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German Chancellor Angela Merkel watches as Former German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeie and his successor and former German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Sigmar Gabriel receive their notices of dismissal and their documents of appointment by German President Joachim Gauck in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.

Turkey death penalty referendum not allowed in Germany: Merkel
Press TV German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Turkish citizens living in Germany will not be allowed to vote in a potential Turkish plebiscite on restoring the capital punishment in the Anatolian country, amid... (photo: AP / Michael Sohn)

urkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel leave at the end of a press statement after a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017.

Germany Won't Allow Turkish Death Penalty Referendum Voting
WorldNews.com Germany announced on Friday that they would not allow Turkish citizens to vote in Germany on any Turkish referendum for reintroducing the death penalty in a measure proposed by President Tayyip... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers remarks at a press availability, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC.

Tillerson to visit UK amid anger over Manchester investigation leaks

CNN (CNN)US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first official visit to the UK on Friday amid a transatlantic spat over intelligence leaks in the wake of Monday's deadly terror attack.... (photo: US DoS)

Nirbhaya gangrape case: Supreme Court decides the 4 convicts will hang
Indiatoday The Supreme Court today rejected the plea by four convicts, challenging their death penalty, in Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. ...... (photo: Via YouTube)

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Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy briefs press in Brussels for the European Council

Malta meeting: EU says membership talks still open if Turkey wants them

Independent Online The European Union is keeping the door ajar for Turkey to become a member, but says Ankara must provide clearer signals on whether it intends to meet the entrance... (photo: European Community / Etienne Ansotte)

CANNABIS DEBATE IN ATLANTA: AN OUNCE OF COMMONSENSE BY SHERRI JEFFERSON
Community news Cannabis Debate in Atlanta: An Ounce of Commonsense by Sherri Jefferson Deaundre Phillips, 24 was shot and killed outside of an Atlanta Public Safety Annex. The... (photo: )

President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, 24 February 2017

Immigrants plan May Day rallies buoyed by Trump opposition
The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) -- Immigrant groups and their allies have joined forces to carry out marches, rallies and protests in cities nationwide next week to mark May Day, saying... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore)

Eric Frein sentenced to death for trooper ambush slaying
Lehigh Valley A jury on Wednesday night sentenced a sniper who ambushed two state police troopers at their barracks, killing one, to death. Earlier in the day, a prosecutor... (photo: Creative Commons / Dtbohrer)

India's top court says no to national ban on cow slaughter
Dawn India could issue millions of cows with unique identification numbers, the latest effort to protect the sacred animals amid a spike in violence by Hindu vigilantes... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)

New interns run with a decision across the plaza of the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday June 29, 2015. On Monday, the court upheld Arizona congressional districts drawn by an independent commission and rejected a constitutional challenge from Republican lawmakers and upheld the use of a controversial drug in lethal injection executions Monday, as two dissenting justices said for the first time that they think it's "highly likely" that the death penalty itself is unconstitutional.

US judge temporarily blocks 2nd Arkansas execution
The Associated Press VARNER, Ark. (AP) -- A federal judge temporarily blocked Arkansas from executing a second inmate Monday night after attorneys questioned whether the first execution had... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin)

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring against Espanyol during a Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016.

Messi magic floors Real Madrid
Deccan Herald Man of the hour: Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the winner against Real Madrid on Sunday. AFP Lionel Messi struck his 500th Barcelona goal with the... (photo: AP / Manu Fernandez)

GM Ignition Switches Appeal Declined By U.S. Supreme Court

WorldNews.com Reuters reported the 2009 bankruptcy filing by General Motors prevents the U.S. Supreme Court from hearing an appeal on suits filed over deadly ignition-switch defects,... (photo: AP)

The lethal injection room at San Quentin State Prison, California.

California could finally resume executions next year
The Los Angeles Times California has long been what one expert calls a... (photo: Public Domain)