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Banks fend off cyberattacks, some transactions hacked

[2015-12-26 08:00]

Turkish banks reported sporadic disruption to credit card transactions on Friday as hackers stepped up a two-week barrage of cyberattacks, believed to be the worst the country has seen.

Birth defects linked to Zika virus

[2015-12-26 08:00]

In the early weeks of Angelica Pereira's pregnancy, a mosquito bite began bothering her. At first it seemed a small thing.

Trans man makes history by becoming pregnant

[2015-12-26 08:00]

A couple in Ecuador is making history with a unique pregnancy: The father-to-be is carrying the baby of his transgender partner.

IN BRIEF (Page 9)

[2015-12-26 08:00]

Iraq's top Shiite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called for the release of a group of Qatari hunters kidnapped in the south of the country, his representative said on Friday.

'Superdads' on paternity leave break with tradition

[2015-12-25 08:04]

It's a weekday morning and Chung Sang-hoon, 34, is at home with his two small children, classical music playing in the background.

Two sentenced to death for murder

[2015-12-25 08:04]

A Thai court sentenced two Myanmar migrant workers to death on Thursday after convicting them of the 2014 murders of two young British tourists on a holiday island in a case mired in controversy and a dispute over DNA testing.

Video of Palestinian baby enrages Israel

[2015-12-25 08:04]

Video footage of Jewish zealots mocking the death by arson of a Palestinian baby has sparked outrage in Israel, even as some on the far right saw in the leak a possible bid to justify tough interrogation of suspects in the killing.

Youths take plunge with lifesaving lessons

[2015-12-25 08:04]

After her eldest son Amanto became one of the 50 children to drown on an average day in Bangladesh, Jahanara Anwar was determined that his younger brother join the world's biggest swimming lesson.

Migrant scores big win in lottery

[2015-12-25 08:04]

An unemployed Senegalese man who was rescued by the Spanish coast guard after making a risky journey from Morocco eight years ago on a packed wooden boat won 400,000 euros ($437,000) in Spain's annual Christmas lottery, local media reported on Wednesday.

US blocks family from holiday trip

[2015-12-25 08:04]

A British Muslim family, which includes nine children, were barred from going to Disneyland after US officials prevented them from flying to Los Angeles, British media reported on Wednesday.

6 killed as 'dangerous' storm system rages

[2015-12-25 08:04]

A storm system forecasters called "particularly dangerous" killed at least six people as it swept across the country, with tornadoes touching down in Indiana and Mississippi.

Record defense budget approved

[2015-12-25 08:04]

The Japanese Cabinet approved a record-high military spending plan on Thursday, marking the fourth consecutive year that spending on defense has increased.

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