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New social media tools empower citizen journalism - 07/17/2016

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Rob Lever- It may be inside a protest rally, or in front of a deadly shooting. Smartphones, video and social media are empowering citizens to tell their stories like never...

Turkey regains control after deadly anti-Erdogan coup bid - 07/16/2016

Ankara, Turkey - by Fulya Ozerkan with Raziye Akkoc in Istanbul - Turkish authorities wrested back control of the country Saturday, after crushing a military coup by discontented soldiers seeking to...

Many high-risk patients missed by diabetes screening - 07/13/2016

MIAMI, UNITED STATES- More than half of people at high risk for diabetes are missed under current US screening guidelines, including many African-Americans, Hispanics and those who are not...

Syrian Women's Suffering Told In Greek Tragedy - 07/10/2016

Refugees of the long and brutal conflict perform in the touring UK theatre production to highlight the plight of victims.             A Greek tragedy recounting the...

Two killed as explosion hits refugees near Turkey-Syria border - 07/06/2016

ANKARA, TURKEY- An explosion on Wednesday that rocked a house used by refugees in a Turkish town near the Syrian border killed two people, the private Dogan news agency reported. Two Syrians caught...

Tango therapy lifts spirits of Argentine mental patients - 06/30/2016

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, Liliana Samuel- The shadows of barred windows make the Buenos Aires psychiatric hospital seem especially soulless, but then the syncopated beats of tango music fill the air....

Airport blasts slam Turkey's struggling tourism industry - 06/29/2016

ISTANBUL, TURKEY, Pascale Trouillaud- Turkey's already limping tourism industry is suffering a fresh grievous blow after the latest in a series of attacks targeted at tourists claimed dozens of...

Clinton: Destroy Syria for Israel - 06/26/2016

A newly-released Hilary Clinton email confirmed that the Obama administration has deliberately provoked the civil war in Syria as the “best way to help Israel.” In an indication of her murderous and...

'Good riddance', bitter French tweeters tell Les Anglais - 06/25/2016

PARIS, FRANCE- Twitter was the go-to soapbox on Friday for the French to vent their anger -- as well as predictable digs at "Les Anglais" -- over the Brexit vote. The hashtag #BonDebarras -- Good...

Islamic State group recruited practising NHS doctor - 06/22/2016

An NHS doctor left his family in the UK and joined the Islamic State militant group in Syria, the BBC has learned from leaked IS recruitment papers. Issam Abuanza, 37 - who gained a licence to...
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