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Prisoners who pass yoga exam get shorter jail time

[2015-12-03 07:57]

Prison officers in western India have come up with a novel way for convicts to secure early release - master some yoga poses and pass an exam, an official said Wednesday.

Jerusalem honors GI for saving Jewish POWs

[2015-12-03 07:57]

The Nazi soldiers made their orders very clear: Jewish-American prisoners of war were to be separated from their fellow brothers in arms and sent to an uncertain fate.

US plans to send special ops force to Iraq

[2015-12-03 07:57]

For the first time in the year-plus fight against Islamic State militants, the United States is putting combat troops on the ground in a more permanent role in Iraq and Syria.

Blast rocks a metro station in Istanbul

[2015-12-03 07:57]

An explosion caused by a homemade bomb rocked an Istanbul metro station on Tuesday, triggering panic in the evening rush hour and wounding six people.

Image of Arab woman inspired iconic statue

[2015-12-03 07:57]

The Statue of Liberty, a symbol freedom that has greeted countless immigrants to US shores, was inspired by a project representing an Arab woman guarding the Suez Canal, researchers said.

Japan shows off disaster-response robots

[2015-12-03 07:57]

Japan displayed a pair of two-legged humanoid robots on Wednesday that can operate in harsh conditions as the country prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions prepares for the next catastrophe.

Fruit-flavored drugs to cut child TB deaths

[2015-12-03 07:57]

Children will be more likely to survive tuberculosis, the world's most deadly infectious disease, once new strawberry-flavored and raspberry-flavored medicines are available early next year, experts said on Wednesday.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-12-03 07:57]

Volkswagen has reached an agreement with banks on the terms of a planned 20 billion euro ($21.22 billion) bridge loan to help it shoulder the costs of its emissions scandal, three people familiar with the matter said.

Tobacco sets sights on poor countries

[2015-12-02 08:16]

Faced with falling sales in richer nations, the tobacco industry has increasingly marketed its products in the developing world, where restrictions on promoting smoking are more relaxed, a new study said on Tuesday.

Salt warnings added to New York menus

[2015-12-02 08:16]

A tiny saltshaker symbol that warns certain meals are high in sodium will start to appear on Tuesday on menus in chain restaurants in New York City, the first US city to take the step in an effort to combat heart disease and stroke.

Pilots, rudder faulted in crash

[2015-12-02 08:16]

Chronic problems with a faulty rudder system and the way pilots tried to respond were among a string of factors contributing to the crash of an Indonesian AirAsia jet last year that killed all 162 on board, investigators said on Tuesday.

Southeast Asia urged to treat migrants better

[2015-12-02 08:16]

Southeast Asian countries were urged on Tuesday to treat migrants landing on their shores humanely and avoid a repeat of this year's disaster in which hundreds of refugees were either lost at sea or died in jungle camps.

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