Lesson 2

France led an operation to oust Islamist rebels from northern Mali - its former colony - earlier this year, sending in thousands of troops.

There are about 120 government-authorized settlements in the West Bank and dozens of outposts built by settlers without official sanction.

News Hospital of Tomorrow forum discussed personalized medicine, which involves looking at patients’ genes to identify risk factors for various diseases.

At dawn, often hungry, they continued their search for stranded pilgrims.

Soon, Wall Street became the site of a slave market, where owners hired out enslaved Africans by the day or week. Salon (Sep 17, 2013)

Fireworks are also used to celebrate the festival of light.

ICE has been trying to keep up with Washington’s demands to send illegal aliens back home.

But under the health care law, some states are expanding eligibility to cover low-income adults.

"Bahrain's police forces are using less force than is legally permitted," the statement said.

The study also found increased marital satisfaction among people meeting online, compared to offline venues like at college or in bars.