
Greek anti-austerity strike threatens school exams
A union representing teachers at Greek state high schools on Friday called a series of strikes to start next week over new austerity cuts, in action ...

Afghan peace council official killed in south
Insurgents ambushed an Afghan government peace negotiator on Wednesday, killing him and two bodyguards as they headed to a meeting in the south to ...
Swedish school opens gender-neutral changing room
Officials in a liberal Stockholm suburb that discourages gender stereotypes have decided to open a gender-neutral changing room in a local high school ...

The stories of 2 brothers suspected in bombing
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was an amateur boxer with muscular arms and enough brio to arrive at a sparring session without protective gear. His younger brother ...

With Pope Francis, it's prime time for Jesuits
For decades, the Society of Jesus has faced the same struggles to find priests that have plagued the wider Roman Catholic Church. The Rev.
After decade of criticism, student grouping rises
Teachers say they are grouping students of similar abilities with each other inside classrooms and schools are clustering pupils with like interests ...
MLS, France launch youth coach partnership
Major League Soccer is sending its youth academy coaches to study abroad. Personnel from teams in North America's top pro league will visit France's ...

German parents want US asylum over schooling issue
A couple who fled Germany with their five children over fears they would lose custody for not sending them to school has asked a U.S. appeals court ...

Gaza teens graduate from Hamas military school
More than 3,000 Palestinian teenagers on Thursday graduated from the ruling Hamas militant group's first high school military training program in the ...

Unions suffer sharp decline in membership
Union membership plummeted last year to the lowest level since the 1930s as cash-strapped state and local governments shed workers and unions had ...
Bolstered by young players, Bundesliga is booming
The stadiums are full, the games are close and all seven Bundesliga clubs have advanced to the knockout stage in European competitions for the first ...

AP Exclusive: Photos show NKorea nuclear readiness
North Korea has repaired flood damage at its nuclear test facility and could conduct a quick atomic explosion if it chose, though water streaming out ...