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DailyChatter: Truth and fear in Cambodia
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Germany risks Turkey’s ire by calling Armenians’ killings genocide
Germany risked alienating the European Union’s key partner in curbing the flow of migrants to Europe by labelling the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I genocide.

It took this man 10 years to realize he was living in a synagogue
Sidon in Lebanon used to have a thriving Jewish community, stretching back more than 2,000 years.

After 5 days, no clues about missing boy in Japan
Yamato Tanooka, 7, has been missing since Saturday after his parents made him get out of their car as punishment for misbehaving.

Five killed amid heavy flooding in Europe
Severe flooding across Austria, France and Germany led to the deaths of at least five people this week as forecasters warned of more rainfall and rising waters Thursday.

Trapped civilians — including 20,000 children — stall Fallujah offensive
More than 50,000 people are believed to be trapped inside the city, west of Baghdad.

World’s longest railway tunnel inaugurated
Switzerland on Wednesday inaugurated the 35.5 mile Gotthard Railway Tunnel, a major engineering achievement deep under snow-capped peaks. The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a record-setter, now eclipsing Japan’s Seikan Tunnel as the world’s longest.

Puckish sugar glider in search of owner

As many as 10 dead as militants seize Somali hotel
The attack by suspects from the Al-Shabab extremist group included suicide bombers.

Fire-weary Canadians return to wreckage of epic blaze
Fire-weary residents of Canada’s Fort McMurray began returning to their homes Wednesday.

Trapped civilians — including 20K children — stall Fallujah offensive
More than 50,000 people are believed to be trapped inside the city, west of Baghdad.

Treasury further blocks N. Korea from U.S. financial system
Treasury declares Pyongyang a “primary money laundering concern”

Trump to face protesters when he re-opens U.K. golf course
The GOP presidential candidate is going to Scotland to re-open Turnberry.

Voices: Our short attention span for overseas disasters
When disaster strikes abroad, Americans give generously, then lose interest.

German police: 26 women report sexual assault at concert
Police from Darmstadt told USA TODAY they are examining claims by 26 women who said they were surrounded by groups of up to 10 men, harassed and touched inappropriately during the Schlossgrabenfest music festival in Darmstadt, near Fran

World’s longest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland

Swiss celebrate world’s longest, deepest rail tunnel
Switzerland celebrated an engineering marvel 20 years in the works Wednesday: the debut of the world’s longest and deepest railroad tunnel.

Pakistan woman burned to death for refusing marriage proposal
A Pakistani woman set on fire for refusing a marriage proposal from a man twice her age has died.

At least 10 dead as militants seize Somali hotel
The attack by suspects from the Al-Shabab extremist group included suicide bombers.

DailyChatter: The latest naughty child
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Iraqi refugees seek shelter in camp in Syria’s Hasakeh province
Around 5,000 Iraqi refugees who fled the northern province of Nineveh after the advance of Islamic State jihadists have sought shelter in the al-Hawl refugee camp in Syria’s northeastern Hasakeh province.Video provided by AFP

Arnold Schwarzenegger charged by an elephant on Safari
Even The Terminator gets scared! Arnold Schwarzenegger shares a video of his close encounter with an elephant during an African safari. Keleigh Nealon (@keleighnealon) has the story.

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Bodies of 40 frozen tiger cubs found at Thailand’s ‘Tiger Temple’
Wildlife officials found the cubs’ remains during an investigation at the temple.Video provided by Newsy

Zika Q&A: Congress struggles to reach deal on funding fight against virus
The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern.”

Battle for Fallujah: U.N. warns 20,000 children are trapped
More than 50,000 people are believed to be trapped inside the city, located 40 miles west of the capital of Baghdad.

Who is Israel’s controversial new defense minister?
One of Israel’s most gruff and polarizing figures has now been appointed the country’s defense minister.

Egypt: Signal heard from downed jet’s black boxes
Egypt says a French ship has picked up signals from deep under Mediterranean Sea, presumed to be from black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month.

