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AMSTERDAM, March 19 (Reuters) - A metal fragment from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 matches a surface-to-air BUK rocket, a Dutch broadcaster said on Thursday, supporting a theory that the plane was downed by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. The fragment was recovered by a Dutch journalist from the village of Hrabove several months ago near to where the plane...

HAVANA (AP) — Old Havana's Museum of Metalwork is home to soaring colonial archways, galleries of gleaming artworks and five of the world's luckiest street dogs. In the heat of the day, Vladimir, Canela, Aparicio, Leon and Carinoso sprawl in the grand entrance of the centuries-old stone building. At night, the animals patrol the streets with local police or sleep under the museum's grand...

Ryanair, the Irish airliner famous for its ridiculously cheap ticket prices and lack of luggage space, announced Monday that the company's board has approved transatlantic flights. The airline "would like to offer low cost flights between 12-14 European cities and 12-14 US cities. The business plan is there but it's dependent on attaining viable long haul aircraft and we estimate that's...

(Reuters) - The Paris kosher supermarket where four hostages were killed in January by an Islamist gunman reopened on Sunday morning to "show that life is stronger than barbarity," supermarket officials and France's interior minister said. The Jan. 9 attack on the Jewish foodstore by Amedy Coulibaly, who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and also killed a policewoman in a separate...

A Los Angeles police officer was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border when he allegedly tried to smuggle a Mexican citizen into the country in the trunk of a car. The cop and another woman were collared at the Otay Mesa, California border crossing on Saturday evening, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection press release. The Los Angeles Times identified the pair as LAPD officer...

By Sharon Begley NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - Although numerous studies have shown that regular use of aspirin or related drugs can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by about 30 percent, scientists have found an important exception: The medicines can actually increase the risk in people with certain genetic variants, new research shows. The result, published on...

Every time I stop and withdraw cash from an ATM or use my credit card to buy something online, I wonder how many people in Asia have access to such services. In fact, these simple transactions are beyond the reach of 45 percent of adults in East Asia and the Pacific alone. They are excluded from the formal financial system and will remain so until they open a bank account. To ensure ongoing...

Few people in America face more discrimination and are more misunderstood than transgender people. Often, it is the misunderstanding that leads to the discrimination. Tonight, the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley will try to shed some much-needed light on their world by telling the story of Landon Wilson, who was kicked out the U.S. military simply because he is transgender. In 2011,...

Look at you, you're starting to look like a grown-up or something. Here are 34 ways you change as you become an adult: 1. You don't feel the need to gossip anymore. 2. Jealously is futile and starts to fade away as a controlling force of your mind. 3. You handle conflict directly, maturely and respectfully. 4. You know how to apologize and admit fault. 5. You...