UK debates how to stop teenage girls travelling to Syria

UK debates how to stop teenage girls travelling to Syria
Homeland security chief worried about al Shabaab mall threat
Islamic State militants claim attacks on Iranian ambassador's residence in Libya
Ferry sinks in central Bangladesh, killing at least 48
Kerry and Iran's Zarif to try narrow gaps in nuclear talks
For Clinton, her family foundation may pose campaign risks
Hundreds of inmates relocated after Texas prison uprising
Body of six year old girl found at Branson, Missouri hotel
‘Laser cat’ high school senior commits suicide
What's fueling the clash over Keystone XL pipeline
Police: Dozens feared missing after ferry sinks in Bangladesh
Malcolm X's family tackles controversy of his legacy
Another winter storm hits East Coast

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 11:40 AM PST

School friends Kadiza Sultana, 17, and 15-year-olds Shamima Begum and Amira Abase left their east London homes on Tuesday and flew to Istanbul, raising concerns they would travel on to Syria to join IS jihadists.

Homeland security chief worried about al Shabaab mall threat

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:13 AM PST

The U.S. homeland security chief said on Sunday he takes seriously an apparent threat by Somali-based Islamist militants against prominent shopping sites in the West including the Mall of America in Minnesota.

Islamic State militants claim attacks on Iranian ambassador's residence in Libya

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:55 AM PST

Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State said they were behind Sunday's twin bomb attacks on the residence of the Iranian ambassador in the Libyan capital and a rocket strike on the eastern Labraq airport. The attack on the ambassador's residence came two days after the group claimed responsibility for a double suicide bombing that killed more than 40 people in the eastern town of Qubbah, one of the worst attacks on civilians since a 2011 uprising toppled Muammar Gaddafi. Western powers are concerned that Libya is emerging as a thriving battleground for militants loyal to Islamic State, which controls large areas of Iraq and Syria.

Ferry sinks in central Bangladesh, killing at least 48

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 07:17 AM PST

A rescue operation is underway, but it is not clear how many people are missing.

Kerry and Iran's Zarif to try narrow gaps in nuclear talks

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 09:09 AM PST

By Lesley Wroughton GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif try to narrow gaps in another round of nuclear talks in Geneva on Sunday as they press to meet a March 31 deadline for a political framework agreement. Before Kerry arrived in Geneva, Zarif told Iranian state media that mid-level bilateral talks had produced "good discussions but no agreements", and some differences remained. Some Western countries, the United States in particular, see sanctions as an asset, a lever to exert pressure on Iran. As long as this thinking persists it will be very hard, difficult to reach a settlement." Kerry did not make remarks on his arrival in Geneva, where he was first meeting members of the U.S. delegation before sitting down with Zarif.

For Clinton, her family foundation may pose campaign risks

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 09:44 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The foundation launched by former President Bill Clinton more than a decade ago has battled HIV and AIDS in Africa, educated millions of children and fed the poor and hungry around the globe. It also has the potential to become a political risk for Hillary Rodham Clinton as she moves toward a second presidential campaign.

Hundreds of inmates relocated after Texas prison uprising

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:44 AM PST

(Reuters) - More than 300 inmates from a Texas federal prison damaged in an uprising on Friday were relocated on Sunday and hundreds more will be moved later in the day, said a private contractor who operates the prison. The inmates at the Willacy County Correctional Center in Raymondville, Texas are being transferred to other U.S. Bureau of Prisons facilities in a process that will continue next week, said Issa Arnita, spokesman for Management & Training Corporation.

Body of six year old girl found at Branson, Missouri hotel

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:15 AM PST

(Reuters) - The body of a 6-year-old girl was found at a Missouri hotel on Saturday evening shortly after she was reported missing, police said on Sunday, and her death is being treated as suspicious. Jasmine Miller was found dead in a room at the Windsor Inn near the city of Branson, a tourist destination in the Ozark Mountains known for its numerous entertainment theaters, many of which feature country music stars.

‘Laser cat’ high school senior commits suicide

Posted: 21 Feb 2015 01:28 PM PST

The New York high school senior whose 80-style laser portrait with his cat became an Internet phenomenon died of an apparent suicide.