Will today’s Americans become tomorrow’s prodigal ancestors?

This cautionary story employs as characters animals that speak and act as humans, just as in the fables of old. FULL STORY...

Nine American soldiers have been killed and four wounded in two separate attacks in northern and north-eastern Iraq, the US military has said.

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A US army medic is set to appear before a court-martial in Germany for refusing a second tour of duty in Iraq, a military spokesman has said.

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Workers' unions have called a strike at Airbus factories throughout France as workers demonstrated against the aerospace company's plan to cut 10,000 jobs, nearly half of them in France.

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At least 59 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake and its aftershocks struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

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Ghanaians have turned out to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first nation in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve independence from its colonial ruler.

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US and North Korean officials have begun talks in New York towards establishing diplomatic relations after more than 50 years.

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Two explosions have killed at least 90 Shia pilgrims and injured more than 160 others a day after nine US soldiers died in the deadliest day for Americans in Iraq in nearly a month.

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A Nato soldier has been killed in combat after Nato launched what it has described as its biggest offensive to date against the Taliban in Afghanistan's Helmland province.