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Compared to leaf-eaters, primates who ate fruit had around 25 percent more brain tissue.

What Gave Some Primates Bigger Brains? A Fruit-Filled Diet

9:27am March 28, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

A new study suggests that diet had a big influence in driving the evolution of brain size in primates. Monkeys who thrive on fruit have bigger brains than their plant eating neighbors.

Firefighters carry a survivor they rescued from the site of an avalanche Monday in Nasu, Japan, as Self Defense Force personnel look on. Eight high school students are feared dead after an avalanche swept down on their mountain-climbing trip.

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Avalanche Engulfs Student Trip In Japan, Leaving At Least 8 Presumed Dead

10:48am March 27, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

"Suddenly everything turned white," one student told local media. A mountaineering training exercise had drawn students and teachers from high schools across the region.

Activists Chu Yiu-ming, left, and Chan Kin-man gesture to supporters as they report to be arrested at a police station in Hong Kong. Police say the men and other Umbrella Movement activists will be charged over mass protests that took place in 2014.

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Hong Kong Police Arrest 'Umbrella Movement' Pro-Democracy Organizers

9:24am March 27, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Leaders of large demonstrations that roiled parts of Hong Kong in 2014 were told to report to police Monday on charges of causing a public nuisance.

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New Chief Minister For India's Largest State Has Tumultuous First Week

8:06am March 27, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

A holy man, recently installed as the chief minister of India's largest state, is stirring things up. A meat crackdown began within 48 hours of Yogi Adityanath assuming office.

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South Korea's ex-leader Park Geun-hye arrives at the prosecutor's office for questioning, in Seoul, on March 21, where she apologized to the people for her role in the corruption scandal that led to her impeachment.

South Korean Prosecutors Seek Arrest Warrant For Ousted President Park Geun-hye

11:44pm March 26, 2017

by Elise Hu

Prosecutors await a warrant granting Park's arrest, in connection with the corruption scandal that's gripped the nation for months. But they argue that the evidence could be destroyed in the meantime.

Thousands Of Russians Take To Streets In Biggest Anti-government Protests In Years

11:36am March 26, 2017

Thousands turned out in Moscow and other cities in protest, demanding the prime minister's resignation. Police arrested organizer, anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny.

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Pakistani security officials gather outside the devastated Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on September 21, 2008, following an overnight suicide bomb attack. The Pentagon announced yesterday that a recent airstrike had killed Qari Yasin, who was linked to the

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Pakistani al-Qaeda Leader Killed In U.S. Strike In Afghanistan

11:23am March 26, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The Pentagon said that Qari Yasin was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan. Yasin is linked to the 2008 bombing of a hotel in Islamabad and the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team.

Seema Parveen, 42, has been divorced by three different men. In India's Muslim community, a husband can divorce his wife by uttering the word "talaq" — Arabic for divorce.

Muslim Women In India Ask Top Court To Ban Instant Divorce

10:59am March 26, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

To end his marriage, a Muslim man in India only needs to say 'talaq,' meaning divorce. A growing movement wants to change this practice.

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Hong Kong's new chief executive Carrie Lam waves after she won the Hong Kong chief executive election in Hong Kong on March 26, 2017. Hong Kong's new leader Carrie Lam pledged on March 26 to mend political rifts after winning a vote dismissed as a sham by

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Carrie Lam, Beijing's Favored Candidate, Elected To Lead Hong Kong

7:37am March 26, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

Carrie Lam vowed to "heal the divide" in Hong Kong society. Protesters have demanded more autonomy, after Beijing has increasingly interfered in Hong Kong's affairs.

Carrie Lam, a candidate for Hong Kong's chief executive, greets supporters on Thursday. She is considered Beijing's preferred candidate and is widely expected to win Sunday's vote.

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In Race For New Leader, Many In Hong Kong See 'Selection,' Not Election

1:07pm March 24, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

Elections for the chief executive of Hong Kong, the city leader, are scheduled for March 26. But only a small group of people will be able to vote directly.

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