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Full Episode: Nightline 03/10/16: The Very Real Consequences of Social Shaming
NASCAR on Ice: Inside the Wild World of Ice Car Racing; For Donald Trump’s Rivals, Pressure Is On Before Florida

Indonesia Starting Firefighting Early as Dry Season Begins
Indonesia’s top security minister says authorities have begun efforts to fight forest and peatland fires that often pollute the region’s air as the country’s dry season begins

UK Press up in Arms Over Obama Comments About Cameron
The British press has accused President Obama of launching a verbal attack on Prime Minister David Cameron

Dubai Official Warns of ‘Clash of Civilizations’ Over Trump
A top security official in Dubai is warning of a “clash of civilizations” if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wins the U.S. general election

Mozambique to Probe Allegations of Abuses by Security Forces
The government in Mozambique says it will investigate allegations that security forces carried out abuses that are blamed for the flight of thousands of Mozambicans to neighboring Malawi

Seoul: Number of North Korean Cyberattacks Doubled in Month
South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers that the number of North Korean cyberattacks has doubled over the past month

Nigeria Reveals Purported Offer to Settle Huge Telecoms Fine
A Senate committee in Nigeria has released a document that purportedly details an offer of $1.5 billion from African telecommunications giant MTN to settle the largest fine in industry history

South African Authorities Say Debris Found on a Beach in Mozambique by a South African Teenager Will Be Sent to Australia to Confirm If It Is Be Part of Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
South African authorities say debris found on a beach in Mozambique by a South African teenager will be sent to Australia to confirm if it is be part of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

1 Injured in Blast Near Mosque in Russia’s Ingushetia
Police in the Russian Caucasus region of Ingushetia say one person has been injured when an automobile exploded near a mosque in the region’s main city

South African Teen Finds Possible MH370 Plane Debris
A South African man says his teenage son may have found part of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in Mozambique

German Police Arrest Man in Bomb Threat at US Embassy
The man allegedly claimed to have a bomb in his suitcase.

Watch: Fukushima: 5 Years Later
A look at the progress of the $1 billion clean-up after the nuclear reactor melt-down.

Nationalist Party Set for Gains as 3 German States Vote
A rising nationalist party is expected to ride unease about Chancellor Angela Merkel’s migrant policy to perform strongly in 3 German state elections this weekend

Berlin Police Investigating Bomb Threat at US Embassy
A 23-year-old German man is in custody after falsely claiming to have a bomb inside a suitcase he was trying to bring into the U.S. Embassy, police said Friday

Correction: Maldives-Sliding to Autocracy? Story
Correction: Maldives-Sliding to Autocracy? story

UN Cites ‘Horrendous’ Human Rights Situation in South Sudan
A report describing children and the disabled being burned alive and fighters being allowed to rape women as payment shows South Sudan is facing ‘one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world,’ the UN human rights chief says

Inside the Fukushima Nuclear Facility 5 Years After Disaster
TEPCO recently conducted a press tour of the wrecked reactor facility.

Full Episode: WN 03/10/16: Historic Flooding in the South
Escaped murder suspect taken down by hostages; billions of dollars unclaimed from the IRS.

12 Western Countries: Human Rights ‘Deteriorating’ in China
The United States and 11 other Western countries are criticizing China’s “deteriorating human rights record,” saying its “extraterritorial actions are unacceptable.”

US Official: Iran Responsible for Cyberattack at NY Dam
A U.S. official says a Justice Department probe has found Iran was responsible for a 2013 cyberattack on a suburban New York dam

Obama Trip to Cuba Shows Move Away From Focus on Dissidents
While Barack Obama plans to at least privately meet with dissidents in Cuba, his trip will showcase a 180-degree turn in U.S. policy toward the island and critics of the government

Going Green: Ancestry.com Indexes Millions of Irish Records
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, genealogical research website Ancestry.com is making 10 million Catholic parish records from Ireland available online to help people trace their Irish heritage

Tears, Prayers as Japan Marks 5th Anniversary of Tsunami
Japanese have gathered for a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m., exactly five years after a magnitude 9.0-earthquake struck off the northeast coast and spawned a devastating tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people

Suu Kyi Loyalist Confirmed for Myanmar Presidential Race
A longtime confidante of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was confirmed through a parliament vote as one of the three final nominees for Myanmar’s next president

5 Marines in Custody in Mexico Disappearance Case
Amnesty International says five Mexican marines have been arrested in relation to the 2013 disappearance of a man in northern Mexico

Mexico: Fake Security Firm Was Used to Recruit for Cartel
A state prosecutor in western Mexico says authorities have broken up a fake private security company that was used to recruit for a drug cartel

China Says Slowing Economy Won’t Stop Anti-Pollution Efforts
China’s environment minister says the country will not go back to its era of pursuing economic growth at the expense of the environment despite its slowing economy

BY THE NUMBERS: Recovering From the Tsunami, 5 Years On
Friday marks the fifth anniversary of the powerful earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan, swallowing coastal villages, leaving more than 18,000 people dead or missing and devastating large swaths of the country’s northeastern coastal area

Watch: Who is Melania Trump? A Look at Donald Trump’s Wife’s Upbringing in Slovenia
ABC News’ Louise Dewast and Dragana Jovanovic visit Slovania.

