A 2010 silver Dodge Charger thundered down Charlottesville's Fourth Street Southeast on the afternoon of August 12, 2017. Behind the wheel, 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr allegedly accelerated and barreled into a crowd of pedestrians.
moreThis week, the United States reimposed the first round of economic sanctions on Iran, in an anticipated move following President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw his country from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). More
moreYears of conflict in Libya - especially in its so-called "oil crescent" - have hurt power generation. Many areas endure total blackouts for hours, and constant electricity outages are affecting all segments of life,
morePeople living in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq are struggling with a weak economy. Before the battle to push out ISIL in 2014, the economy was growing and there were high hopes
moreLast year, Tehran sold $126m worth of Persian rugs to the American market, but the new US sanctions on Iran include the hand-woven carpets. But the beautiful rugs are more than just a commodity;
moreA special tribunal in Colombia is examining more than 2,000 cases of extrajudicial killings between 2008 and 2014. The look into the "false positive" scandal is part of the historic peace deal between the
morePresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's partnership with the United States is in jeopardy, warning Ankara could start looking for new allies. Relations between the NATO allies have sunk to their lowest point in
moreYemen's Houthi rebels have backed the United Nations' call for an independent investigation into a Saudi-attack on a bus full of school children on Thursday. The Houthis say at least 50 people were killed
moreThe death toll from the major earthquake that hammered the Indonesian island of Lombok rose to 387 on Saturday. The 6.9-magnitude quake last Sunday injured more than 13,000 people, left more than 387,000 people
moreUS space agency NASA postponed the launch of the Parker Solar Probe on Saturday - the start of a years-long mission to study the sun up close for the first time ever. Technical issues caused
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