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Peace needs 'a distinct kind of moral courage,' Pope tells Colombians - 09/12/2017

BOGOTA, Georg Ismar (dpa) - Pope Francis called Thursday on the Colombian people not to let up in the struggle for cooperation after reaching a peace pact with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of...

Oh poo! Student describes how Tinder date ended in bizarre rescue - 09/09/2017

LONDON, Bill Smith (dpa) - A student's Tinder date in the British city of Bristol ended in a bizarre fashion after the woman he met got wedged upside down in a narrow gap between two windows while...

With Wikipedia blocked, Turkish students dread going back to school - 08/27/2017

ISTANBUL, Shabtai Gold (dpa)- Wikipedia has been banned in Turkey for four months. With the school year about to start, both students and teachers worry about the lack of information and how this...

In their own words: Berlin support groups give refugee women a voice - 07/31/2017

BERLIN, Basma Elmahdy (dpa)- Displaced by war, women from the Arab world found security in Germany - and the harsh reality of coming to terms with loss in an alien environment. Berlin's support...

Mosul students return for exams amid devastation - 06/18/2017

MOSUL, IRAQ, Layal Abou Rahal- Amid buildings destroyed by heavy fighting, University of Mosul students are returning to take exams interrupted three years ago when jihadists took control of their...

'Assassin's Creed' heading for Egypt to reignite gamers - 06/13/2017

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, Glenn Chapman- Ubisoft's blockbuster "Assassin's Creed" video game is heading for Egypt, taking the serial's storyline back to an ancient world and overhauling play to...

S.Africa's pre-teen queen with 'rainmaking' powers - 06/12/2017

MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA, Susan Njanji- She is a 12-year-old schoolgirl who aspires to become a doctor. But Masalanabo Modjadji is no ordinary pre-teen -- she is South Africa's only female traditional...

Cosby admitted he was a 'sick man,' mother tells sex-assault trial - 06/08/2017

NORRISTOWN, UNITED STATES, Thomas Urbain- The mother of the main accuser in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial told the jury on Wednesday that the disgraced US megastar admitted in a telephone...

Beyond kebabs: Turkish cuisine seeks place at the table - 06/05/2017

ISTANBUL, TURKEY, Fulya Ozerkan- In a bid to banish stereotypes of late-night greasy fast food, Turkish chefs are trying to burnish their image by showcasing the culinary riches the country has to...

Bilingual education in US in its infancy, but growing - 06/03/2017

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, Javier Tovar- "Brazil, with a 'z' or an 's'?" asks a girl. "In Spanish, it's with an 's,' in English with a 'z,'" another kid answers. Just another day in a bilingual...
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