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'Fake Sheikh' Accused Of Tricking Sources Into Making News

6:30pm November 20, 2014

by David Folkenflik

A new BBC documentary shines a bright light on the so-called "Fake Sheikh," an infamous British tabloid writer who posed as a Middle Eastern sheikh and enticed people into sometimes illegal behavior.

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FIFA To Review World Cup Corruption Report

2:29pm November 20, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The decision reopens for scrutiny the mechanism by which Russia and Qatar were awarded the tournament in 2018 and 2022. The two countries were cleared last week of corruption in their winning bids.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attends an August news conference at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. On Thursday, a Swedish appeals court upheld a 2010 detention order against Assange on accusations of sexual assault.

Swedish Appeals Court Upholds Detention Order For Julian Assange

12:59pm November 20, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Prosecutors want to question the WikiLeaks founder, who has taken refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, over allegations that he sexually assaulted two women in 2010.

Hotel Charges Couple Extra For Bad Review

9:12am November 20, 2014

Tony and Jan Jenkinson gave the Broadway Hotel in England a bad review. The hotel charged them $125 — saying they had a no bad review policy. Their money has since been refunded.

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German College Kids Design Traffic Light Game

9:12am November 20, 2014

In the town of Hildesheim, video consoles are in place on on either side of road, allowing strangers to face off in a version of the classic arcade game Pong.

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At the school that Eunice (right) co-founded in Navaisha, Kenya, tenants living nearby often used the bathrooms and left them dirty. So she designed tiny bathrooms with doors just big enough for young children. "Parents will enroll their children here bec

Me, Myself And The Loo: A Woman's Future Can Rest On A Toilet

2:49pm November 19, 2014

by Linda Poon

"My Toilet," a new photo exhibit in London, documents how commodes — or the lack of a proper one — affect the health, safety and education of girls and women around the world.

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U.K. To Deny Entry To Controversial U.S. Dating Guru

2:06pm November 19, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The Home Office said Julien Blanc's presence wasn't conducive to the public good. Blanc, a dating coach, makes racist and derogatory references to women and appears to condone violence toward them.

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French Authorities Work To Identify Militant In ISIS Video

6:32pm November 18, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

One of the Islamist militants identified in the recent beheading video is a 22-year-old Frenchman from Normandy, who locals say had a traditional Catholic upbringing.

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France Shocked That Frenchman Is A Knife-Wielding ISIS Militant

5:26pm November 18, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

Officials confirmed that at least 1 Frenchman appears in a video that shows the beheaded bodies of an American and 18 Syrian soldiers. Maxime Hauchard left France in 2013 to join militants in Syria.

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FIFA Files Criminal Complaint Over 2018, 2022 Soccer World Cup Bidding

2:41pm November 18, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Soccer's governing body said assets may have been transferred to Switzerland in connection with the bids. Just days ago, FIFA cleared eventual winners Russia and Qatar of corruption.