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Years / 2015 / December /16

• UN chief says he is discussing a visit to North Korea and hopes for agreement on a date soon
• US seeks to return 67 million-year-old dinosaur skull to Mongolia after it was sold at auction
• Boston-area transit agency fires operator of driverless train stopped after power cut to rails
• Brazil attorney general seeks house speaker's ouster; Lawmaker began impeachment proceedings
• Activist group that reports on IS atrocities says 1 of its journalists killed in Syria
• Here's what Apple's new secret iPhone lab might be working on
• Florida man to display gay rights 'Festivus Pole' at capitols in Oklahoma, other states
• Tiny kitten rescued from conveyor belt at California recycling plant
• The Latest: Rescue operation off Greece for migrant after boat reported sunk
• UN chief warns that Burundi is on the brink of civil war that could engulf the region
• Oh good grief! School district censors Charlie Brown Christmas
• Mexican rights activists claim railroad guards killed migrants
• Syrian troops capture strategic mountain in northwestern coastal province of Latakia
• The new ‘voluntourism’: Low commitment, high impact
• Investigation blames human error for hospital ship striking USS Arizona Memorial dock
• What we Googled in 2015
• German parliament panel faults spy agency over snooping on targets in allied countries
• Gretchen's Take: Americans are already paying attention to 2016 election
• New Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls Trump's remarks ignorant and irresponsible
• Why don't unruly passengers face criminal charges more often?
• Spain prime minister slapped in head at campaign appearance in city where he grew up
• Iraq: 3 fighters killed, 4 Turkish trainers wounded in IS shelling of training camp
• State report finds 'culture of racism,' alarming abuses at remote Northern California prison
• California adds nearly 350,000 people, bringing population to just under 39.1 million
• Texas authorities search for teen who invoked 'affluenza' defense after causing deadly wreck
• South Sudan: Devastation of civil war continues 2 year on, even after peace treaty
• Argentine journalist says attackers sexually abused wife, ordered he stop reporting on drugs
• Carter in Iraq to talk with commanders; seeks new ways to battle Islamic State
• Ukrainian minister releases a video of angry spat at reform council meeting
• Saudi man's family calls for divorce after wife kisses camel
• Arkansas judge denies board's allegations he had sexual relationships with defendants
• Resilience factors may protect teen children of depressed parents
• Survivor of deadly medical helicopter crash near Phoenix signaled for help
• The Latest: John Kerry and Sergey Lavrov meet for talks in Moscow on Syria and Ukraine
• Hundreds of residents in Central African Republic capital march for freedom from armed groups
• Army: 2 Palestinians dead after attempting to ram Israeli forces in West Bank raid
• Chile pollster says Bachelet approval is rebounding from record low, now at 24 percent
• Millionaire found not guilty of rape after claiming he tripped and fell on woman
• Man sues over panhandling citation; ACLU says cheerleaders, firefighters haven't been cited
• Rights group warns of curbs on expression in Kuwait, says it could lead to greater repression
• Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch lead fitness tracker, smartwatch holiday gift list
• Rise of smartwatches prompts top Japanese university to ban ALL watches from exams
• France's interior minister asks police to probe far-right leader's angry tweets of IS photos
• Brazil hit with another ratings agency downgrade, as Fitch junks nation
• Students practice calligraphy by writing "There is no god but Allah"
• Chilean government takes actions to limit impact of airport strike by civil aviation workers
• UK Supreme Court rules against Donald Trump over wind farm near Scottish golf course
• Jordan tears down tent camp housing hundreds of Sudanese, plans to deport them
• Cassini probe takes 'cosmic bulls-eye' of Saturn moons Enceladus,Tethys
• NASA Want Ad: Astronauts needed to help get to Mars, 4 kinds of spacecraft at their disposal
• Your computer can tell when you're mad
• UK Parliament backs fracking below national parks, heritage sites and other beauty spots
• US teens smoked, drank, used drugs less in 2015, study finds
• Science breakthrough? Physicists may have discovered Higgs boson relative
• Indonesian house speaker resigns over scandal involving Freeport mine extortion allegation
• Citadel completes initial investigation, Sharpton meeting with president over KKK-like photos
• Donor drops gold coin worth $1,000 into Salvation Army bucket outside Columbia Falls grocery
• Lebanese justice minister refuses Syria's request to return Gadhafi's son to Damascus
• New York settles lawsuit, agrees to overhaul how solitary confinement is used in its prisons
• Testimony phase ends for ex-Chad dictator being tried in Senegal for crimes against humanity
• Shingles linked to increased risk of heart attack, stroke
• Iraqi gunmen abduct up to 26 Qatari hunters
• Amid battle with IS, Iraq parliament approves next budget of $89.7B, with deficit of $22.5B
• Critics of Poland's new right-wing government fear it's eroding rights in young democracy
• Iran's president says closure of UN probe into alleged nuclear weapons work is 'big success'
• Female lawmaker's bill would make men wait 24 hours for Viagra
• Humans evolved to become awesome sleepers
