Deployment of workers to Iraq has been halted after the reported hostage-taking of a Filipino man by gunmen
Is this true: A Filipino man has been kidnapped by gunmen.

A: yes

Brought under Ottoman rule in the 16th century, Jordan has been led only since the 1920s by Hashemite rulers, a family whose roots are in present-day Saudi Arabia.
Is this true: The Hashemite dynasty rules Jordan.

A: yes

The Dalai Lama has offered to send 50 trained teachers from the exile community to help the educational development of Tibet.
Is this true: The Dalai Lama has been living in exile since 1950.

A: no

Zhang and his co-workers performed behavioral tests on two purified cannabinoids. The test results indicated that these two cannabinoids have anti-anxiety and antidepression-like effects in rats that may depend on the ability of cannabinoids to promote the production of new neurons in the hippocampus. Marijuana contains a complex mixture of chemicals including cannabinoids and may have somewhat different behavioral effects than the purified cannabinoids tested so far.
Is this true: The use of drugs can help control anxiety.

A:
yes