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Indian city to pay residents to use public toilets
Life & Style
June 9, 2015
Indian city to pay residents to use public toilets
A city council in western India is planning to pay residents to use public toilets in a desperate attempt to…
Once-abundant bird being eaten to worldwide extinction by China
Environment
June 9, 2015
Once-abundant bird being eaten to worldwide extinction by China
A bird that was once one of the most abundant in Europe and Asia is being hunted to near extinction…
Amnesty: Ireland should change restrictive abortion law
Health & Fitness
June 9, 2015
Amnesty: Ireland should change restrictive abortion law
Restrictive abortion laws in Ireland are risking the lives of pregnant women, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as it launched a…
Native Americans try to block Paris auction
Art news
June 9, 2015
Native Americans try to block Paris auction
Two Native American tribes, the Hopi and Acoma, are trying to block an auction taking place in Paris this week…
Report : Gulf expat workers send home $100 billion
Business
June 9, 2015
Report : Gulf expat workers send home $100 billion
Foreigners working in the energy-rich Arab states of the Gulf sent more than $100 billion in remittances to their home…
Kurds hope for Turkey peace boost from HDP surge
Middle East
June 9, 2015
Kurds hope for Turkey peace boost from HDP surge
Turkey's Kurds are hoping the electoral success of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) will advance their standing in parliament…
Under siege: Villagers in fear in Mali’s bandit country
World
June 9, 2015
Under siege: Villagers in fear in Mali’s bandit country
Only the poor, old and sick have stuck around, holed up at home, trembling at the slightest noise, in the…
Ukraine says rebels have army of ‘mid-sized European state’
World
June 8, 2015
Ukraine says rebels have army of ‘mid-sized European state’
Ukraine's defense minister on Monday accused pro-Russian rebels backed up by Moscow's forces of assembling a 40,000-strong army sufficient for…
EU urges Saudis to stop lashing blogger
Middle East
June 8, 2015
EU urges Saudis to stop lashing blogger
The EU on Monday renewed calls on Saudi Arabia to stop lashing blogger Raif Badawi after the country's top court…
Roars from the past: Colosseum unveils wild beasts trapdoor
Archaeology
June 8, 2015
Roars from the past: Colosseum unveils wild beasts trapdoor
It was the last thing they would see: a trapdoor opening in the floor of the Colosseum to unleash a…