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Venezuela’s growing middle-class revolt – CBC.ca
CBC.caOn Monday, Venezuelans woke up to find barricades of pipes, trash and branches burning in the streets. Improvised roadblocks, cutting off neighbourhoods from each other and from the central core…
Myanmar orders Doctors Without Borders to cease operations – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesDoctors Without Borders has been ordered to cease activities in Myanmar, leaving tens of thousands of patients without medical care, the Nobel Prize-winning aid group said Friday. Doctors…
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Under House Arrest – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalMOSCOW—A Moscow court has put Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny under house arrest, forbidding him from using the Internet or communicating with anyone outside his family. The house…
Real routs Schalke 6-1; Chelsea ties Galatasaray – Washington Post
Washington PostGELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — With an overwhelming offensive display, Real Madrid became the first road team to score six goals in a knockout-stage game of the Champions League and put…
Philip Seymour Hoffman prize springs from libel settlement – CBC.ca
CBC.caA close friend of Philip Seymour Hoffman is establishing a new theatre prize in memory of the late actor, funded by a legal settlement with The National Enquirer. David Katz…
Venezuela: Are cracks starting to show in Maduro’s backing? (+video) – Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science MonitorA daily roundup of terrorism and security issues. Skip to next paragraph. Whitney Eulich. Latin America Editor. Whitney Eulich is the Monitor’s Latin America editor, overseeing regional coverage…
Ukraine parliament pushes back deadline to form new government – Fox News
Fox NewsUkraine’s interim leaders pushed back their self-imposed deadline to form a unity government Tuesday, while the whereabouts of the country’s fugitive president, Viktor Yanukovych, remained unknown. Members of the…
How Mexico’s police caught ‘El Chapo’ – Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science MonitorDubbed the most powerful drug trafficker in the world and eluding arrest for more than a decade, police finally got the man known as ‘El Chapo’ over the…
3 dead in weekend attacks on Thailand protests – USA TODAY
USA TODAYBANGKOK (AP) — An apparent grenade explosion at an anti-government protest site in Thailand’s capital killed two people on Sunday, a day after an attack at a similar demonstration…
Ukraine Presidency: Deal Ending Crisis to Be Inked – TIME
TIME(KIEV, Ukraine) — Ukrainian president’s office says a deal intended to end violent battles between police and protesters is to be signed later Friday, but European mediators involved in talks…
Pussy Riot band members released after being detained in Sochi – USA TODAY
USA TODAYSOCHI — Two members of the punk band Pussy Riot have been released by police after they were questioned about a theft. Nadezha Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina walked out…
Jimmy Fallon powers ‘Tonight Show’ debut with stars like Tina Fey, U2 – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesNEW YORK — Heeeere’s Jimmy! Jimmy Fallon made his debut Monday as the new host of “The Tonight Show” in an inaugural broadcast that was heavy on star…
JK Rowling to publish second novel as Robert Galbraith – The Guardian
The GuardianRowling news … A second novel is due under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters. The new novel from JK Rowling, written under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith, will…
Nigeria’s Boko Haram ‘in village massacre’ – BBC News
BBC NewsThe gunmen reportedly rounded up a group of men in Izge village and shot them, before going door-to-door and killing anyone they found. Officials said they suspected the Boko…
Egypt tourist bus blast kills three – BBC News
BBC NewsAn explosion on a tourist bus has killed at least three people in the Sinai peninsula, Egyptian police say. The bus blew up after it entered Egypt from Israel.…
Ralph Waite dies: Friends, co-stars react to death of ‘Waltons’ actor – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesRalph Waite, best known for starring in the CBS series “The Waltons” from 1972 to 1981, died Thursday at his home in Palm Desert, Calif., at the age…
200000 told to evacuate as Indonesia’s Mount Kelud erupts – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukA volcano erupted on the heavily populated Indonesian island of Java, sending a huge plume of ash and sand 10 miles into the air and forcing the evacuation of more…
Yemen prison bombing, gun assault kills 11 in Sanaa – CBC.ca
CBC.caEleven people were killed when attackers mounted a bomb, grenade and gun assault on the main prison in Yemen’s capital on Thursday to try to free inmates, security sources and…
Syria conflict: Homs aid convoy comes under fire – BBC News
BBC NewsAn aid convoy bringing supplies into the besieged district of the central Syrian city of Homs has come under fire, leaving at least one person hurt. Renewed fighting in…
Mike Tolbert conversion seals Team Rice’s Pro Bowl win – USA TODAY
USA TODAYHONOLULU (AP) — Dallas running back DeMarco Murray caught a 20-yard pass for a touchdown and Carolina running back Mike Tolbert plunged into the end zone for a 2-point…
Foxworth: Players concerned about injuring teammates in Pro Bowl – USA TODAY
USA TODAYDomonique Foxworth isn’t in Honolulu, but he’s monitoring Pro Bowl festivities closely from home, hoping the all-star game he played a large role in saving gets the jolt of…
Women and children ‘to be given passage’ from Homs in first Syria deal – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukSyrian negotiators have reached their first deal in peace talks in Geneva, an agreement to allow women and children to escape the siege of rebel-held districts of the city of…
Protesters Block Early Voting in Thai Capital – New York Times
New York TimesAn antigovernment protester waved a flag in front of the locked gates of a polling station after it was forced to close. Damir Sagolj/Reuters. BANGKOK — Hundreds of…
Ducks beat LA Kings 3-0 on Dodger Stadium ice – ESPN
ESPNLOS ANGELES — Corey Perry and Matt Beleskey scored first-period goals, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night in the NHL’s…
Dodgers’ Stadium Series tweet unwittingly offends hockey fans – CBSSports.com
CBSSports.comIt probably sounded like a good idea at the time. That is probably the kind of language every social medial manager will utter at some point in their careers and…
Ducks, Kings thrilled to play at Dodger Stadium – CBC.ca
CBC.caTeemu Selanne skated off the ice and walked to the visitors’ dugout at Dodger Stadium, rubbing the eye black on his cheekbones in disbelief beneath the Southern California sky. ”If…
Syrian foes set agenda at Geneva talks – CBC.ca
CBC.caSyria’s civil war foes held their first meeting in the same room in the presence of international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi on Saturday after a day’s delay and fierce recriminations. The…
Grammys ready to award year’s best music – CBC.ca
CBC.caThe Grammy Awards, dubbed “music’s biggest night” by organizers, are set for a massive celebration of the past year’s best in North American music on Sunday. Heading into the 56th…
Kiev Truce Falls Apart, And Unrest Resurges – New York Times
New York TimesOrthodox priests pray as they stand between protesters and the police in Kiev early Friday. Sergei Grits/Associated Press. KIEV, Ukraine — With President Viktor F. Yanukovych and antigovernment…
Philadelphia abuzz over possible 2015 visit by Pope Francis – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesThough the Vatican hasn’t made an official announcement, news that Pope Francis may visit Philadelphia in 2015 has generated buzz among the Catholic community and city residents. Vatican…