BEIRUT – A fuel tank exploded inside a clinic in the predominantly Kurdish northeastern Syrian town of Qamishli Sunday, killing…
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Dancer Mark Ballas wants to help you quit smoking
You would be hard-pressed to find a person who doesn’t know about the dangers of smoking. The deadly habit can…
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Read MoreCorrection: Norway-Myanmar-Rohingya story
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – In a story May 28 about Nobel Peace Prize winners calling for an end to persecution of…
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Georgia Hooters waitress donates kidney to longtime regular
A waitress at a Hooters in Georgia will donate her kidney to a longtime regular customer of the restaurant. WXIA-TV…
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Read MoreSudan refused emergency evacuation of injured peacekeeper, who died same day, UN says
UNITED NATIONS – A new U.N. report says Sudan’s government “refused to allow” an emergency medical evacuation for an injured…
Read MoreJournalist who denounced drug trafficking murdered in northeastern Brazil
SAO PAULO – Police say a radio journalist known for denouncing drug traffickers and organized crime groups has been murdered…
Read MoreEastern China court fines pesticide company $12 million for polluting streams, jails employees
BEIJING – A court in eastern China has fined a pesticide manufacturer 75 million yuan ($12 million) and imprisoned employees…
Read MorePoland to offer safe haven to 60 Syrian Christian families, more may be welcomed later
WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz says the country will take in 60 Christian families fleeing violence in…
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