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Anglican church accused of 'dumbing down' baptism service - 01/05/2014

LONDON- A former Anglican bishop on Sunday criticised a new trial version of the Church's baptism service that no longer calls for parents and godparents to "repent sins". Former Bishop of Rochester...

Fans line up to make history in Colorado pot shops - 01/02/2014

DENVER, Cindy Shiner - It was barely dawn when people began lining up outside the Denver Kush Club on Wednesday, turning up their collars against the sleet and wind. But a little winter weather...

Royal baby birth doctor knighted, Beckham snubbed - 12/31/2013

LONDON, Guy Jackson- The gynaecologist who helped deliver the first child of Prince William and his wife Kate was given a knighthood and veteran actress Angela Lansbury was made a dame in Britain's...

Dubai promises record-breaking New Year's Eve firework show - 12/27/2013

DUBAI- Dubai has promised to celebrate New Year's Eve with a record-breaking extravaganza featuring over 400,000 fireworks, the largest display the world has ever seen, its government said. The...

US workers, employers test 'unlimited vacation' - 12/24/2013

WASHINGTON, Ivan Couronne- Unlimited vacation policies, which have so far been adopted by only a handful of US businesses, have been embraced by both workers and their employers, who say the...

Man, woman shot dead at Paris bar - 12/23/2013

PARIS- A man and a woman were shot dead at a Paris bar on Sunday evening by a gunman who then fled on foot, police said, labelling the crime as "mysterious". The two were shot at point-blank range...

Unpaid workers in Qatar running low on food: Amnesty - 12/18/2013

DOHA- Migrants who have worked for nearly a year without pay on a Qatar skyscraper are facing "severe foot shortages" and cannot leave or seek other employment, Amnesty International said Wednesday....

Behind mask of secularism, France hardens face towards Islam - 12/01/2013

PARIS, Angus Mackinnon, Annick Benoist- A landmark court ruling this week is set to increase the pressure on French Muslims, potentially at the expense of the country's fraught race relations,...

Students edge China jobs race by a nose - 11/26/2013

CHONGQING- Battling for jobs with millions of other new graduates, Chinese students are turning to plastic surgery for an advantage -- with one clinic offering noses inspired by the Eiffel Tower....

Child found chained to porch with dead chicken - 11/17/2013

WASHINGTON- A North Carolina social worker has been arrested after her foster child was found chained to the porch of her home with a dead chicken around his neck, police in the southeastern US state...
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