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Scientists win chemistry Nobel for discoveries about mirrored molecules that led to many drugs
Ireland swallows bitter pill, asks EU for loan
DUBLIN - Debt-crippled Ireland has formally applied for a massive EU-IMF loan to stem the flight of capital from its banks, joining Greece in a step unthinkabl…
Saving the tigers
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Wild tigers could become extinct in 12 years if countries where they still roam fail to take quick action to protect their habitats an…
Pope seeks to start debate on condoms, AIDS
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI sought to "kick-start a debate" when he said some condom use may be justified, Vatican insiders say, raising hopes the ch…
Rescuers to drill hole at New Zealand mine
GREYMOUTH, New Zealand - Anguished relatives of 29 workers missing after an explosion at New Zealand coal mine grew frustrated over delays in the rescue operation Sunday, as officials prepared to drill a small hole…
Climate talks get another try
NEW YORK - The last time the world warmed, 120,000 years ago, the Cancun coastline was swamped by a 7-foot rise in sea level in a few decades. A week from now …
With Afghan control by 2014, Obama sees combat end
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - President Barack Obama on Saturday said for the first time he wants U.S. troops out of major combat in Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the date he and other NATO leaders set for moving Afgha…
Obama gets his shield
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - President Barack Obama won NATO summit agreement Friday to build a missile shield over Europe, an ambitious commitment to protect against Iranian attack while demonstrating the alliance's co…
Search for miners delayed
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Rescuers waited Saturday for gas levels and the risk of a second explosion to drop so they could enter New Zealand's biggest underground coal mine to search for 29 men still missing m…
After 200 years, this champagne still tasty
MARIEHAMN, Finland (AP) - Here's what nearly 200-year-old champagne salvaged from the bottom of the sea tasted like to wine experts: lime blossoms, coffee, cha…
Policy setbacks piling up
WASHINGTON (AP) - Setbacks are piling up for President Barack Obama's foreign policy efforts as he struggles to salvage his signature nuclear weapons treaty wi…
Thirty years later, another royal wedding
LONDON - Thirty years after the fairy-tale nuptials with the unhappy ending, Britain will finally have another big royal wedding: Its dashing helicopter-pilot …
Indian building collapses; hope for survivors dims
NEW DELHI (AP) - Anna Halder sat on a patch of packed mud and dialed her cell phone Tuesday, clinging to the hope that her parents or sisters somehow survived …
Airbus says bearing box failed in Rolls engine
LONDON - An Airbus executive said Friday that Rolls-Royce has identified a faulty bearing box as the cause of the oil leak problem implicated in the midair dis…
Iraq set for new government
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi lawmakers approved an agreement on Saturday that aims to bring all of Iraq's feuding political blocs into a new government led by Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, although deep disagreeme…
Obama makes sales pitch in Asia
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) - President Barack Obama appealed to Asian leaders Saturday for greater access to fast-growing markets, proclaiming "the United States is …