Monday, June 1, 2015

ISIS Launches Deadly New Offensive- Washington Post

While nobody was looking, the Islamic State launched a new, deadly offensive

Rebels are seeking international help to help counter an attack that could mark a new direction in Syria’s war.

Solar Impulse plane lands in Japan to wait out bad weather

Solar Impulse 2 makes an unscheduled stop in Japan to await better weather for Hawaii leg.
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Moscow blasts E.U. for leaking list of Europeans banned from Russia

Russia’s foreign minister accused the European Union of ethical breaches of diplomatic norms in news leaks.

As ideology fades in Cuba, spirituality and popes intervene

Why the Vatican pays so much attention to the less-than-devoted communist nation.
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Why Germany now requires people to be trained before using some elevators

The paternoster elevators are unusual — they do not have doors and do not stop at floors.

Video: A French woman held hostage in Yemen pleads for help

"Please bring me to France, fast, because I'm really, really tired," Isabelle Prime says in the short message addressed to the French president.

Why this Hollywood actor dropped everything to fight the Islamic State in Syria

When the Islamic State burned a Jordanian pilot alive, it was the straw the broke the camel's back.

Kerry hurt in bike accident; rest of Europe visit canceled

The secretary of state suffered a broken right femur. He will remain hospitalized in Geneva overnight.

In an online world, Cuba remains a stand-in-line society

Waiting in long lines for just about everything is an inescapable fact of life on the island.

Afghanistan’s justice system is moving faster — maybe too fast

The speedy prosecution of 49 people in the mob killing of a woman raises questions about fairness.

Britain joins E.U. to criticize Russia for its ‘stop list’ of 89 European officials

The list includes politicians and other high-ranking people, whose reactions ranged from anger to satisfaction.

Vladimir Katriuk, alleged Nazi war criminal, dies in Canada at 93

Mr. Katriuk was said to have served with the SS in Eastern Europe during World War II.
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War in Yemen is pushing health-care facilities to the brink of collapse

Medicine and vaccine shortages have spread as hospitals halt vital services during months of bombings.

U.S. citizen Mohamed Soltan freed from Egyptian prison

Soltan had been on hunger strike for more than a year when Egyptian authorities deported him to the U.S. on Saturday.

Syria airstrikes kill scores amid government setbacks

Activists say 85 people, mostly civilians, died in the strikes.

Pro-Iran militias take upper hand after U.S.-backed forces crumble in Anbar

Shiite militias are taking the lead in the battle for the Iraqi city of Ramadi, in a sign of lessened U.S. influence.

Residents in a Mexican neighborhood miss the cartel that protected them

The killing of 42 people by the police in Michoacan hit one poor community hard.

Kerry, Iranian envoy discuss unsettled issues as nuclear deadline nears

Basic issues, including monitoring access to nuclear sites, still must be ironed out before June 30.
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The Latest on China Boat Sinking: 10 rescued, many missing

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UN says gays are victims of violent abuse all over the world

The U.N. human rights chief says in a new report that lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people are victims of “pervasive, violent abuse, harassment and discrimination” in all regions of the world and cites hundreds of hate-related killings.
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The Latest on China Boat Sinking: 10 rescued, many missing

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Boat with more than 450 people sinks in China’s Yangtze

A small cruise ship sank overnight in China’s Yangtze River during a storm, leaving at least one person dead and nearly 450 people missing, most of them elderly, state media said Tuesday. Ten people were rescued, the state media reports said.

South Korea reports 2 deaths from MERS

South Korea on Tuesday confirmed the country’s first two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as it fights to contain the spread of the virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East.
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Solar Impulse plane lands in Japan to wait out bad weather

A solar-powered plane attempting to circle the globe without a drop of fuel made an unscheduled landing in Japan to wait out bad weather.
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