"Zero hour": Iraqi forces launch offensive to drive ISIS from key city
“This is zero hour and we are going to end this war, God willing,” said Mahmoud Mansour, a police officer
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Canada opens its hearts to Syrian refugees
As the Trump administration writes new rules to block U.S. entry to refugees, Canadians continue to welcome tens of thousands fleeing the war-torn country
As Trump makes foreign moves, Tillerson avoids spotlight
Cautious secretary of state is proving to be everything his extroverted Oval Office boss is not
Swedes baffled by Trump's suggestion of major incident
During a rally in Florida, Trump said "look what's happening last night in Sweden" as he alluded to past terror attacks in Europe
New twist in probe of death of N. Korea leader's relative
Investigators looking for four North Korean men who flew out of Malaysia the same day Kim Jong Nam apparently was poisoned
N. Korea will "reject" autopsy results of Kim Jong Un's half-brother, ambassador says
Malaysian police said Saturday that they had arrested a fourth suspect, a 46-year-old North Korean man
To fill organ donation gap in China, doctors turn to surprising source
Scientists are working on a possible breakthrough to restore sight, but the eyes they’re using aren’t human
"Blind Sheik" suspected in World Trade Center bombing dead at 78
Omar Ahmad Rahman was suspected of helping orchestrate bombing of World Trade Center in 1993
Mike Pence promises to hold Russia accountable
At the Munich Security Conference, he also told European allies that the U.S. “strongly supports” NATO.
Hundreds form "human wall" in Trump protest
In the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, demonstrators held aloft colorful swatches of cloth and waved to the residents of the neighboring city of El Paso, Texas
Is eco-tourism the future of science funding?
With climate-change skeptics in the White House, government funding is at risk
Adolf Hitler's phone up for auction
The phone is estimated to sell for $200,000 to $300,000
Bad news from Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear reactor
Tokyo Electric Power Co. is struggling with the plant’s decommissioning following the 2011 earthquake that led to the meltdown
Mile-long iceberg breaks off of Antarctic glacier
A massive chunk of ice has broken off Antarctica's fast-changing Pine Island Glacier
Climate change is transforming the world's food supply
“We’ve never needed to increase food production more rapidly than we do today to keep up with global demand”
California couple at center of surrogacy scandal arrested
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Iran's Houthi allies deny losing ground as Mideast crisis engulfs Yemen
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The life and travels of an alleged Chinese agent in the U.S.
Eva Marie Saint, "North by Northwest" star, dies at 102
Olympian accused of damaging Reflecting Pool seeks probe of potential misconduct
Christa Pike is conscious, speaking after botched execution, attorneys say
Ex-CIA official found with $40 million in gold bars admits to sprawling scheme
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Former Cornell frat members ask university to clear their names
