A 20-year-old man appears before magistrates in Bradford accused of murdering his nine-year-old brother in a knife attack.
Read more »Conservatives use CPAC as rallying cry
Conservatives wrap up a three-day meeting Saturday that has featured speeches by Republican leaders, training sessions for local political activists and a renewed purpose to stand firm behind their principles heading into the midterm elections.
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Sex hormone trial for head injury
Progesterone - the sex hormone used in the first contraceptive pills - is to be tested on brain injury patients in a major US trial.
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Minaret collapses during Friday prayers in Morocco, 41 dead
The official news agency says Moroccan King Mohammed VI has ordered experts to check the safety of all the country's historic mosques after a centuries-old minaret collapsed, killing 41 people.
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Dutch role in Afghanistan in doubt as government falls
The future of around 2,000 Dutch soldiers in Afghanistan is in doubt after the collapse of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's coalition government.
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Turbulence injures over 20 on U.S.-Japan flight
More than 20 people were injured when a United Airlines flight from Washington to Tokyo hit turbulence on Saturday, an airport police official said.
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Dutch government collapses over Afghan troops
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said the second largest party in his coalition was quitting the government over irreconcilable differences on whether to extend the military mission in Afghanistan.
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Vancouver Olympic Volunteers: Unpaid Job Draws Global Help (Time.com)
Time.com - The volunteers at the Vancouver Olympics have given up sleep and salary to help the Winter Games run smoothly. They also get yelled at a lot. Why in the world would anyone want this job?
Read more »Greek Financial Crisis: Will It Lead to Demise of Euro? (Time.com)
Time.com - The Greek deficit crisis has sparked a round of hand-wringing about the long-term viability of the euro. Is the common currency doomed to fail?
Read more »Ukraine's PM Tymoshenko withdraws vote challenge (AP)
AP - Ukraine's embattled premier Yulia Tymoshenko said Saturday she has withdrawn her legal challenge to the results of the presidential runoff election that she lost by a narrow margin earlier this month.
Read more »Olympic luger buried in Georgia
The funeral of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died at the Winter Olympics, is taking place in his home town.
Read more »Dutch Gov't Collapses Over Differences on Afghanistan
AMSTERDAM The Dutch coalition government collapsed Saturday over irreconcilable differences on whether to extend the Netherlands' military mission in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende announced that the second largest party in his three-party alliance is quitting, in a breakdown of trust in what had always been an uneasy partnership. Balkenende made no mention of elections as he spoke to reporters after a 16-hour Cabinet meeting in The Hague that ended close to dawn. However, the resignation of the Labor Party would leave his government with an unworkable majority, and political analysts said early...
Read more »Rhino pregnancy fuels hope for species
When the news came, animal conservationist Susie Ellis was ecstatic. This wasn't just an extraordinary birth, but hope for the survival of a vanishing species.
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Rangers' SPL clash at St Johnstone postponed (AFP)
AFP - Rangers' Scottish Premier League match at St Johnstone on Saturday was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
Read more »US State Department lifts travel warning for Syria (AP)
AP - A U.S. Embassy official and Syria's official news agency say the U.S. State Department has lifted an advisory warning American travelers of security concerns in Syria.
Read more »U.S. seeks release of American in Cuba
U.S. diplomats on Friday called for the immediate release of an American who has been jailed in Cuba for months.
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Indian state removes book with Jesus holding beer
Authorities in a Christian-majority state in India's remote northeast have confiscated all copies of a school textbook that carried a picture of Jesus Christ holding a can of beer and a cigarette, an official said Saturday.
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Ukraine PM accepts poll defeat
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko drops her legal challenge against her rival's victory in Ukraine's presidential election.
Read more »Students rescued off Brazil coast arrive in Rio (AP)
AP - After clinging to life rafts in high seas for up to 16 hours, more than five dozen students and crew rescued from a Canadian sailing ship that sank in the Atlantic began arriving in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
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