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Home-schooled students gain edge in US
Surveys show university students taught at home perform better than peers from conventional schools.
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Home schooling in America
There are two million children, whose mothers and fathers choose to teach them at home in the United States.
Americas
Last Modified: 22 Apr 2013 19:05 GMT
Deadly explosion hits Texas fertiliser plant
Massive blast at fertiliser plant has killed between five and 15 people and wounded more than 100 others, police say.
Americas
Last Modified: 18 Apr 2013 14:12 GMT
US supreme court to hear DNA-rights case
Justices to rule whether individual human genes can be owned by medical corporations.
Americas
Last Modified: 16 Apr 2013 03:49 GMT
US disease centre warns of 'superbug' risk
Hospitals could become ground zero for runaway CRE bacteria epidemic unless preventative measures are taken.
Americas
Last Modified: 01 Apr 2013 20:48 GMT
US drought linked to unusual climate pattern
Scientists fear that climate change could trigger drought in southern and western parts of country.
Americas
Last Modified: 31 Mar 2013 13:02 GMT
Band tries to bridge Israeli-Palestinian gap
A group of young Arabs and Jews are trying to overcome political differences through music.
Americas
Last Modified: 30 Mar 2013 06:53 GMT
Brazil police clash with indigenous squatters
Tear gas fired on demonstrators at museum complex set for renovation ahead of 2014 World Cup.
Americas
Last Modified: 23 Mar 2013 02:12 GMT
FBI 'solves' infamous Boston art theft
Decades after greatest art heist in US history, FBI says they know who was behind 1990 theft of works worth $500m.
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Last Modified: 19 Mar 2013 15:13 GMT
AIPAC to urge US to maintain Israel support
Powerful lobby group moves to ensure US spending cuts do not curtail $3bn in annual military aid.
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S Africa migrants battle rising persecution
Murder of Somali draws ire of foreign African nationals over rising xenophobic violence.
Iran: The real cost of sanctions
We look at the impact of increased sanctions against the Islamic Republic and ask who it really affects.
Awe and fear: Politicised gangs of Venezuela
Tupamaros enforce rough justice in Venezuela's slums to support socialism, but critics say the group are violent thugs.
Afghanistan: The price of revenge
More than a decade ago the US launched a war against Afghanistan, but was it a justified battle?
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Syria's War
Two years since the start of the uprising, rebels and Assad's forces remain locked in conflict.
Turkey Protests
Extensive coverage of political unrest that spread from Istanbul to other areas.
Summer of discontent
Weeks of demonstrations could benefit AKP's grip on power - or be a game-changer.
Africa mutilation
More than 100 million girls have suffered genital 'cutting' to save family honour.
Iran Elections
News and analysis of 2013 presidential contest as Ahmadinejad finishes second term.
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Sending arms to Syria is irrational and dangerous
John Glaser
The tragic tale of Guantanamo detainee #684
Lauren Carasik
Collusion across the Euphrates
Larbi Sadiki
Xenophobia and its discontents in South Africa
Cawo Abdi
Stop climate deniers from winning the information war
Nick Fillmore
Celebrity cancer stories: help or hindrance?
Kat Arney
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Ethiopian refugees face dam backlash in Egypt
Persecuted ethnic Oromo demand UN protection amid xenophobic attacks and government hostility over the Blue Nile dam.
In Pictures: Kuwait's people 'without'
Prior to 1991 the 'Bidoon' community enjoyed the same rights as all, but now they're treated as second-class citizens.
In pictures: Thailand's female monks
Thai women have not been ordained as monks for seven centuries - but one woman is trying to revive the tradition.
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