• Germany introducing new counter-terrorism police unit in response to Paris attacks
• Austria: 2 men arrested, suspected of terrorism, possible connection to Paris attacks
• Maine mother donates 92 gallons of preterm breast milk after pregnancy loss
• British tea from East India Co. to be dumped in Boston Tea Party reenactment
• Russia's strategic forces chief says prospective weapons capable of "neutralizing" US shield
• 13 carcasses found in Ohio creek were likely raccoons, not puppies as first thought
• Former PM John Major warns of possible UK breakup if Britain votes to leave European Union
• Eurozone inflation in November in surprise upward revision to 0.2 percent
• Kia's autonomous Soul EVs get their Nevada driver's licenses
• German denies supplying murder weapon that neo-Nazi gang allegedly used to kill 9 men
• Hoverboard hazard? Amazon warns British owners over unsafe plugs
• North Korea sentences Canadian pastor to life in prison
• Wield your phone as a lightsaber with Google's latest Chrome experiment
• 2 Greek men convicted for joking remarks that sparked evacuation of Danish airport
• US, British ambassadors serve soup to 100s of homeless in the Romanian capital
• Ready for his close-up: At 4 months, National Zoo's panda cub is comfortable with crowds
• Car rams entrance at Paris' Invalides monument; driver arrested
• Russia says Turkey should pay compensation for downed jet
• Pakistan closes all schools on anniversary of Taliban attack that killed 144 students
• Caught on video: Man rams truck into Oklahoma hotel after fight over bill
• In Germany, birthrate peaks while mothers become older
• Genetic testing may be coming to your office
• Brazil reports 1,761 microcephaly cases as mosquito virus spreads
• After menopause, vulvovaginal troubles are common
• Southwest Airlines plane skids off taxiway at Nashville airport
• Senior US diplomat tells Thailand's leaders that democracy is needed for relations to flourish
• FDA approves Merck drug to reverse effects of muscle relaxants
• Smoking, secondhand smoke tied to infertility and early menopause
• Turkish military: 8 Kurdish rebels killed in clash in town in southeast Turkey
• Serb police arrest 2 for arms smuggling, confiscate explosives, automatic weapons
• Canned fruit, vegetables linked to better diet
• Parents may not notice when children are overweight
• Indonesia deports 50 Internet scammers back to Taiwan, China
• Ukrainian PM says Ukraine will halt nearly all trade with Crimea by mid-January
• 7 tips to make breast-feeding at work easier
• You're Not the Only One Hooked on Netflix
• After Portugal's election upset, Spain braces for possible messy ballot result at crucial time
• Barcelona trains disrupted following theft of 360 meters of railway line copper cable theft
• 2 arrested after police find dead children in Northern California storage unit
• The Latest: German Chancellor Angela Merkel applauds Paris climate agreement
• Military says 18 dead in clashes with Abu Sayyaf militants in southern Philippines
• Romania: government removes regulations limiting sheepdog numbers, lifts sheep grazing ban
• Is your fake Christmas tree making you sick?
• Drug price gouging: The medications expected to cost more in 2016
• Saudi Arabia creates Muslim coalition to fight Islamic State
• Doug Willis, who covered Reagan, Brown as chief political writer in California for AP, dies
• German prosecutors charge man with tattoo of Auschwitz death camp, Buchenwald slogan on back
• US to charge Venezuelan military officials with cocaine trafficking
• Toyota plans to sell more than 10 million vehicles in 2016, more than the 10 million this year
• Iran's missile test violated UN sanctions, experts say
• Following deadlock, jury struggles to reach verdict in William Porter case
• Amnesty reports mistreatment, forced deportation of refugees in Turkey
• Vietnam detains human rights activist for spreading anti-state propaganda
• Al-Qaida North Africa reports on attack on military by extremists Ansar Dine in Mali's north
• Sunnis fear revenge attacks in Iraqi town freed from brutal Islamic State rule
• Venezuelan socialist look to undermine opposition's gain in congress
• At fifth GOP debate "most improved" award goes to Christie, bickering backfires
• Prosecutors weigh severely disabled Illinois man's death after incident at state hospital
• GOP debate: No one trumps Trump and six other takeaways from Las Vegas
• China criticizes expected US arms sale to Taiwan, says Washington should cancel plan
• Trump didn't win fifth GOP debate but still comes out on top
• In Guatemala, even 11-year-olds know the name of the judge who put a president behind bars
• After 'disappearing' 30 Mexicans, a killer describes his craft but says he has no regrets
• Yemen officials: Pro-government forces seize island from Shiite rebels ahead of ceasefire
• Southwest Airlines plane landing in Nashville rolls off runway, injuring 8 people
• UN agency closing the books on decade-long probe of allegations that Iran worked on nukes
• UN experts say Iran's ballistic missile launch in October violated UN sanctions
• Marc Beeson: We can't let outdated music licensing laws put songwriters out of business
• After deadlock, Freddie Gray jury ends day without verdict
• Gretchen's Take: Most Americans don't feel our government is doing enough to keep us safe
• Colombia's rebels announce deal over victims, paving way for end of conflict
• Peru plans to fine Kimberly-Clark for allegedly fixing price of toilet paper
• Lawyer: Driverless Boston train operator did not tie open throttle