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China Blocks BBC Website as Hong Kong Tensions Rise

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese Communist Party censors have blocked the website of Britain’s national broadcaster, the BBC said in a statement, as tensions rise in Hong Kong between pro-democracy protesters and police. The broadcaster said that the move seemed to

China Blocks BBC Website as Hong Kong Tensions Rise

Labour Party Plans to Ban Buy-to-Let Investors

(Reuters) – Labour Party is expected to announce plans on Thursday that will ban buy-to-let investors from purchasing new flats in London and other parts of Britain, the Financial Times reported. The plans, part of the Lyons review authorised by

Labour Party Plans to Ban Buy-to-Let Investors

Eight Reported Dead in Latest Land Clash in China

(Reuters) – Eight people have died in a clash between construction workers and villagers in southwestern China over a land dispute, the government and Chinese media said on Wednesday, in the latest bout of rural unrest in the world’s most populous country. The government

Eight Reported Dead in Latest Land Clash in China

New York Times: Don't Tell Them You're Gay or a Jew

Described as a “Journey 2,500 years back in time to discover the ancient secrets of Persia on this 13-day itinerary incorporating some of most well preserved archaeological sites in the world,” this New York Times sponsored trip proclaims “Welcome to the once-forbidden

New York Times: Don't Tell Them You're Gay or a Jew

Forty-One Bishops Oppose New Vatican Document

Vatican — Opposition increases in Rome as gays celebrate, traditional Catholics fret, bishops complain, and no one seems to be able to explain exactly what the document released Monday means for the Catholic Church. Late Monday night, experienced hands with

Forty-One Bishops Oppose New Vatican Document

US National Shot Dead in Saudi Capital Riyadh

(Reuters) – A U.S. national was shot dead and another wounded in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Tuesday, police said, in what appeared to be the first killing of a Westerner in years in a gun attack in the kingdom.

US National Shot Dead in Saudi Capital Riyadh

Canada Begins Human Testing of Ebola Vaccine

Human trials of a potential Ebola vaccine, created by the Public Health Agency of Canada, began on Monday, with hopes that the much-needed drug can be mass-produced and shipped to affected West African nations within a few months. According to the Associated

Canada Begins Human Testing of Ebola Vaccine

Mexican Activist Slain During Radio Broadcast

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two gunmen shoved their way into a radio studio and opened fire on a local activist, killing him while he was broadcasting, prosecutors in the Mexican state of Sinaloa said. It was the first on-air killing

Mexican Activist Slain During Radio Broadcast

Anarchy Reigns in Mexico Over Missing Students

MCALLEN, Texas — Mexico’s Guerrero state continues to descend into anarchy as protesters continue their daily revolts demanding the whereabouts of 43 students who were kidnapped by police. In the most recent turn of events, protesters torched furniture, vehicles and

Anarchy Reigns in Mexico Over Missing Students

With a Parade for Putin, Serbia Walks a Tightrope

BELGRADE (Reuters) – In his 1949 memoir Eastern Approaches, British officer Fitzroy Maclean wrote of standing on top of Belgrade’s fortress and watching the Nazis retreat across the River Sava, leaving the capital to the Red Army and Yugoslav Partisan

With a Parade for Putin, Serbia Walks a Tightrope

65% of Democrats Believe They Will Hold Senate

A Gallup poll finds that 65% of Democratic voters remain confident their party will maintain control of the U.S. Senate–a position that may spell shock and disappointment if new statistical projections prove accurate.  According to Gallup, Americans as a whole

65% of Democrats Believe They Will Hold Senate

T Minus 22: Dems Fear Turnout As GOP Odds Improve

In the Obama-era, the Democrat party has become overly dependent on minorities, single women and young voters. Without abnormally high turnout among these voters, Democrat candidates face long odds on election night. Unfortunately for Democrats, these are the least reliable

T Minus 22: Dems Fear Turnout As GOP Odds Improve

Can You Treat Ebola — And Stay Safe?

A Dallas nurse who cared for Liberian patient Thomas Eric Duncan — not his family or friends — has contracted the virus. Why health-care professionals are feeling especially alarmed. The announcement that a second case of Ebola has been diagnosed

Can You Treat Ebola — And Stay Safe?