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Australia Cracks Down On Travel Amenity Requests

7:41am December 03, 2014

The foreign minister says Australians abroad should not expect their embassies to pay for: repairs to their jet skis, provide pest-removal assistance or lend out armored cars. All real requests.

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U.S. Government Contractor Marks Five Years In Cuban Detention

4:01am December 03, 2014

by Sam Sanders

Alan Gross was working for USAID, to bring Internet access to Jewish Cubans. The Cuban government sentenced him to 15 years in prison.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired two senior Cabinet ministers on Tuesday and called for early elections that could be held early next year.

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Israel's Netanyahu Fires Ministers, Calls For Early Election

8:24pm December 02, 2014

by Greg Myre

The prime minister has more than two years left in his term. But with his coalition fracturing, Benjamin Netanyahu said it was "impossible" to lead a government under the current conditions.

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Oil Deal Provides Much-Needed Revenue In Iraq

6:57pm December 02, 2014

Melissa Block talks with Ben Lando of the Iraq Oil Report about the deal between Baghdad and the Kurds over oil revenue.

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Missing Painting Found On Set Of 'Stuart Little'

6:38pm December 02, 2014

A Hungarian art expert was watching the movie on TV when he noticed a painting hanging on a wall. He knew it as a famous, missing work of art that hadn't been seen by the general public since 1928.

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Ebola Knocked West African Countries Off Development Ladder

6:24pm December 02, 2014

by Scott Horsley

A working Ebola vaccine is still at least months away, and in the meantime, the epidemic is ravaging the economies of West Africa.

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Raju the elephant enjoys the water. An Indian court has ruled that the elephant, who was chained for 50 years, can remain with the group that rescued him in July.

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Indian Court Says Elephant Who Was Chained For 50 Years Is Free

5:15pm December 02, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Raju the elephant appeared to shed tears last July when he was freed from his shackles. He will now be allowed to remain with his rescuers. His previous owner had wanted him back.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter told a news conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday that FIFA wasn't responsible for the working conditions of laborers who are building the stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He said the companies that employed the

FIFA Chief Rejects Responsibility For Welfare Of Workers In Qatar

4:57pm December 02, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Sepp Blatter, who heads soccer's governing body, said the companies that employed the migrant laborers building the infrastructure for Qatar's 2022 World Cup were responsible for their safety.

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Costa Concordia Captain Defends Himself In First Testimony

3:02pm December 02, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Francesco Schettino said he didn't change the route of the cruise liner to impress a Moldovan dancer he was having an affair with.

Each item, including boots from Guatemala, a basket from Rwanda and a soda can cuff from Kenya, are handmade. And when people buy these gifts, the profits go back to the artisans and their community.

For Giving Tuesday: A Guide To Gifts That Give Back

2:18pm December 02, 2014

by Maanvi Singh

Boots from a Guatemalan village. A basket woven in Rwanda. Kenyan soda cans that became cool cuffs. Money spent on these and other items provides a better life for artisans in the developing world.