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World Powers Urge Iran to Grant Access to Nuclear Sites

World powers – the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany – are pressuring Iran for “urgent” access to sites involving its controversial nuclear program.

New UN-backed report calls for action to prevent millions of preterm births

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Malian infants have low birth weights, linked to inadequate...

President of Costa Rican Company Convicted in Half-Billion-Dollar Fraud Scheme with Thousands of Victims Worldwide

The president of a Costa Rican company that sold reinsurance bonds to life settlement companies was found guilty by a federal jury in Richmond, Virginia today for carrying out a half-billion-dollar fraud scheme that affect...

Jury Convicts Bosnia-Born Muslim in Plot to Bomb New York Subway

A federal jury has convicted a Bosnian-born man of attempting to bomb New York City's subway in 2009 for al-Qaida.