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YANGON, Myanmar – Doctors Without Borders says it resumed providing medical aid in December in troubled Rakhine state in western Myanmar after being excluded for more than nine months. The government suspended the aid group’s activities last February, accusing it of lacking transparency in its work. It was thought to …

BERLIN – The head of a German serial killer known as the “Butcher of Hannover” has been cremated after lying in storage for almost 89 years. The Goettinger Tageblatt newspaper reported Saturday that the University of Goettingen’s medical department confirmed it had incinerated the remains of Fritz Haarmann last year. …

SANTIAGO, Chile – Chilean lawmakers have approved a bill that recognizes civil unions between same-sex couples. The bill has now been passed by both houses of congress in the South American country, and goes to President Michelle Bachelet for final approval. The legislation has been in the works for four …