, some 3,397 have been confirmed as planets, according to the NASA

File - Russian President Vladimir Putin, watched by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, and U.S. Ambasador to Russia John Tefft, urges his guests to take their seat at the Bocherov Ruche - a government villa - in Sochi, Russia, before a bilateral meeting on May 12, 2015.

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Putin Hopeful Russia-U.S. Ties Can Be Restored After Elections

Russia hopes its ties with the U.S. can be restored after elections regardless of who wins, according to President Vladimir Putin. While Democrat Hillary Clinton so far is aggressive toward Russia and Republican Donald Trump wants cooperation, the Kremlin is

[VIDEO]: Discovery Of Ancient Sea Monster Skeleton Has Paleontologists Excited

The skeleton of an ancient sea monster discovered more than 50 years ago in Scotland has paleontologists excited over the quantity of bones found and anxious to learn more about the reptile, VOA reported Sunday. Using modern fossil extraction methods, the bones of the sea monster was able to be removed from hard rock. The previously unknown reptile lived in the oceans during

Report: Mammoth-Sized Chunk Of Jade Stone Worth $170M Unearthed In Myanmar

Researchers Launch Ambitious Project To Map Every Cell In The Human Body

[VIDEO]: Great Pyramid Scans Reveal Two Possible New Rooms – Or Do They?

Trump Son-In-Law Approached LionTree Advisors To Discuss Trump TV Network

[VIDEO]: Fire Attack Destroys North Carolina GOP Office

Conflicting Reports Of Car Bomb Explosion in Southern Damascus

London Stansted Airport tops 24 million passengers as all-time record beckons (Stansted Airport Limited)

Arrests made after death of sprinter Tyson Gay's daughter Trinity