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Train Carrying Oil Derails In Canada
The latest in a series of oil transportation accidents causes a large fire in New Brunswick
Israel Bans ‘Revenge Porn’
The Knesset prohibits sex videos and photos posted without the subject’s consent
Government Retakes South Sudanese Town Ahead of Peace Talks
Negotiations with rebels scheduled to begin Sunday
New Proposal Would Make Divorce Easier in France
Would allow court clerks to approve some divorces instead of judges
Helicopter Rescue Planned For Ship Stranded in Antarctic
A Russian ship with 74 researchers and crew members has been stranded in Antarctica for nearly a week. Numerous rescue missions have failed. They will have to be rescued by air.
Rescue Imminent for Stranded Antarctic Expedition
Ship has been wedged in ice since Tuesday
American Kidnapped in Pakistan Says He’s ‘Forgotten And Abandoned’
Warren Weinstein, 72, was abducted more than two years ago
Far From Home and Fearing for Their Lives, Burma’s Kachin Celebrate a Grim Christmas
Around 100,000 people currently inhabit ramshackle displacement camps in freezing northernmost Burma, victims of a two-and-a-half-year struggle between ethnic rebels and central government
Freed Pussy Riot Members Call Putin’s Amnesty A ‘PR stunt’
The band sentenced to two years in prison for hooliganism in 2012 was released early under a new Russian amnesty law. The move has widely been interpreted as a charm campaign as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
In Latest North Korea Trip, Dennis Rodman Went Horseback Riding But Did Not Meet Kim Jong-un
The former NBA star helped train a North Korean basketball team for an exhibition next month for ruler Kim Jong Un’s birthday. While the visit came just weeks after the execution of Kim’s uncle, Rodman continued to insist he’s no diplomat.
Thailand’s Main Opposition Party to Boycott Snap Elections
Ahead of planned Sunday protests in Bangkok
New Museum Shows How Your Life Could Have Been 600,000 Years Ago
To the south of Rome, a new museum will shed light into what life may have been like – 600,000 years ago.