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Study paves way to predict Alzheimer's

Researcher sees early testing as apossible key to effective intervention

Study: Amazon rain forest grew after climate change

Switch to wetter conditions may have led to tree coverage 2,000 years ago

Malaysia still spinning after centuries

In one fluid motion, Amri Aziz flings his oversized spinning top into the air and with a whip-like crack of rope sends it whirling for the next two hours.

'Biofortified' food raises both hope and opposition

In 1992, a pair of scientists had a brainwave: How about inserting genes into rice that would boost its vitamin A content? Tens of millions of poor people who depend on rice as a staple could receive the vital nutrient, potentially averting hundreds of thousands of cases of blindness each year.

Oregon mental hospital to honor its 'forgotten souls'

They were dubbed the "forgotten souls" - the cremated remains of thousands of people who came through the doors of Oregon's state mental hospital and died there. Their ashes were abandoned inside 3,500 copper urns.

Two decades later, DPRK honors nation's founder Kim Il-sung

Commemorative meeting calls on entire country to unite around current leadership

Retired Japanese pro wrestler plans major show in Pyongyang

Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un may have found a new friend for life.

Australia urged to review handling of refugees

Australia should hold a wide-ranging judicial review of its treatment of asylum-seekers from Sri Lanka, the United Nations' human rights office said on Tuesday amid an uproar over Canberra's handling of the issue.

Gandhi to stand with British foes

Mahatma Gandhi, who led efforts to end British rule in India and was repeatedly imprisoned, will be honored with a statue outside the UK Parliament that will stand alongside tributes to several colonial-era adversaries.

Typhoon batters Okinawa, barrels toward Japan's heart

Typhoon Neoguri lashed Japan's southern Okinawa islands on Tuesday, forcing over half a million people to seek shelter, as the region's worst storm in years damaged buildings, downed trees and brought air and sea traffic to a halt.

Netanyahu says ground invasion of Gaza possible

Prime minister: Military forces must be prepared to 'go all the way'