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Former President Manuel Zelaya speaks as opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla, who is calling for a re-do of the election, greets supporters during a march near the institute where election ballots are stored in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017

Honduras Opposition Proposes Election Recount Or Runoff

The Honduran opposition battling President Juan Orlando Hernandez over a disputed presidential election proposed on Tuesday that a run-off be held if authorities would not recount the entire vote, Reuters reports. TV star Salvador Nasralla, who claimed victory in the Nov. 26 election after early results put him ahead of Hernandez, has been locked in a bitter row over the vote

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2015 file photo, John Oliver speaks at Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs" in New York.

John Oliver Has Tense Interview With Dustin Hoffman Over Sexual Harassment Claims

John Oliver sparred with Dustin Hoffman on Monday night during a panel discussion where Oliver, the host of HBO's "Last Week Tonight," questioned Hoffman about his statement after he was accused of sexual misconduct while on the set of a 1985 TV-movie production of "Death of a Salesman," according to The New York Times. Oliver was hosting the panel at the 92nd Street Y in

Christine Keeler, right, and Marylin ("Mandy") Rice-Davies, left, two of the principal witnesses in the vice charges case against osteopath Dr. Stephen Ward, share a car as they drive through London, today, July 22, 1963,

Christine Keeler, Key Figure In UK's 1960s Profumo Scandal, Dies At 75

Christine Keeler, the model and showgirl at the center of the 1960s sex and spying scandal involving British secretary for war John Profumo that led to the resignation of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, has died at the age of 75, The Guardian reported. Keeler’s simultaneous sexual liaisons in July 1961 with Profumo and the Soviet attaché Yevgeny Ivanov, lay at the heart of the

Muslim refugees gather at Thechaung camp refugee camp upon arrival in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Boats carrying some of those fleeing arrived outside the state capital, Sittwe. They trudged to the nearby Thechaung camp, a place already home to thousands of Rohingya Muslims who took refuge there after a previous wave of violence in June.

Myanmar forces may be guilty of genocide against Rohingya: UN

GENEVA: Myanmar´s security forces may be guilty of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority and more of them are fleeing despite a deal between Myanmar and Bangladesh to send them home, the top UN human rights official said on Tuesday. The United Nations defines genocide as acts meant to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group in whole or in part. Such a

Destruction Of Babri Mosque 25 Years Ago Shaped Modern India

On this day, 25 years ago, right-wing Hindu mobs razed to the ground the 16th Century Babri mosque in Ayodhya, India, claiming that it was built on the site of a temple destroyed by Muslim rulers, BBC News reports. The BBC's former India correspondent, Mark Tully, recalled the event and traced the rise of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party since that date.“On 6

Rohingya Muslims walk to the shore after arriving on a boat from Myanmar to Bangladesh in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.

United Nations Contemplates If Myanmar Forces Actions Fall Under Genocide

A top human rights official with the United Nations said that Myanmar's security forces may be guilty of genocide for their actions targeting the Rohingya Muslim minority, who are fleeing the country while Myanmar and Bangladesh work on a deal to send them back to the Rakhine state, according to Reuters. The United Nations defines genocide as acts meant to destroy a national,

alestinians pray inside the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City Thursday, July 27, 2017

Trump Announces US Will Recognize Jerusalem as Israel's Capital, Move Embassy

President Donald Trump and his administration will unilaterally recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, according to Reuters. Officiasl said that Trump would not immediately move the United States embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Arab leaders warned that the move would be a "flagrant provocation to Muslims." The status of Jerusalem which is a holy site for Israelis and

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 file picture, French singer Johnny Hallyday gestures as he receives the best chanson album award during the 31st Victoires de la Musique, French music awards annual ceremony, in Paris, France.

Johnny Hallyday, Giant of French Rock Music, Dies at 74

Dubbed the "French Elvis", Hallyday sold over 100 million records worldwide. Johnny Hallyday, the French rock icon and occasional actor, has died from lung cancer. He was 74. Hallyday's wife announced the news of his passing in a statement, AFP reports.

Senior UN official meets NKorea's deputy foreign minister

U.N. Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, third left, talks with North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Pak Myong Guk, third right, at the People's Palace of Culture in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. The senior United Nations official ...

In this Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 file photo, Moammar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam makes the victory sign as he appears at the Rixos hotel in Tripoli, Libya.

