Rise in Chinese students shunning state exams for A-levels
Growing numbers are taking the British qualification at Chinese schools. while entries fall for fearsome gaokao college entrance exams A Chinese invigilator scans a student at the gaokao exam in Jilin...
View ArticleMom gives birth in minivan in hospital driveway
CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press= CHICAGO (AP) — Melissa Jones almost made it. The suburban Chicago mom was heading to the hospital to give birth. She got as far as the hospital's driveway, but her...
View ArticleBerlin police break up Femen protest
BERLIN (AP) — Three topless Femen protesters were dragged by police from outside the German chancellery Friday where they were pleading for Angela Merkel to push for the release of four fellow...
View ArticlePope Francis forgoes summer holiday
Unlike predecessors, Argentinian pope will not spend significant time in retreat at pontifical estate in Castel Gandolfo Pope Benedict XVI on a balcony of the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo...
View ArticleA tale of 2 employment surveys, at a glance
The Associated Press= The U.S. economy added a solid 175,000 jobs in May, but the unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent. Why did the unemployment rate go up when employers added more...
View ArticleUkip become the official opposition in South Tyneside
Three independent councillors on the seaside council have defected to Ukip, following the party's second place in May's parliamentary byelection Nigel Farage, the Ukip leader, on the campaign trail in...
View ArticleVeteran Nine reporter Spencer Jolly to retire
Veteran reporter Spencer Jolly will hang up his microphone next month after 40 years in the media. Twenty-seven of those have been with Channel Nine in Queensland, where he anchored the station's state...
View ArticleWoman in "bunga bunga" scandal loved Berlusconi
MILAN (AP) — The former Italian dental hygienist charged with recruiting prostitutes to attend Silvio Berlusconi's infamous "bunga bunga" parties told a court Friday that she loved the then-premier and...
View ArticleChinese activist's brother, mother get passports
BEIJING (AP) — Family members of a Chinese activist who fled house arrest and later moved to the U.S. have been granted passports so they can travel outside China, just ahead of a summit between...
View ArticleSyrian rebels will not be armed without MPs' approval, says William Hague
Foreign secretary's promise comes after more than 80 Tories signed a letter calling for Commons' approval for such a decision William Hague says the world is failing Syria by allowing the conflict to...
View ArticleGlenn Beck says he regrets dividing people
DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer= NEW YORK (AP) — A reflective Glenn Beck said Thursday he regrets that some of his fiery opinions caused division in the country over the last several years. He wasn't...
View ArticlePakistan officials say US drone strike kills 7
RASOOL DAWAR Associated Press= PESHAWAR , Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S. drone strike killed seven militants in Pakistan near the Afghan border on Friday, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The...
View ArticleThousands protest lack of Bosnia law on ID numbers
AIDA CERKEZ Associated Press= SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Nearly 3,000 people formed a chain around Bosnia's Parliament on Thursday, trapping hundreds of politicians and civil service workers...
View ArticleIran leader's election bid: Taming the presidency
BRIAN MURPHY Associated Press= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — At the height of Iran's internal political clashes in late 2011, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei became so exasperated that he warned the...
View ArticleGov't recommends 4 years for Jesse Jackson Jr.
FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors are recommending four years in prison for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., following his guilty plea this year on criminal charges that...
View ArticleBosnian parliament blockaded in ID protest
Nearly 3,000 people form a chain to bar politicians from leaving after new law leaves all babies born since February without passports or health insurance Bosnian women and their babies protest in...
View ArticleGovt recommends 4 years for Jesse Jackson Jr.
FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors are recommending four years in prison for former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., following his guilty plea this year on criminal...
View ArticleCheney to compete in annual Wyoming antelope hunt
LANDER, Wyo. (AP) — Dick Cheney will be shooting for Wyoming in an antelope hunt that's co-hosted by the governors of Colorado and Wyoming each year. Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead told KOVE-AM...
View ArticlePakistan: 25-member Cabinet sworn in
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's new premier has unveiled a 25-member Cabinet that must tackle major economic and security challenges following a sweeping election win. The 25 ministers were sworn in by...
View ArticleCash stolen from father of Usain Bolt in Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A day after a rare defeat for sprinter Usain Bolt, his father suffered another kind of loss back home in Jamaica. Thieves broke into the pickup truck of 57-year-old Wellesley...
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