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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange's 24-Hour Guard, Protection at Ecuadorian Embassy in London Reaches £10M

Scotland Yard has now spent somewhere around 10 million pounds in their efforts to providing a 24-hour guard at the Ecuadorean embassy in London where the whistle-blowing Australian publisher and journalist has claimed asylum.

US, Cuba Relations 2015: End of Cuba Embargo May Bring Lawsuits, Competition to Miami's Tobacco Industry

By Paola Hernández
The renewed push to normalize diplomatic relations has cigar fans excited as the end of the embargo may allow for Cuban cigars to be sold legally in the U.S.

Brazilian Police Under Investigation After Killing 13 Suspected Bank Robbers

By Paola Hernández
In the Brazilian city of Salvador at least 13 individuals have been killed in a shootout that took place between police and suspects of an attempted armed robbery.

Nigeria Elections: Presidential Elections Postponed Following Increased Violence by Boko Haram

By Paola Hernández
Nigeria will postpose presidential elections amidst continued violence from Boko Haram. The Nigerian government announced Saturday plans to postpone its Feb.

ISIS Terrorist Group: U.S. Department of Justice Charges Six for Providing Support, 'Conspiring' With ISIS

By Paola Hernández
The FBI and Justice Department found the group was sending money and supplies, such as combat clothes and firearms accessories, to ISIS fighters in Syria.

Bill Clinton Presidency: Former U.S. Leader Meets with President Nieto, Apologizes for Causing Drug Traffickers to Move Through Mexico

By Paola Hernández
Former U.S President Bill Clinton was in Mexico Friday to meet with Mexico's president Enrique Peña Nieto at the summit for Youth and Productivity in Mexico City.

Pope Francis to Speak Before Congress in September, Confirms John Boehner

By Paola Hernández
Pope Francis will be the first Roman Catholic leader to address a joint meeting of Congress on Sept. 24, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday.

Miss Universe Paulina Vega Addresses Miss Jamaica Controversy, Says Reports of Booing Were Exaggerated

By Paola Hernández
Paulina Vega may has been met with critics after her performance at the 2014 Miss Universe competition, but she has not taken it to heart.

Venezuela Protests & Inflation: Two Top Farmatodo Executives Arrested After Being Accused of Pricing Irregularities, Understocking Products

By Paola Hernández
Venezuela has just arrested two top executives of Farmatodo, one of the Latin American nation’s largest drug store chains.

New Incentives in Puerto Rico Brings Rich People as Middle Class Flees

By Paola Hernández
Puerto Rico is inviting rich United States citizens to move to the island and live without paying taxes on capital gains.

Guerrero, Mexico Students Massacre: 61 Bodies Found in Abandoned Crematorium 100 Miles From Where 43 Student Teachers Went Missing

By Paola Hernández
The bodies of at least 61 people, some of them believed to be children, were pulled from an abandoned crematorium in Western Mexico early Friday.

Pope Francis News & Quotes 20145: Catholic Church Leader Calls Man's Comment About Having to Hit His Kids 'Beautiful'

By Paola Hernández
Spanking children to discipline them is acceptable as long as their dignity is maintained, Pope Francis - the leader of the world's more than 1.2 billion Catholics - said this week. The pontiff encouraged parents to forgive but also "correct with firmness."

Viral Video Shows Canada Train Plow Through a Week's Worth of Snow in Salisbury, New Brunswick [Watch]

By Paola Hernández
Now here comes a train that not only thinks it can, it knows that it can. In a YouTube video posted on Tuesday, a guy braving the cold and waiting for trains to go by captured a rare and awe inspiring locomotive moment that soon went viral.

Russia President Vladimir Putin Will Likely 'Intervene' in Baltics With Hybrid Warfare, Former NATO Chief Warns

By Paola Hernández
Vladimir Putin may plan to meddle in the Baltic states to "restore Russia to its former position as a great power," former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has warned.

Only 5 Percent of Undocumented Immigrants Signed Up for Dominican Republic Residence Permit Under Law Reportedly Targeted at Haitians

By Paola Hernández
Tens of thousands of individuals born in the Dominican Republic to undocumented immigrant parents may be at risk of expulsion. Those who did not register for residence prior to the Feb. 1 deadline could be forced to leave the island country.

Recession, Financial Scandal Prompting Brazil to Cut Back on Carnival Season 2015

By Paola Hernández
The Brazilian economy continues to feel the pinch of a stiff and unrelenting recession that is now threatening to bring about a significant downsizing to the region's carnival season, including prompting the dire downsizing of one of the country's most colorful and long celebrated events.

National Prayer Breakfast 2015: Beijing Upset About US President Barack Obama Meeting With the Dalai Lama

By Paola Hernández
Chinese authorities on Friday openly displayed their anger over President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama. Obama called the Tibetan spiritual leader "a good friend" after the Thursday encounter at a Washington prayer meeting.

China Business News: Argentina President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Secures $6.8M Deal With World's 'No. 1 Economy'

By Paola Hernández
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner landed a deal in Beijing ranging from two proposed nuclear power plants to joint space exploration, Associated Press reported.

Ebola Virus Disease Facts, News & Symptoms List 2015: Survivors of Outbreak Now Reporting New PES Syndrome Causing Blindness, Mental Illness

By Paola Hernández
Survivors of Ebola have been dealing with severe side effects from the illness, and now a report shows people who've fought the deadly Ebola disease are now experiencing a number of additional health issues.

Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla Reportedly Working on Tax Reform Plan to Fix $168B Debt, Bankruptcy

By Paola Hernández
Puerto Rico is currently $168 billion in debt and bankrupt Earlier this week Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Dia published a front-page story reporting the island is bankrupt.
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