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Naturalist David Attenborough says Sun can save Earth - 11/30/2015

LE BOURGET, FRANCE, Mariëtte Le Roux- Filmmaker David Attenborough, whose soothing voice narrated the vicarious journey of millions of TV viewers through the wonders of the natural world, called at a...

Influential theatre and opera director Luc Bondy dead at 67 - 11/30/2015

PARIS, FRANCE, Marie-Pierre Ferey- Luc Bondy, an influential Swiss director who produced dozens of theatre and operatic works in Europe over four decades, died on Saturday aged 67, Paris' prestigious...

US senators want 100,000 foreign troops to fight IS in Syria - 11/30/2015

BAGHDAD, IRAQ- US senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham called Sunday for 100,000 foreign soldiers, most from Sunni regional states but also including Americans, to fight the Islamic State group in...

Drowned Aylan's family to be admitted to Canada - 11/28/2015

MONTREAL, CANADA- Some surviving relatives of drowned Kurdish toddler Aylan Kurdi, whose beached corpse became a global symbol of the Syrian refugee crisis, will be admitted to Canada, broadcaster...

Turkey 'charges two editors' over claims Ankara supplied arms to Syria jihadists - 11/27/2015

ISTANBUL, TURKEY- A court in Istanbul on Thursday charged two journalists from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper with spying after they alleged Turkey's secret services had sent arms to Islamist...

US special forces traveling 'very soon' to Syria - 11/26/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- Dozens of US special operations forces will arrive in Syria "very soon," as promised by President Barack Obama's administration, a senior official said Sunday. The troops...

US woman loses battle to keep frozen embryos - 11/26/2015

UNITED STATES- A California judge on Wednesday ruled against a woman locked in a bitter dispute with her ex-husband to use frozen embryos over his objections, in a closely watched case. San Francisco...

Kerry condemns Palestinian attacks as he meets Israel PM - 11/24/2015

JERUSALEM, UNDEFINED, Dave Clark- US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed strong support for Israel and condemned Palestinian attacks Tuesday as he met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to try to...

Feline surreal: Belgians tweet cat photos for #BrusselsLockdown - 11/23/2015

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM- When Belgian police requested social media silence during a series of anti-terrorism raids on Sunday, they might have expected a catty response from the Internet. In fact people...

Brussels stays at top security alert over fears of Paris-style attack - 11/23/2015

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Bryan McManus- Brussels will remain at the highest possible alert level Monday, with schools, universities and metros closed over a "serious and imminent" threat of attacks similar...
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