Call this number and a Swede will answer, any Swede
Last month, Sweden set up a new phone number called ‘The Swedish Number.’ Call it and a Swede, any Swede, will answer to talk to you about their country.

Battle for Fallujah continues as UNICEF warns of trapped children
More than 50,000 people are believed to be trapped inside the city, located 40 miles west of the capital of Baghdad.

40 dead tiger cubs found in freezer at Thai temple
Forty dead tiger cub carcasses were found in a freezer at a Buddhist temple in Thailand, wild life authorities said Wednesday.

Israel frees Jewish extremist from 10-month detention
Meir Ettinger was arrested shortly after the deadly arson of a West Bank home that killed three people, including a Palestinian toddler.

Iraqi forces in Fallujah repel ISIL attack
It comes the day after Iraqi forces entered the city with the help of U.S.-led airstrikes.

2016 shapes up as a deadlier year for migrants fleeing to Europe
Hundreds perish in the past few perish crossing the Mediterranean, making 2016 a fatal year

Diamond too small? Chinese marriage proposals are SO over the top
Chinese men are making extravagant proposals because they vastly outnumber single women.

North Korea reportedly tried to launch another missile and failed
South Korean officials told outlets the launch happened in the early morning hours on Tuesday local time. Video provided by Newsy

David Cameron and Sadiq Khan join forces on Brexit
British Prime Minister David Cameron and new London mayor Sadiq Khan appeared to have put aside their animosity over the long weekend by campaigning together for Britain to remain in the European Union.

Report: Iraqi forces in Fallujah repel ISIL attack
It comes the day after Iraqi military and militia forces entered the city with the help of airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition against the extremist group.

17 killed in fire at Indian army ammunitions depot
NEW DELHI – A fire broke out at a major ammunitions depot in western India on Tuesday, killing at least 17 army personnel, the Defense Ministry said.

DailyChatter: The business of forgetting
Argentina has become a grand experiment in running a country like a business. A failed business.

Indonesia wants to track rapists with implanted microchips
In Indonesia, mass indignation followed the horrific gang rape, in April, of a 14-year-old girl walking home from school.

Officials: Investigators received EgyptAir distress signal
Investigators apparently received a distress signal from the doomed EgyptAir flight 804, Egyptian authorities said.

Freed pilot Savchenko sworn in as Ukrainian lawmaker
MOSCOW – Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who spent two years in Russian custody before she was released last week, was sworn in as a lawmaker in the national parliament on Tuesday.

South Korea: North Korea missile likely fails
North Korea launched a missile from its east coast but it appears to have failed.

Stephen Hawking doesn’t get Donald Trump’s popularity
British physicist Stephen Hawking doesn’t get the appeal of presumptive Republican candidate Donald Trump.

DailyChatter: Time and the Taliban
Anyone who thought the Taliban’s spring offensive was on hold as they regrouped under their new leader experienced a rude awakening over the weekend.

Thailand’s thoughtcrime arrests are getting dangerously bizarre
In the eyes of Thailand’s military rulers, it seems no subversive thought is too petty to punish.

Runners risk limbs at annual UK cheese chase
Hundreds of people risked their limbs on Monday running down a steep hill chasing a wheel of cheese in the Gloucestershire village of Brockworth. (May 30)

Iraqi forces enter Fallujah, take on Islamic State
Fallujah is one of the Islamic State’s last major strongholds in Iraq.

China Company Apologizes for Racist Ad
A recent television ad for a Chinese laundry detergent comes under fire for racial discrimination and cultural stereotypes between Chinese and Africans. (May 30)

Chad ex-dictator found guilty, sentence to life for abuses
Habre’s former prisoners hugged each other in the courtroom.

