Maddy Fry

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Everest Hopefuls Pack It Up as Sherpas Mull Strike

Some foreign mountaineers looking to ascend the world's highest peak in Nepal are divided between staying and going as Sherpas demand better compensation and improved safety conditions following a recent avalanche that killed 16 local guides

By Maddy Fry

Benedict Cumberbatch Is Everyone's Favorite European on the TIME 100

The English actor's fans were full of support for the honoree, who was amongst high-profile Europeans such as Angela Merkel and Andy Haldane on the list

By Maddy Fry

Twitter Reacts to Honorees From Africa on 2014 TIME 100

Religious leaders, philanthropists and activists in Africa were among the individuals honored

By Maddy Fry

Gun, Bomb Attacks in Northwest Pakistan Kill 9

Dozens more were injured in two attacks a week after the Taliban ended a ceasefire with Pakistan's government

By Maddy Fry

Syrian Rebels Cling to Homs Amid Regime Assault

Opposition forces in Syria's third-largest city are struggling to stand their ground as government forces launch one of the harshest assaults yet to undo rebel gains ahead of the June elections

By Maddy Fry

Venezuelan Capital Hit By Fresh Wave of Riots

Anti-government demonstrators marked Easter Sunday by burning effigies of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas

By Maddy Fry

Argentina Rescues Girl Imprisoned in Garage for Nine Years

The 15-year-old was discovered by one of her biological sisters

By Maddy Fry

Facebook Removes Jihadist Preacher's Page

The social media site is thought to have removed his page on the grounds that it violated restrictions on promoting violence

By Maddy Fry

Iran Mulls Ban on Vasectomies

Iran's supreme leader has encouraged the government to boost birthrates by rolling back family planning laws

By Maddy Fry

Iraq Shutters Abu Ghraib Prison

The country's justice ministry has relocated the infamous prison's inmates over concerns about militant attacks, following a jailbreak last July

By Maddy Fry

Court Sentences Berlusconi to Community Service

Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to a year of community service on Tuesday for his tax fraud conviction last year. The 77-year-old will reportedly spend at least one half-day per week in an elderly care center in Milan

By Maddy Fry

French Auction House Cancels Nazi Memorabilia Sale Amid Outrage

Jewish groups objected to the proposed sale of items owned by Hitler and Goering, calling it 'obscene'

By Maddy Fry

Assad: Syrian War Turning in My Favor

Syrian President Bashar Assad claims government forces are handily beating the diverse range of opposition fighters in his country's civil war, now in its fourth year, as his loyalists capture former rebel-held towns near the Lebanese border

By Maddy Fry

Libya Begins Trial of Gaddafi’s Sons

Two sons of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi and thirty of his former associates will be tried for widespread corruption and war crimes

By Maddy Fry

Child Bride in Nigeria Poisons Husband

The 14-year-old in the northern region of Kano killed her husband during a dinner celebrating their wedding

By Maddy Fry

Some Ebola Patients Ward Off Disease, Return Home

An international medical charity confirms at least seven people infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Guinea, where 101 people have died so far during the recent outbreak, have recovered well enough to return home

By Maddy Fry

Russian Deputy PM Dismisses Threat of Energy Sanctions

Igor Shuvalov has said Russia has other potential partners to sell oil and gas to if sanctions become more stringent

By Maddy Fry

Kim Jong Un 'Re-Elected' Defense Chairman

The young North Korean leader is kept in power as the head of the National Defense Commission, the country's top governing body, allowing him to keep his consolidated power following the execution months ago of his powerful uncle and other elites

By Maddy Fry

And the World's Favorite Number Is...

British mathematics writer Alex Bellos launched a worldwide survey asking people which number is their favorite after being posited the question many times while chatting with students or at lectures over the years and seeing that people take the choice seriously

By Maddy Fry

Saudi Clerics Condemn Gym Classes for Girls

Plans to expand physical education for girls beyond private schools has caused outrage among conservative clerics, who consider it a pathway to adultery and prostitution

By Maddy Fry
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