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Gharbiya family celebrates engagement of 9-year-old daughter

Gharbiya family celebrates engagement of 9-year-old daughter

A family in Gharbiya celebrated the engagement of their nine-year-old daughter to her cousin on Sunday, among hundreds of well-wishers.  “It…
No big fat Indian wedding is complete without lots of gold

No big fat Indian wedding is complete without lots of gold

You know a wedding's big when it doesn't just break the bank -- it sways global markets. There are up to…
Syrian refugees: Which countries welcome them, which ones don’t

Syrian refugees: Which countries welcome them, which ones don’t

The expanding Syrian refugee crisis highlights the differences among countries that welcome desperate migrants and those that don't. Some 4.1 million…
British legislators overwhelmingly reject ‘right to die’ law

British legislators overwhelmingly reject ‘right to die’ law

British lawmakers on Friday rejected a "right to die" bill that would have allowed terminally ill adults to end their…
Family business: Korean grandparents demand more for child care

Family business: Korean grandparents demand more for child care

Ock Mi-eun, 57, has been taking care of her grandson since he was born two years ago so that her…
Queen Elizabeth II surpasses Queen Victoria’s long reign

Queen Elizabeth II surpasses Queen Victoria’s long reign

Queen Elizabeth II reached a major milestone Wednesday, becoming the longest-reigning monarch in Britain's history by passing Queen Victoria, who…
Fire destroys South Dakota biker bar known from reality TV show

Fire destroys South Dakota biker bar known from reality TV show

Fire destroyed a popular biker bar in Sturgis, South Dakota on Tuesday that was a centerpiece of the city's annual…
Pope seeks easier way for Catholics to end marriages

Pope seeks easier way for Catholics to end marriages

Pope Francis wants to make it easier for Catholics to have their marriages annulled under reforms regarded with suspicion by…
North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un’s days are numbered

North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un’s days are numbered

He's a fairly young man, wearing an ill-fitting suit. His thin neck is pronounced, giving way to an equally thin…
Latin American nations offer to take in Syria refugees

Latin American nations offer to take in Syria refugees

Brazil will welcome Syrian refugees with "open arms," President Dilma Rousseff said, as various Latin American nations sought to help…
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