Int'l community hails united peace efforts

The international community hailed on Tuesday efforts by local Somali elders and business people to mediate for a peaceful solution in the troubled region of central Somalia.

Armed foreign agents may get OK

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Tuesday proposed a reform that would allow some foreign agents to carry arms inside Mexico, a significant change in a country that has historically said the practice would violate its sovereignty.

Clinton lists her top priorities

Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday that if she decides to seek the White House again she would try to encourage Republicans and Democrats to solve problems.

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Conjoined twins surgically separated

Doctors are optimistic that 10-month-old formerly conjoined twin girls will survive after the surgery that separated them.

Peasant fights mining giant over land

With her straw hat and peasant dress, Maxima does not look like the type to take on a global mining giant. But as she gazes out from her small house in the Peruvian highlands, she is adamant: This is her land.

Manufacturer of 'Iron Man' jetpack starts trading stock

New Zealand-based Martin Aircraft Company, manufacturer of the Martin Jetpack, the world's first practical jetpack able to be flown by a pilot or via remote control, started trading on Tuesday on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Study: Black tea helps keep bones healthy

Researchers in Japan said black tea could help treat osteoporosis, a bone condition affecting older people, but admit you need to drink an awful lot of it.

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Israeli leak: Teheran not close to bomb

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that Iran was a year away from making a nuclear bomb was contradicted by his secret service, according to reports on Monday citing leaked documents.

Guinness names boy, 7, as world's youngest director

The tiny landlocked Himalayan country of Nepal has notched a Guinness World Record as Saugat Bista became the world's youngest movie director at the age of seven.

ROK, US military drill set to start on Monday

The Republic of Korea and the United States will launch their joint annual war games from next week despite the strong opposition from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Combined Forces Command said on Tuesday.