Autopsy: Former Putin Aide Died of Blunt Force Trauma in DC
An autopsy has found that blunt force trauma to the head was the cause of death for a former aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin whose body was found in a Washington hotel room

NKorea to Liquidate SKorean Assets, Fires Missiles Into Sea
North Korea has responded to new sanctions from South Korea by firing short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in a show of defiance and vowing to “liquidate” all remaining South Korean assets at former cooperative projects in the North

Electricity Cut off for Puerto Rico Hospital That Owes $4M
Puerto Rico’s power company has cut off electricity to a hospital over nearly $4 million in unpaid bills, part of a stepped-up effort by the heavily indebted agency to collect money amid the island’s economic crisis

Brazil Giving $2.8 Million for Zika Research
Brazil’s health minister says the country’s top biomedical research institute is getting $2.8 million to fund studies aimed at combatting the Zika virus

British Ex-Bankers Gets 2 Years or Less in LIBOR Scandal
While criticizing America for “mass incarceration,” a New York judge has sentenced two British ex-bankers to prison for their roles in manipulating the primary benchmark for global short-term interest rates

Cause of Death Released for Russian Millionaire Found in Hotel
Mikhail Lesin, who died in November, was known to have Kremlin ties.

Full Episode: GMA 03/10/16: More Than a Foot of Rain Drowns the South
Emotional Moment Woman Asks Father-Figure to Adopt Her; Are Fasting Diets a Safe Way to Lose Weight?

Congo’s Government Suspends Mining Code Reform
Congo’s government says it has suspended consideration of a reform to the country’s 2002 mining code, as a group of civil society organizations called them to revisit a change

EU Lawmakers Ask Egypt to Help Italy Probe Student’s Killing
European Union lawmakers are demanding that Egypt give Italy documents and information so a fair investigation can be held into the death of an Italian graduate student who is believed to have been tortured

Gas Explosion in Moscow Kills 1, Injures 13
Russian emergency officials say that an explosion of natural gas in a Moscow apartment building has left one person dead and injured 13 others

Brazil Prosecutors File Charges Against Former President
Sao Paulo state prosecutors say they filed money laundering and misrepresentation charges against former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva because of evidence he and his family unduly benefited from a real estate scheme

OAS Concerned by Barring of Presidential Candidates in Peru
The Organization of American States has expressed its concern over the timing of the disqualification of candidates from Peru’s presidential election and says it is sending an observer mission to the vote

Germany: Files Listing Islamic State Fighters Are Authentic
A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition battling the Islamic State group says files that have surfaced containing personal data on the extremists could help crack down on their network of foreign fighters

Watch: Inside the Affordable Art Fair
ABC News’ Louise Dewast takes us inside the Affordable Art Fair in London.

Watch: Obama Holds Joint Press Conference With Canadian PM
Prime Minister Trudeau joined President Obama for a press conference on US-Canada relations.

Swedish Designer Who Inspired Ikea Flat-Pack Concept Dies
Gillis Lundgren, who designed some of Ikea’s best-selling furniture and played a role in developing the company’s self-assembly concept, has died

Mexico Orders US Man Held for Trial in Girlfriend’s Death
A judge in Mexico has ordered a U.S. man to stand trial in the death of his American girlfriend in the Caribbean resort city of Playa del Carmen

Building Collapse on Construction Site Kills 34 in Nigeria
Officials say the collapse of a building complex under construction has killed 34 mainly foreign workers in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos

Burundi: 58 People Buried Without Notifying Families
Burundi’s attorney general has acknowledged that the government buried dozens of suspected rebels who died after attacks on four military bases without notifying their families, but fell short of admitting the existence of mass graves

Venezuela’s Congress Debates Bill to Recall President Maduro
Venezuela’s opposition-controlled Congress has given preliminary approval to a bill that would put the country on the road to a presidential recall referendum

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Yemeni Rebels Ask Ally Iran to Stop Exploiting Country’s War
In a harsh rebuke, a top leader of Yemen’s Shiite rebels has called upon ally Iran to back away from the crisis in Yemen

