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2 days ago

Mexican YouTube star shot to death after insulting notorious drug lord

Juan Luis Lagunas Rosales, a teenaged Mexican YouTube star known for his videos of drinking himself drunk, was shot and killed Monday in Jalisco after he insulted Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes “El Mencho,” a notorious drug kingpin.

RELIGION 22 mins ago

Palestinians mark Christmas in Bethlehem amid anger at Trump

Palestinians are preparing to celebrate Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, the historic birthplace of Jesus.

RELIGION 42 mins ago

Pope prays for storm-devastated Philippines island

Pope Francis says he is praying for the population of Mindanao, the island in the Philippines devastated by floods and landslides.

World 45 mins ago

Russian opposition leader gets nomination for presidency

Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have endorsed him for the presidency and are set to file his nomination with election authorities.

UNITED NATIONS 1 hr ago

North Korea calls UN sanctions 'an act of war,' 'rigged up by the US'

North Korea on Sunday condemned the latest U.N. sanctions as “an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade” and threatened to “punish those who support the measure.”

World 1 hr ago

London Zoo reopens after fire that killed meerkats, aardvark

London Zoo has reopened, one day after a fire that killed four meerkats and an aardvark.

ENVIRONMENT 1 hr ago

In South Africa, bees stop elephants from trampling trees

The humble bee is helping to keep elephants from destroying trees and wiping out crops in their quest for food.

World 1 hr ago

1st violations reported of South Sudan's new cease-fire

South Sudan's armed opposition is accusing government troops of violating a cease-fire just hours after it came into effect.

World 2 hrs ago

For Mideast, 2018 could be a pivotal year in war and peace

Will 2018 dampen the fires that rage across the Middle East?

World 3 hrs ago

Roadside bomb kills 7 in Afghanistan

Afghan officials say a roadside bomb has killed seven civilians in the southern Helmand province.

World 3 hrs ago

Iraq plans new Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline

Iraq has invited companies to submit statements of interest in building a new pipeline from the northern city of Kirkuk to Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan.

World 3 hrs ago

Turkey looks to evacuate wounded from Damascus suburb

Turkey's president says his government is working with Russia to try and evacuate some 500 people from a besieged, rebel-held Damascus suburb.

Fires 4 hrs ago

1 body recovered, 36 feared dead in Philippine mall fire

Philippine firefighters recovered one body from a burning shopping mall Sunday and there was "zero" chances of survival for 36 other trapped people inside the four-story building ...