Mexican soccer Player Alan Pulido rescued after kidnapping
Officials said joint federal and state forces helped rescue Pulido just before midnight on Sunday.Video provided by Newsy

1,900 migrants rescued near Italy, hundreds more feared dead
A week of shipwrecks in the Mediterranean culminated Sunday with 700 migrants feared dead and survivors giving harrowing testimony of dozens of small children drowned. Around 1,900 migrants were rescued by the Italian coastguards that day in the Can

Iraqi forces enter Islamic State-held city of Fallujah
Fallujah is one of the Islamic State’s last major strongholds in Iraq.

Boy left in woods as punishment goes missing
His parents told police they wanted to teach their 7-year-old a lesson after he threw rocks at cars and people. Video provided by Newsy

Boy left in woods as punishment disappears
The boy’s parents drove off and returned to find him gone.

Kenya tells longtime refugees living in camps to go home
About 600,000 refugees will be displaced because the government says terrorists have infiltrated the camps.

Italian navy releases new footage of migrant shipwreck
New dramatic images are released by the Italian navy of the moment a heavily overcrowded boat overturned off Libya, leaving at least five people dead on Wednesday.Video provided by AFP

Starving Iraqis risk all to flee Islamic State rule in Fallujah
Iraqi forces launched a broad operation one week ago to retake the city of Fallujah, one of the Islamic State group’s most emblematic bastions, in the western province of Anbar, creating a window for some civilians to flee the city’s outlying areas.

Reports: Iraqi forces enter ISIL-held city of Fallujah
Fallujah is one of the Islamic State’s last major strongholds in Iraq.

Giant bats overrun Australian town
An unprecedented number of flying foxes, bats with a 3-foot wingspan, have taken up residence in Batemans Bay. Video provided by Newsy

Chinese company apologizes, sort of, for racist ad
A Chinese laundry detergent maker apologized for the harm caused by an ad in which a black man “washed” by its product was turned into a fair-skinned Asian man.

Stonehenge builders may have used this method
Modern-day students haul huge stones the old-fashioned way.

Company behind ‘racist’ Chinese ad defends intentions
The company responsible for a commercial that is being called “blatantly racist” says foreign media is “too sensitive.” Video provided by Newsy

UN: 700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks
The UN refugee agency says over 700 migrants are feared dead in three Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks south of Italy.

Chinese detergent maker sorry for harm done by racist ad
A Chinese laundry detergent maker apologized for the harm caused by an ad in which a black man “washed” by its product was turned into a fair-skinned Asian man.

Pope welcomes migrant children at the Vatican
Pope Francis on Saturday clutched the life-jacket of a drowned girl as he met with children whose parents died during deadly boat crossings, at the end of a week of major tragedies in the Mediterranean.Video provided by AFP

Lightning strikes injure dozens in France, Germany
Separate strikes hurt children at a birthday party and attendees at a soccer game.

U.N. health agency rejects Rio Olympics postponement call over Zika
The WHO says there is “no public health justification” for postponing or canceling because of the Zika outbreak.

11 hit by lightning in a Paris park
A Paris city councilor says at least half a dozen children have been hit by lightning in a Paris park after a sudden storm overtook their birthday party.

UN health agency rejects Rio Olympics postponement call over Zika outbreak
The WHO says there is “no public health justification” for postponing or canceling because of the Zika outbreak.

Swiss mark opening of world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel
The 35.5-mile length and 1.4-mile depth are both world records.

To 1,000 cranes at Hiroshima, Obama adds two more
Obama made a symbolic gesture for a 12-year-old victim of the Hiroshima bomb.

U.S.-led airstrikes kill dozens of Islamic State fighters in Fallujah
Maher al-Bilawi, the Islamic State military commander in Fallujah, was one of those killed in an attack two days ago that was the result of fast action based on a tip on his whereabouts.

Ukraine violence ramps up as efforts to end separatist rebellion stall
Ukraine shows signs of backsliding on reforms and implementing a cease-fire.

Veterans see Obama’s visit to Hiroshima as ‘bittersweet’
White House planned ahead with a briefing for veterans groups assuring no apologies.