After six years in jail, Gaddafi's son Saif plots return to Libya's turbulent politics

Gaddafi, freed in June after being held since the 2011 uprising, is planning a comeback – and experts say he could benefit if elections take place next year

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Nigeria Ramps Up Crusade Against Human Trafficking

By rewarding whistleblowers, boosting prosecutions and challenging beliefs in black magic, Nigeria is ramping up its crusade against human trafficking, backed by millions of pounds of British aid, anti-slavery and government officials said. Thousands of Nigerian women and girls are lured to Europe each year, making the treacherous sea crossing from Libya to Italy, and

Gay rights advocate Booker Garrett, of Manhattan, chants slogans during a rally for same sex marriage outside the LGBT gala fundraiser where President Barack Obama spoke, Thursday, June 23, 2011 in New York.

Gay marriage around the world

Gay marriage, authorized on Tuesday by Austria's top court by 2019 at the latest, is now recognized in more than 20 countries, of which 16 are in Europe. Here is a breakdown. European pioneers In April 2001 the Netherlands became the first country in the world to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry in a civil ceremony. Fifteen European countries have followed: Belgium,

Protesters wave signs and chant during a demonstration against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, Monday, May 15, 2017, outside a federal courthouse in Seattle.

Banned for now: Court’s ruling on travel ban brings no resolution

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump administration can implement a ban on travel to the United States by most citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria and Yemen and some from Venezuela, pending rulings by two lower courts. The court’s action raises some interesting questions, apart from what the Supreme Court’s ultimate ruling will

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker giving a speech at the Freedom Square in Tallinn,29 June 2017

Europe officials push to strengthen euro-zone unity

The European Union is due to outline proposals to strengthen the euro zone, a set of reforms already raising eyebrows in EU capitals as governments struggle to identify common ground on how to boost the resilience of the currency bloc. The European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker will present the plans in Brussels on Wednesday, the EU executive arm’s contribution to a

File - Artist concept of an exoplanet and debris disk orbiting a polluted white dwarf.

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'Super-Earth': In quest for the extra-terrestrial, researchers find Earth-like conditions on planet 111 light years away

In a significant breakthrough in man’s relentless search for life beyond Earth, a new research claims to have found a planet that could host alien life. Located 111 million light years away, the planet known as K2-18b has been described as a potential ‘Super-Earth’ - a large rocky planet capable of supporting life. The study, conducted by researchers at the

File - An Air Force B-1B Lancer prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese air space and over the Korean Peninsula, Aug. 31, 2017.

US flies supersonic bomber over Korean peninsula in 'show of force'

The United States flew a B-1B supersonic bomber over South Korea on Wednesday in part of a massive combined aerial exercise

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks to journalists after a Memorandum of Understanding ceremony at the President House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, Sept 6, 2017.

Russia-India-China trilateral meet: Modi to flaunt independent foreign policy

India is eyeing a strong commitment from the RIC states against terror groups active in South Asia similar to the formulation in the last BRICS Summit . ...

Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawwa and founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba talks with the Associated Press in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Govt tried to keep Hafiz Saeed in jail, but there’re little evidence against him: Pak

Washington: Little evidence against JuD chief Hafiz Saeed compelled the courts to set him free, Pakistan’s top diplomat in Washington on Tuesday, days after the US demanded the immediate re-arrest and prosecution of the Mumbai terror attack mastermind. Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry was referring to the evidence provided by India against Saeed.

Former Georgian President and former Ukrainian official, Mikheil Saakashvili, center, marches surrounded by his supporters in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017.

Saakashvili refuses to give himself up in Ukraine

MOSCOW The former president of Georgia who has become Ukraine's top opposition politician says he won't give himself up to authorities after the prosecutors issued

The head of parliament commission Vladimir Pligin addresses the parliament before voting in Moscow, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008.The lower house of Russia's parliament has given its final approval to a bill extending the presidential term from four to six years. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed the bill seen by many as a step toward Vladimir Putin's return to powe

Russian lawmakers vote to bar entry to reporters of US media

The State Duma lower house of Russia's parliament voted on Wednesday to bar correspondents of U.S. mass media, including The Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, from attending its sessions, the Interfax news agency reported. ...

David Davis accused of 'total dereliction of duty' after he reveals Brexit impact assessments 'don't exist'

Pakistani activist Raza Khan reported missing

UK electoral system faces 'perfect storm' of threats, says watchdog