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United Arab Emirates to Send Probe to Mars by 2021

The UAE announced it will send a probe to Mars by 2021, 50 years after the combined emirates were formed into one country. The oil-rich country has the financial means to succeed, but speculation exists on a new space agency tackling Mars (before the moon) since veteran programs have struggled in the past.

4 Israeli Soldiers Wounded in Gaza Offensive as Palestinian Casualties Top 300

Jul 19, 2014 12:56 PM EDT By Jessica Michele Herring

Four Israeli soldiers were wounded in Gaza as Israel continued their offensive against Hamas.

Remains found in Mexico have been identified as those of Harry Devert, who has been missing since January.

Body of Missing New York Traveller Found in Mexico: Drug Cartel Violence Suspected

Jul 19, 2014 10:53 AM EDT By Payton Guion

The body of a New York man who disappeared in Mexico while riding his motorcycle through Latin America has been found.

Rescue of Abused Children From Mexican Shelter Stirs Controversy

Jul 19, 2014 03:28 PM EDT By Jessica Michele Herring

Hundreds of children were rescued from a squalid shelter in Mexico this week, but many are now defending the woman who ran the shelter.

Google Pays Tribute to Nelson Mandela With Latest Doodle

Jul 18, 2014 07:13 PM EDT By Selena Hill

In honor of what would have been Nelson Mandela's 96th birthday, Google created an interactive animated logo to commemorate the South African leader on Friday.

UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Israel, Palestine Crisis: Ambassadors Blame Each Other for Escalating Violence

Jul 19, 2014 09:03 AM EDT By Michael Oleaga

The United Nations Security Council reconvened for an emergency meeting to address the situation between Israel and Palestine on Friday.

Malaysian Plane Most Likely Shot Down by Separatists, May Not Change Course of Conflict

Jul 19, 2014 08:45 AM EDT By Jessica Michele Herring

The Malaysian plane that was shot down Thursday in east Ukraine may not immediately change the course of the bloody conflict in the country.

UN Security Council holds a moment of silence for those who died on Malaysian Airliner MH17

Malaysia Flight MH17 Crash: United Nations Security Council Calls for International Investigation of Downed Airliner

Jul 18, 2014 05:18 PM EDT By Rebecca S. Myles

At an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Friday, diplomats stood up and held a moment of silence for all those who had lost their lives on the downed Malaysian Airliner plane over eastern Ukraine.

Nelson Mandela Day 2014: World Commemorates Annual International Day of Service to Honor Late South African President

Jul 18, 2014 03:15 PM EDT By Robert C. Weich III

Friday, the world celebrates Mandela

U.S. President Barack Obama delivering his statement on Ukraine at The White House

Malaysia Airline Flight MH17 Crash: President Obama Calls Malaysian Airliner Strike a Global Tragedy

Jul 18, 2014 05:14 PM EDT By Rebecca Myles

At a White House press conference on Friday, President Barack Obama delivered a statement on the airliner disaster in Ukraine. "This was a global tragedy," Obama said. "An Asian airliner was destroyed in European skies filled with citizens from many countries, so there has to be a credible international investigation into what happened."

Malaysia Airlines MH17 Update 2014: New Information Revealed as Investigators Look to Find Answers

Jul 18, 2014 02:50 PM EDT By Rodrigo Ugarte

New information reveals the nationalities aboard the plane and also the detrimental effect the plane crash has had on the medical field.

Israel Launches Ground Operation as Casualties Mount

Jul 18, 2014 03:15 PM EDT By Jessica Michele Herring

Israel launched a ground invasion of Gaza late Thursday as civilian casualties continued to increase.

UN Security Council Holds Meeting to Discuss Malaysian Flight Crash

Jul 18, 2014 01:25 PM EDT By Olivia Demarinis

The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting Friday morning to discuss who and what brought down Malaysian Airlines' Flight MH17 Thursday.

Gen. Miguel Maza Marquez (R) and Luis Carlos Galan (L)

Decades-Old Assassination of Colombian Presidential Candidate Finally Solved

Jul 18, 2014 12:05 PM EDT By Rodrigo Ugarte

Retired General Miguel Maza Marquez has been charged with co-planning the assassination of the New Liberalism presidential candidate in 1989.

British Man Sentenced to 12 and a Half Years in Prison by US Court for Helping Taliban

Jul 18, 2014 10:32 AM EDT By Rodrigo Ugarte

Babar Ahmad was the mastermind behind Jihadist websites that aided Islamist extremist groups.

Israel Launches Ground Invasion Against Hamas in Gaza Strip

Jul 18, 2014 10:28 AM EDT By Selena Hill

The violence in the Gaza Strip continued Thursday night when Israel launched a ground offensive against Hamas.

Russia Rumored to Reopen Cuban Spy Base, Putin Denies Reports

Jul 17, 2014 05:21 PM EDT By Rodrigo Ugarte

The spy base used to be a Russian listening post dating back to the height of the Cold War.

Malaysia Airliner, MH-17 shot down over Ukraine 295 people killed

Malaysian Airlines Jet Crashes in Ukraine, Killing 295 People Onboard

Jul 17, 2014 04:18 PM EDT By Rebecca S. Myles

A Malaysian Airliner was shot down over Eastern Ukraine, killing 295 people. The U.S. State Department won't confirm if there were Americans on the flight. No one has taken responsibility.