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Survivors of Hiroshima: ‘There is horror here’
Survivors endured a horrific Hiroshima atomic bomb blast that shook the city 71 years ago.

First Take: Hiroshima and Obama’s sense of history
The historian-in-chief attempts to steer America’s future in the world by revisiting the past.

Killer cried when he saw tarot card of the devil
Star Randel-Hanson was sentenced to life in prison in England in death of his roommate in 2015.

G7 leaders vow action on economy, climate change
After the summit, President Obama and Prime Minister Abe visited Hiroshima.

US forces on ground in Syria aiding key anti-IS fight
US forces on the ground in northern Syria are helping a major offensive against the Islamic State group in its stronghold of Raqa province, Kurdish-Arab fighters battling the jihadists say.Video provided by AFP

Obama visits Hiroshima bomb site

Official: Search for EgyptAir Flight 804 narrows
The plane, which was travelling from Paris to Cairo, crashed on May 19, killing all 66 people aboard.

Four things to know about President Obama’s visit to Hiroshima
The first visit to Hiroshima by a sitting U.S. president is controversial. Here’s why.

Salvadoran gangs use Facebook to track down victims
Teens hoping to escape the pressure of gang recruitment in El Salvador by fleeing to the U.S. might breathe a sigh of relief when they cross the border.

Sympathy for victims but no apology as Obama makes historic Hiroshima visit
Obama is the first sitting U.S. president to visit the site of the atomic attack in 1945.

DailyChatter: Taiwan’s China Problem
The fraught relations between China and Taiwan look set to become tenser following the inauguration of the latter’s new president.

Missing Everest climber’s body found; Australian’s retrieved
A Sherpa guide died on the adjacent peak of Lhotse and his body has been recovered.

Official: Beacon thought to be from EgyptAir plane located
The plane, which was travelling from Paris to Cairo, crashed on May 19, killing all 66 people aboard.

Hundreds in candlelight vigil for EgyptAir crash victims
Hundreds of people gather in Cairo for a candlelight vigil for the 66 people killed on May 19 when an EgyptAir plane crashed into the Mediterranean in mysterious circumstances.Video provided by AFP

Tunisian leaders call for world peace during Jewish pilgrimage
An annual Jewish pilgrimage to Africa’s oldest synagogue got under way in Tunisia where security forces were deployed heavily to ward off potential jihadist attacks.Video provided by AFP

Obama makes history by visit to Hiroshima bomb site
Obama did not apologize for the Hiroshima bombing or the atomic attack on Nagasaki three days later.

Obama to visit Hiroshima bomb site, pledges no apology
Obama said that he would not apologize for the Hiroshima bombing or the atomic bombing of Nagasaki three days later.

Raw: Battle against militants in Fallujah
A video released by the Popular Mobilisation Forces purportedly shows paramilitary forces and Iraqi government forces targeting Islamic State group (IS) positions nearby the city of Fallujah on Wednesday. (May 25)

Stoned sheep on rampage in Wales
Sheep high on cannabis went on a rampage in a Welsh village after eating the remains of a cannabis factory that were illegally dumped on the side of the road.

More than 4,000 migrants rescued at sea
More than 4,000 would-be refugees were rescued at sea Thursday in one of the busiest days of the Mediterranean migrant crisis, and at least 20 died trying to reach Europe as Libyan-based smugglers took advantage of calmer seas to send des

Can new technology save dwindling rhino population from poachers?
Since South Africa is home to about 70% of the remaining rhinos in the world, most of which are located in Kruger National Park, it made sense to use the space as a pilot project, Bruce Watson, who leads Dimension Data’s relationship with Cisco, told

Photos show U.S. commandos primed for fight in Syria
Photographs of U.S. commandos with battle gear in Syria raised questions Thursday about their level of involvement in the fight against the Islamic State.

Pilgrims flock to one of the Arab world’s last Jewish communities
Israel recommended avoiding all travel to Tunisia before the festival of Lag b’Omer.