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North Korea Defector Paid Smugglers To Get Family Out, Sent Back By China
This was Heo's world. She agreed to tell her story to The Washington Post, abandoning the normal cloak of anonymity used by defectors worried that speaking openly could endanger relatives back home.
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Syria's Bashar Al-Assad Considers Trip To Meet Kim Jong Un, North Korea Says
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has expressed interest in traveling to North Korea to meet Kim Jong Un, North Korean media reported Sunday, adding another layer of possible intrigue onto the planning for next week's summit between President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader.
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A Maid Found Dead In A Freezer Sets Off A Diplomatic Clash Between Philippines, Kuwait
Even as she sought to leave the Philippines to find work abroad, Joanna Demafelis knew of the dangers that could befall her overseas.
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Indonesia's War On The Debauched Western Atrocity Known As Valentine's Day
Hate Valentine's Day? You may consider moving to Indonesia.
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For Patting Man's Butt In Dubai, He Faced Months In Prison - Until...
The criminal offense happened as Jamie Harron was weaving through a Dubai bar in July, balancing a drink - his transgression so small that the British national didn't know he'd committed a crime until he was almost in handcuffs. Harron had lost his balance and grabbed a man's shoulder to keep himself and his drink upright, according to The Associat...
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After Charlottesville, Donald Trump Retweets - Then Deletes - Image Of Train Running Over CNN Reporter
President Donald Trump's war with CNN went off the rails Tuesday morning after he retweeted an image of a Trump train running over a CNN reporter, then quickly deleted it after the meme sparked criticism as inappropriate just days after the Charlottesville violence.
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Clues Point To Possible North Korean Involvement In Massive Cyberattack
Security researchers have found digital clues in the malware used in last weekend's global ransomware attack that might indicate North Korea is involved, although they caution the evidence is not conclusive.
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Tech Giants, Former Diplomats Blast Trump Travel Ban As Court Showdown Looms
Fresh challenges to President Donald Trump's court-frozen immigration order took shape Monday with two former secretaries of state claiming the White House was undermining national security and nearly 100 Silicon Valley tech companies arguing it will keep the best minds from coming to America.
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Pilot Reportedly Pleaded To Land Plane Before Fatal Colombia Crash
Air crash investigators in Colombia sought Wednesday to piece together the terrifying final moments aboard a charter jet that crashed while carrying a Brazilian soccer team to the biggest match in its history.
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A Modest Soccer Club In Brazil Kept Getting Better. Then, A Plane Crash
It was the culmination of an astonishing climb to the top of South America's soccer world - a modest club from Brazil heading to the finals of a continent-wide tournament. Then came a distress call from the cockpit of the plane carrying the team to Colombia.
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Aid Teams Struggle To Reach Regions In Haiti Slammed By Hurricane Matthew
Emergency teams in Haiti struggled Wednesday to reach hurricane-ravaged areas cut off by washed-out bridges and mudslides after Hurricane Matthew roared over the nation's western tip and began a devastating island-hopping path that arcs toward the U.S. coast.
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On 9/11, Omar Mateen's Classmates Mourned. Some Say He Celebrated.
At a high school in Florida, students watched the horrors of Sept. 11, 2001, unfold on live TV. When the second hijacked airliner slammed into World Trade Center's south tower, the class watched in stunned disbelief. One student, however, "started jumping up-and-down cheering on the terrorist."
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Can Saudi Arabia Pivot Away From Oil? A Powerful Prince Brings His Pitch To America.
There's always plenty to talk about when a member of Saudi Arabia's ruling clan comes for a visit. After all, almost every important U.S. endeavor in the Middle East - from seeking paths to end the Syrian war to the nuclear deal with Iran - draws in Riyadh in one way or another.
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To Sidestep Pakistan, India Embraces An Iranian Port
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Tehran on Sunday and Monday to ink a major trade deal between India, Afghanistan, and Iran, which is in the process of unshackling its economy from years of sanctions imposed by the West.
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Egyptair Plane Made 'Sudden Swerves' Before Vanishing Over Mediterranean
An EgyptAir plane made abrupt turns and plunged steeply Thursday shortly before disappearing from radar over the Mediterranean, a Greek official said, deepening the mystery over the possible last moments aboard the Cairo-bound plane with 66 people aboard.
