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- ISIS mounts renewed attack on Syrian town
The Islamic State is making a concerted push to take Kobani, a town on the Syrian border with Turkey. Kurdish fighters have been defending the town with support from a US-led coalition.
- Ukraine braces for Sunday's elections
The Ukraine election is likely to radically reshape the Parliament in the wake of last February's street uprising.
- Iran executes woman who killed her alleged rapist
Reyhaneh Jabbari was hanged for murder; she claimed that the victim was trying to rape her. The execution drew broad international condemnation.
- Google executive breaks speed of sound in record skydive
Alan Eustace lept from a weather balloon at 135,890 feet while wearing a space suit; he broke the speed of sound during his descent.
- Ottawa gunman thought mosque too liberal
Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who murdered a Canadian soldier and then attacked Parliament Hill in Ottawa was expelled from a Vancouver mosque after complaining that it welcomed non-Muslims as well as repeatedly trespassing inside the building.
- Attack on military post in Sinai kills 30 Egyptian troops
An attack on an army checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula killed 30 Egyptian troops on Friday, making it the deadliest single attack in decades on military.
- Why did the Queen sign her first tweet 'Elizabeth R'?
Most members of the royal family do not tweet personally — they are represented by official accounts managed by spokespeople.
- Ukrainian PM warns weekend election could be disrupted by Russia
Prime Minister Arsenic Yatseniuk has ordered a full security mobilization to prevent 'terrorist acts' from being carried out.
- Ottawa shooting: Gunman's mother cries for victims
Members of Canada's Parliament publicly thanked the sergeant-at-arms who stopped Michael Zehaf-Bibeau.
- Will Mark Zuckerberg breach Great Chinese Firewall with Mandarin?
Mark Zuckerberg spoke to students in Beijing in Mandarin. How good are his language skills. One student said it was a 'challenge' to understand Zuckerberg.
- UN rejects North Korea's 'honeyed words,' moves forward with human rights case
North Korean officials made a rare appearance to defend the country's human rights record at a UN event featuring the testimonies of North Korean refugees. The UN Security Council is considering referring North Korea's alleged violations to the International Criminal Court.
- Shooting at Canada's Parliament leaves two dead, shooter identified
The attack immediately raised the specter of terrorism, with Canada already on heightened alert because of a deadly hit-and-run earlier in the week against two Canadian soldiers by a man who police say was fired up with radical Muslim fervor.
- Mexico: Iguala Mayor linked to disappearance of 43 students
The mayor of a town in Guerrero state where 43 students disappeared last month ordered the police to attack, Mexico's Attorney General said Wednesday.
- South Korea dismantles giant Christmas tree tower on border with North
South Korean Defense Ministry officials denied media speculation that the tower was dismantled as a conciliatory gesture aimed at improving ties with North Korea.
- IS fighters seize cache of US-supplied weapons meant for Kurds
IS fighters recovered grenades, grenade launchers, and more, but the lost weapons drop was more an embarrassment than a great strategic loss. IS militants already possess millions of dollars-worth of US weaponry captured from fleeing Iraqi soldiers in June.
- US: North Korea released one of three American detainees
American detainee Jeffrey Fowle has been released from North Korea, nearly six months after he was taken into custody on charges of leaving a Bible in a nightclub, the State Department said Tuesday. Two other Americans detained, Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller, are still being held.
- Submarine hunt exposes gaps in Swedish Navy
Sweden, which is not a NATO member, has downsized its military significantly since the Iron Curtain fell.
- Canadian soldier killed in attack by driver with links to radical Islam
Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokesman David Falls said Monday the suspect 'was known to Federal authorities' and 'authorities were concerned that he had become radicalized.'
- 'Between retribution and clemency': Pistorius sentenced to five years in jail
Pistorius could be released after 10 months in jail to serve the remainder under house arrest, according to legal experts. He shot his girlfriend multiple times in his home last year.
- Did Putin offer to split Ukraine with Poland?
Poland's parliamentary speaker Radoslaw Sikorski accused Russian Vladimir Putin of soliciting Poland's assistance in partitioning Ukraine.