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2015-03-11 Pakistan Arrests Parents for Refusing Polio Vaccines

Pakistan has arrested hundreds of parents and ordered police to arrest hundreds more for failing to cooperate in efforts to…

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2015-03-10 IATA: 2014 Is the Safest Year Ever for Airlines

The International Air Transport Association is calling 2014 the safest year ever for commercial aviation. The association says there were fewer…

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2015-03-10 New Technology Lets Us Hear Famous Voice from 1880s

Today, March 10th, is the anniversary of the first successful telephone call. Alexander Graham Bell was one of the inventors…

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2015-03-10 Turkey Seeks to Replace Ukraine as Energy Hub

Russia says it will stop sending natural gas to Europe through Ukraine and will start sending it through Turkey. Turkey…

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2015-03-09 Burundi President May Seek a Third Term

Burundi is facing unrest before its presidential election in June. People are questioning the right of President Pierre Nkurunziza to…

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2015-03-08 Oil Company Pays for Pollution in Nigeria

Two oil spills -- one in 2008 and another in 2009 -- polluted waters near the town of Bodo, in southern Nigeria.…

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2015-03-08 US Girl Scouts Use Internet to Sell Cookies

Each year at this time, Girl Scouts of the USA raises money for its programs through cookie sales. Last weekend, girls across…

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2015-03-07 Climate Change Blamed for Events in Syria and California

Before fighting broke out in Syria, the country experienced its driest weather on record. Rainfall and snow totals were at…

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2015-03-07 Hindus, Muslims to Share Power in Indian Kashmir

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, and the People's Democratic Party, or PDP, have created a coalition government to…

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2015-03-06 India Bans British Rape Documentary

Officials in India have blocked the showing of a British documentary about a rape that shocked the world two years…

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2015-03-05 Many Russians Doubt Nemstov’s Killer Will Be Found

A long line of people gathered in Moscow to pay their respects to Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. Mr. Nemtsov…

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2015-03-05 US Cities Protect Civil Rights Heritage to Increase Tourism

This weekend, President Barack Obama will visit Selma, Alabama, to mark the 50th anniversary of a day known as "Bloody…

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2015-03-04 Paris Tent Camp a Sign of Troubles Facing Asylum Seekers

Paris is known as the City of Lights. But it is also home to many refugees. About 40 percent of…

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2015-03-04 UK Group Brings Eyeglasses to Rwanda

Most people in developed countries do not have a problem getting prescription eyeglasses. They go to an ophthalmologist -- a trained specialist…

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2015-03-03 Top Ten Cities With the World’s Worst Traffic

When you think about it, life is a series of ongoing, connecting trips. Many of us start the day by commuting,…

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