Fernando Murillo was typical of the young Latin Americans deployed to Cuba by a US agency to work undercover. He had little training in the dangers of clandestine operations - or how to evade one of the world's most sophisticated counter-intelligence services.
Putin says world should take Great War as a cautionary tale for future
Descendants of two soldiers from France and Germany who were the first fatalities of World War I gathered in eastern France on Saturday for a ceremony marking the centenary of their deaths.
Part of the life of a great internationalist fighter - Doctor Norman Bethune - is on display for the first time at an exhibition on Friday in his hometown of Gravenhurst in southeastern Canada, in commemoration of the World War I centenary.
With spacecraft that can carry tourists into orbit and connect Paris to New York in less than two hours, the new heroes of space travel are not astronauts but daring captains of industry.
It is now illegal for Californians to use a hose to wash a car without a shut-off nozzle or to hose down a driveway or sidewalk. Obey the rules for 270 days or face fines up to $500 per violation.
Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that a question of "moral responsibility" should determine the fate of a baby born with Down syndrome who was reportedly left by an Australian couple with its surrogate mother in Thailand.
The Sri Lankan Government on Saturday blamed the United Nations High Commis-sioner for Refugees in Sri Lanka over an issue surrounding Pakistani asylum seekers in this south Asian nation.
Before Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries completed a deal to take control of media group Network18 Media & Investments in early July, two top editors stepped down.
Strike near UN school leaves 10 dead; Ban calls attack 'outrage, criminal act'
When newborn Shaima was delivered from her dead mother's womb after an Israeli airstrike on July 26, she was hailed as a miracle, a rare ray of light on one of Gaza's darkest days.
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