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ISIS’s warped take on morality
(CNN)-- The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is making headlines again. On Wednesday, images began circulating from the city of Raqqa in Syria of a man being thrown off a building, allegedly after a conviction for a homosexual act.
The…
Amid brazen, deadly attacks, gay Syrians tell of fear of ISIS persecution
(CNN)-- The photographs released by ISIS in its stronghold of Raqqa are dated March 2015. The first ones show a large crowd, mostly men, but also among them a handful of women and children, all looking up.
Three men on top of a building,…
North Korea applauds ‘knife attack of justice’ on U.S. ambassador
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)A man opposed to joint South Korean-U.S. military drills attacked the American ambassador in Seoul, slashing his face and arm as he was about to give a speech Thursday morning.
North Korea quickly called the…
Over 500 Pakistani parents arrested for children’s failure to get polio vaccine
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Police have arrested more than 500 parents in and around the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar for not allowing their children to get the polio vaccine, an official said Tuesday.
Peshawar Deputy…
With no bodies found in past week, AirAsia Flight 8501 main search ends
(CNN)-- The big search is over.
That's the message out of Indonesia, where national search and rescue chief Bambang Soelistyo announced that the main search-and-recovery operation surrounding doomed commercial airliner AirAsia Flight 8501…
Boston Marathon bombing: Opening statements to begin in bombing trial
Boston (CNN)-- Almost 23 months after a pair of ghastly explosions at the Boston Marathon, opening statements will begin Wednesday in the trial of accused bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev.
Their remarks will bring back vivid memories of the carnage…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs – St. Kitts and Nevis
Berlin - The Honourable Mark A.G Brantley, the newly appointed Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and Aviation of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is at the moment leading a delegation to the first Conference of the Foreign Ministers…
10-y-o boy runs over brother with stolen car in Michigan
ROSCOMMON, Michigan (AP) — Authorities say a 9-year-old boy was hospitalized after his 10-year-old brother apparently ran him over with a stolen car in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula.
TV stations WWTV and WPBN report the Roscommon…
Mom convicted of killing 5-y-o son, by poisoning him with salt
WHITE PLAINS, New York (AP) — A woman who blogged for years about her son's constant health woes was convicted Monday of poisoning him to death by force-feeding heavy concentrations of sodium through his stomach tube.
A jury in the New…
Caribbean observes World Birth Defects Day
WASHINGTON (CMC) – The Caribbean Tuesday joined the international community in observing World Birth Defects Day with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) noting that congenital anomalies, or birth defects, are the second-leading…
Los Angeles police shoot, kill man on the ground
Los Angeles (CNN)-- The video starts with a man swinging his arms at police outside a Los Angeles homeless shelter.
An officer tackles him to the ground, and three others try to subdue him. At least one pulls out a Taser and tries to shock…
Iraqi forces try to wrest Tikrit back from ISIS’ firm grip
(CNN)-- Iraqi forces are doubling down efforts to retake the city of Tikrit from ISIS, even uniting Sunni and Shiite fighters in the mission.
The Iraqi army, along with Sunni and Shiite militiamen, attacked ISIS strongholds in the area…
Cuban delegation arrives in Washington for second round of talks
Washington, USA (ACN) -- A Cuban delegation, headed by Josefina Vidal, director of the United States division of the Cuban foreign ministry, has arrived in Washington for the second round of talks between Cuba and the US.
According to…
Several Caribbean nationals caught trying to enter US illegally
Miami (CMC) -- The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says it has apprehended 10 Caribbean migrants in the waters off Miami.
CBP said that the migrants, whose nationalities were not identified, were nabbed after…
LeBron not happy universities recruiting 10-year-old son
Miami (AP) -- LeBron James says there are universities recruiting his 10-year-old son, and the superstar isn't happy about it.
James told a Detroit radio station this week that his son, LeBron Jr., has already received scholarship offers.…