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Joleen to Joe: I've never been more at home

[2015-04-10 08:13]

Long before Joe Wong surgically removed his breasts and uterus, he was Joleen, who once used an entire roll of brown duct tape to flatten her chest in an effort to look less feminine at her new secondary school in Singapore.

Obama urges ban on conversion therapy

[2015-04-10 08:13]

US President Barack Obama is urging an end to psychiatric therapies that seek to change the sexual or gender orientation of gay, lesbian and transgender youth, the White House said.

Japan pledges 20 percent cut in emissions

[2015-04-10 08:13]

Japan will promise to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent from 2013 levels ahead of a global summit on climate change this year, a report said on Thursday, despite uncertainty over post - Fukushima energy policy.

Iran leader calls for cease-fire, urgent aid

[2015-04-10 08:13]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Thursday for a cease-fire in the conflict in Yemen between forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and Shiite rebels.

TV network hit by hackers with IS ties

[2015-04-10 08:13]

Hackers claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group seized control of a French television network, simultaneously blacking out 11 channels and taking over the network's website and social media accounts.

Obama lands in Jamaica in first US presidential visit since 1982

[2015-04-10 08:13]

Barack Obama became the first sitting US president to set foot in Jamaica since 1982 on Wednesday - and made some time for the late reggae legend Bob Marley.

Jury to decide life or death for bomber

[2015-04-10 08:13]

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev faces a new court date with the same jury that convicted him for the worst attacks on US soil since 9/11 - and this time will decide if he is to pay for his crimes with his life.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-04-10 08:13]

At least 25 people were killed and many more injured when a packed bus slammed into a tree in Bangladesh early on Thursday, police said.

Experts call for more aid to improve rice industry

[2015-04-09 07:41]

Dressed in Chelsea soccer shorts and a wide-brimmed hat, Than Tun toils away in his paddy field on the outskirts of Yangon. Grueling work that once helped Myanmar become the world's largest rice exporter is today a lonely job for farmers.

US residents swarm to 'forbidden island'

[2015-04-09 07:41]

Cuba is far from seeing a McDonald's or Starbucks open anytime soon, but the diplomatic thaw with the United States is bringing more visitors to the sweltering island.

Tobacco product raises concerns

[2015-04-09 07:41]

US health regulators have questions about the data submitted by tobacco maker Swedish Match in its bid to become the first company to market a smokeless tobacco product as less harmful than cigarettes.

Work up a sweat to live longer, study says

[2015-04-09 07:41]

A study of Australian exercise routines has found that people need to workout vigorously enough to work up a sweat to reap any benefits.

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