New Orleans votes to remove Confederate monuments
After months of heated debate, city council votes 6-1 to take down monuments, including a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee
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New Orleans considers removing Confederate monuments
City has estimated it will cost $144,000 to remove the monuments; and says anonymous donor will pay cost
Civil war in South Sudan enters devastating second year
The country is only four years old, and it is still tearing itself apart at the seams; estimates of deaths range up to 100,000
Pope Francis visits mosque in war-torn African nation
"Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters," pontiff says in well received, if not necessarily heeded plea for peace
Report: Plaque at Donald Trump golf course is historically inaccurate
A plaque on a Sterling, Virginia golf course Trump purchased claims that a Civil War battle took place there
Lebanon's trash pileup turns into violent, political mess
The country's "You Stink" protests have evolved into demands for the resignation of the entire government
Ken Burns reflects on the Civil War, present-day politics
His documentary "The Civil War" is getting a second life in ultra high definition next month
Divers raise wreckage of Confederate warship in S.C.
CSS Georgia was scuttled by its own crew to prevent Gen. William T. Sherman from capturing the massive gunship in 1864
4 Italians kidnapped in Libya
Foreign Ministry says construction workers were seized at industrial complex owned by Italian energy company Eni
Water used as weapon of war against Syrian refugees
Humanitarian resources are dwindling as rebel fighters continue to squeeze Syria's refugees
Tragic milestone: 4 million have fled Syria war
"This is the biggest refugee population from a single conflict in a generation," UN agency says as war rages with no end in sight
High school's Rebel Man mascot stirs up controversy
After Charleston church massacre, Alabama school debates symbol that some say has ties to slavery
Loyalty overshadows grieving in Assad's hometown
Despite mounting causalities of young men from Qardaha, the area remains deeply loyal to the Syrian president
War encircles popular summer vacation spot in Syria
Latakia is one of the last cities under full government control; but its residents are growing increasingly nervous its stability will soon end
S.C. state rep vows bill to remove Confederate flag
Republican state Rep. Doug Brannon plans to introduce a bill to remove the flag, which he acknowledges will likely cost him re-election
In wake of Charleston shooting, Confederate flag debate renewed
Just days after nine people were killed by a man who espoused racial hatred, a symbol he used has been brought back to the forefront
Dengue fever outbreak strikes Yemen amid fighting
In the midst of ongoing violence between Shiite Houthi rebels and loyalists of Yemen's president, the disease has spread among thousands
Syrian refugees return home after fleeing from ISIS
After four years of civil war and a year of ISIS occupation, residents of a Syrian town near the Turkish border are caught in limbo
Saudi-led airstrikes reportedly hit civilian convoy
Medics in southern Yemen say body parts scattered across highway after jets hit dozens of people trying to flee the fighting
Lives, culture at stake as ISIS claims 2nd key victory
Sunni extremists take control of central Syrian city, putting 2,000 years of history in danger and gaining a worrying foothold
Kerry wants "pause" in Saudi-led war in Yemen
Secretary of State of discuss with Saudi officials the humanitarian crisis unfolding after weeks of bombardment in Yemen's cities
The Confederacy is celebrated way south of The South
A rural Brazilian town colonized by families fleeing Reconstruction hosts large "Festa dos Confederados" to celebrate Civil War's end
Face-to-face with Italy's epic migrant crisis
Clarissa Ward reports from an Italian Coast Guard vessel carrying 300 people who risked their lives to reach Europe, and they're just a drop in the bucket
Former slave gets funeral at Appomattox 150 years later
Hannah Reynolds was believed to have died while still a slave, but records now indicate she survived until after Lee surrendered to Grant
Flash Points: What's next for war-torn Yemen?
Saudi Arabia could be angling for a ground troop offensive in the impoverished country
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