Dec 17 Watch Putin's economic bailout for Ukraine angers protesters supportive of EU deal Putin's economic bailout for Ukraine angers protesters supportive of EU deal… Continue watching
Dec 17 U.S. suspends embassy activity in South Sudan By Larisa Epatko The State Department urged U.S. citizens in South Sudan to "depart immediately" and suspended embassy operations until further notice because of increasingly violent activity in the capital Juba and elsewhere. Continue reading
Dec 16 North Korea warns 'war comes without an advertisement,' putting South Korea on high alert PHOTO: North Korean soldiers rally to mark second anniversary of former leader Kim Jong-Il's death pic.twitter.com/S0cNFuMRXp— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 16, 2013 Troops gathered in North Korea's capitol of Pyongyang Monday to swear… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch Refugees fleeing violence in Syria confront dire conditions in Bulgaria Refugees fleeing violence in Syria confront dire conditions in Bulgaria… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch News Wrap: U.S. transfers two Guantanamo detainees to native Saudi Arabia News Wrap: U.S. transfers two Guantanamo detainees to native Saudi Arabia… Continue watching
Dec 16 Russian Olympic torchbearer dies of heart attack after carrying flame Photo by Flickr user LindsayEvette A Russian man carrying the Olympic flame on a leg before the Sochi 2014 Winter Games died after suffering a heart attack on the route, an official told Reuters Monday. Vadim Gorbenko,… Continue reading
Dec 16 First high school to close in Fukushima region due to nuclear meltdown Shoei High School will be the first school in the Fukushima Prefecture to permanently close at the end of March 2014. The high school is around 13.67 miles outside of the nuclear plant. Continue reading
Dec 16 UN calls for largest aid amount yet in Syrian crisis By Larisa Epatko The United Nations and other aid organizations are calling on international donors to pony up $6.5 billion to help Syrians inside and outside the country -- their largest appeal yet in Syria's nearly three-year-old civil war. Continue reading
Dec 16 Two Guantanamo detainees released to Saudi Arabia By News Desk The Defense Department announced Monday that it released two prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the government of Saudi Arabia -- part of its ongoing effort to process detainees and eventually close the U.S. facility in Cuba. Continue reading
Dec 15 One year since the brutal New Delhi gang rape, has change come to India? Indian protesters shout anti-government slogans during a protest against rape in New Delhi on January 2, 2013. Credit: RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the gruesome gang rape of an Indian woman on a bus in New Delhi. Continue reading