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China Close to Production of 'Safe' Genetic Rice
HONG KONG (Reuters) - As early as this year, China could start commercial production of a new breed of genetically engineered rice.
Settler Graves on Front Line Against Gaza Pullout
GUSH KATIF, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - After Elkana Gubi was killed in a Palestinian ambush three years ago, his family refused a burial with military honors in Jerusalem.
Lights, Cameras, Action: Texas Pushes Migrants West
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (Reuters) - Lone footprints on the sandy dirt road hugging the Rio Grande make Jorge Gonzalez slam on the brakes.
Iraqi Influx Drives Jordan's Post-War Boom
AMMAN, Jordan (Reuters) - Iraqi businessman Talal al-Gaaod looks out from his glass fronted office over the hills of Amman and reflects on the chaos in his homeland that has helped ...
Taiwan Frets Over Record-Low Birth Rate
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan health worker Ma Pei-ching thought she had a tough job 20 years ago, going door-to-door handing out condoms and teaching couples about contraception.
U.S. Troops Show Asia Their Softer Side
LUISIANA, Philippines (Reuters) - Pulling bad teeth, performing circumcisions and building schools -- this is the gentler side of the military that the United States is increasingly ...
Madrid Dreading Anniversary of Train Bombings
MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniards call it "our Sept. 11."
Stoked! World Champ Puts Peru Surf on a Roll
LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Some experts say surfing originated in Peru; the South American country has what many surfers say is the world's longest wave and the first world champion was ...
Bosnia to Open Own War Crimes Court for Hague Suspects
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The freshly painted orange building housing Bosnia's new War Crimes Chamber in Sarajevo used to be a barracks. A decade ago it held prisoners of war in a maze of ...
Buenos Aires: South America's New Gay Mecca
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - Gay tango classes and same-sex unions may not be mentioned in every guidebook, but such attractions are turning Buenos Aires into a new South ...
Iwo Jima: Japan's Forgotten Step on Path to Defeat
TOKYO (Reuters) - An iconic photo ensures that Iwo Jima lives on in America's collective memory, but for many Japanese the bloody island battle is a little remembered step on the path ...
Heroin Cheap and Easy in Remote Afghan North
FAIZABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - One gram of heroin for $6.
Italians Say Find World's Oldest Perfumery on Cyprus
PYRGOS, Cyprus (Reuters) - Egypt's Queen Cleopatra showed how to woo members of the opposite sex with it, the French may have perfected it, but it is the Cypriots who can now lay claim ...
Real People Add Authenticity to African Reel Life
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (Reuters) - At 12, Moussa Cisse was an army cadet. By 34, he was a peacekeeper in Burundi. And by 45, he was a leading man and heart-throb.
Tsunami Spells Hope for India's Hunter-Gatherers
HUT BAY, India (Reuters) - When the earth shook and the waters began receding from the creek near their settlement, the Onge of India's Little Andaman island knew nature was telling ...
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