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Indonesia raises danger level for deadly island volcano

Indonesia on Thursday raised the danger alert level for an erupting volcano that sparked a killer tsunami at the weekend, after earlier warning that fresh activity at the crater threatened to trigger another deadly wave.Authorities also widened a no-go zone…

Sister Wendy Beckett, BBC art historian, dead at 88

Unlikely TV star Sister Wendy Beckett, a nun who hosted several art history programs on the BBC, died Wednesday at the age of 88, the network confirmed. Beckett rose to fame in the 1990s as she hosted unscripted BBC shows…

Chattanooga Police seek information in homicide investigation

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga police are asking for the public's help in a homicide investigation. Authorities put a photo of a man on social media. They need help identifying the man in the picture. They said investigators want to…

Final test of new hypersonic missile successful, Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed final tests of a hypersonic missile, which he earlier said would render existing missile defense systems obsolete. "On my instructions, the Ministry of Defense prepared and conducted a final test of this system.…

Japan to resume commercial whaling

Japan said Wednesday it is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling next year, sparking criticism from activists and anti-whaling countries including Australia.The announcement comes after Japan failed earlier this year to convince the IWC to…

Teen reported missing in Fort Payne, Alabama

FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WDEF) - The family of a missing teen is asking for your help. 17 year old Paige Padgett has been missing since the 21st around 5 pm after being dropped off at "The Spot" in Fort Payne, Alabama…

Pope calls for peace, urges respect for "our differences"

Vatican City – Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish for fraternity among people of different faiths, races or ideas, describing the world's differences as a richness, not a danger, and calling for political solutions to end wars in Syria, Yemen…

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