Remains of 19th century Chinese laborers found in Peru

LIMA - Archaeologists exploring Peru's pre-Colombian past recently unearthed a glimpse of a less prominent chapter in the Andean country's history - the remains of 16 Chinese laborers who toiled in the country more than 100 years ago.

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Ugandan mother delivers 38 kids in 24 years

KAYUNGA, Uganda - Mariam Nabatanzi Babirye has five houses squeezed into her compound. It gives a semblance of a school as children run around playing.

Widow has 758 million reasons to quit her job

NEW YORK - A widowed Massachusetts mother of two who scooped the largest single jackpot in US history - $758.7 million - said it was a dream came true on Thursday and immediately quit her hospital job of 32 years. Mavis Wanczyk, 53, said she had played the lottery as a "pipe dream", never believing it would one day be possible for her to retire early from the Mercy Medical Center, where she worked in patient care.

Australian prison provides rehab for inmates and animals

SYDNEY - Australian prisoners are caring for animals that have been abandoned, attacked by predators, hit by cars or even seized in a drug bust as part of a rehabilitation program.

Rescue dogs teamed with search drones

WINTERBERG, Switzerland - Capo, a golden retriever wearing a bright orange rescue harness, runs with his handler in tow toward a body sprawled in the high grass as a giant drone whirs overhead.

Initiative boost for Middle East, Africa

The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative will provide countries in the Middle East and Africa with more opportunities and synergize with their own development plans, officials and scholars have said.

High security for guru rape verdict

PANCHKULA, India - Several cities were under a security lockdown on Thursday ahead of a verdict in a rape trial involving a controversial and hugely popular spiritual leader.

Bridge links Brazilian student to dragon dream

SAO PAULO - Five years have passed since Rafael Papageorgiou won the Chinese Bridge language competition, but the experience is still fresh in his memory.

Wrongly jailed 'satanic' day care couple gets $3.4m

CHICAGO - A US couple wrongly jailed for 21 years on charges of sexually assaulting children as part of a satanic cult, received $3.4 million on Wednesday from the state of Texas, months after prosecutors acknowledged their innocence.

Price of spice: Vanilla surge fuels wild times

SAVA REGION, Madagascar - Hit by rampant speculation and a collapse in production following cyclone Enawo, the price of vanilla - Madagascar's largest export - has surged in recent months.