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US confirms blind activist wants to leave China
The rural Chinese activist at the centre of a diplomatic standoff between Washington and Beijing now wants to leave China with his family, a U.S. spokeswoman said.
State Department spokeswoman Victor
Russian military ups the ante on missile defense
Russia's top military officer has threatened to carry out a pre-emptive strike on U.S.-led NATO missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe if Washington goes ahead with its controversial plan to bui
Girl with deformed face learns to navigate world
What if you knew, even before your child was born, that she wouldn't look like everyone else? Clara Beatty's parents knew.
They were living in Belgium at the time, a decade ago. Prenatal screening wa
Pepsi brings back Michael Jackson in promotion
PepsiCo Inc. is going on a reunion tour with The King of Pop.
The Purchase, NY-based company on Thursday announced its deal with the estate of Michael Jackson to use the late pop star's image for its
Stinging gas sends May Day protesters fleeing Oakland
Hundreds of activists across the US joined the worldwide May Day protests, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations against major financial institutions.
In Oakland,
Tsunami-swept Harley in container found in Canada
It must have been a wild ride. Japanese media say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle lost in last year's tsunami has washed up on a Canadian island about 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles) away.
The rusted bik
What happened in Colombia didn’t stay in Colombia
The Secret Service does not often get a black eye behind those oh-so-cool sunglasses. It’s got a shiner now.
The public face of the service is one of steely professionals in impeccable suits, wearing discreet earpieces and packing even more discreet weapons. Agents are expressionless except for their ever-searching gaze, lethal automatons ready to die for a president.
Graves of Muslim soldiers defiled in France
The graves of several Muslim soldiers in a cemetery in southeastern France were desecrated over the weekend, officials said on Monday. The French president called the act 'a slur' on the country's his
Several dead in Assam boat accident
Police say a packed ferry boat has capsized in heavy winds and rain in Assam, leaving at least 35 people dead and 75 others feared missing.
Assam state police chief J.N. Choudhury says the boat was c
Several dead in Assam boat accident
Police say a packed ferry boat has capsized in heavy winds and rain in Assam, leaving at least 35 people dead and 75 others feared missing.
Assam state police chief J.N. Choudhury says the boat was c
