MOSCOW – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wasted no time in naming his new Cabinet on Monday, bringing in loyalists from the Kremlin in what was seen as an effort to shift the center of power to his new place of work. He also left several prominent ministers untouched, including Foreign …
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In an experimental study, breast cancer survivors who experienced severe hot flashes underwent nerve block therapy to regulate their body’s temperature and found the number of occurrences was decreased dramatically, according to an article published in Thursday’s Lancet Oncology. Within the study, the average number of hot flashes per week …
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ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkey once again has blocked access to the popular video-sharing Web site YouTube. State-run media say a court in Ankara ordered the ban in response to videos that it deemed insulting to Kemal Ataturk, the Turkish national leader who died seven decades ago. There was no immediate …
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No beard? Taliban operating in northwest Pakistan say their followers have two months to grow one or face harsh punishment, the Xinhua news agency reported. Maulvi Faqir, central deputy of the umbrella militant group Tehrik-e-Taliban, reportedly also warned tribal Pakistanis that they should be careful not to shave their beards …
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A North Carolina newspaper received a letter from someone claiming to be the killer of a pregnant Army dentist found dead last weekend in a hotel bathtub. The note’s writer takes responsibility “for the dead body that was found on Saturday, June 21 @11:30,” but police are skeptical of the …
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RALEIGH, N.C. – A couple accused of tying their 13-year-old son to a tree for two nights to punish him for disobedience has been charged with murder in his death, authorities said Friday. Brice Brian McMillan, 41, of Macclesfield, told a deputy that the child was being disobedient and was …
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KABUL, Afghanistan – Hundreds of Afghans demonstrated Monday in support of President Hamid Karzai’s threat to send troops against Taliban militant leaders in Pakistan, with many protesters saying they were ready to take up arms. Across the border, Pakistan summoned the Afghan ambassador to lodge a protest, saying it too …
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YEREVAN, Armenia – The smallest ex-Soviet republic is doubling the size of its peacekeeping contingent in Kosovo, Europe’s newest state. Armenia sent a company of 70 troops to Kosovo on Monday. They will replace the 34-person Armenian platoon now serving there. About 17,000 NATO-led peacekeepers are deployed in Kosovo amid …
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SKOPJE, Macedonia – Shootouts with police that led to at least one death and allegations of ballot fraud forced the suspension of voting in at least 20 polling stations Sunday, marring Macedonia’s parliamentary election. The ballot is seen as crucial to the Balkan country’s hopes of joining NATO and the …
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SALT LAKE CITY – Having mailed a farewell letter to his family back in Minnesota, Jerry O. Wolff stepped off a shuttle bus on a sunny Sunday morning and disappeared into Utah’s rugged Canyonlands National Park. “I am gone in a remote wilderness where I can return my body and …
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