Law enforcement official: FBI probing Pa. district accused of spying on students with webcams

Official: FBI probing Pa. school webcam spy case

About to miss treaty deadline, Army plans to blow up part of chemical stockpiles in Ky., Colo.

Beleaguered US to blow up some chemical weapons

California college instructor disputes ACLU claims that he substituted religion for science

Calif. college instructor defends course content

APNewsBreak: Official says FBI probing Pa. district accused of spying on students via webcams

Official tells AP: FBI probing Pa. webcam case

Pa. school accused of spying says it used webcams 42 times, but only to find missing laptops

Pa. school: Webcams used 42 times to find laptops

US Marines seize Taliban headquarters, push insurgents into corner of Marjah

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US can’t wait because India is not waiting: Obama

WASHINGTON - Warning that nations like India, China and Germany would not wait, President Barack Obama has pushed for a clean energy revolution and education reforms lest other countries out-compete America and leave it trailing behind them.

Pa. school says webcams activated only to find missing laptops; lawsuit says spied on students

Pa. school: Webcams used only on missing laptops

School’s explanation sought for girl’s disability after accident

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to a public school seeking its explanation for an accident that led a girl becoming permanently disabled after she was asked to dive into a swimming pool that had little water.

China moves to regulate primary school buses

BEIJING - In a first, Chinese authorities will standardise all primary school buses in the country to ensure safety of pupils when they commute between home and school.

Obama kicks off education competition, will speak at winning school’s graduation

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India offers fellowships to African researchers

NEW DELHI - India is offering 416 fellowships to African researchers in top Indian institutions in areas from biotechnology to forestry.

Catholic Church bans Skyline Publishers for Christ caricature

NEW DELHI - The Catholic Church in India Friday banned in all its member schools a New Delhi-based publisher for printing pictures of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette in one hand and a beer can in another in a book for primary classes in Meghalaya.

Canada to open office in India for degree recognition

TORONTO - To help new immigrants get their credentials recognized in their country of origin before landing here, Canada Thursday announced opening of new offices in India, China, the Philippines and Britain.

Orissa to have a child rights commission soon

BHUBANESWAR - The Orissa government will soon set up a child rights commission, an official said here Friday.

Cigarette-holding Jesus in school book triggers row

SHILLONG - Pictures of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette in one hand and a beer can in another in a book for primary classes has triggered a row in Meghalaya and the state government is now contemplating legal action against the New Delhi-based publisher.