BEIJING – The nephew of lawyer-activist Chen Guangcheng has been released from prison after serving a three-year, three-month sentence widely…
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Feeling a squeeze? Expect 11.2 billion population by the end of the century, UN report says
UNITED NATIONS – Move over: The world’s population is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030 and 9.7 billion in…
Read MoreMore strife between defendant, lawyers in German neo-Nazi trial; court refuses investigation
BERLIN – A Munich court has refused to order a criminal investigation into claims by a woman accused of complicity…
Read MoreInsurgents capture hills in northwestern Syria as they push toward government strongholds
BEIRUT – Activists say insurgents have captured strategic hills and a power station in northwestern Syria, bringing them closer to…
Read MoreGaza teachers head to Qatar as part of new employment drive by the rich gulf emirate
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – About 100 Palestinian teachers have departed the impoverished Gaza Strip for potential teaching positions in…
Read MoreFather of NJ boy ‘in fight of his life’ after meningitis infection says he’s making small strides
The father of a New Jersey boy who contracted meningitis during the first round of a long-awaited treatment for his…
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Young cancer patients may be unaware of fertility options
Young cancer patients, often left infertile after treatment, may be unaware of ways to preserve their options for having children,…
Read MorePBS special ‘The Bomb’ seeks to tell story of atomic weapons for 70th anniversary
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A new PBS special looks into the creation of the atomic bomb at the then-secret city of…
Read MoreCroatia PM says country will leave border arbitration with Slovenia
ZAGREB, Croatia – Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic says his government wants to withdraw from border arbitration with Slovenia following…
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Airline cracks down on inappropriate touching
The dirty little secret of air travel for flight attendants, especially female flight attendants, has been sexual harassment in the…
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