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Ten people arrested in attack on two US Marines in Turkey
(IZMIR, Turkey) -- Ten of the people accused of assaulting two U.S. Marines in Turkey on Monday were arrested on Tuesday, according to the Criminal Court of Izmir. The grounds for their arrest is "deprivation of liberty of more than one person," the court said, and five other people will…
West Bengal Assembly in India passes bill mandating life in prison or death penalty for rape convictions
(LONDON) -- After the rape and murder of a junior doctor in a Kolkata hospital led to widespread protests, the West Bengal Assembly has unanimously passed a bill ordering life imprisonment for convicted rapists and the death penalty for rape which results in the death or vegetative state of the…
What to know as Pope Francis embarks on longest trip of papacy
(JAKARTA, Indonesia) -- Pope Francis on Monday embarked on his 45th and most ambitious trip of his papacy, both in terms of distance and duration.It’s a 12-day, four-country, two-continent odyssey; with stops in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore.This is not his first journey to the region: Early in…
US troops capture ISIS leader in Syria linked to prison break
(LONDON) -- American forces in Syria have captured an ISIS leader who U.S. Central Command said facilitated a recent prison break by detained foreign fighters.Khaled Ahmed al-Dandal was captured in a joint U.S.-Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) operation in the early hours of Sunday, CENTCOM said in a statement.CENTCOM linked al-Dandal…
Titanic photo expedition reveals famed railing on ship’s bow has fallen off
(NEW YORK) -- The Titanic may have survived more than a century at the bottom of the North Atlantic, but a chunk of the ship's iconic bow railing, featured in the movie of the same name, has not, newly released photos show.RMS Titanic Inc., the American company with salvage rights…
Passengers on three-year cruise speak out as ship remains stuck in harbor
(NEW YORK) -- Passengers planning to travel the world on a three-year cruise are speaking out as they remain stuck on land, waiting for their ship to depart.Holly Hennessy said she has been stuck in Belfast, Ireland, for three months as she and her fellow passengers wait for the cruise…
US seizes Venezuelan President Maduro’s plane, DOJ says
(MIAMI) -- The U.S. has seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's plane, the Justice Department announced on Monday.A Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led investigation discovered the plane in the Dominican Republic, a source said.After the U.S. government seized the plane, it was flown to Florida on Monday, according to the source.…
Demonstrators march on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s home as cease-fire protests continue
(LONDON) -- Anti-government demonstrators gathered in the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for a second day of protests after the killing of six hostages, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conclude a cease-fire and hostage-release deal with Hamas.Street protests resumed across the country on Monday, coinciding with a…
Ukrainian politicians urge Mongolia to arrest Putin ahead of Tuesday visit
(LONDON) -- A group of six Ukrainian lawmakers appealed to their counterparts in Mongolia to execute the International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued against President Vladimir Putin when the Russian leader visits the nation this week.In a letter provided to ABC News, the parliamentarians -- all members of President Volodymyr…
Russian missiles strike Kyiv, injuring 2, city officials say
(LONDON) -- Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Monday, injuring at least two people, the city’s administration said.Moscow fired cruise and ballistic missiles at the city beginning about 3 a.m., officials said in a message posted on the Telegram messaging app.At least two people were injured,…
