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50 years ago: JFK's historic "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech
Take a look back at the historic speech delivered by John F. Kennedy in Germany.
UN report: 10.5 million children are domestic laborers
On World Day Against Child Labour, a UN report highlights the serious, unrecognized hardships child domestic laborers face.
Soccer player throws stray dog off field
An Argentine soccer player was booted from a match after he violently grabbed a stray dog that had wandered onto the pitch and tried to throw it off the field. The animal interrupted a game between Bella Vista and San Juan of the lower Tucumana league when Bella Vista forward ...
Bank worker falls asleep and makes $290 million mistake
The Hessen labor court was told about an incident involving a sleepy German bank employee. He made a transfer mistake which amounted to a nearly $290 million order.
Mystery of British protester killed by the king's horse
Emily Davison is a name not many Americans recognize because her shocking act of defiance, that ultimately resulted in her death, happened in the age before internet and 24-hour cable news. On June 4, 1913, Davison, a militant activist for women's right to vote, stepped out from the crowd at the historic ...
Voting rights activist killed by King's horse
On June 4, 1913, women's voting rights activist Emily Davison was fatally injured after stepping in front of King George V's horse at a race in England.
Images of massive protest in Istanbul
Demonstrations across Turkey were ignited by a violent police crackdown on a peaceful sit-in to prevent the uprooting of trees at Istanbul's Taksim Square.
Everest: 60 years since Hillary, Norgay reached summit
On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, became the first explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which at 29,035 feet above sea level is the highest point on earth.
Germany uses drones to catch graffiti artists
Drones are being considered for use in a variety of ways across the world. German railway authorities are planning to use small surveillance drones with infrared cameras to catch graffiti artists who deface their train cars.
'Fastest' face transplant completed
A Polish man who received a face transplant three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident has seen his new face in a mirror for the first time.
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