Education
Hamas same sex schools ban takes effect: minister

Hamas same sex schools ban takes effect: minister - 04/02/2013

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories- A law banning same sex schooling in the Gaza Strip has entered into force, education minister for Hamas, which rules the Palestinian territory, said on Monday. The...
Madonna school-building claim rubbished

Madonna school-building claim rubbished - 01/18/2013

BLANTYRE, Malawi- Malawi education authorities on Thursday challenged a claim by American pop queen Madonna that her charity last year built 10 new schools in the poor southern African nation. "The...
Pakistan's Malala leaves hospital to await surgery

Pakistan's Malala leaves hospital to await surgery - 01/06/2013

LONDON, Katy Lee- Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, has been temporarily discharged while she awaits surgery, the British hospital...

Somali educator of uprooted women wins UN refugee award - 09/18/2012

The former refugee, who returned to her war-torn homeland in 1995 and four years later created the Galkayo Education Centre for Peace and Development for others uprooted by Somalia's persistent...
Harvard probes mass exam cheating

Harvard probes mass exam cheating - 08/31/2012

NEW YORK- As many as 125 students at Harvard University are being probed for allegedly cheating in a final exam at the elite institution, administrators said Thursday. The official university site...

Canada students again protest tuition hikes - 07/23/2012

MONTREAL- About 15,000 Canadian students protested in Montreal on Sunday against rising tuition costs, with an eye toward rallying supporters against Quebec Premier Jean Charest in expected...
Aussie, 97, becomes 'world's oldest graduate'

Aussie, 97, becomes 'world's oldest graduate' - 05/04/2012

SYDNEY- A 97-year-old retired Australian dentist was to receive his masters degree in clinical science on Friday in what Southern Cross University said could make him the world's oldest new graduate....
Afghan president calls for more education of girls

Afghan president calls for more education of girls - 03/25/2012

KABUL- Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Saturday on tribal and religious leaders to encourage the education of girls, a right which was denied to them under Taliban rule.Afghanistan's leader,...
Poland pins hopes on starry-eyed students

Poland pins hopes on starry-eyed students - 01/01/2012

JABLONOWO, Bernard Osser- Starry-eyed youngsters living in the birthplace of Nicolas Copernicus have taken up celestial gazing like the father of modern astronomy, but using telescopes he could only...
Oprah's first class awaits exam results in South Africa

Oprah's first class awaits exam results in South Africa - 12/01/2011

JOHANNESBURG- The first graduating class at Oprah Winfrey's school for South African girls have finished their exams, with all of the students set for university studies, the head of the academy said...
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Tunisia rapper jailed for two years

Tunisia rapper jailed for two years
BEN AROUS, Kaouther Larbi- A Tunisian rapper was handed a two-year jail sentence on Thursday for insulting the police in a song, with the court ruling sparking clashes between his supporters and police. Ala Yaacoub, 25, better known by his rap name...