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Shock, heartbreak for U.S. parents adopting Russian kids By Corrie MacLaggan Sat Dec 29, 2012 7:21am EST (Reuters) - For months, life for Ann and Kurt Suhs has been a whirlwind of assembling documents, getting fingerprinted and scheduling evaluations of their Atlanta-area home in preparation...

Alleged militants detained in Djibouti charged by U.S. court By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON | Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:00pm EST (Reuters) - In a sign of evolving U.S. legal tactics in counter-terrorism operations, two Swedish citizens and a former British citizen detained in Africa in August have...

Greece uncovers tourism scam, looks for unaccounted millions ATHENS | Sat Dec 29, 2012 7:23am EST (Reuters) - Three Greeks were arrested on suspicion of trying to defraud the national tourism board, police said on Saturday, and the finance ministry is investigating a suspected...

A protester with gags tied around his mouth and forehead, takes part in a demonstration to mourn the death of a rape victim, who was assaulted in New Delhi, in Mumbai December 29, 2012. Credit: REUTERS/Vivek Prakash

Indian gang rape victim dies; protesters defy lock-down By Ross Colvin and Eveline Danubrata NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE | Sat Dec 29, 2012 7:29am EST (Reuters) - A woman whose gang rape sparked protests and a national debate about violence against women in India died of her injuries on Saturday...

Indian High Commissioner to Singapore T.C.A. Raghavan (R) speaks to journalists about the condition of an Indian rape victim, who was flown to the country on Wednesday by the Indian government, outside the ICU ward of Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore December 29, 2012. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Indian gang rape victim dies, New Delhi braces for protests By Devidutta Tripathy and Eveline Danubrata NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE | Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:23am EST (Reuters) - A woman whose gang rape sparked protests and a national debate about violence against women in India died of her injuries on...

Italy's Berlusconi Told to Pay Nearly $50 Million Per Year in Alimony By Eric J. Lyman | The Hollywood Reporter – Thu, Dec 27, 2012 9:00 PM PST Associated Press - En esta foto del viernes 24 de junio de 2004 aparece el entonces primer ministro italiano Silvio Berlusconi y su esposa Veronica...

Chinese dairy companies raise prices amid escalating costs Staff Reporter 2012-12-23 13:59 A milk farm belonging to Bright Dairy. (Photo/Xinhua) The Shanghai-based Bright Dairy & Food Co Ltd has announced that it will raise prices for some of its fresh milk and yogurt products by an average...

Will you go out with me, for 20,000 yuan? Staff Reporter 2012-12-23 08:50 A couple kissing goodbye on Valentine's Day in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. (Photo/Xinhua) Interested in making 20,000 yuan (US$3,200) a year for being a Wuhan man's girlfriend? You could take up the "recruiting"...