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Staying in education longer may make a person smarter, but it may not make them happier, new research suggests.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- An American drone fired a volley of missiles into a house close to the Afghan border on Saturday, killing eight suspected militants and indicating U.S. resolve to continue with the attacks despite renewed Pakistani opposition, officials said....

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- An American drone fired a volley of missiles into a house close to the Afghan border on Saturday, killing eight suspected militants and indicating U.S. resolve to continue with the attacks despite renewed Pakistani opposition, officials said....

An exhibition of paintings based on the controversial love life of Robert Burns opens to the public this weekend.

An expert is to look into the Scottish Police Service Authority's handling of forensic evidence during the Kevin "Gerbil" murder trial.

An overnight curfew was imposed around the defence ministry in the Egyptian capital Cairo, after violent clashes there on Friday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Crab fishermen working off the Northern California coast have managed to free a gray whale that was tangled in a large fishing line and that had disappeared after a previous rescue attempt, federal wildlife officials said....

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Crab fishermen working off the Northern California coast have managed to free a gray whale that was tangled in a large fishing line and that had disappeared after a previous rescue attempt, federal wildlife officials said....

A UN special rapporteur says he will recommend the US restore tribal lands, including the Black Hills of South Dakota, site of Mount Rushmore.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Fourteen people in at least nine states have been sickened by salmonella after handling tainted dog food from a South Carolina plant that a few years ago produced food contaminated by toxic mold that killed dozens of dogs, federal officials said Friday....

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Fourteen people in at least nine states have been sickened by salmonella after handling tainted dog food from a South Carolina plant that a few years ago produced food contaminated by toxic mold that killed dozens of dogs, federal officials said Friday....

A leading UK veterinary surgeon says he has evidence of an "unacceptable" rise in the number of animals being slaughtered while still conscious.

A Canadian hang-gliding instructor who police say swallowed a memory card possibly containing video of a fatal accident was granted bail Friday, a court spokesman said.

Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch has died at the age of 47, three years after being diagnosed with cancer.

Two cuckoos fitted with satellite tracking devices return to the UK, revealing new information about the threatened birds' migration.

LONDON (AP) -- London's comic and outspoken mayor Boris Johnson won re-election Friday, triumphing in a closer-than-expected vote to secure a second term and his status as the unvarnished and unpredictable host of the 2012 Olympics...

LONDON (AP) -- London's comic and outspoken mayor Boris Johnson won re-election Friday, triumphing in a closer-than-expected vote to secure a second term and his status as the unvarnished and unpredictable host of the 2012 Olympics...

LONDON (AP) -- London's comic and outspoken mayor Boris Johnson won re-election Friday, triumphing in a closer-than-expected vote to secure a second term and his status as the unvarnished and unpredictable host of the 2012 Olympics...

Two cuckoos fitted with satellite tracking devices return to the UK, revealing new information about the threatened birds' migration.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Five exotic animals are back on the eastern Ohio farm where they lived months ago before their owner abandoned them and released dozens of other wild animals into the rural community, then killed himself....