 Egypt's Army Chief Urges Protests To Support End Of 'Violence And Terrorism' Egypt's military chief on Wednesday called on his countrymen to hold mass demonstrations to voice their support for the army and police to deal with potential "violence and terrorism," a move that signals a stepped up campaign against supporters of the ousted Islamist president. | |
| New Report Reveals Alarming Fraud By Private Contractors In Afghanistan Thousands of simple systems that were commissioned to ward off IED attacks on troops and civilians in Afghanistan have not been installed or were put together incorrectly, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) announced in a report on Tuesday. India Arrests Principal Of School Where 23 Died After Eating Poisoned Lunch The principal of a primary school in eastern India where 23 children died last week after eating lunch prepared with contaminated oil was arrested Wednesday, nine days after she went into hiding, police said. | |
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 | The Harrowing Story Behind This Syrian Mother's Amputation Dr. Zaher Sahloul, President of the Syrian American Medical Society, and Dr. Aref Rifai, a vitreo-retinal surgeon based in Florida, both recently traveled to Syria to provide urgent medical care for those affected by the country's ongoing civil war. In the clip above, they attempt to put a human face on the Syrian crisis by sharing photos and stories of the wounded. |
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 | 12 Stunning Photos From North Korea's Epic Mass Games North Korea's mass games have returned, and there is truly nothing like them. For five nights a week from now until September 9, thousands of North Koreans will fill Pyongyang's May Day stadium to perform songs, choreographed dances, and gymnastics, according to the Associated Press. |
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 | Massive Silver Treasure Recovered From Shipwreck An American company recovered 61 tons of silver from the wreck of a merchant ship that sunk off Ireland's coast during WWII. According to the company, it is the deepest and largest precious metal recovery from a shipwreck ever made. |
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| Jailed Pussy Riot Punk Requests Parole.. Again One of the jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot on Wednesday asked again to be released on parole after serving almost a year in prison for a protest againt President Vladimir Putin in a Moscow church. Mexico Could Legalize Marijuana In 5 Years Mexico could legalize marijuana within the next five years, stripping brutal drug cartels of a major source of income, former President Vicente Fox said on Friday. | | |
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