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Domitilia, 57, is a diabetic patient in the Dominican Republic who contracted tuberculosis. She's now cured of TB after two years of treatment.

Unlikely Marriage Of Diseases: TB And Diabetes Form A 'Co-Epidemic'

3:04pm October 30, 2014

by Richard Knox

The risk of developing tuberculosis soars when someone has diabetes. The threat of a double pandemic is a challenge for the medical profession, where different docs typically treat each disease.

Iraqi soldiers walk in Jurf al-Sakhr, south of the capital Baghdad, on Monday after Iraqi military forces retook the area from Islamic State militants. Iraqi forces, supported by U.S. airstrikes, have made limited gains in recent months, but critics are q

With Limited Gains, U.S. Bombing Campaign Faces Growing Criticism

2:25pm October 30, 2014

by Tom Bowman

U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State began nearly three months ago, yet there have been relatively few changes on the battlefield. Many analysts say the U.S. effort may not be sufficient.

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Crimean Tatar's History A Backdrop For Current Pressures

2:25pm October 30, 2014

by David Greene

David Greene continues his reporting in the newest part of the Russian empire, Crimea. He visits a Muslim Tatar community as it celebrates a holiday, with a new Russia-appointed mayor.

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Families Of Missing Students Meet With Mexican President, Demand Answers

2:25pm October 30, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto met with relatives of the 43 missing students. For more than six hours, he listened to the families' frustrations over the slow pace of the investigation.

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Thief In Canada Tries To Make His Getaway In Red Canoe

2:25pm October 30, 2014

In Nova Scotia a burglar tried to get away in a canoe. Cops watched from both sides of the harbor until the culprit paddled into a park and tried to run off into the woods. The stolen item: a sword.

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Elaborately decorated skulls are crafted from pure sugar and given to friends as gifts. The colorful designs represent the vitality of life and individual personality.

Decoding The Food And Drink On A Day Of The Dead Altar

12:22pm October 30, 2014

by Karen Castillo Farfán

The Mexican tradition celebrates the dead and welcomes their return to the land of the living once a year. Enticing them to make the trip is where the food, drink and musical offerings come in.

The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket suffers a catastrophic anomaly moments after launch at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Tuesday.

Russian Engines Could Be Focus Of Antares Launch Failure Probe

9:34am October 30, 2014

by Scott Neuman

NK-33 engines, originally destined for a Soviet-era moon shot that never got off the ground and later used in the Antares, are suspect, some scientists say.

Demonstrators set fire to cars near Burkina Faso's Parliament on Thursday in Ouagadougou.

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Angry Mob Sets Fire To Parliament In Burkina Faso

7:43am October 30, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Angered at an impending vote to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-old rule, protesters also reportedly set fire to the ruling party's headquarters in the capital, Ouagadougou.

Supporters of the secular Nidda Tounes (Tunisia Calls) party celebrate their victory in parliamentary elections before the elections were official earlier this week in Tunis.

Tunisia's Secularists Victorious In Parliamentary Vote

7:09am October 30, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The Nidda Tounes (Tunisia Calls) party won just under 40 percent of the seats, beating out the ruling Islamist Ennahda party.

Thousands participants march accross the Elisabeth bridge during an anti-government rally against the government's plan to tax Internet usage.

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Close To 100,000 Hungarian Demonstrators Protest Internet Usage Tax

6:21pm October 29, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Critics of the tax said this is a government attempt to create a "digital iron curtain" around Hungary. The government said it was just extending taxes it places on phones.