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Oslo's Doom-Laden Journey

Oslo's Doom-Laden Journey

The image is indelible: The prime minister of Israel’s wan smile; the repentant terrorist leader’s shaky extended hand; the gloating American president’s look of successful accomplishment. The photograph from September 1993 conveys all the promise of a great future for

Germany Gets Its 1st Black Members of Parliament

Germany Gets Its 1st Black Members of Parliament

(AP) Germany gets its 1st black members of ParliamentBy FRANK JORDANSAssociated PressBERLINA chemist and an actor — both with family roots in Senegal — have become Germany’s first black federal lawmakers, according to official election results released Monday. They were

White House Not Ruling Out Obama-Rowhani Meeting

White House Not Ruling Out Obama-Rowhani Meeting

The White House would not rule out Monday a meeting between US President Barack Obama and Iran’s new President Hassan Rowhani on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. But US Secretary of State John Kerry will attend a meeting

Kenya Survivors: 'They just shot and killed anybody!'

Kenya Survivors: 'They just shot and killed anybody!'

Survivors are talking about the horrific ordeal they encountered at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Al-Shabaab jihadists brutally slaughtered 62 people and wounded hundreds more on Saturday. They told the innocent civilians, which included many children and women, they

Egyptian Court Bans Muslim Brotherhood

Egyptian Court Bans Muslim Brotherhood

An Egyptian court has banned the Muslim Brotherhood from operating and ordered that all its assets be seized. Because the ruling applies to “any organisation derived from it,” the order also could affect the Brotherhood’s political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party. Brotherhood officials

Egypt Bans Muslim Brotherhood Group

Egypt Bans Muslim Brotherhood Group

(AP) Egypt bans Muslim Brotherhood groupBy MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROAn Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown by the military-backed government against supporters of the ousted

Multiple Blasts Rock Kenya Hostage Crisis Mall

Multiple Blasts Rock Kenya Hostage Crisis Mall

(AP) Multiple blasts rock Kenya hostage crisis mallBy JASON STRAZIUSOAssociated PressNAIROBI, KenyaMultiple large blasts have rocked Kenya’s Westgate Mall where a hostage siege is in its third day. Associated Press reporters on the scene Monday heard multiple blasts and a

Venezuela Receives $5 Bn Credit Line from China

Venezuela Receives $5 Bn Credit Line from China

Visiting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Sunday, and said Beijing has granted his country a $5 billion credit line. Maduro, vowing to strengthen the partnership established by his late predecessor Hugo Chavez, used his

Merkel Triumphs in German Bote but Allies Crushed

Merkel Triumphs in German Bote but Allies Crushed

By GEIR MOULSONAssociated PressBERLINChancellor Angela Merkel led her conservatives to a stunning victory in Germany’s election Sunday, a personal triumph that cements her position as Europe’s most powerful leader. However, she will need to reach out to center-left rivals to

N. Korea Fumes at Reports on First Lady's Past

N. Korea Fumes at Reports on First Lady's Past

North Korea on Sunday angrily denied reports that it had executed several state performers to cover up the past of its first lady, calling the media accounts an “unpardonable” crime. The denial came a day after the North indefinitely postponed

Slide Victims Recovered as Mexico Storm Toll Rises

Slide Victims Recovered as Mexico Storm Toll Rises

By EDUARDO VERDUGOAssociated PressLA PINTADA, MexicoRescuers fighting tons of slippery, wet mud at the site of this week’s worst storm disaster unearthed the bodies of two women Saturday, possibly two of 68 people missing in a massive landslide that buried

Egypt Draft Constitution Expected by November

Egypt Draft Constitution Expected by November

By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROA 50-member panel tasked with amending Egypt’s Islamist-drafted constitution will complete its work by early November, a spokesman for the body said Sunday, wrapping up the first step of a military-backed roadmap in place since the ouster

Is Pope Francis Starting His Own Reformation?

Is Pope Francis Starting His Own Reformation?

Though some Catholic commentators have warned that the main-stream media have purposefully manipulated some of Pope Francis’ words from his recent controversial interview, one writer questions whether the new pontiff is actually detached from the real world. Writing at Aleteia,

Tunisia Females Engage in Sexual Jihad with Syrian Rebels

Tunisia Females Engage in Sexual Jihad with Syrian Rebels

Females from Tunisia travel to Syria to have sex with the rebels in a “sexual jihad.” Many of them are returning pregnant with their children. Interior Minister Lotfi Ben Jeddo addressed this issue with Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly. Women and