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Picking strawberries in Mexico for US tables leaves workers asking for more
May 16, 2015
Picking strawberries in Mexico for US tables leaves workers asking for more
Huddled around a single flickering candle in a tiny wood and cardboard shack on scrubland in Mexico's northwest, laborer Genaro…
US, China clash over disputed South China Sea
May 16, 2015
US, China clash over disputed South China Sea
The United States and China clashed over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea on Saturday, as China's foreign…
Philadelphia train may have been hit by projectile before wreck
May 16, 2015
Philadelphia train may have been hit by projectile before wreck
The Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia and a separate commuter train in the vicinity may have been hit by…
Boston Marathon bomber Tsarnaev sentenced to death for 2013 attack
May 16, 2015
Boston Marathon bomber Tsarnaev sentenced to death for 2013 attack
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death by a US jury on Friday for helping carry out the…
Austrian chancellor says Britain not acting responsibly on Europe
May 15, 2015
Austrian chancellor says Britain not acting responsibly on Europe
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann has accused Britain, whose newly-elected government plans to hold an in-or-out referendum on its EU membership,…
Migrants land in Indonesia, but hundreds pushed back to sea
May 15, 2015
Migrants land in Indonesia, but hundreds pushed back to sea
Nearly 800 "boat people" were brought ashore in Indonesia on Friday, but other vessels crammed with migrants were sent back…
Bosnia indicts 12 for fighting in Syria, Iraq
May 15, 2015
Bosnia indicts 12 for fighting in Syria, Iraq
Bosnia has indicted 12 people for forming a terrorist group and traveling to Syria and Iraq to fight for the…
Burundi says it arrests leader of failed coup
May 15, 2015
Burundi says it arrests leader of failed coup
Burundian forces arrested the leader of a failed coup on Friday, President Pierre Nkurunziza's spokesman said, but anti-Nkurunziza protesters said…
Pakistan launches “massive” air and ground anti-Taliban offensive
May 15, 2015
Pakistan launches “massive” air and ground anti-Taliban offensive
Pakistani troops on Friday began a "massive" offensive to try to push the Taliban from their last major stronghold in…
Britain scrambles Typhoon jets to escort Russian bombers
May 14, 2015
Britain scrambles Typhoon jets to escort Russian bombers
British Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian long-range bombers near UK airspace north…