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Mum and dad equally good at recognising baby's cry - 04/16/2013

PARIS- French researchers on Tuesday dealt a blow to folklore that says mothers are better than fathers in recognising their baby's cry. The "maternal instinct" notion gained scientific backing more...

Cruel irony haunts child's death in Boston blasts - 04/16/2013

BOSTON, Massachusetts- Eight-year-old Martin Richard died near the Boston marathon's 26-mile marker -- the one dedicated to the young victims of the Newtown massacre. The boy was among the three dead...

Wave of Iraq attacks kills 50 ahead of polls - 04/16/2013

BAGHDAD, Ammar Karim and Salam Faraj- Dozens of attacks across Iraq, including a brazen car bombing on the way to Baghdad airport, killed 50 people on Monday, just days before the country's first...

Britain says concerned about chemical weapons in Syria - 04/16/2013

LONDON- Britain is "increasingly concerned" about the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict, Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday, warning that "the world is watching". Speaking in...

Syria air strikes kill 12 children: watchdog - 04/15/2013

DAMASCUS- Air strikes by regime warplanes killed at least 12 children in two incidents on Sunday, one targeting a Kurdish village in northeast Syria and the other a district of Damascus, a watchdog...

In lab, 'bio-kidney' offers hope for renal patients - 04/15/2013

PARIS- Researchers in the United States on Sunday said they had bio-engineered a kidney and transplanted it into rats, marking a step forward in a quest to help patients suffering from kidney...

At least 18 dead in north Syria air raid: watchdog - 04/14/2013

BEIRUT- At least 18 civilians were killed, including two children and two women, in a Syrian air raid on a rebel-held town in the northwestern province of Idlib on Saturday, a monitoring group...

Four Italian journalists freed in Syria return home - 04/14/2013

ROME- Four Italian journalists held hostage in Syria for more than a week have been freed, Prime Minister Mario Monti announced Saturday, and they were flown home from Turkey. Italian media reported...

Libya coast guard rescues 89 immigrants from drifting boat - 04/14/2013

TRIPOLI, Libya- Libya's coastguard rescued 89 illegal immigrants off the western port of Zawiya after their boat broke down and five of them died, a naval official told Lana news agency on Saturday....

First human H7N9 bird flu case in Beijing: officials - 04/14/2013

BEIJING, Sebastien Berger- A seven-year-old girl is Beijing's first human case of H7N9 bird flu, local authorities said on Saturday as China's outbreak of the disease spread to the capital. The girl,...
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