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North Korea Defector Paid Smugglers To Get Family Out, Sent Back By China
This was Heo's world. She agreed to tell her story to The Washington Post, abandoning the normal cloak of anonymity used by defectors worried that speaking openly could endanger relatives back home.
-
Syria's Bashar Al-Assad Considers Trip To Meet Kim Jong Un, North Korea Says
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has expressed interest in traveling to North Korea to meet Kim Jong Un, North Korean media reported Sunday, adding another layer of possible intrigue onto the planning for next week's summit between President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader.
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A Maid Found Dead In A Freezer Sets Off A Diplomatic Clash Between Philippines, Kuwait
Even as she sought to leave the Philippines to find work abroad, Joanna Demafelis knew of the dangers that could befall her overseas.
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Indonesia's War On The Debauched Western Atrocity Known As Valentine's Day
Hate Valentine's Day? You may consider moving to Indonesia.
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For Patting Man's Butt In Dubai, He Faced Months In Prison - Until...
The criminal offense happened as Jamie Harron was weaving through a Dubai bar in July, balancing a drink - his transgression so small that the British national didn't know he'd committed a crime until he was almost in handcuffs. Harron had lost his balance and grabbed a man's shoulder to keep himself and his drink upright, according to The Associat...
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After Charlottesville, Donald Trump Retweets - Then Deletes - Image Of Train Running Over CNN Reporter
President Donald Trump's war with CNN went off the rails Tuesday morning after he retweeted an image of a Trump train running over a CNN reporter, then quickly deleted it after the meme sparked criticism as inappropriate just days after the Charlottesville violence.
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Clues Point To Possible North Korean Involvement In Massive Cyberattack
Security researchers have found digital clues in the malware used in last weekend's global ransomware attack that might indicate North Korea is involved, although they caution the evidence is not conclusive.
-
Tech Giants, Former Diplomats Blast Trump Travel Ban As Court Showdown Looms
Fresh challenges to President Donald Trump's court-frozen immigration order took shape Monday with two former secretaries of state claiming the White House was undermining national security and nearly 100 Silicon Valley tech companies arguing it will keep the best minds from coming to America.
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Pilot Reportedly Pleaded To Land Plane Before Fatal Colombia Crash
Air crash investigators in Colombia sought Wednesday to piece together the terrifying final moments aboard a charter jet that crashed while carrying a Brazilian soccer team to the biggest match in its history.
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A Modest Soccer Club In Brazil Kept Getting Better. Then, A Plane Crash
It was the culmination of an astonishing climb to the top of South America's soccer world - a modest club from Brazil heading to the finals of a continent-wide tournament. Then came a distress call from the cockpit of the plane carrying the team to Colombia.
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Aid Teams Struggle To Reach Regions In Haiti Slammed By Hurricane Matthew
Emergency teams in Haiti struggled Wednesday to reach hurricane-ravaged areas cut off by washed-out bridges and mudslides after Hurricane Matthew roared over the nation's western tip and began a devastating island-hopping path that arcs toward the U.S. coast.
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On 9/11, Omar Mateen's Classmates Mourned. Some Say He Celebrated.
At a high school in Florida, students watched the horrors of Sept. 11, 2001, unfold on live TV. When the second hijacked airliner slammed into World Trade Center's south tower, the class watched in stunned disbelief. One student, however, "started jumping up-and-down cheering on the terrorist."
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Can Saudi Arabia Pivot Away From Oil? A Powerful Prince Brings His Pitch To America.
There's always plenty to talk about when a member of Saudi Arabia's ruling clan comes for a visit. After all, almost every important U.S. endeavor in the Middle East - from seeking paths to end the Syrian war to the nuclear deal with Iran - draws in Riyadh in one way or another.
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To Sidestep Pakistan, India Embraces An Iranian Port
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Tehran on Sunday and Monday to ink a major trade deal between India, Afghanistan, and Iran, which is in the process of unshackling its economy from years of sanctions imposed by the West.
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Egyptair Plane Made 'Sudden Swerves' Before Vanishing Over Mediterranean
An EgyptAir plane made abrupt turns and plunged steeply Thursday shortly before disappearing from radar over the Mediterranean, a Greek official said, deepening the mystery over the possible last moments aboard the Cairo-bound plane with 66 people aboard.
