Site Map July 22, 2015

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• Baltimore statue honoring Confederate soldiers painted over with 'Black Lives Matter' message
• Bosnian and French police arrest human-traffickers who forced victims to pickpocket in France
• Despite economic growth, world still leaving millions of its poorest children behind: UNICEF
• Despite concerns over a Greek exit, survey finds eurozone recovery gaining steam in June
• Afghanistan: New offensive compounded by Taliban, foreign fighters and Islamic State group
• Alaska state, federal game officials kill 4 of 5 bears moved from Anchorage to Kenai Peninsula
• Report says China factory activity slows again but signs of stabilization seen
• UN chief appoints panel to review UN handling of child sex abuse allegations by French troops
• 4 Colombian soldiers killed when Black Hawk helicopter lands in minefield planted by rebels
• In Jamaica, 3 plead guilty to lottery scam offenses after being caught with lists of targets
• Brazilian prosecutors say they're seeking US help in tracking bribes in Petrobras graft probe
• Original barrack to be returned to former WW II internment camp; donated by Iowa college
• 10 bodies found in clandestine graves on outskirts of Acapulco, Mexican officials say
• Mexico plans $10 billion in energy infrastructure projects, including pipeline from Texas
• Death of man who fell from elevated airport tram at Orlando airport ruled accidental
• Russian consumer rights group investigated for cautioning citizens against visiting Crimea
• Officials: N. Carolina man tried to help Islamic State; planned assassinations, attacks in US
• Grandson of Billy Graham steps down as pastor of Florida megachurch for 'moral failure'
• European experts call for changes to Hungary's media law, fewer limits on political ads
• Britain's heaviest man dies after topping 900 pounds
• As nuclear talk deadline looms, Iranian foreign minister meets EU counterparts in Luxembourg
• Switzerland drops part of case involving funds of Egypt's Mubarak, though they remain frozen
• 30 dead after 2 girls blow selves up near northeast Nigeria mosque
• Russia's security chief says more than 1,000 Russians fighting alongside Islamic State group
• Death of man who fell from airport tram ruled accidental
• More labor unrest at Russian space center under construction in far east
• 4 dead, at least 38 wounded in grenade attacks in Burundi amid political tension
• Attacks near Baghdad kill at least 8 people, officials say
• Putin discusses Ukraine crisis with Merkel and Hollande ahead of foreign ministers' meeting
• Dispute over nuts behind trans-Atlantic flight diverting to Northern Ireland, police say
• Authorities release name of teen killed when 650-pound stone slab accidentally fell on him
• Turks open border crossing with Syria, hundreds of Syrian refugees return to reclaimed town
• European Union police agency to fight spread of Islamic State group propaganda on social media
• Ancient Spanish pueblo scraps 'Kill Jews' name for original 'Jews' Hill Camp' following vote
• Philippines holds separate drills with US, Japan near disputed South China Sea
• Alliance defense spending expected to drop in 2015 by 1.5 percent
• Spain birth up by in 2014, first time after 5-year negative run during economic crisis
• German court says former Auschwitz SS medic charged with accessory to murder unfit for trial
• Former East German trade chief, hard-currency earner Schalck-Golodkowski dies at 82
• Moldovan foreign minister named interim prime minister after previous premier resigned
• 3 Spanish climbers dead in Kyrgyzstan rock slide
• Former US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. released from halfway house in Baltimore after prison stint
• 2 men arrested in death of journalist in central India; police say it's a business rivalry
• UN prosecutors reopen case against Mladic to hear witnesses testify about mass grave
• Greek coast guard says 1,161 migrants and refugees rescued from Friday to Monday in Aegean Sea
• Palestinian Authority freezes assets of Western-backed former PM
• Rights group says Israeli military courts routinely hold Palestinians until end of proceedings
• Seoul: N. Korea boycotts University Games in S. Korea to protest opening of UN rights office
• Australia, Malaysia and Netherlands governments to mark anniversary of Flight 17 disaster
• Rights group slams Malaysian court for sentencing 9 transgender women to fines, jail
• South Africa's de Klerk, who ended apartheid along with Mandela, opposes sanctions on Israel
• Doughnuts for miles: Michigan festival attempts world record, lines up 24,000 yeasty treats
• Authorities: 17-year-old boy dies when massive stone slab accidentally falls on him
• Teen dies when massive stone slab accidentally falls on him
• Women protest detentions outside Egypt's presidential palace
• Egypt names ambassador to Israel, nearly 3 years after it recalled its last over 2012 Gaza war
• Man arrested after trans-Atlantic flight diverted
• Illegal-dumping suspect nabbed at trash collection event
• Romanian premier probed for corruption takes a month off work citing health problems
• Lawyers slam police for their handling of the case of 3 British sisters feared to be in Syria
• Man accidently shoots himself during gun safety class
• Arizona garbage-dumping suspect caught at law enforcement trash collection event
• 1 dead, 6 injured as car careens onto sidewalk in California; marijuana found in driver's car
• Illicit drugs 'rampant' in California state prisons
• California inmates die of drug overdoses at rate nearly triple the national average
• Video clips show Lebanese guards beating Islamist prisoners; minister vows to punish offenders
• Not friends yet, but Japan and South Korea are talking
• Iran parliament votes to ban access to military sites, scientists in future nuclear deal
• Russian opposition activist who works with Navalny hospitalized after attack on campaign trip
• Honda confirms 8th victim of exploding airbag
• Spain's Socialists name general secretary as candidate for premier in general elections
• French minister says Paris to help put Mali's 'historic' peace accord with Tuaregs in place
• 40 Spanish rescuers helping injured climber in cave
• Bombings kill at least 5 people near Baghdad
• Cigarette smuggler escapes death at hands of Islamic State group, and finds an unlikely client
• Death toll from tainted liquor in India's financial hub of Mumbai rises to 92
• Huge explosion reported in northeastern Syrian town, official agency blames suicide bomber
• Alaska island dog mysteriously crosses water, found at US Coast Guard base on mainland
• Soldiers kill 6 presumed criminals after attack near Mexico's northern border
• Main Tuareg rebel coalition signs peace deal with Malian government 1 month after others did
• Italian prosecutors seek to indict Bank of China and 297 people in money laundering case
• Thousands of right wing extremists rally in Slovak capital against refugees, clash with police
• Elson Floyd, president of Washington State University, dies at 59 of complications from cancer
• Florida baby couldn't wait; makes surprise entrance in hospital elevator
• Authorities reunite a North Carolina family with pet dog that had been missing for 6 years
• Veteran AP reporter and editor, Las Vegas Review-Journal political writer Laura Myers dies
• Denmark's Social Democrats tap former justice minister as new leader after election defeat
• $700 million: Massive plan to restore salmon, steelhead habitat, numbers faces court challenge
• Police say roadside bomb explodes in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 12 civilians.
