The Buzz | Circumcision benefits outweigh the risks, US says

U.S. health officials on Tuesday released a draft of long-awaited federal guidelines on circumcision, saying medical evidence supports having the procedure done despite opposition from advocates who decry the pain,

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CHINA A 51-year-old Chinese bank employee in the country’s northeast fatally wounded two bank officials yesterday with a shotgun in a rare shooting incident, local media reported. Local newspapers from

Russia | Recession signs mount as central bank stems ruble losses

Russia’s economic pain worsened as a measure of services dropped to the lowest point since May 2009 and the central bank attempted to stem the ruble’s biggest slide in 16

Israel | Lawmakers approve dissolving parliament 

Israeli lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a motion yesterday to dissolve the Knesset in a preliminary vote, paving the way for early elections after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to iron out

USA | New lawsuit brings Cosby abuse claims into court 

A lawsuit by a woman who claims Bill Cosby molested her when she was 15 years old has moved allegations of sexual misconduct against the comedian from the court of

Islamic State | Diplomats worldwide target militants 

A global fight against Islamic State militants will likely take years to fully succeed, but nations are prepared to engage “for as long as it takes” to defeat the bloody

This Day In History: 1961 Birth control pill ‘available to all

“It is not for me to indicate to doctors when they should decide for medical reasons to prescribe for their patients,” he said. However some GPs are in a dilemma

Offbeat | Singer-turned preacher investigated for blasphemy

Police in Pakistan say they have opened a blasphemy investigation against a pop singer-turned Islamic preacher accused of insulting one of the wives of Islam’s prophet. Police officer Sheraz Majid

The Buzz | Atlantic City: Taj Mahal casino closes hotel tower, ends credit

Trump Entertainment Resorts is closing its newest hotel tower and is no longer issuing credit as it prepares for a Dec. 12 shutdown of the Taj Mahal, its lone remaining

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TAIWANESE President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that he is stepping down as chairman of the ruling Nationalist Party following stinging defeats in local elections over the weekend that cast a

Bill Cosby leaves Temple University trustees board

Bill Cosby, the popular face of Temple University in advertisements, fundraising campaigns and commencement speeches, has resigned from the board of trustees following renewed accusations that he drugged and sexually

Kenya | Somalia’s Islamist rebels slay 36 workers 

Islamic extremists from Somalia killed 36 quarry workers in northern Kenya early yesterday, targeting non-Muslims just like an attack 10 days ago on bus passengers. The killings happened in Mandera County

Lebanon|Wife of IS leader al-Baghdadi detained

Lebanese authorities detained a wife and suspected son of the leader of the Islamic State group several days ago, and she is being questioned, two senior Lebanese officials said yesterday. A

VATICAN CITY | Pope’s anti-slavery drive gets multi-faith support 

Religious leaders from a half-dozen faiths have signed on to a new Vatican initiative to end modern-day slavery by 2020, declaring that human trafficking, forced labor and prostitution are crimes against humanity. Pope

This Day In History: 1989 Malta summit ends Cold War

At a joint news conference held on board the Soviet cruise ship, Maxim Gorky, the two men announced they had set the stage for big reductions in troops and weapons

Offbeat | Who’s behind Christmas tree at Paris’ Notre Dame?

Amid high tension between Russia and the West over violence in Ukraine, Russia’s ambassador to France says the “tree is a message of peace.” When the rector of Notre Dame told

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S KOREA The U.S. Osan Air Base in South Korea lifts a lockdown that had been ordered as a precaution after someone reported an unscheduled “active shooter drill” at the

Travel | Art festival lights up Amsterdam in dark winter

As a canal boat slides along Amsterdam’s elegant Herengracht canal, a man walking over a bridge pushes down and pulls up on a bicycle pump. As he does, a model

Ebola epidemic | Disease rages in Sierra Leone as UN misses curbing targets

Only 23 percent of cases are being isolated in Liberia, and 40 percent in Sierra Leone, short of a goal set in October to isolate seven-in-ten cases by yesterday. Neither

PERU | Clock ticking, UN climate talks resume in Lima

Negotiators from more than 190 countries get together yesterday in Lima for the last main stop of the U.N. climate negotiations on the road to a planned global warming deal

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