• U.N. Causes Food-Poisoning With Deliveries of Old, 'Moldy' Biscuits to Syria

  The United Nations sent hundreds of boxes of "moldy" high-energy biscuits that were past their 'sell-by' date to besieged people in Syria this month, causing widespread food poisoning, according to a humanitarian watchdog on Friday.

  

• Children Who Live With Smokers Far More Likely To Get Cavities, New Study Reveals

  Young children are much more likely to get cavities if they live in a household with smokers, a Japanese study suggests.

  

• Last British Resident Freed From Guantanamo Bay Arrives In UK

  The last British resident to be held at the U.S. prison camp in the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba arrived in Britain on Friday after his release from 13 years in detention there.

  

• China Says It Will Leave Implementation of Two-Child Policy to Provinces

  China's top family planning authority said on Friday the central government will leave provinces to hash out the details of implementing a new policy allowing couples to have two children

  

• Greece Rescues 144 Refugees, Including Four Babies and Nine Children, After Boats Sink in Aegean Sea

  Greece rescued 144 refugees and recovered the bodies of 22, including four infants and nine children, after their boats sank in two separate incidents in the Aegean sea, the coastguard said on Friday.