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The latest global snapshot of student performance shows declining math scores in the U.S. and stagnant performance in science and reading. Students in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Minnesota aren't just vying for great jobs along with their neighbors or across state lines, they must be competitive with peers in Finland, Germany, and Japan. The 2015 Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, study is the latest to document that American students are underperforming their peers in several Asian nations. Читать дальше...

Political uncertainty across Europe could push the European Central Bank (ECB) to start buying Greek debt.

Rajesh Patel has been told to expect a prison sentence.

Exploration activities in Benue state may be gradually yielding success as a quantity of crude oil has been discovered.

Dominic Ongwen, facing the ICC, is accused of being a senior commander in brutal guerrilla group Lord’s Resistance Army

Bij 'Den Donk', een waterrijk natuurgebiedje in de Alblasserwaard, genieten schaatsers op de dag na Sinterklaas van een dun laagje ijs op een ondergelopen weiland. Fotograaf Cees van der Wal legde het oer-Hollandse tafereel vast met zijn dronecamera.

Derick Almena, the manager of the Oakland warehouse where at least 36 people died in a fire, defended his role as landlord in an anguished interview.

A Swearingen Metro cargo plane, operated by Key Lime Air, is reported to have crashed near Pelham, Georgia. The pilot has been killed.

The chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is likely to visit the city any time after December 20 to dedicate the model of his dream project ‘Varuna Corridor’ ahead of 2017 UP elections. The works are on at war footing to develop a stretch of 500 meters on the banks of Varuna river by December 15 as a model of the 10.3km-long project costing Rs. 201.65 crore.

BAMAKO, Mali — A military spokesman says a dozen armed men on motorcycles have attacked a prison in southern Mali, freeing prisoners and leaving at least one person dead.

The HIV crisis is out of control in Atlanta. In the CDC latest estimates, 1 in 51 Georgians will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime. As of 2013, Atlanta’s metro population accounted for more than half of Georgia’s total population, with 5.6 million people. “Downtown Atlanta is as bad as Zimbabwe or Harare or […]

Na verschillende bommeldingen zijn in Brussel vier scholen ontruimd. Het gaat om drie scholen in Anderlecht en één in Laken. Dat meldt de Belgische krant Het Laatste Nieuws.

’Tis the season for 2017 outlooks. Vanguard’s peek into the future says pessimists and optimists each have had their shining moment — and then blasts them both.

’Tis the season for 2017 outlooks. Vanguard’s peek into the future says pessimists and optimists each have had their shining moment — and then blasts them both.

Wade Sheridan
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The onstage fight between "Teen Mom" stars Farrah Abraham and Amber Portwood aired Monday with the rivals continuing their scuffle on social media.

Tamil Nadu has declared a week-long mourning, during which schools and colleges will be shut for three days.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A military spokesman says a dozen armed men on motorcycles have attacked a prison in southern Mali, freeing prisoners and leaving at least one person dead.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A military spokesman says a dozen armed men on motorcycles have attacked a prison in southern Mali, freeing prisoners and leaving at least one person dead.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A military spokesman says a dozen armed men on motorcycles have attacked a prison in southern Mali, freeing prisoners and leaving at least one person dead.

Bills coach Rex Ryan said he wasn’t sure how much the team’s game plan changed with TE Charles Clay missing the game in Oakland. Will future Dolphins opponents target their tight ends heavily after Dennis Pitta’s big day? The Patriots defense has shown signs of improvement the last two weeks. Said Jets DE Muhammad Wilkerson, “Guys…