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Obama Says Africa’s Economic Growth Opens Investment Opportunity For U.S.

Aug 06, 2014 05:49 AM EDT

As the U.S. aims to change its focus in Africa from aid to trade, President Barack Obama said the growth of the African economy gives his country new opportunities for business expansion and investment.

Spying Investigation Widens Rift Between Canada And China

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Aug 06, 2014 03:54 AM EDT

The recent investigation into two Canadians suspected of stealing Chinese state secrets widens the existing rift between Ottawa and Beijing and is expected to affect Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s upcoming visit to Beijing.

Ukraine Humanitarian Situation Worsens As Power And Water Supplies Run Low –U.N.

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Aug 06, 2014 02:03 AM EDT

A United Nations (U.N.) official urged Security Council members to come up with an immediate action to the worsening humanitarian situation in Ukraine as the residents’ power and water supplies sustained damage from the violence.

U.S. Steps Up Embassy Security In Anticipation Of CIA Torture Report

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Aug 05, 2014 11:22 PM EDT

The U.S. stepped up its security at its embassies ahead of the release of the Senate’s report on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)’s report on harsh interrogations, fearing it could trigger protests in countries where the agency operated secret interrogation prisons.

McDonnell Corruption Trial: Jonnie Williams Completes Testimony

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Aug 05, 2014 02:00 PM EDT

The testimony of Jonnie Williams, the star witness Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife’s corruption trial, was finished on Monday after cross-examination from the defense.

Iran Confirms It Gave Hamas Missile Technology To Fight Israel

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Aug 05, 2014 11:44 AM EDT

An Iranian official confirmed that Tehran shared its missile technology to Hamas militants in Gaza to give them the ability to produce their own weapons and fight Israel.

China Probes Canadian Coffee Shop Owners For Alleged Spying

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Aug 05, 2014 07:49 AM EDT

China launched a probe into a Canadian couple who owns the Peter’s Coffee Shop in Dandong for allegedly stealing state secrets crucial to national defense and the military.

Jewish Leader Henry Siegman Compares Israelis To Nazis For Allowing ‘Slaughter Of Innocents’ In Gaza

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Aug 05, 2014 05:32 AM EDT

U.S./Middle East Project president Henry Siegman branded the Gaza Strip violence as a “slaughter of innocents” and urged both Israelis and Palestinians to consider peaceful solutions to their existing conflict.

Israel Withdraws Forces From Gaza Ahead Of Ceasefire

Bianca Ortega |

Aug 05, 2014 05:18 AM EDT

Israel withdrew its military forces from Gaza after they achieved their goal of destroying the tunnels of the Hamas militants and just before the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire began at 8:00 am local time (0500 GMT).

LIVE UPDATE: China Earthquake Death Toll Hits 398, Over 1,800 Injured

Bianca Ortega |

Aug 04, 2014 10:35 AM EDT

A 6.5-magnitude quake struck southwestern China on Sunday and the death toll on Monday hit 379, with 1,801 others injured and an unknown number of people still trapped underneath the rubble.

Massive Fire Breaks Out At PetroChina Lanzhou Refinery After Leak

Bianca Ortega |

Aug 04, 2014 08:47 AM EDT

A fire broke out at the Lanzhou refinery of petrochemical firm PetroChina on Monday because of a propylene leak but it was put out in the afternoon.

Zhou’s Corruption Trial May Test Xi’s Pledge To Boost Rule Of Law

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Aug 04, 2014 07:00 AM EDT

The corruption trial of former Chinese domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang may test President Xi Jinping’s pledge to boost the rule of law in the country as it faces a possibility to follow the path of Bo Xilai’s 2013 trial.

Sunni Extremists Capture 3 Towns In Iraq, Threaten Major Dam

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Aug 04, 2014 03:57 AM EDT

Sunni extremists captured three towns in Iraq on Sunday after battling local security forces and resisters, causing the government to fear that they would also gain control of the largest dam in the country.

CIA Torture Of 9/11 Suspects Was ‘Unjustifiable’ –Sen. King

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Aug 04, 2014 02:49 AM EDT

U.S. Senator Angus King said although Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) personnel were under pressure after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the acts of torture they committed were “unjustifiable.”

Uganda Anti-Gay Bill Brought Down By Technicality, Not A Change Of Heart

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Aug 02, 2014 04:58 AM EDT

The constitutional court of Uganda overturned the Anti-Homosexuality Act that imposes long jail time on homosexual individuals, gaining praise from the United Nations for the ruling.