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Bolivia: President Evo Morales Announces Plans to Build Nuclear Power Plant

Bolivian President Evo Morales announced a $2 billion plan to build a nuclear energy power plant and research facilities in the next two decades. Bolivia will be helped by various countries including Argentina, France, Russia and Iran.

Top Gear: Hosts and Crew Thrown Out of Argentine Province

Angry locals, believing the British TV crew and cast insulted their country, attacked the group of cars as they attempted to leave Argentina. The South American nation lost the 1982 Falklands War to the U.K.

ISIL: Islamic State Executes British Citizen Alan Henning in New Beheading Video

A new video shows the fourth beheading of a Western hostage at the hands of ISIL. Alan Henning, a British aid worker captured in Syria, was beheaded by ISIL in retaliation to British actions against the group.

HIV: Scientists Locate the Origin of AIDS in Africa

A new study has traced the origins of HIV back to the early 20th century in the western region of Congo. From there, scientists say that the deadly virus spread throughout Africa over the next several decades, and eventually turned into a worldwide epidemic, infecting 75 million people.

Syria's Assad Pictured at Eid Prayers in Damascus

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has made a rare public appearance at a mosque inDamascus at the start of a Muslim holiday, a photo posted on the presidency's official Twitter feed on Saturday showed.

Rival Protesters Face Off in Gritty Hong Kong Neighborhood

More than a thousand rival protesters, some wearing helmets, faced off in a densely populated, gritty district of Hong Kong on Saturday, fuelling concerns that the Chinese-controlled city's worst unrest in decades could take a more violent turn.

Iran Won't Replace Russia as Top Gas Supplier: Tass Quotes Rouhani

Iran is not ready to replace Russia as a key gas supplier if sanctions against Tehranare removed, Itar-Tass news agency quoted Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as telling Russian TV channel Rossiya 1.

Merkel Ally Says Draghi Turning ECB Into a 'Junk Bank'

A leading member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian sister party criticised European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on Saturday, saying he was turning the institute into a "junk bank" with his plans to buy debt rated as junk.

Chinese Premier to Attend Europe Summit, Sign Russia Rail Deal

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend a summit of European and Asian leaders on a trip starting next week that will also include a visit to Germany and the signing of energy and high-speed rail deals with Russia, the government said.

Pope Accepts Resignation of British Bishop After Report of Affair

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a leading British Roman Catholic Bishop who acknowledged that he had broken his vows and who was believed to have had an affair with a married woman, the Vatican said on Saturday.

Cameron, British Muslims Condemn Beheading of Aid Worker Alan Henning

Muslim groups across Britain united on Saturday to join Prime Minister David Cameronin condemning the beheading of aid worker Alan Henning by Islamic State insurgents, with one leading cleric calling it a "despicable and offensive act".

Ebola 2014 News: Is Global Inequality Exacerbating Outbreak in West Africa? World Bank Chief Laments Countries' Lack of Basic Care

According to World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, the effect the Ebola outbreak has had in poor West African countries is a reflection of the dangers of global inequality.

Ukraine & Russia News in Donetsk: Red Cross Worker Killed in Rebel-Held City

Red Cross worker killed in rebel-held Ukraine town from shells A Red Cross worker in Ukraine was killed Thursday after mortar shells hit near the office in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, the Associated Press reported.

ISIS News: Australia Joins War Against Islamic State Militant Group

Officials announce they are sending fighter jets to help the fight Australia said Friday it will soon launch six fighter jets that will conduct airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, joining the U.

Tropical Storm Simon Path, Maps, Weather 2014: Mexico Braces for Storm

Storm is expected to turn back toward Baja California Tropical Storm Simon is deceiving on the radar and the storm currently looks set to head out to sea in the Pacific Ocean.

NBC Cameraman Ebola Case: American Employee Contracts Deadly Disease

The freelance camera man was diagnosed with the virus on Thursday and is currently quarantined and awaiting his flight back to the U.S. for treatment.

GM Recall 2014: Half a Million Cars Affected in Latest General Motors Recall

Recent recall is the 71st this year for embattled American automaker General Motors Co. said Friday that it is recalling 524,384 vehicles around the world because of issues with latches and loose parts, another of many recalls by the company this year.

British Tourism 2014: Three Burmese Men Held by Thai Police in Connection to Murder of British Tourists

Two of the men held by Thai police confessed to murdering the British tourists and raping Hannah Witheridge. DNA samples from the men were found on Witheridge's body.

Saudi Arabia, Mecca & Hajj: Officials Take Safety Precautions as 2 Million Muslims Gather

Officials in Saudi Arabia have quelled fears of the spread of deadly diseases like Ebola and MERS as 2 million Muslims made their way to Mecca for the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage on Thursday.

Nigeria's Boko Haram 'Leader' Appears in New Video

A man claiming to be Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video on Thursday, contradicting Nigerian military reports that he had been killed.