No deaths reported
Israel Allegedly Behind Another Syrian Airstrike
But, as usual, the Israeli government is not commenting on reports of a strike on a Syrian weapons depot
Cubans React to End of Cuba’s Dual Currency System
The unification of the two currencies is expected to be a gradual process that could take up to 18 months.
Syria Could Turn Into Somalia if Peace Talks Fail, Says U.N.
When Syrian President Bashar Assad met with the U.N.–Arab League envoy on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of peace talks that might bring an end to a civil war that has killed more than 115,000 Syrians, he made one thing …
Toronto Police Say They Have Video of Mayor Apparently Smoking Crack
Says he won’t resign
In Unofficial Vote, Abyei Overwhelmingly Chooses South Sudan
Vote was a test-drive, not official
Russian Region Wages War on Halloween
It’s getting to be a Halloween tradition in Russia for local governments to ban the holiday. Last year, schools in the city of Sochi, which will host the Winter Olympic Games next year, were forbidden from celebrating Halloween …
Powerful Earthquake Strikes Taiwan
No immediate reports of casualties or damage
Edward Snowden Gets a New Job
Leaker will work for Russian website
Pakistan Says Small Percentage of Drone Strike Victims Civilians
The figure is lower than past statements from the government and from independent organizations
92 Found Dead in Sahara Desert
The group of mostly women and children died of thirst
Life of the Land
Once a child soldier for the Khmer Rouge, Aki Ra now rids the killing fields of their deadly mines
High-Stakes Tourism: Vampire Hunters Descend on Bulgaria
Nikolai Ovcharov is a little dismissive of Count Dracula. The infamous bloodsucker was “a very fierce tyrant,” the Bulgarian archaeologist concedes, but his alleged lair in the Romanian town of Bran is “the smallest castle …