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Tourists Can Now Experience Northern Ireland's Violent Political History

6:58am November 17, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

One remarkable tour in Belfast is a walk along the walls that still divide Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods, guided by former paramilitary soldiers who fought on either side of the conflict.

Salvatore Riina, aka "Toto," the most important figure of the Sicilian mafia, is brought to justice after evading police for 23 years at the Aula Bunker of Palermo courthouse on March 4, 1993 in Palermo, Italy.

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Sicilian Mob Boss Salvatore Riina Dies In Italian Hospital Prison Ward

5:48am November 17, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Riina, who is thought to have ordered the murders of more than 150 people, died while in a medically induced coma a day after turning 87.

A car leans against a building, the result of the immense and sudden floods that hit Mandra, a town near Athens, on Thursday.

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Deadly Floods Devastate Western Greek Cities

5:23pm November 16, 2017

by Rebecca Feldhaus Adams

Greece is in mourning after torrential downpours caused floods causing deaths, injury and destruction of hundreds of homes and businesses outside Athens.

Sports

Russia Still Not Compliant With Sports Doping Regulations

4:55pm November 16, 2017

by Lucian Kim

Russia is reacting angrily after the World Anti-Doping Agency said the country is still not in compliance with its regulations. The announcement could affect Russia's participation in the Winter Olympics next February.

Potato Research Institute geneticist Jaroslava Domkářová says that while potatoes are a staple crop in the Czech Republic, the recent blue "specialty varieties" are harder to market.

Czech Republic Creates Tuber For Health-Conscious Purple-Potato Eaters

3:26pm November 16, 2017

by Morgan Childs

"Val Blue" is the first new variety bred at the Potato Research Institute since 2005. And though vibrant, unique types are popular elsewhere, they're still a hard sell in this potato-loving nation.

Yuri Ganus, director general of the Russian Antidoping Agency, at a news conference in Moscow.

Sports Doping Watchdog Says Russia 'Non-Compliant'

9:17am November 16, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The World Anti-Doping Agency says Russia's official sports drug-testing lab doesn't meet guidelines, placing in doubt the country's participation in the Winter Olympics.

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British Researchers Say Russia May Have Tried To Influence Brexit Vote

4:58pm November 15, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

Researchers and analysts in the United Kingdom say Russia used thousands of Twitter accounts to try to divide British society before and after the vote on whether the U.K. should leave the European Union. They say Russian accounts sent out tens of thousands of tweets both for and against the U.K. staying in the E.U.

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A farmer plows his field with an ox-pulled plow in China's Guangxi province. Archaeologists think that domesticated farm animals increased inequality in some ancient societies.

From Cattle To Capital: How Agriculture Bred Ancient Inequality

4:58pm November 15, 2017

by Dan Charles

Archaeologists say early civilizations in North and Central America were more egalitarian than the societies of Eurasia — and they think it's because early Americans didn't have cattle or horses.

A man stands in front of a projection of the virtually recomposed painting The Enchanted Pose by René Magritte at The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium on Tuesday.

80-Year-Old Mystery Cracked As Final Missing Piece Of Magritte Painting Found

4:51pm November 15, 2017

by Amy Held

The fourth and final portion of a painting cut up in 1932 was revealed in Belgium underneath another work by the surrealist artist.

Calypso Rose performs at the Oslo World Music Festival. At 77 years of age, she is the "Queen of Calypso," continuing to perform with infectious energy.

World News

A Trip To Norway For The Oslo World Music Festival

3:57pm November 15, 2017

by Betto Arcos

World music DJ Betto Arcos is back with a stash of music he collected while attending the Oslo World Music Festival.