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• FBI Seeks Victims of International Child Molester
• Arab League Criticizes Syrian Election Plan
• Thailand Reacts to Plots Targeting Israelis
• Syria Sets Presidential Election Amid Reports of Chemical Weapons Use
• US Defends Support of Attacks on Yemeni Militants
• Nepal Meets Sherpas’ Demands After Deadly Avalanche
• India’s Modi Condemns Anti-Muslim Remarks
• Spotlight on Safety One Year After Bangladesh Building Collapse
• Ukraine Leader Urges Crackdown as Peace Efforts Falter
• US Urges North Korea to Refrain From New Nuclear Test
• Ukraine Orders New ‘Anti-Terror’ Operations in East
• Syria Hands Over 86 Percent of Chemical Weapons
• Church Members in China Defend Against Demolition
• Militants Kill Second Somali Lawmaker
• Biden Shows Support for Kyiv as Tensions Escalate in Eastern Ukraine
• US to Send Paratroopers to Poland, Baltics
• Russia Expels Canadian Diplomat
• Gunmen Kill 4 Yemen Security Officers
• African Educators Stress Millennium Development Goals
• Supreme Court Upholds Michigan Ban on Affirmative Action

FBI Seeks Victims of International Child Molester Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:37 PM PDT The FBI is asking for help to identify potential victims of a suspected child predator who taught at schools across the world for more than four decades. William James Vahey killed himself in Minnesota last month, two days after a federal judge said authorities could search one of his computer thumb drives. The FBI said […]

Arab League Criticizes Syrian Election Plan Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:29 PM PDT CAIRO, EGYPT — Holding an election in Syria while civil war rages will only obstruct international efforts to resolve the conflict, the head of the Arab League said on Tuesday. President Bashar al-Assad’s government announced on Monday that a presidential election would take place on June 3 – an event that is certain to extend […]

Thailand Reacts to Plots Targeting Israelis Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:28 PM PDT BANGKOK — Thai authorities say they hope they have foiled the latest plot in the Southeast Asian country to attack young Israeli tourists. Thailand's police agency says security around locations frequented by Israeli tourists has been increased, although government officials deny published reports that as many as nine people linked to the Lebanese militant group […]

Syria Sets Presidential Election Amid Reports of Chemical Weapons Use Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON — Syria has announced that it will hold presidential elections June 3, despite an ongoing civil war that has killed more than 150,000 people in the past three years and forced about 1.5 million to flee. The announcement comes as the West investigates rebel allegations that the government has been using chemical weapons against […]

US Defends Support of Attacks on Yemeni Militants Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:15 PM PDT The United States is not talking about the details of the reported American drone strikes that the Yemeni government says helped kill 55 al-Qaida militants in the last several days. The U.S. Defense Department, however, says it is has “good reason” to continue to work with the Yemenis to combat the threat presented by the […]

Nepal Meets Sherpas’ Demands After Deadly Avalanche Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:14 PM PDT KATHMANDU — Nepal’s government agreed on Tuesday to compensation demands for Mount Everest sherpas, after the single deadliest avalanche on the world’s highest mountain killed at least 13 guides. Expedition leaders said tension was running high at Everest base camp after last Friday’s incident, which has rekindled debate on the disproportionate risks that sherpas take […]

India’s Modi Condemns Anti-Muslim Remarks Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:13 PM PDT Indian opposition leader Narendra Modi on Tuesday distanced himself from colleagues on the Hindu far right, saying they must focus on development issues in the election campaign, rather than rail against minority Muslims and liberals. Modi, the prime ministerial candidate of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is running on a platform to revive […]

Spotlight on Safety One Year After Bangladesh Building Collapse Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:13 PM PDT NEW DELHI — Nearly one year after a deadly building collapse in Bangladesh killed more than 1100 garment workers, efforts have begun to improve safety in the world's second largest supplier of clothing. Many of the victim's families still are waiting for adequate compensation, however, while hundreds of survivors are unemployed and coping with the […]

