Dandelion Grows Inside Ear Canal Of Girl In China
When they say dandelions can grow anywhere, they mean it. A doctor in Beijing removed a dandelion that was growing in the ear canal of a 16-month-old girl earlier this week, according to Shanghai...
View ArticleGeneral Joseph Dunford Calls Hamid Karzai To Apologize For Afghan Drone Strike
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan apologized to President Hamid Karzai for a drone strike that killed a child and NATO promised an investigation Friday as rising tensions...
View ArticleHelicopter Crashes Into Roof Of Glasgow Pub [UPDATE]
* Crash collapses part of pub's roof, spraying debris onto revellers * Witnesses say multiple injuries * Scotland warns of likelihood of fatalities LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A police helicopter...
View ArticleHelicopter Crashes Into Pub In Glasgow, Scotland
LONDON (AP) — A helicopter crashed late Friday night into the roof of a popular pub in Glasgow, Scotland, leaving the building littered with debris and emergency crews scrambling to the scene. Photos...
View ArticleThis Time We Must All Be Filipino
Just three weeks ago, millions of Filipinos felt the catastrophic strength of Super Typhoon Haiyan. What can I write in its aftermath that could help ease their agony? What can I possibly say that...
View ArticleThai Protests Intensify, Leaving Dozens Injured
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - About 30,000 protesters launched a "people's coup" on Thailand's government on Sunday, swarming state agencies in violent clashes, taking control of a...
View ArticleWorld AIDS Day 2013: Prayers, Poetry, Meditations For Hope And Healing
On World AIDS Day 2013 we offer this collection of prayers, blessings, poetry and meditations. May they offer hope tol those living with HIV and AIDS, strength to all of those who continue to care for...
View ArticleCentral American Mothers Search For Children For Seventh Year
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Fifty Central American mothers have gathered in Guatemala to begin their trek through Mexico to look for their missing sons and daughters who disappeared there on their way to the...
View ArticlePacman And Peso's New Music Video Recorded In North Korea, Rappers Say
BEIJING (AP) — Two aspiring American rappers said Saturday that they had filmed part of a music video in North Korea, hoping the novel locale will make a hit. The rappers known as Pacman and Peso did...
View ArticleTeen Girl Raped In Guyana, Attacker Returns And Kills Her Family
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Police in Guyana are looking for a man they say raped a 13-year-old girl and killed her mother and brother in an attack near a rural mining town in the South American country....
View ArticleThis Stunning Picture Shows How Unbelievably Brave Photojournalists Are
If anyone ever wonders why we need photojournalism, show them this: News photographers are incredible! RT @pdacosta: @Reuters photog Gleb Garanich works after being wounded in Ukraine...
View ArticleElwood, World's Ugliest Dog Of 2007, Dies (PHOTOS)
SEWELL, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey canine that was crowned the world's ugliest dog in 2007 and later became the topic of a children's book preaching acceptance has died. Elwood was 8. His owner, Karen...
View ArticleMu Zengwu's Path From Rural China To Law School Is Journey Of Inequality
TIAOHUASHAN Village, China (AP) — Mu Zhengwu scanned the tiny room of his childhood, part of a wood home built over a shed where cows once sent earthy odors through the floorboards. Wood planks were...
View ArticleEgypt: Police Use Tear Gas On Protesters
CAIRO (AP) — Police on Sunday used heavy tear gas to clear hundreds of supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president from Cairo's famed Tahrir Square shortly after they took over the plaza. It was...
View ArticleKiev Protests Draw Over 100,000 People To March Against Regime
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 100,000 demonstrators chased away police to rally in the center of Ukraine's capital on Sunday, defying a government ban on protests on Independence Square, in the...
View ArticleAmerica Is 'Less Safe' Than 2 Years Ago, Intelligence Committee Chairs Say
The lawmakers who lead the House and Senate intelligence committees both said on Sunday that they believe the United States is less safe from a terror attack than it was two years ago. Interviewed on...
View Article10 Countries Where Salaries Are Soaring
Next year, U.S. wages will increase by about 1.5% after adjusting for inflation, according to ECA International estimates. In some parts of the world, wages will grow at double this rate, and in...
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Desert Tribesmen, Jellyfish and Rafael Nadal: The Week In Photos, Nov. 24 - 30
Nothing quite compares to the power of a photograph to communicate the goings on in the world, captured in the thick of things. Ranging from the serious to the silly, these photos offer peeks into...
View ArticleWorld Aids Day, 2023
A few weeks ago you couldn't turn on the television without hearing echoes of President Kennedy's bold moon shot speech. Less than a decade later after it was delivered, an American flag was being...
View ArticleAfghans Describe Relatives' Deaths In Recent U.S. Drone Strike - Latimes.com
Residents of a village in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province say a Sept. 7 attack killed 14 civilians, most of them their relatives. The U.S. says 11 were killed, mostly Taliban fighters.
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