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Female teachers dying on the roads in Saudi Arabia

Published April 30, 2008

The Saudi government puts teachers in low-staffed villages.

China sentences 30 people – some to life – over Tibet riots

Published April 30, 2008

>BEIJING (AP) - Six Buddhist monks were among 30 people sentenced by a Chinese court Tuesday to jail terms ranging from three years to life for taking part in deadly riots in Tibet. The punishments...

Concentration camp doctor tops 10 most-wanted Nazis list

Published April 30, 2008

Now that Albert Heim has been indicted, all that's left is to find him.

Men snag another German recruit

Published April 30, 2008

It appears the Minnesota men's tennis team is starting to establish a recruiting pipeline into Germany. The Gophers, who nabbed this season's No. 1 and No. 2 singles players from Germany - Raoul Schwark...

Vietnam halts adoptions to U.S.

Published April 29, 2008

This decision comes after a U.S. report alleged baby-selling and fraud.

Police: Austrian kids locked in basement, never saw sunlight

Published April 29, 2008

>AMSTETTEN, Austria (AP) - The children locked in the basement never saw the light of day for years. A retired electrician has confessed to imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering seven...

Schwark earns All-Big Ten Honors for second consecutive season

by Zach Eisendrath
Published April 29, 2008

Minnesota men's tennis player Raoul Schwark was named to the All-Big Ten men's tennis team this week. The senior from Dalheim, Germany is the first Gophers player to achieve the honor since 2004 to earn...

Korean tries to set himself on fire during Seoul torch run

Published April 28, 2008

>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A North Korean defector tried to set himself on fire to halt the Olympic torch relay through Seoul, while thousands of police guarded the flame Sunday from protesters blasting...

Afghan president safe after fleeing gunfire at Kabul event

Published April 28, 2008

>KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suspected Taliban militants attacked a ceremony attended by the Afghan president on Sunday, unleashing automatic weapons fire that sent foreign dignitaries and senior members...