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A committee of experts voted in favor of a new shot administered to pregnant women, one in a series of new ways to arm the very young against a life-threatening virus.

Forty-seven soldiers were shot dead and secretly buried shortly after D-Day, a veteran says. The story was hidden for decades.

Volatility has become the new norm in Washington as the president heads to Japan, where he will reassure world leaders that the debt ceiling showdown will not upend the global economy.

The State Department had no immediate comment on the report that the man, identified as Robert Shonov, had been arrested and charged with conspiracy.

The war in Sudan has unleashed a new wave of violence in the western region of Darfur, sending tens of thousands into neighboring Chad, where a new humanitarian crisis is looming.

Eleven people were still unaccounted for, an official said. The cause of the fire was not yet known.

Exchanges of fire continued on Friday despite overnight mediation efforts for a cease-fire.

Exchanges of fire continued on Friday despite overnight mediation efforts for a cease-fire.

A music idol in his early 20s and then an engineer, Balen, 33, next won an upset victory as mayor of Nepal’s capital, inspiring a wave of young politicians. Now, he’s tearing down parts of the city.

The annual spectacle, featuring fanciful caravans and riders on horseback, is arguably the most potent visual representation of Andalusian culture.