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Scientists win chemistry Nobel for discoveries about mirrored molecules that led to many drugs
Officials: Missiles kill 12 in Pakistan
MIR ALI, Pakistan - Suspected U.S. missiles killed 12 people Saturday in a Pakistani tribal region filled with Islamist insurgents bent on pushing Western troops out of neighboring Afghanistan, intelligence officia…
Underneath Lebanon, Israel sees hidden battlefield
MOUNT ADIR, Israel (AP) - With tensions mounting along their shared border, Israel's military says Hezbollah is moving fighters and weapons into the villages of south Lebanon, building up a secret network of arms w…
Iran's nuclear plant to get fuel this week
MOSCOW - Russia announced Friday it will begin the startup this week of Iran's only atomic power plant, giving Tehran a boost as it struggles with internationa…
Abuelazam also suspect in Israel stabbing
RAMLE, Israel - The man accused of going on a three-state stabbing spree in the United States was also a suspect in a stabbing near his hometown in Israel. But…
Climate breakdown
NEW YORK - Floods, fires, melting ice and feverish heat: From smoke-choked Moscow to water-soaked Iowa and the High Arctic, the planet seems to be having a mid…
Calderon critical of low conviction rate
MEXICO CITY - President Felipe Calderon questioned prosecutors and judges Wednesday as to why so few people are caught and punished for violent crimes in Mexic…
UN appeals for $460M for Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations appealed for nearly $460 million Wednesday to provide immediate help to millions of victims of the worst floods in Pakistan…
At least 1,100 missing as floods roar through China
ZHOUQU, China (AP) - Rescuers in three countries across Asia struggled Tuesday to reach survivors from massive flooding that has afflicted millions of people, as the death toll climbed in a remote Chinese town wher…
Flash floods kill 130 in Indian-held Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Authorities stepped up rescue efforts as the weather improved Saturday, a day after flash floods sent rivers of mud down desert mountainsides in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 13…
Castro makes first official appearance
HAVANA - A lively and healthy-looking Fidel Castro appealed to President Barack Obama to stave off global nuclear war in an emphatic address to parliament Satu…
Taliban allege medical team were spies, kill 10
KABUL, Afghanistan - They hiked for more than 10 hours over rugged mountains - unarmed and without security - to bring medical care to isolated Afghan villagers until their humanitarian mission took a tragic turn.
7 miners rescued from China mine
BEIJING (AP) - Rescue workers pulled out the last seven trapped workers Saturday after an underground fire killed 16 people in China's latest mining disaster.
Mom to be arrested in death of three kids
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) - The American mother of three children who were found dead in an Edinburgh town house will face criminal charges in a Scottish court,…
Crises test U.S.-allied Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - Not for the first time, Pakistan appears to be teetering on the edge with a government unable to cope.
Fires spread shroud of smoke on Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) - A miasma of smoke from wildfires cloaked the sweltering Russian capital on Friday, turning the city's spires into ominous blurs and grounding fli…