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A player holds petanque bowls during the semi-final of the "Mondial La Marseillaise de Petanque" in Marseille July 8, 2010.
Sports
Pétanque might become the next Olympic sport
A US leaflet from 2002 with a picture of Mullah Omar offering a $5m reward “for authentic information, that could lead to the arrest of Taliban, and al Qaeda leaders.”
Conflict
A former Taliban prisoner remembers Mullah Omar
Zimbabwean hunter Theo Bronkhorst (center) waits to appear in Hwange magistrates court. Bronkhorst is one of the two Zimbabwean men who were paid $50,000 by an American hunter who killed "Cecil," the country's best-known lion.
Environment
A lion slaying in Zimbabwe sparks debate about the future of big game hunting
Dr. Gary Slutkin and Autry Phillips. Slutkin says when it comes to gun violence, he doesn't like the terms perpetrator and victim.
Conflict
Can we decrease gun violence by treating it like an infectious disease? Signs point to yes
Jonathan Pollard's wife, Esther, holds a news conference in Jerusalem July 29, 2015. Israel offered a cautious welcome on Wednesday to the planned U.S. release of former spy Jonathan Pollard, wary that too warm a celebration might hurt efforts to persuade
Conflict
Jonathan Pollard, American traitor and Israeli hero, will go free
Olympic rings
Sports
Boston bows out of Olympic bid, but Toronto may be in
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Justice
How dim sum cooks in California fought wage theft — and won
Earthquakes in Nepal are only the start of the country's problems
Health
Months after deadly quakes, Nepal’s problems are only multiplying
Unaccompanied Minors
Education
Getting an education is the latest battle for migrant children who crossed US border alone last summer