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November 08, 2019

Brian Pallister, Italian senator threats, Flying canoe festival, Dopamine fasts, 30th Anniversary East Germany, Truck deaths update and more

November 07, 2019

Senators meeting, Antigua reparations, Mona Lisa move, Uighur activist McMaster University, New Brunswick town saved, Australia soccer player and more

November 06, 2019

UK Russia Report, Rawi Hage, Nell Scoville, Stolen Violin, Dingo Found and more

November 05, 2019

Mexico Mormon deaths, China meat, Failure study, Sondland: Impeachment, Oakland transit rescue and more

November 04, 2019

Elizabeth May, Delhi smog, Otter koi fish opera, Chickens purchase, New Senate group, Niagara barge moved and more
Full story - April 18, 2017
Migrants

An eye doctor was out on a yacht one night and ended up in the middle of a humanitarian disaster

Optician Carmine Menna, his wife Rosario, and six of their friends were sleeping after a night of revelry at sea in a small yacht off the coast Lampedusa in the early hours of Oct. 3, 2013, when they heard what sounded like seagulls fighting.
Full story - December 19, 2016
Luke Moore was living the high life.

How an Australian man got away with taking $1.5M of his bank's money

Six years ago, Luke Moore noticed something strange about his bank account. More than 2 million Australian dollars later (US $1.5 million), the whole thing came crashing down.
Full story - August 07, 2014
Bowhead whale catch

A successful whale hunt in northern Canada revives an ancient Inuit tradition

Hunting the bowhead whale has been part of Inuit life in northern Canada for centuries. Communities throughout the vast region are now re-experiencing the ancient practice in order to maintain their culture and their identity.
Full story - March 28, 2014
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet sign the US Estonia Partnership Statement at NATO headquarters in Brussels December 3, 2013. The statement affirms the commitment of both countries to continue working together to e

Estonia casts a wary eye toward Russia, while leaning on NATO

Estonia Foreign Minister Urmas Paet says all European and NATO countries have to be disturbed by Russia's rhetoric and the changed security environment in Europe.