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2 coyote attacks within 1 hour in NYC suburb; 2-year-old gets medical help, 14-year-old unhurt
RYE BROOK, N.Y. - A teen and a toddler have come face-to-face with a coyote in two separate incidents within about an hour in a New York City suburb. The toddler's father took her to get medical care,...
Belarus journalist gets death threats after saying authorities may have killed her colleague
MINSK, Belarus - An opposition journalist in Belarus says she received death threats after accusing authorities of possibly killing her colleague. Oleg Bebenin, the founder and chief editor of the ...
Obama calls for more spending on roads, railways, airports to stimulate economy
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is asking Congress to approve at least US$50 billion in long-term investments in the country's roads, railways and runways in a pre-election effort to show he's try...
Abducted Japanese journalist returns home the day after release in Afghanistan after 5 months
TOKYO - A Japanese journalist returned home Monday after militants in Afghanistan released him from five months in captivity. In a series of messages from his Twitter account, freelance journalist ...
Twin mudslides along highway bury bus, then would-be rescuers; at least 38 dead in Guatemala
NAHUALA, Guatemala - When news came over the radio that a landslide had buried two pickup trucks and a bus along a major highway, Suagustino Pascual Tuy and others rushed to the rescue, picks and shov...
Rare colour footage of London blitz found on eve of 70th anniversary of WWII bombing raids
LONDON - Rare colour footage of the bomb damage inflicted on London during World War II has surfaced on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Blitz. The dramatic footage shows the destruction of s...
Research sheds light on which blood pressure pills work better for which people
WASHINGTON - It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy — perhaps even using a blood test. ...
8-year-old boy finds pipe bomb outside Catholic school in Northern Ireland; 400 kids evacuated
DUBLIN - An 8-year-old boy found a pipe bomb Monday outside a Catholic elementary school in Northern Ireland — and said he picked it up to check whether the fuse was burning. Police and politicia...
Philadelphia's Naked Bike Ride participants bare all to promote cleaner air
PHILADELPHIA - Hundreds of naked and partially nude cyclists have pedaled their way through Philadelphia to promote bicycling awareness and cleaner air. Some of the buff bikers wore body paint, som...
British minister jailed for 4 years after performing hundreds of sham marriages
LONDON - A British judge sentenced a Church of England minister to four years in jail on Monday for his part in a sham-marriage scam which saw hundreds of African men marry European women so they coul...
