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Nepalese Team Collects 3 Tons Of Trash From Mount Everest

A dedicated clean-up team sent to Mount Everest has collected three tons of garbage in its first two weeks, officials said Wednesday, in an ambitious plan to clean the world's highest rubbish dump, the French news agency AFP reported. Decades of commercial mountaineering have left the pristine mountain polluted as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little

Afghan security forces arrive at the site of an explosion and attack by gunmen, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018

The Taliban Meets With US Peace Envoy In Qatar For New Round Of Talks

The United States peace envoy for Afghanistan met with the co-founder of the Taliban on Wednesday to continue talks to craft a peace deal with the Afghan government, according to Al Jazeera. Zalmay Khalilzad started the sixth round of talks in Doha to try and end the 17 -year conflict, which has cost more than $840 billion and has become the longest-ever war for Washington.

Cruise Ship Quarantined Due To Confirmed Measles Case

A cruise ship with nearly 300 passengers and crew was ordered quarantined in the Caribbean port of St. Lucia after a case of measles was confirmed on board, island health officials said Wednesday, NBC News reported. One female crew member has a confirmed case, and St. Lucian authorities said they've been working in close consultation with the Pan American Health Organization

This photo released on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 by the Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets, shows civil defense workers clean rubble from a house which was damaged by a Syrian government airstrike, in Hobeit village, near Idlib, Syria.

Ben Stiller Calls On Congress To Take Action To Help Curb Escalating Violence In Syria

Actor Ben Stiller testified alongside former British foreign secretary David Miliband, who now leads the International Rescue Committee, in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to warn about the increasing violence facing rescue workers and humanitarian groups on Wednesday, according to ABC News. Stiller recounted his visits as a goodwill ambassador for the United

Wall Street Banks Tell Clients To Prepare For Market 'Melt Up'

As stocks enjoy their best start to a year in three decades, Wall Street firms are flagging the risk of another, surprise move even higher, CNBC reports. And they have a playbook for clients if and when that happens. In notes to clients this week, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America highlighted the possibility of another quick move higher. They refer to a so-called "melt up,"

Attorney General William Barr is photographed as he sits down to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2019.

UPDATE: Barr Cancels Testimony In Front Of House Judiciary Committee

Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday canceled plans to testify before a House of Representatives Committee on Thursday after tensions continued to rise between the administration of President Donald Trump and Democrats in Congress on Wednesday, according to CNN. Barr already faced questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday over his handling of Special

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers her speech about last week's EU Summit and the upcoming G-20 Summit at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Thursday, June 29, 2017.

Merkel Promises To Help Fight Terrorism In West Africa

German Chancellor Angela Merkel traveled to the Sahel region in Burkina Faso to begin her tour of West Africa on Wednesday, according to Deutsche Welle. Merkel said Germany would increase counter-terrorism support for the region, including several million or the Sahel region after meeting with Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Kabore. She also promised to give an

FILE - In this June 17, 2015 file photo, Dr. Andrew Bachman holds the pill form of medical marijuana during a tour of LeafLine Labs, a medical marijuana production facility, in Cottage Grove, Minn.

FDA Issued Stern Warning About Dangers Associated WIth Sleeping Pills

Federal health regulators said sleeping pills, such as Ambien, would now be required to warn consumers the side-effects include risky behaviors after the drugs had been linked to falls, limb loss, poisoning, car crashes, and suicide, according to CBS News. The FDA particularly singled out Ambien, Lunesta, and Sonata, along with three formulations of zolpidem, the generic name

In this July 18, 2017 photo the wooden main gate leads into the former Nazi German Stutthof concentration camp in Sztutowo, Poland.

