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2 Bangladeshi guards killed in border clash
A border clash Friday left two Bangladeshi troops dead and one Indian soldier seriously wounded, military officials said.  McCain assailed for opposing adoptions by gaysAdvocates for gay and lesbian parents are denouncing Sen. John McCain, an adoptive father himself, for opposing adoptions by gays, which prompted his presidential campaign to clarify Tuesday that he does not seek a federal ban on the practice.
Food aid to Bangladesh after rat plague
Tens of thousands of people in Bangladesh's southeastern region are being given food aid after a plague of rats devoured rice crops earlier this year, the United Nations' food agency said Sunday.
Study finds arsenic threats in SE Asia
Myanmar's cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta and Indonesia's Sumatra island face high risks of arsenic contamination in groundwater that could cause cancer and other diseases in residents, according to a new study.
Global pirate attacks rise
Pirate attacks worldwide surged 19 percent in the past three months compared to the January-March period, largely due to increased incidents in Somalia and Nigeria, an international maritime agency said Friday.  Food, oil crises 'grave threats'The leaders of Malaysia and Indonesia on Tuesday called for boosting world food production and finding a permanent solution to skyrocketing oil prices, saying the twin problems have become "grave threats" to the world economy.
20 killed in Bangladesh bus accident
Two passenger buses collided head-on Monday in central Bangladesh, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens more, a television station said.
What kind of life awaits next presidential kids?
Young Tad Lincoln herded goats into a White House sitting room. Quentin Roosevelt rammed his wagon into a historic painting. John Kennedy Jr. had to be scooped out of a hiding place in his father's desk. Amy Carter famously brought a book to a state dinner.
Baby survives landslide in Bangladesh
A baby girl was pulled from the rubble unharmed Sunday after a landslide destroyed her family's home in southern Bangladesh, killing her parents and two older siblings, an official said. |
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