The former NBA star is training the North Korean team for a tournament scheduled for Jan. 8
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Chinese Woman Dies from Bird Flu New to Humans
Woman is the first confirmed death by strain of bird flu not previously found in humans
Snowden Offers Brazil Help Investigating U.S. Spying
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is offering Brazil help investigating claims of U.S. spying. He wrote an open letter first published in the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo.
Last Australia Combat Troops Withdraw From Afghanistan
Australia has closed its main military base in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, and the country’s final batch of combat troops are on their way home. The departure marks the end of several years of combat that have left dozens of troops dead and more than two hundreds seriously wounded.
At a press conference announcing the withdrawal of …
Kim Jong Un Spares Aunt After Uncle’s Execution
May have been spared due to her close relationship with her late brother
Remembering Mandela: Live Video from South Africa
Watch live video from Nelson Mandela’s funeral at Qunu, South Africa. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 4 a.m., ET, Sunday, December 15. Mandela died December 5, 2013 at age 95.
Rare Snow Dazzles Cairo Area Residents
Many took to Twitter to post pics of the wintery surprise
Indians Turn ‘Gay For a Day’ to Protest Supreme Court Ruling
Facebook campaign urges users to post pictures of them kissing friends of the same sex after country’s top court reinstates band on homosexuality
Rome Celebrates Pope Francis, TIME’s Person of the Year 2013
The announcement was very welcome news in Rome.
Support for Japan’s PM Abe Plunges on Controversial Bill
The normally popular premier takes a ten-point tumble
Deported U.S. Vet Says North Korea ‘Confession’ Was Forced
American was pulled off flight to Beijing on Oct. 26
Brazil: Shocking Footage of Bloody Riot Raises Concerns Over 2014 World Cup
Supporters of two soccer teams from Rio de Janeiro clashed on Sunday during a Brazilian championship match, interrupting the game for more than one hour and leaving at least three people hospitalized in serious conditions, local officials said.
Shocking television footage showed fans of Atletico Paranaense and Vasco da Gama, two rival …
Hagel: Afghan Security Deal Will Be Signed Before End of the Year
Karzai has so far refused to sign post-2014 U.S. troop agreement