Judge Says Museum Can Keep Pissarro Painting Stolen By Nazis

A United States District judge said a Spanish museum could not be forced into returning a Camille Pissarro painting that was taken from its Jewish owners by the Nazis during World War Two on Wednesday, according to BBC News. U.S. District Judge John Walter said the museum had "moral commitment" but he could not make it turn over the painting under Spanish law. This ruling is

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009. Business participants will search for solutions to the financial crisis with some 40 world leaders, but without the top finance officials of the new U.S. administration who are occupied by the crisis or by the confirmation process at ho

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Vladimir Putin Signs Controversial Law to Isolate Russia's Internet

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a

In this image made from video, Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, listens to the invitation to ascend to the throne from National Legislative Assembly President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand,Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. The new monarch, who received the title "His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun," assumed his new position Thursday, according to an announcement broadcast on all TV channels. He will also be known as Rama X

Thailand's King marries bodyguard, names her queen

Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn has married a former flight attendant turned royal guard in a surprise ceremony and designated her Queen Suthida, just days before his own coronation. The king's new bride was formerly the deputy head of his personal security detail, the Guardian reported. The surprise

File photo: An Indian fish seller woman walks with umbrella during rain along the river.

India Orders Mass Evacuations as ‘Extremely Severe’ Cyclone Nears

Authorities are issuing mass evacuation orders along India’s eastern coast as Cyclone Fani, a Category 4 equivalent hurricane, approaches landfall with more than 100 million in its path. the India

Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Patrick J. McGrath retires as bishop of San Jose

SAN JOSE — Patrick J. McGrath retired Wednesday as bishop of the Diocese of San Jose, the diocese said. Every bishop must submit a request for retirement to the Vatican as they approach their 75th birthday, and on Wednesday, Pope Francis accepted McGrath’s.

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Homelessness at record heights in NYC, report says

A record number of single adults are homeless in New York City, and even those with a roof over their heads are living precariously, part of a nationwide trend that counters the economic recovery narrative pushed by politicians. ...

Masood Azhar, right, accompanied by leader of Harakat-ul-Mujahedeen Mufti Nizamuddin, speaks at Karachi press club, Friday, Feb 4, 2000.

‘Victory for American diplomacy’: Mike Pompeo on Masood Azhar’s listing as global terrorist

The listing of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the United Nations is a “victory for American diplomacy and the international community against terrorism”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday. Taking to Twitter, he said, “This long-awaited action is a victory for American diplomacy and the international

Venezuelans rally in front of their national flag during a protest in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, May 1, 2019.

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As Guaido admits he needs more military support, Trump warns of worse to come in Venezuela

(CNN)Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido admitted Wednesday that this week's anti-government protests lacked the support of enough military defectors to topple the country's embattled President Nicolas Maduro. Just the day before, Guaido had announced that the attempt to oust Maduro's government was entering its "final phase," kicking off two days of protests, some of

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Shiv Sena clarifies its 'ban on burqa' remark; calls it personal opinion

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Wednesday issued a clarification over demanding a 'ban on burqa' in India in its mouthpiece 'Saamna', stating it may be the personal opinion of the editor. "Every policy decision is discussed in the

FILE - In this July 6, 2017 file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures as he meets with U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in before the Northeast Asia Security dinner in Hamburg.

Shinzo Abe ready to meet North Korea's Kim 'unconditionally'

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "unconditionally" in a bid to restore diplomatic ties between the two historic foes, a daily said on Thursday. Mr Abe, seen as a foreign policy hawk, has recently softened his rhetoric towards Pyongyang, calling for a summit with Mr Kim to resolve an emotional row over past

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Commercial Facility seized nearly $4.6 million in fentanyl and methamphetamine totaling close to 650 pounds on Saturday, January 26, 2019 from a Mexican national when he attempted to enter the United States through the Port of Nogales.

Fentanyl use could end the opium era in Mexico: 'The only crop that paid’

Every six months over the past two decades, Pedro García has planted a small crop of opium poppies alongside the maize and beans in his hillside field. The modest profits from the flowers’ sticky sap – known in Spanish as goma – paid for his children’s schooling, but now, García, 50, can no longer

David Belnap, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, displays a t-shirt in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, May 1, 2019, in support of Riley Howell, a classmate who was killed while confronting a gunman inside a classroom on Tuesday.

Praise for `hero´ student who died tackling college gunman

A shocked college community has paid tribute to a “hero” student who died tackling a gunman at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Riley Howell charged at the assailant and knocked him down, buying enough time for the first officer into the classroom to capture Trystan Andrew Terrell, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said. I am humbled by the response

Pope is a Heretic Because of Views on Homosexuality and Abortion, Catholic Group Says

'That's a crime': Pelosi accuses Barr of lying to Congress

Why Auschwitz Plays Such a Central Role in Holocaust Remembrance