Ukraine Leader Urges Crackdown as Peace Efforts Falter Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:09 PM PDT Ukraine’s acting president accused Russia of aiding "terrorists," urging a crackdown on pro-Moscow separatists in the east on Tuesday that could hamper international efforts to defuse the crisis. As U.S. Vice President Joe Biden flew home from a brief visit to demonstrate solidarity with Kyiv’s new leaders against Moscow, Oleksandr Turchynov called on security forces […]

US Urges North Korea to Refrain From New Nuclear Test Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON — The United States said on Tuesday it was watching the Korean peninsula closely after reports that North Korea may be planning another nuclear test and it urged Pyongyang not to take any step that would threaten regional peace. South Korean news reports quoted the South Korean government as saying on Tuesday that heightened […]

Ukraine Orders New ‘Anti-Terror’ Operations in East Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:04 PM PDT Ukraine’s interim President Oleksandr Turchynov has ordered security forces to resume “anti-terror” operations in eastern Ukraine, after a local politician from his own party and a second person were found dead with signs of torture. The order was made Tuesday, just hours after visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden departed the Ukrainian capital. He called […]

Syria Hands Over 86 Percent of Chemical Weapons Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:02 PM PDT The global chemical watchdog says Syria has handed over more than 86 percent of its chemical weapons stockpiles. The Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Tuesday that Syria had delivered another batch of chemicals to the port of Latakia to be destroyed offshore on a U.S. ship. The agreed upon deadline to […]

Church Members in China Defend Against Demolition Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:02 PM PDT Hundreds of worshippers at a newly built church in China’s Zhejiang province have launched a vigil campaign to save their building and its huge cross from being demolished by the local government. Sanjiang church is located in the city of Wenzhou, which is home to one of China’s largest Christian communities. The churchgoers gathered to […]

Militants Kill Second Somali Lawmaker Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:01 PM PDT Somali militants have claimed responsibility for killing a second member of parliament in as many days. Al-Shabab said it shot Abdiaziz Isaq Mursal, who died Tuesday after an ambush in the Dharkaynley district of Mogadishu. Authorities said he was shot multiple times and died on the spot. On Monday, the al-Qaida-linked group took credit for […]

Biden Shows Support for Kyiv as Tensions Escalate in Eastern Ukraine Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:00 PM PDT U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has called on Russia to live up to its recent agreement to resolve the crisis in Ukraine, as tensions between Kyiv and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine continued to escalate. During a joint appearance Tuesday with interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk in Kyiv, Biden said it is time for Russia […]

US to Send Paratroopers to Poland, Baltics Posted: 22 Apr 2014 03:58 PM PDT The United States is sending about 600 paratroopers to Poland and the Baltic states in an expansion meant to underscore its commitment to NATO allies as a result of escalating tensions in Ukraine. Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said 150 paratroopers based in Italy will arrive Wednesday in Poland. He said another 450 paratroopers […]

Russia Expels Canadian Diplomat Posted: 22 Apr 2014 03:57 PM PDT Russia has announced the expulsion of a first secretary at the Canadian Embassy in Moscow, in response to Canada’s expulsion of a Russian diplomat from Ottawa. Russian media reported Tuesday that Margarita Atanasov of the Canadian diplomatic mission in the Russian capital has been given 14 days to leave the country. The reports said her […]

Gunmen Kill 4 Yemen Security Officers Posted: 22 Apr 2014 03:56 PM PDT Officials in Yemen say four security officers were killed in a series of suspected militant attacks over the past two days. Three of the killings were carried out in the capital Sanaa by men riding on motorcycles. The attacks follow aerial strikes that killed 55 al-Qaida militants in southern Yemen. Those strikes reportedly involved U.S. […]

African Educators Stress Millennium Development Goals Posted: 22 Apr 2014 03:53 PM PDT YAOUNDE — Educators and civil society groups from 54 African countries are meeting in Cameroon to review the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals on education ahead of a 2015 deadline. They say with barely a year to go it is more critical than ever that donor countries reaffirm their commitment to the world’s poorest people and […]

Supreme Court Upholds Michigan Ban on Affirmative Action Posted: 22 Apr 2014 03:47 PM PDT The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a ban by the state of Michigan on the use of race as a factor in considering applicants for state colleges and universities. By a vote of six to two, the Supreme Court upheld the right of Michigan voters to prohibit public colleges and universities from taking race into […]

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