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Bosnian museum of wartime childhood helps heal trauma
Jul 11, 2016News Hour: Bosnians whose childhood was traumatized by the 1990s war have donated thousands of cherished personal items from that era for a touring exhibition aimed in part at warning others about the folly of conflict.... -
World’s oldest priest says strict routine basis of long life
Jul 11, 2016News Hour: A strict daily routine is the recipe for a long life, according to the world’s oldest priest, Belgian Jacques Clemens, who will celebrate his 107th birthday on Monday. Clemens, who has also celebrated his... -
Belgian twins celebrate 103 years living side by side
Jul 11, 2016News Hour: The world’s oldest male twins, Pieter and Paulus Langerock of Belgium, turned 103 on Friday, raising a glass of wine to more than a century of living side by side. The brothers, neither of... -
Naked people converge on the English port city of Hull Saturday
Jul 10, 2016News Hour: Britain’s biggest ever art installation project saw 3,200 naked people converge on the English port city of Hull Saturday. All ages, all sizes, men and women, all painted different shades of blue, and all... -
EU study shows, seven Indian firms among those in Islamic State supply chain
Jul 10, 2016News Hour: Seven Indian companies figure in a list of 51 commercial entities from 20 countries that, according to an EU-mandated study, are involved in the supply chain of over 700 components used by the Islamic... -
Civil war broke out in Spain 80 years ago
Jul 10, 2016News Hour: Eighty years ago, civil war broke out in Spain, a painful, bloody wound that has yet to heal. A dark prelude to World War II, the conflict unleashed passions around the world for close to... -
Gunmen killed 14 people in Mexico
Jul 10, 2016News Hour: Gunmen killed 11 relatives, including five girls, in a northern Mexican city plagued by drug cartels on Saturday while three people from another family were murdered in a second attack, reports BSS. The two... -
Voters of Japan headed to the polls to cast ballot in parliamentary election
Jul 10, 2016News Hour: Japanese voters headed to the polls on Sunday to cast their ballot in a parliamentary election with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party expected to cruise to victory despite lukewarm support, reports BSS. Abe,... -
The Minnesota police officer reacted to the man’s gun, not his race
Jul 10, 2016News Hour: The Minnesota police officer whose fatal shooting of a black driver this week helped prompt nationwide protests against racial prejudice reacted to the man’s gun, not his race, his lawyer said on Saturday, reports... -
Gunfire erupted near the presidential palace in South Sudan
Jul 10, 2016News Hour: Gunfire erupted near the presidential palace in South Sudan’s capital Juba on Friday, further straining a shaky ceasefire the day after five soldiers were killed, reports BSS President Salva Kiir and his deputy, former...
