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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.

Railway plan saves turtles

[2015-12-02 08:16]

Railway workers in Japan have devised an ingenious plan to prevent daredevil turtles from meeting a grisly end - and delaying trains - while crossing train tracks.

1 in 10 future teachers fail basics

[2015-12-02 08:16]

Almost one in 10 of Australia's future teachers have failed a nationwide literacy and numeracy trial exam designed to weed out those unfit to educate the next generation of Australians.

US Marine jailed for transgender woman's slaying

[2015-12-02 08:16]

A Philippine court convicted a US Marine on Tuesday of killing a Filipino last year after he discovered in a hotel she was a transgender woman.

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