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Thai airlines face scrutiny over safety, bans on new flights

Bangkok (AP) -- Thailand is facing bans on new international flights and increased inspections after the International Civil Aviation Organization flagged significant concerns about the country's aviation safety, officials said Friday. The…

Autopsies scheduled for Detroit children found in freezer

Detroit (AP) -- Autopsies are scheduled on the bodies of two children found in a deep freezer in their Detroit home. Authorities say they hope the bodies of Stoni Ann Blair and her brother, Stephen Gage Berry, thaw enough by Friday to…

Nigerian president, opponent renew election ‘peace deal’

Abuja, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and the main opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed a pledge for peaceful elections for the second time in three months. Security is a major concern at…

New forum to tackle Commonwealth trade challenges

London, England -- A Commonwealth working group on trade will meet in Malta for the first time to consider challenges affecting member countries. The consultative meeting of the Commonwealth Expert Group on Trade (CEGT), which will take…

Detroit mother arrested after 2 children found dead in freezer

Detroit (AP) -- A Detroit mother was arrested Tuesday after the frozen bodies of a boy and girl were found in a deep freezer in the family's home, police said. Court officers found the children's bodies while carrying out an eviction order…

Flags at half-mast as Spain mourns air crash victims

Madrid, Spain (AFP) -- Flags flew at half-mast, meetings were cancelled and workplaces fell silent Wednesday as Spain mourned the 150 people, including at least 49 Spaniards, killed in a plane crash in the French Alps. A minute's silence…

MSF and WHO trade blame over slow global Ebola response

Paris, France (AFP) -- A war of words broke out Monday between aid agency Doctors Without Borders and the World Health Organization over who was to blame for the slow response to the Ebola epidemic that broke out a year ago. Doctors…

Lee Kuan Yew: feared founder of modern Singapore

Singapore, Singapore (AFP) -- Lee Kuan Yew, one of the commanding figures of Asia's post-war economic rise, was an authoritarian leader who transformed Singapore from a sleepy British imperial outpost into a global trading and financial…

Haiti making ‘measurable gains’ towards 2015 elections

New York, USA -- The government of Haiti has made progress towards the holding of elections critical for the country’s stability and development, the top United Nations official in the Caribbean nation told the Security Council on…

Nevada bill would allow sick pets to use medical marijuana

Carson City, Nevada (AP) -- Pets might soon be able to use pot under a bill introduced Tuesday in the Nevada Legislature. Democratic Sen Tick Segerblom is sponsoring the measure that would allow animal owners to get marijuana for their pet…

Senegal’s president wants to shorten his term in office

Dakar, Senegal (AP) -- Senegal's president wants to shorten his term in office to "set an example" for other African countries. The move stands in marked contrast to those of African leaders who have pushed to eliminate term limits or…