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Becoming Nicole tells transgender child's story

[2015-10-22 07:45]

As a first-time father, Wayne Maines held his newborn twin sons and dreamed of their life together - a dream that, at least then, didn't include taking one of them to a father-daughter dance.

61 wingsuit skydivers set a new record in California skies

[2015-10-22 07:45]

A group of 61 wingsuit skydivers flew into the record books after creating a diamond-shaped formation while soaring over California.

Texas clock boy moving to Qatar

[2015-10-22 07:45]

The Texas teenage arrested for bringing to school a homemade clock that was mistaken for a bomb is moving to Qatar, his family said on Tuesday.

Assad thanks Putin for support

[2015-10-22 07:45]

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew to Moscow on Tuesday evening to personally thank Russia's Vladimir Putin for his military support, in a surprise visit that underlined how Russia has become a major player in the Middle East.

Govt to reprobe missing students

[2015-10-22 07:45]

Mexico agreed on Tuesday to relaunch its investigation of last year's disappearance of 43 teachers' college students, a probe that has been roundly criticized by independent investigators and relatives of the missing.

Relatives reunite after more than 60 years

[2015-10-22 07:45]

Around 400 elderly people from the Republic of Korea met privately on Wednesday with relatives in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea they had not seen for more than 60 years, on the second day of a highly charged reunion for families torn apart by the Korean War.

Chemical castration to be used on pedophiles

[2015-10-22 07:45]

Indonesia's president will soon sign a decree authorizing the use of chemical castration to punish pedophiles, the attorney general said, following a string of headline-grabbing child sex crimes.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-10-22 07:45]

The Slovenian Parliament passed legislation early on Wednesday that will give the army more power to help police guard the state border as thousands of migrants flood into the country from Croatia after Hungary sealed off its border. The new legislation will enable the soldiers to control the border when there are no police present.

Trudeau, not just a pretty face

[2015-10-21 07:48]

Justin Trudeau, a young and handsome outdoorsman and former bartender, among other roles far removed from politics, proved on Monday he is not just another pretty face.

Thousands rush into Croatia as border reopens

[2015-10-21 07:48]

Thousands of people trying to reach the heart of Europe surged across Serbia's border into Croatia on Monday after authorities eased restrictions that had left them stranded for days in ankle-deep mud and rain.

'Blade runner' serves less than one year in jail

[2015-10-21 07:48]

Oscar Pistorius, South Africa's double-amputee "Blade Runner", was released on parole on Monday after serving less than 12 months of his five-year sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013.

Worker diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer

[2015-10-21 07:48]

A former Fukushima nuclear plant worker has been diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer, Japanese authorities said on Tuesday, the first such confirmation more than four years after the worst atomic accident in a generation.

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