Reporter Escaped From Bus Attack Near Chechnya Just in Time
A Norwegian reporter who was among a group of journalists and activists attacked by masked assailants near Chechnya said he escaped from the group’s minibus only seconds before it exploded into flames

Romania Spy Chief Blasts Court Ruling Banning Surveillance
Romania’s intelligence chief says a recent court decision that bans his agency from carrying out phone-tapping on behalf of police and prosecutors will harm Romania’s national security

Security Firm G4S: Israel Pullout for “Commercial” Reasons
Security company G4S says it is selling its business in Israel for “commercial reasons” and not because of a boycott movement against Israel

Lithuania Expels Russian TV Crew, Citing National Security
Lithuanian authorities say three journalists from Russian state television have been expelled from the Baltic country after trying to enter a forum for Russian opposition leaders

The Latest: ‘Overwhelming’ Majority at ECB Approved Stimulus
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi says an “overwhelming” majority of the 25-member governing council backed the wide-ranging new stimulus measures approved Thursday

Killer of South African Anti-Apartheid Leader to Be Paroled
A lawyer says the hitman who killed South African anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani in 1993 will be released on parole this month

Nigeria: 32 Killed in Pre-Election Violence in Oil State
Nigeria’s governing party says 32 members have died in escalating violence as oil-rich Rivers state prepares for a rerun of legislative elections annulled amid fraud and killings

Full Episode: Nightline 03/09/16: 7 People Volunteer to Go to Jail for ’60 Days In’
Beauty vs. Billionaire in Lawsuit Over Trump Modeling; This Lucky 15-Year-Old Reportedly Had an Epic $6M Quinceanera

Kosovo Opposition Disrupts Parliament Session With Tear Gas
Kosovo opposition lawmakers have released tear gas to disrupt a parliamentary session to protest government deals with Serbia and Montenegro

22-Member Arab League to Elect New Chief at Critical Time
Arab League’s 22 members choosing new head of organization at a critical time in Mideast, embroiled in wars and conflicts

Japan Still Searching for the Missing, 5 Years After Tsunami
The Japanese Coast Guard has resumed searching offshore for victims whose bodies were never recovered after the 2011 tsunami

Political Tensions High in Poland on Eve of Rights Report
Poland’s foreign minister says his country will challenge the findings of an international human rights commission which is expected to deliver a scathing assessment of democratic backsliding by the government

Ukrainian Pilot on Hunger Strike Agrees to Take Water
A Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia says she has agreed to take water but will continue a hunger strike following an appeal by Ukraine’s president

South African Woman Found Guilty of 1997 Baby Kidnapping
A judge has found a South African woman guilty of kidnapping a baby nearly two decades ago and raising the child as her own

Spain’s Queen Letizia Criticized After Text Messages Leaked
Spain’s El Mundo newspaper has called on Queen Letizia to explain herself after leaked text messages emerged showing her supporting a prominent business executive caught up in a scandal involving alleged corporate credit card abuse

Teen Arrested in Britain on Suspicion of Terrorism Offenses
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in Britain on suspicion of terrorism offenses

China to Reform University Programs to Emphasize Skills
China’s education minister says some of the country’s universities should gradually reform their curricula to produce graduates with technical skills that better match the needs of the labor market

Turkish Agency Says Baby Among 5 Drowned Heading to Greece
Turkey’s state-run agency says a 3-month-old baby and four other migrants have drowned when a speed boat taking them to Greece sank

Aung San Suu Kyi Will Not Become Myanmar’s Next President
Nominations by the National League for Democracy party make clear that Aung San Suu Kyi will not become the next president of Myanmar

Indian Cultural Festival Fined for Building at Yamuna River
India’s environmental watchdog fined a group headed by a Hindu spiritual leader $740,000 for building features on a river in India’s capital before a major cultural festival this weekend

Fukushima Clean-up Workers From Bottom of Contractor System
Heaving radiated dirt and wiping off houses, the 26,000 men toiling in Fukushima’s arduous clean-up campaign are from the very bottom of Japan’s murky, many-layered subcontractor system

Pakistan to Probe Circumstances of Release of Governor’s Son
Pakistan’s interior minister has ordered a probe into circumstances surrounding the release from captivity of the son of a slain governor

Israel Looking Into Police Shooting of Palestinian Attacker
Israel looking into circumstances behind shooting death of Palestinian attacker who killed American student in stabbing spree

Rights Group Slams Sentence Cuts in Afghan Woman’s Killing
Human Rights Watch slams Afghan justice system for slashing sentences in case of woman lynched by mob

The Latest: Austria Wants Balkan Route to Stay Closed
Austria’s interior minister, Johanna Mikl-Leitner, says the Balkan migrant route should remain closed permanently and that the “clock will not be turned back.”

