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Is ADHD linked to obesity? New study suggests connection

Could ADHD and obesity be linked? Strange as it sounds for a mental disorder widely associated with high levels of physical activity, the answer may be "yes," according to newly released research.

Ghana 'holy water' stampede kills 4

"All of us were caught by surprise. No one knew the crowd will be so huge," said police spokesman Freeman Tetteh.

Thousands of French households taxed over 100%

More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income in 2012, according to a French newspaper report. Citing data from France's finance ministry, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Friday that in addition to those taxed at over 100 percent last year, almost 12,000 households paid taxes worth more than 75 percent of their 2011 income and that a further 9,910 households were taxed at more than 85 percent of their income.

Hot air balloon crash in Turkey kills 2, injures 23

An ascending balloon hit the wicker basket of another balloon, ripping a hole in the balloon’s fabric and sending it crashing to the ground.

Dagestan: Car bombs kill eight, injure nearly two dozen

Eight people were killed and nearly two dozen injured after car bombs went off Monday in the Russian region of Dagestan.

Yemen: Suspected militants killed in drone strike

A drone strike killed two suspected Al Qaeda militants Monday in the Radda area in al-Bayda province, south of the capital Sanna, according to unidentified Yemeni sources.

Rumors spark bank run, break-ins in Brazil

Rumors that Brazil's social security fund called Bolsa Familia was to be cancelled led thousands of people to rush to withdraw money from a Brazilian bank over the weekend. Customers lined up at ATMs at dozens of bank branches of Caixa Economica Federal, a government-owned bank, which pays the social security subsidy on Saturday and Sunday.

Pervez Musharraf granted bail in Pakistan

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was granted bail Monday.

Gunman and 4 others dead in Israeli bank robbery gone wrong

An attempted bank robbery in the Israeli city of Beersheba turned deadly on Monday as the assailant killed himself and four other people. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said at least one gunman entered the Bank Hapoalim on Monday when a gunfight broke out and the robber took a woman hostage.

Myanmar President Thein Sein makes historic visit to White House

BANGKOK — A White House visit today by Myanmar's president — an ex-junta honcho turned reformer — marks a high point between two nations at extreme odds just years ago. President Barack Obama sat down with Thein Sein, who will later speak to US business leaders eager to invest in a lucrative market that was recently off limits.
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