DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Qatar has filed a wide-ranging complaint with the World Trade Organization against three of the four Arab countries that are isolating it, opening up a possible new path for negotiations with its opponents.
PORT REPUBLIC, New Jersey - They're called "ghost forests" - dead trees along vast swaths of coastline invaded by rising seas, something scientists call one of the most visible markers of climate change.
PARIS - Sitting in rows on a grassy embankment overlooking a Paris square, around 50 asylum-seekers recite the alphabet in French following a teacher pointing to letters on a whiteboard.
MIAMI, Florida - Women who have a history of gum disease face a higher risk of several types of cancer, particularly tumors in the esophagus and breasts, a US study found on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI - Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in India as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat, according to new government figures.
MELBOURNE, Australia - Toys can have a significant influence on the eating choices of children, Australian research has found.
SIEM REAP, Cambodia - As the biggest foreign investor in Cambodia, China cooperates on everything from the high-tech telecom network construction to modern agricultural techniques.
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - It's an annual event that's not for the fainthearted or those with a fear of heights.
YPRES, Belgium - Britain's Prince William and his wife, Kate, on Sunday joined Belgian royals and relatives of soldiers who fought in the Battle of Passchendaele to mark 100 years since the offensive that became a symbol of war's senselessness began.
SYDNEY - Snakebite victims have to wait too long for antivenin, according to a new Australian report released on Monday, which said access to the potentially lifesaving treatment has not improved in over 10 years.
PLOEMEUR, France - For centuries, the only use humans found for the lugworm - dark pink, slimy and inedible - was on the end of a fish hook.
SYDNEY - Stricter screening of passengers and luggage at Australian airports will stay in place indefinitely after police foiled an alleged "Islamic-inspired" plot to bring down a plane, which local media said may have involved a bomb or poisonous gas.
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