Samantha Stainburn
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Bahrain finds Iranian and Syrian weapons in security raids
Bahrain’s public security chief said officials captured weapons and bomb-making materials in several security raids over the weekend. → Read More
China tells Communist Party officials to stop smoking in public
Bureaucrats are banned from smoking in government buildings, schools, hospitals, sports arenas and on public transportation. → Read More
Times Square ball drop on New Year’s Eve to be partly powered by bicycle
The Big Apple prepares for a New Year’s Eve with bikes, overpriced food and Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor. → Read More
Tropical Cyclone Christina slams into Western Australia
The Category 3 storm with torrential rain and gale force winds of up to 190 kilometers an hour arrived overnight. → Read More
Gunmen shoot at German ambassador’s house in Athens
Unidentified gunmen sprayed the German ambassador’s house in Athens with bullets at 3:30 a.m. Monday morning. → Read More
Egypt arrests four Al Jazeera English journalists
Egyptian police accused the men of “broadcasting news that threatens internal security and spreading false news.” → Read More
Minimum wage is going up in 13 states
Minimum wage is going up in 13 states on Jan. 1. → Read More
Chaparrastique volcano in El Salvador erupts, prompts evacuations (VIDEO)
The Chaparrastique volcano in El Salvador erupted Sunday, shooting gas and ash about 3 miles into the air. → Read More
All foreign Greenpeace oil rig protesters have now left Russia
All 26 foreign activists who were detained by Russian authorities have left the country. → Read More
Boy Scouts to welcome gay members starting Jan. 1
The Boy Scouts of America will begin accepting openly gay members on Jan. 1. → Read More
New York judge rules NSA phone surveillance is legal
A federal judge in New York has ruled that the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ phone records is lawful. → Read More
Okinawa governor approves plan to relocate US Marines Futenama air base
Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima has approved the move 17 years after it was first agreed upon by the US and Japan. → Read More
Ice storm knocks out power for 445,000 in Ontario and Quebec
Officials say the heat and the lights won’t come back on for many homes until after Christmas. → Read More
Multiple attacks on Shiite pilgrims in Iraq kill 36 people
Suicide bombers attacked three separate groups of Shia pilgrims traveling to Karbala. → Read More
Rebels in South Sudan seize control of provincial capital
Soldiers loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar have seized control of Bor, the capital of Jonglei state. → Read More
Six US troops die in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
It’s the single largest loss of life for coalition forces since June. → Read More
US repatriates two Saudi detainees held at Guantanamo for nearly 12 years
Saad Muhammad Husayn Qahtani and Hamood Abdulla Hamood were not charged with any crime while they were detained. → Read More
Jakarta train collides with oil truck, killing at least 10 people
At least 10 people are dead and 80 injured after a commuter train collided with an oil truck at a railway crossing. → Read More
The greatest speeches of Neslon Mandela (VIDEO)
Video highlights of the South African leader’s key speeches. → Read More
Pope Francis forms child sex abuse committee at Vatican
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will create a panel of international experts at the Vatican to address the sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church. → Read More