SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – After 43 years in prison, parole officials again say it is safe to free Charles…
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Murder conviction for 8 South African policemen who dragged a handcuffed man behind a car
JOHANNESBURG – A judge has convicted eight South African policemen who dragged a handcuffed Mozambican man behind a police van…
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ROME – Rome’s top security official says police were aware of plans for a flashy funeral send-off for a reputed…
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To treat Jimmy Carter’s cancer, doctors will use one of the newest advances in cancer therapy — a class of…
Read MoreNepal opens Everest to climbers for 1st time since avalanche
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Nepal has opened Mount Everest to climbers for the first time since an earthquake-triggered avalanche in April…
Read MoreEgypt gives Muslim Brotherhood leader, already sentenced to death, life term for police attack
CAIRO – Egypt’s state-run news agency says Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie and 16 others have been sentenced to life…
Read MoreWomen’s libido pill faces skepticism after approval
Some health professionals are reacting with more enthusiasm than others about the first approved drug aimed at increasing women’s sexual…
Read MoreLightning strike hospitalizes 16 soldiers on Army training exercise in North Carolina
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – A lightning strike has hospitalized sixteen soldiers on an Army training exercise in North Carolina. Master…
Read MoreUN rights experts fault ‘politically motivated’ convictions of activists in Azerbaijan court
GENEVA – U.N. human rights experts have criticized a court in Azerbaijan for what they say were “politically motivated” convictions…
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