Iran Insists Its Missile Tests Do Not Violate Nuclear Deal
Iran: Missile tests do not violate Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers or UN Security Council resolution

Alleged Accomplices Plead Innocent in Denmark Terror Case
Four men accused of assisting a gunman who killed two people in attacks on a free-speech seminar and a synagogue last year have appeared before a court in Copenhagen

Full Episode: WN 03/09/16: Massive Gas Explosion Rocks Seattle Neighborhood
Masked gunman threatens taxi driver at gunpoint; public pays respects to Nancy Reagan.

Explosion in Egyptian Capital Cairo Injures 3
Egypt’s state-run news agency says three civilians were injured in an explosion in a populated neighborhood in Cairo, the capital

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party Nominates 2 Candidates for Myanmar President’s Post
Aung San Suu Kyi’s party nominates 2 candidates for Myanmar president’s post

Presidential Nominations in Myanmar Make Clear Aung San Suu Kyi Will Not Become Next President
Presidential nominations in Myanmar make clear Aung San Suu Kyi will not become next president

How Far Will the ECB Go in Providing Stimulus?
How far will Mario Draghi and the European Central Bank go to boost inflation and a shaky economy

Brazil’s Ex-President Charged in Money Laundering Probe
Prosecutors in Sao Paulo state have filed money laundering charges against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is accused of hiding his alleged ownership of a seafront penthouse in the city of Guaruja

Thai Ex-Premier Says Ruling Junta Seeks ‘Backward Democracy’
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a military coup in 2006, has accused the ruling junta of trying to push through a new constitution designed to limit democracy

Cayman Islands Firms Admit to Helping Evade US Taxes
Two Cayman Islands-based financial firms have pleaded guilty in New York to conspiring to hide more than $130 million in offshore bank accounts from the Internal Revenue Service in order to evade paying U.S. taxes

Venezuela Withdraws Top Diplomat in Washington
President Nicolas Maduro has announced that Venezuela’s top diplomat in Washington would be called back to Caracas to protest President Barack Obama’s decision to renew a decree imposing sanctions on several top officials from the South American country

NKorea to “Liquidate” SKorea Assets, Fires Missiles Into Sea
North Korea is responding to earlier South Korean unilateral sanctions, saying it will “liquidate” all remaining South Korean assets at former cooperative projects in the North

Full Episode: GMA 03/09/16: Hulk Hogan Takes the Stand in Gawker Sex Tape Trial
Alaska Airlines Passengers Witness Total Solar Eclipse From 37,000 Feet; Super Savers Reveal How They Scored Free Ride on Private Jet

Mexican Former President: A Trump Presidency Risks Trade War
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox says a Donald Trump presidency could lead Mexico and the U.S. to a trade war that would hurt both countries

New Zealand Cuts Interest Rates to Record Low 2.25 Percent
New Zealand’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low 2.25 percent Thursday and said the rate could go lower yet

‘Catastrophic’: US Raises Alarm Over Perilous Mosul Dam
US previously described massive structure as “most dangerous dam in the world.”

Former Legislative Leader Detained in Guatemala Bribe Case
A former leader of Guatemala’s Congress has been arrested on charges of trying to bribe a judge

French Envoy Says ‘Nothing Is Automatic’ for Mideast Talks
France’s foreign minister says the country would not automatically recognize a Palestinian state if proposed peace talks fails

President Santos: Colombia May Miss Peace Deal Deadline
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is acknowledging that his government may not be ready to sign a peace deal with rebels to end the country’s decades-long civil war by March 23

Electoral Council Strikes No. 2 Candidate From Peru Race
Peru’s electoral council has blocked the candidacy of the main challenger to front-runner Keiko Fujimori in April 10 presidential elections

Russian Group: Journalists Attacked Near Chechnya Border
Activists say a small bus carrying foreign and Russian journalists and activists from a non-governmental organization was attacked Wednesday near the border of Chechnya by men who beat the occupants and set the vehicle on fire

Terror Watchdogs Express Concern About UK Extremism Plans
Britain’s current and former watchdogs over terrorism legislation say that government plans to crack down on nonviolent extremism may go too far

Ruling Raises Doubts Over Same-Sex Marriages in Puerto Rico
An unexpected ruling from a federal judge in Puerto Rico is raising doubts and creating confusion about the future of same-sex couples on the island seeking to get married

Rights Organizations Urge Gambia to Free Journalist
International rights organizations have urged Gambia’s government to free an ailing journalist and drop all charges against him