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India launches its largest rocket

[2014-12-19 07:49]

India successfully launched its biggest ever rocket on Thursday as the country ramps up its ambitious space program.

Boko Haram kidnaps 185 in Nigeria village

[2014-12-19 07:49]

Boko Haram has kidnapped at least 185 people, including women and children, from a Nigerian village, carting the hostages away on trucks toward Sambisa Forest, a notorious rebel stronghold, two local officials and a vigilante leader said on Thursday.

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[2014-12-19 07:49]

A church group in the Republic of Korea has canceled plans to erect a 9-meter Christmas tree near the border with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea after locals complained that it could provoke Pyongyang.

Cubans hope for better future after reconciliation

[2014-12-19 07:49]

Cubans cheered the surprise announcement that their country will restore relations with the United States, hopeful they'll soon see expanded trade and new economic vibrancy even though the 53-year-old economic embargo remains in place for the time being.

Key elements of us policy shift

[2014-12-19 07:49]

The US and Cuba will begin taking steps to restore full diplomatic relations. Here are the key elements of changes to US policy toward Cuba:

Exiles divided on thaw in relations

[2014-12-19 07:49]

When Cuban and US leaders announced they would restore diplomatic relations after a standoff lasting more than a half-century, all eyes in the US immediately turned to Miami, where many expected the country's largest population of Cuban exiles to pour angrily into the streets.

Mystique of 'havanas' goes up in competitive smoke

[2014-12-19 07:49]

For more than a century, Cuba was known to make the world's finest cigars - to the point where they simply became known as "havanas". But ever since Washington slapped a trade embargo on Cuba in 1961, those cigars have been a forbidden pleasure for US citizens.

Farmers put protection over profit

[2014-12-18 08:13]

Waving his hands as if conducting an invisible orchestra, Juan Trujillo sings an old song known to Carmelita settlers living deep in northern Guatemala's Mayan jungle.

McDonald's downsizes fries in Japan

[2014-12-18 08:13]

Only small fries with that?

Around the world

[2014-12-18 08:13]

Universities across the US are using satirical references from The Simpsons to grab students' attention and convey lessons in literature and all manner of popular culture.

LA plans on-body cameras for police

[2014-12-18 08:13]

Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a plan on Tuesday to equip 7,000 Los Angeles police officers with on-body cameras by next summer.

Gunman was watched, but then disappeared from list

[2014-12-18 08:13]

The gunman responsible for a deadly siege in a cafe in Sydney, Australia, was once on the national security agency's watch list, but was dropped off it years ago for reasons that remain unclear, the country's prime minister said on Wednesday.

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