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Scientists win chemistry Nobel for discoveries about mirrored molecules that led to many drugs
U.S., other powers mark anniversary of Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - The site of the world's worst atomic bomb attack echoed with choirs of schoolchildren and the solemn ringing of bells Friday as Hiroshi…
Calderon: Cartels move beyond drugs
MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday that Mexico's cartels in many cases have moved beyond drugs as their main money-earner and are even trying to supplant the government in parts of the coun…
Flare up over tree illustrates Israel, Lebanon tension
JERUSALEM - It took no more than cutting down a tree to shatter four years of calm on the Israel-Lebanon border.
Lebanon, Israel clash near border
ADEISSEH, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanese and Israeli troops exchanged fire Tuesday in a fierce border battle that killed a senior Israeli officer, two Lebanese soldie…
Israel warns Hamas after rocket fire
JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister issued a stern warning Sunday to Gaza's Hamas rulers after a weekend of rocket attacks from the Palestinian territory on Israeli communities.
Hundreds of wildfires break out in Russia
VORONEZH, Russia - Hundreds of new fires broke out Sunday in Russian forests and fields that have been dried to a crisp by drought and record heat, but firefig…
US, allies complete Pacific military training
HONOLULU - Monthlong military drills in the Pacific, which conclude this weekend, were intended only as training exercises to combat terrorism and piracy - and…
3 dead in building collapse
ROME (AP) - An apartment building collapsed overnight and killed three people in their sleep in a town in southern Italy, police said Saturday.
US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the plann…
PLO official: Obama sent warning to Abbas
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - President Barack Obama warned Mahmoud Abbas in a letter that U.S.-Palestinian relations might suffer if the Palestinian leader refuses to resume direct peace talks with Israel, a senior P…
Death toll in Pakistani floods surges past 800
NOWSHERA, Pakistan - The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications n…
Floods ravage northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Boats and helicopters struggled to reach hundreds of thousands of villagers cut off by floods in northwest Pakistan on Friday as the gover…
World Briefs July 31, 2010
Castro accuses US of torture in 'Cuban Five' case
Top Mexican drug leader killed in clash with army
MEXICO CITY (AP) - One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel, Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel," was killed Thursday in a gunbattle with soldiers, the Mexican army announced.
Vatican reverses itself on 'Caravaggio' work
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's top art historian shot down a report in its own newspaper that suggested a recently discovered painting was a Caravaggio.