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Le Pen slams 'Soviet European Union' in UK speech

French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen called for a "New Deal" on immigration and slammed the emergence of a "Soviet European Union" during a fiery speech at Britain's Cambridge University on Tuesday.

Le Pen slams 'Soviet European Union' in UK speech
US scientists explain how owl rotates head

US medical specialists from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have figured out how owls can almost fully rotate their heads - by as much as 270 degrees in either direction.

US scientists explain how owl rotates head
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Dozens suspended in Harvard cheat scandal: report

Around 60 students at Harvard University have been suspended and others disciplined in a mass cheating scandal at the elite college.

Dozens suspended in Harvard cheat scandal: report
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American basketball player jailed for assault on Kazakhstan student

Providence County Superior Court has sentenced 22-y.o. American James Still to 15 years in prison, four to serve, for the “devastating assault on a fellow student”.

American basketball player jailed for assault on Kazakhstan student
Asian student survivors of Hiroshima to be honoured

Hiroshima University said Thursday it would bestow honorary doctorates on three former students from Southeast Asia who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of the Japanese city.

Asian student survivors of Hiroshima to be honoured
First Israeli university in West Bank recognised

Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Monday confirmed a government decision to officially recognise the status of the first Israeli university established in the occupied West Bank.

First Israeli university in West Bank recognised
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Apocalypse... but not as we know it

The End Of The World As We Know It -- TEOTWAWKI -- is littered with predictions that didn't quite pan out.

Apocalypse... but not as we know it
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Survival reflex sparks male perception bias: study

You glimpse a stranger standing in the street. The light is hazy and the person's face and clothing are indistinct. Who is it?

Survival reflex sparks male perception bias: study
Moamer Kadhafi. Photo courtesy of rt.com
More freedom in Libya university but little change

Portraits of toppled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi may no longer adorn the walls of Tripoli University, but it is likely to be a long time before new values and higher standards become entrenched there.

More freedom in Libya university but little change
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US, British universities top in academic excellence

US and British universities continue to dominate in academic excellence but Asia is catching up fast, said an influential education rankings report.

US, British universities top in academic excellence
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US scholarships aim to close cybersecurity gap

For students seeking to become cyber warriors, the US government has a sweet deal.

US scholarships aim to close cybersecurity gap
Local attorney Mark Merin holds up photographs of UC Davis police officers from a November 18, 2011 Occupy demonstration. ©REUTERS/Brian Nguyen
US college to pay students over pepper spraying

A California college has agreed to pay 21 students $30,000 each in compensation for a police pepper spraying incident that sparked a storm last year.

US college to pay students over pepper spraying
Over 10 thousand foreign students study in Kazakhstan universities

Over 10 thousand foreign students from 45 countries, including 250 students from Turkey, are studying in Kazakhstan: Education Minister.

Over 10 thousand foreign students study in Kazakhstan universities
Outsider Hassan Mohamud wins Somali presidential race

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, a 56-year-old university lecturer chosen by lawmakers Monday as Somalia's new president, is something of an unknown quantity.

Outsider Hassan Mohamud wins Somali presidential race
Kazakhstan's boxer and Olympic champion Serik Sapiyev. Photo courtesy of bnews.kz
Olympic champion Sapiyev enrolled at Karaganda State Technical University

Kazakhstan's boxer Serik Sapiyev will become a miner, however he is undecided yet what field of work to choose.

Olympic champion Sapiyev enrolled at Karaganda State Technical University
British university launches legal fight over visa status

A London university on Monday announced it was launching legal action over the government's decision to revoke its right to sponsor visas, a move that threatens thousands of students with deportation.

British university launches legal fight over visa status
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Harvard probes mass exam cheating

As many as 125 students at Harvard University are being probed for allegedly cheating in a final exam at the elite institution.

Harvard probes mass exam cheating
Kazakhstan Minister of Education and Science Bakytzhan Zhumagulov. Photo by Yaroslav Radlovskiy©
Education Minister on merging universities in Kazakhstan's seven cities

Education Ministry is considering merging the universities in Taraz, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Uralsk, Aktobe, Kostanay, Kokshetau and Shymkent.

Education Minister on merging universities in Kazakhstan's seven cities
Taiwan National Cheng Kung University's logo. Photo courtesy of conf.ncku.edu.tw
Taiwan university sues Apple over iPhone patents

Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University has filed a suit against US tech giant Apple, claiming the company's Siri intelligent assistant has infringed on two of its patents.

Taiwan university sues Apple over iPhone patents
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. ©REUTERS/Pat Little
Penn State ignored child sex allegations: probe

Top officials at Penn State University showed "total and consistent disregard" for the well-being of the young victims of a pedophilia scandal.

Penn State ignored child sex allegations: probe