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IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2014-12-09 08:06]

Seventy Ethiopian migrants drowned after their boat sank off the coast of Yemen, local media and authorities said.

Chancellor still going strong

[2014-12-08 07:40]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who entered politics when the Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago, is nearing a decade as leader of Europe's biggest economy, her popularity ratings still sky-high.

Ebola-free Cuban doctor says he'll return to Africa

[2014-12-08 07:40]

A Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone and was cured after experimental treatment in a Swiss hospital has vowed to return to West Africa and continue treating patients.

Young mothers spearhead struggle for affordable London housing

[2014-12-08 07:40]

Balancing baby buggies with protest banners, a group of young London mothers is at the front line of a struggle for homes in a city gripped by the problem of rising rents for lower-income households.

Typhoon rages in Philippines

[2014-12-08 07:40]

A powerful typhoon tore through the central Philippines on Sunday, bringing howling winds that toppled trees and power poles and cut off communications in areas where thousands were killed by a massive storm just over a year ago.

Pyongyang denies hacking attack on Sony Pictures

[2014-12-08 07:40]

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea said on Sunday that it is not responsible for a recent crippling cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, but suggested that it may have been the work of the nation's "supporters and sympathizers".

Student identified by charred remains

[2014-12-08 07:40]

More than two months after they disappeared, concrete evidence is beginning to emerge regarding the fate of 43 college students whose case has caused a political crisis in Mexico.

Fugitive millionaire protests innocence

[2014-12-08 07:40]

A fugitive Thai millionaire wanted on charges including royal defamation broke cover to protest his innocence on Sunday in a graft investigation that has seen relatives of the crown prince's wife arrested.

Demonstration over chokehold death turns violent in California

[2014-12-08 07:40]

Authorities say a protest in California turned violent when masked demonstrators smashed windows and threw objects at police. Demonstrations around the country continued over a New York grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man.

Uncommon indictments

[2014-12-08 07:40]

At least 400 people are killed by police officers in the United States every year, and while the circumstances of each case are different, one thing remains constant: In only a handful of instances do grand juries issue an indictment, concluding that the officer should face criminal charges.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2014-12-08 07:40]

Pakistani soldiers killed a top al-Qaida operative on Saturday who was indicted in the United States for his alleged involvement in a plot to bomb New York's subway system, the military said in a statement.

Mancini, Bowe punching in to Hall of Fame

[2014-12-06 08:09]

When Ray Mancini got the call, he was caught off guard.

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