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Earliest stone artifacts found in remote Kenya

[2015-05-22 07:33]

By taking a wrong turn in a dry riverbed in Kenya, scientists discovered a trove of stone tools far older than any ever found before. Nobody knows who made them - or why.

Aquariums stop buying dolphins from hunters

[2015-05-22 07:33]

Japan's aquariums have promised to stop acquiring dolphins captured in a bloody hunt that was depicted in the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove, which caused global outrage.

Academy trains for danger zone work

[2015-05-22 07:33]

Five men, armed to the teeth, have just stormed a home and it did not go well. "You killed a kid!" screamed the instructor.

Malaysia to search for boat people

[2015-05-22 07:33]

Malaysia's prime minister said on Thursday he has ordered the navy and the coast guard to comb the sea to look for stranded migrants, the first country to announce it will search for the refugees in desperate need of help instead of waiting for them to wash up on Southeast Asia's shores.

Ancient city of Palmyra falls to IS

[2015-05-22 07:33]

Islamic State militants have taken full control of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria, a monitor group reported on Thursday.

Cameron spells out curbs on immigration

[2015-05-22 07:33]

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday restricting European Union migrant access to Britain's welfare system was a red line in his negotiations with the bloc, ahead of an EU summit he wants to use to launch informal talks on the issue.

US-Cuba talks resume to focus on obstacles preventing reopening of embassies

[2015-05-22 07:33]

The United States and Cuba resume talks on Thursday aiming to overcome obstacles to opening embassies in each other's capitals and re-establishing diplomatic ties, the crucial next step in their historic detente.

IN BRIEF (Page 11)

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Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday that Teheran would not accept "unreasonable demands" by world powers over its disputed nuclear program and ruled out letting inspectors interview its atomic scientists.

Newly found portrait of Shakespeare published

[2015-05-21 07:47]

A British magazine has published an image of a figure that it says is the first and only demonstrably authentic portrait of William Shakespeare made in his lifetime.

9 arrested in major London jewel heist

[2015-05-21 07:47]

With meticulous planning and remarkable good fortune, the thieves who broke into a safe in London's diamond district seemed to have pulled off the perfect jewel heist. But their luck ran out on Tuesday when more than 200 Scotland Yard officers closed in on them.

Mudslide survivors reel from heavy losses of property, life

[2015-05-21 07:47]

Hector Raul Henao wept as he surveyed the barren landscape of mud and uprooted trees that had been a vibrant community of coffee farmers.

Sea therapy attracts ailing patients

[2015-05-21 07:47]

They arrive at Lima's coast shortly before dawn and wade into the Pacific Ocean, seeking relief from ailments doctors have been unable to cure.

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