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Scientists win chemistry Nobel for discoveries about mirrored molecules that led to many drugs
Italy falling apart
ROME - For all of Italy's ancient wonders, the real wonder might be that so many are still standing, given the poor care they get.
Catholic bishops say more exorcists needed
NEW YORK - Citing a shortage of priests who can perform the rite, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops are holding a conference on how to conduct exorcisms.
G-20 leaders try to avoid trade war
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies scrambled to reach a last-minute compromise early Friday to resolve a U.S.-China currency dispute that has raised the specter of a global trade …
Obama backs greater UN role for India
NEW DELHI (AP) - Deepening America's stake in Asian power politics, President Barack Obama on Monday endorsed India's bid to become a permanent member of the U…
Georgia details nuclear smuggling takedown
WASHINGTON - On a dark morning in March, two Armenians slipped aboard a train in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, unaware they were being watched. They removed a pack of Marlboro Reds hidden in a maintenance box be…
In India, Obama soaks in the culture - and dances
MUMBAI, India - A relaxed President Barack Obama on Sunday showcased the softer side of his agenda in India, soaking in a celebration of a revered festival and telling science-loving students: "We are very proud of…
Nazi war criminal Seifert dead
ROME (AP) - Michael Seifert, a former Nazi SS prison guard known as "the beast of Bolzano" for his cruelty, died Saturday in an Italian hospital at age 86, officials said.
Obama: India creator, not poacher, of US jobs
MUMBAI, India - Searching for help half a world away, President Barack Obama on Saturday embraced India as the next jobs-creating giant for hurting Americans, …
Hurricane adds to Haiti's woes; 4 dead
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Hurricane Tomas flooded camps of earthquake refugees, turning some into squalid islands Friday as it battered Haiti's rural western tip, while largely sparing the vast homeless encampme…
World's thirst for oil leads to risks
MIAMI - The world's thirst for crude is leading oil exploration companies into ever deeper waters and ventures fraught with environmental and political peril.
Confusion, fear as Haiti camps evacuate for storm
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - For nearly 10 months, more than 1 million people in Haiti's earthquake camps have been walking a precarious line: Trying to get ou…
Indonesians flee volcanic blast
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia - Indonesia's deadly volcano sent a burst of searing gas high into the air Thursday, hours after its most explosive eruption in a deadl…
Bombings kill 76 across Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) - Rapid-fire bombings and mortar strikes killed 76 people and wounded more than 200 across Baghdad's myriad neighborhoods Tuesday, demonstrating t…
Yemeni arrested in mail bomb plot
SAN'A, Yemen - Yemeni police arrested a woman on suspicion of mailing a pair of bombs powerful enough to take down airplanes, officials said Saturday as detail…
Plane from Yemen lands in NY, searched
NEW YORK — A commercial passenger jet carrying cargo from Yemen landed in New York under military fighter jet escort and its cargo was searched Friday, as parcels in transit across the globe were scrutinized after …