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World's oldest person dies at 117 in Japan
The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman, died Wednesday, a few weeks after celebrating her 117th birthday.Misao Okawa died of heart failure and stopped breathing as her grandson and nursing home workers stood by her side, praising her for achieving a long, healthy life,…
ISIS might be harvesting organs, Iraq tells UN
Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations asked the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to look at allegations that the Islamic State group is using organ harvesting as a way to finance its operations.Ambassador Mohamed Alhakim told reporters that in the past few weeks, bodies…
109 Boko Haram fighters killed in Niger, defense minister says
A total of 109 Boko Haram fighters were killed by soldiers responding to attacks on two towns in Niger near the border with Nigeria on Friday, Niger's defense minister said.In a statement read out on state television late Friday, Mahamadou Karijo said four soldiers…
FDA decides to regulate some wearables, as Apple Watch launch looms
More wearable devices are going to go on sale during 2015, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just put together its preliminary guidelines to determine which wearables will face regulatory scrutiny and which will get a free pass. The proposal states only…
‘Like a Horror Movie’: Rare frilled shark caught off Australia
A rare frilled shark, whose species dates back 80 million years, was caught in a fishing trawler off Australia's coast."It's a freaky thing," Simon Boag, the chief executive officer at South East Trawl Fishing Association, told Australia's ABC Rural. "I don't think you would…
Japan's Abe 'fighting against time' to seek release of hostages held by Islamic State
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday that he was expending maximum efforts in a "tough fight against time" to free two hostages the Islamic State group is threatening to kill within 72 hours.Abe returned to Tokyo from a Middle East tour and told…
21 dead after boat capsizes in Yangtze River
Authorities confirmed 21 people dead in the capsizing of a tugboat with an international team on a test voyage in eastern China, after rescuers dragged the overturned vessel to shallow waters and scoured it Saturday.One person remained missing, and rescuers continued to search the…
Pakistan, India trade fire in Kashmir, killing 2
Pakistani and Indian border guards traded artillery fire along the disputed border region of Kashmir, killing two people and wounding eight, officials said Saturday.Both Pakistan and India blamed each other for starting the fire that began Friday night. This latest violence comes after Islamabad…
Ebola death toll in three African countries hits 7,373
The death toll from Ebola in the three worst-affected countries in West Africa has risen to 7,373 among 19,031 cases known to date there, the World Health Organization said on Saturday.The latest data, posted overnight on the WHO website, reflected nearly 500 new deaths…
Prepackaged caramel apples linked to 4 deaths
Health officials are warning consumers to avoid prepackaged caramel apples because they are linked to four deaths and more than two dozen illnesses in 10 states.Caramel apples are most popular around Halloween, and the outbreak started just before then, in mid-October. But the commercially…
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