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WASHINGTON— U.S. President Barack Obama says valour and sacrifice in the armed forces are no longer defined by sexual orientation. Obama spoke Wednesday morning at the Interior Department, where he signed a landmark law ordering […] […]

CHINESE newspapers, books and websites will no longer be allowed to use English words and phrases. The country’s publishing body said the “purity” of the Chinese language was in peril. The General Administration of Press […] […]

WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has made a broad series of attacks on his enemies and allies as he defends his public and private conduct. Mr Assange predicted that the US would face reprisals if it […] […]

THE Catholic Diocese of Phoenix has stripped a major hospital of its affiliation because of a surgery that ended a woman’s pregnancy to save her life. Bishop Thomas Olmsted called the 2009 procedure an abortion […] […]

BUFFALO, N.Y.—The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure Tuesday that calls for a unified strategy to staunch the flow of illegal drugs across the U.S.-Canadian border. The measure says the Office of National Drug […] […]

A BRITISH student who dubbed himself the “crossbow cannibal” admitted today to murdering three prostitutes. Stephen Griffiths, 40, killed Suzanne Blamires, Shelley Armitage and Susan Rushworth, who all went missing in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in […] […]

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, SOUTH KOREA—A destroyer prowled the sea and fighter jets screamed across the skies Tuesday as South Korea braced for possible North Korean surprise attacks a day after launching provocative artillery drills on an […] […]

LONDON—British anti-terrorism police said Monday they arrested 12 men in early morning raids on three cities to protect the public amid fears of a holiday season terrorism plot. Assistant Commissioner John Yates, the U.K. ‘s […] […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica—During Sunday church services and private celebrations in Jamaica, Christmas week prayers are being flavored with the first patois version of a familiar biblical account of Jesus’ birth. Based on the conviction that Scripture […] […]

The harsh prison detention conditions endured by Bradley Manning – the US soldier who is alleged to have supplied classified government documents to WikiLeaks – have emerged. For the last seven months, Private Manning, 23, […] […]