Britain to research soldiers' hip problems

LONDON - A major research project to discover why so many members of Britain's military suffer from hip problems was announced Thursday. Almost one-in-five of the trained armed forces in Britain have a diagnosed Musculoskeletal (MSKI) injury, with soldiers in the army the most likely to be medically downgraded, says the Ministry of Defense (MOD)

China calls for political solution on Syria issue

China has made arduous efforts to push forward consensus on the Syria chemical weapon issue at the United Nations Security Council and regrets that the attempts have not yet paid off, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Steam train up to speed in passenger service railway test

LONDON - A steam train clocked 161 kilometers per hour on Britain's mainline railway network for the first time in almost 50 years on Wednesday.

Bull creator wants 'Fearless Girl 'moved

NEW YORK - The sculptor of Wall Street's "Charging Bull" statue on Wednesday demanded the removal of the "Fearless Girl" statue that's faced off against the bull since last month.

Suspects' lawyers fear miscarriage of justice

SEPANG, Malaysia - Lawyers representing the two female suspects accused of murdering a man from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in a Malaysian airport have made complaints against police investigators which they said could comprise their case and lead to a miscarriage of justice.

United to compensate fliers

CHICAGO - United Airlines sought to quell the uproar over a man being dragged off a plane by announcing on Tuesday that it would no longer ask police to remove passengers from full flights and would compensate customers who were on the flight when the man was removed.

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Thai teachers get schooled in Mandarin

BANGKOK - Teachers in Thailand's capital are learning Mandarin to help the country cope with an increase in Chinese tourists.

Toyota puts best foot forward with robotic leg

TOKYO - Toyota is introducing a wearable robotic leg brace designed to help partially paralyzed people walk.

'Silent killer': Millions of poor in developing nations menaced by heat

BHUBANESWAR - On a hot, humid afternoon on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar in eastern India, construction worker Sabitri Mahanand frets about increasingly "dangerous" summers.

Homage to 'hero' of divisive novel

WASHINGTON - His life may have inspired the landmark novel Uncle Tom's Cabin but 150 years after the abolition of slavery in the United States, Josiah Henson remains a controversial figure, and efforts to turn his onetime home outside Washington into a museum are slow at best.

Eighty-two-year-old disc jockey proves a hit on Tokyo's club scene

TOKYO - By day, Sumiko Iwamuro runs a Chinese restaurant, where she has worked for six decades making "gyoza" dumplings, while by night, she spins records at Tokyo clubs under the moniker DJ Sumirock.