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Poor quality and bad management: India ignored warnings in free meal program

GANDAMAN, India/NEW DELHI: The village school in India where 23 children died by poisoning last week had been providing lunch under a government-sponsored scheme without

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Japan upper house vote to set ruling bloc’s power

TOKYO: Japanese were voting Sunday in a parliamentary election expected to give Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition a strong mandate, though initial reports showed turnout to be lackluster. A

3 bodies found in northeast Ohio city

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio: Three bodies have been found wrapped in plastic bags in a Cleveland suburb and police will continue a search for possibly more victims Sunday, East Cleveland Mayor

Bomb detonated at Beijing airport; 1 injured

BEIJING: A man in a wheelchair set off a homemade bomb in Terminal 3 of the Beijing International Airport on Saturday evening, injuring himself but no one else, Chinese state

Political world reacts to Obama’s ‘Trayvon’ moment

President Obama says he doubts whether he or any other politician could play a lead role in a national “conversation” about race in America today. “I haven’t seen that be

Egypt “deeply worried” by Nile water row with Ethiopia

CAIRO: Egypt said on Saturday it was highly concerned that Ethiopia had not responded to an invitation to discuss a dispute over a giant dam that Ethiopia plans to build

A year after shootings, Colorado looks for healing

AURORA, Colo: Some recited the names of the dead. Some are doing good deeds for their neighbors. And some will practice yoga, take a nature walk or simply talk. Coloradans

Russian opposition leader Navalny released

Russia: A Russian court Friday freed charismatic opposition leader Alexei Navalny from custody less than 24 hours after he was convicted of embezzlement, a surprise release he attributed to protests

Briton kidnapped near Nigeria’s Lagos airport

LAGOS, Nigeria: A British national has been kidnapped near Lagos international airport, in Nigeria’s commercial capital, the British Consulate-General reported Friday. Diplomats are working with Nigerian authorities on the kidnapping,

Poisoned India pupils’ parents rampage

PATNA: Grieving parents have rampaged through a village in eastern India to protest the deaths of 23 pupils who ate a poisoned school lunch and the perceived slow police response