• 'Do you pray?': Syrians, Iraqis describe nation of fear inside Islamic State group's realm
• 13 people arrested after locals attack govt facilities in southern China in dispute over death
• Hungary seeks to tighten law on migrants and asylum seekers, make it easier to expel illegals
• Strong earthquake reported in Chile, no immediate reports of damage or injuries
• Woman miscarried after shackled in immigration facility, lawyer says
• Correction officer suspended in connection with NY prison break
• Heavy rains in southern China leave 18 dead, 4 missing
• Groups move to block work on Yellowstone River dam, say it could kill off 'dinosaur' fish
• Leading Cuba rights group says 60 political prisoners remain behind bars, less than last year
• Mexico investigates stabbing death of journalist in southwestern state of Tabasco
• Ohio man arrested on terrorism-related charges
• Tunisian diplomats held hostage in Libya have been released says foreign minister
• Alabama city fires officer with link to pro-Confederate group; a 2nd officer will retire
• IMF OKs $314 million disbursement for bailed-out Cyprus; praises progress, urges vigilance
• Morocco and Peugeot agree on 557 million-euro ($632 million) investment for car factory
• Brazil police arrest presidents of 2 construction firms in corruption scheme at Petrobras
• Farmer found using ancient 'dragon sword' as kitchen knife
• Not a fan: Official upset about rapper's video that was shot in West Virginia courtroom
• Burundi civic leader: At least 77 civilians killed, dozens of prisoners tortured over protests
• Russian lawmakers back bill holding 2016 parliamentary election to several months earlier
• Another top Canadian minister says he's leaving politics; a blow to Harper's Conservatives
• Macedonia's main political leaders resume talks on deal to resolve country's political crisis
• Conservation group says poachers killed ranger, 2 soldiers in ambush in wildlife park in Congo
• UN aviation body adds Thailand to list of nations with poor oversight of airlines
• Myanmar's government files contempt of court complaint against newspaper it is suing
• Express delivery: Woman gives birth to a healthy baby girl along a busy Maryland highway
• Maryland state park tower closed for inspection after lightning strike that injured woman
• Dutch govt extends military mission against IS group in Iraq, UN peacekeeping in Mali
• Slovenia returns passport to Kosovo politician detained on 2004 warrant by Serbia
• Turkish police arrest 3 in seizure of radioactive material at Georgian border
• Homeless man finds purse containing nearly $400, returns it to poor single mom battling cancer
• French case challenges law effectively withholding citizenship for surrogate births
• Cyprus trial set for Lebanese-Canadian suspect in large ammonium nitrate seizure
• EU to activate 1st phase of Libya migrant smuggler operation; hold off on later stages
• Mercy dash with a difference: Dutch suspected of posing as paramedics to smuggle drugs
• Tanks to trees: Germany turning 62 military bases into nature reserves
• Amnesty urges Cameroon to release 84 children detained after their Quranic schools raided
• Indian police say 33 people died from drinking tainted liquor in Mumbai
• Man in custody for evaluation after making threats at Richmond, Virginia, church, police say
• 3 investigating judges with diverse expertise to lead French probe of Germanwings crash
• Pakistan temporarily suspends death penalty to observe 'sanctity' of fasting month of Ramadan
• Cyprus government denies allegations of child abduction attempt at hotel
• Crisis-hit Europeans say Greece must knuckle down with austerity like they did
• North Korea claims it has developed cure for MERS, Ebola, and AIDS
• Greece signs deal with Russia to build gas pipeline, promised hundreds of millions for transit
• Trial against Chinese activists accused of inciting to subvert state power gets aborted
• Hijacked Malaysian oil tanker rescued, pirates flee on lifeboat
• 12-year-old girl killed in fall from lighthouse during filming for French television
• Fire tears through hotel in northern India, killing 10 guests; 13 others injured.
• Congress must defund Planned Parenthood’s killing fields
• On Iran deal, Dems’ silence is deafening
• Gretchen's Take: Why did it take so long for the White House to fly flag half-staffed for Chattanooga?
• John Kerry: Liar or idiot?