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Scientists win chemistry Nobel for discoveries about mirrored molecules that led to many drugs
Officials mull U.S., Russia spy suspect swap
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. and Russian officials met secretively on two continents Wednesday in a likely prelude to one of the largest swaps of accused spies in decades, a Cold War remix showing the high-stakes race fo…
Really old Britons
LONDON - Ancient man ventured into northern Europe far earlier than previously thought, settling on England's east coast more than 800,000 years ago, scientists said.
Solar-powered plane takes off
GENEVA - An experimental solar-powered plane whose Swiss makers hope someday to fly around the globe soared into uncharted territory Wednesday - the cold, dark…
Israel eases Gaza closure; restrictions still remain
KEREM SHALOM CROSSING, Israel (AP) - Israel is easing its blockade of Hamas-ruled Gaza to allow in virtually all consumer goods, items from household cleaners to timber that had been barred from import for years.
Petraeus takes over Afghanistan fight
KABUL, Afghanistan - "We are in this to win," Gen. David Petraeus said as he took the reins of an Afghan war effort troubled by waning support, an emboldened enemy, government corruption and a looming commitment to…
Dutch agency admits climate study error
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A leading Dutch environmental agency, taking the blame for one of the glaring errors that undermined the credibility of a seminal U.N. report on climate change, said Monday it has disc…
Chinese court sentences U.S. geologist
BEIJING - An American geologist held by Chinese state security agents who stubbed lit cigarettes on his arms was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for gathering data on China's oil industry - a case that hi…
At least 220 dead in oil explosion
SANGE, Congo - A tanker truck hauling fuel on a rural eastern Congo highway overturned, gushing oil and exploding in a massive fireball that killed about 220 bystanders, including many who had been watching the Wor…
Four killed as USAID compound is attacked
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban suicide attackers stormed a four-story house used by an American aid organization in north Afghanistan on Friday, killing four people before dying in a fierce, five-hour gunbattle …
Hurricane Alex nears Mexico, Texas coasts
SAN FERNANDO, Mexico - Powerful Hurricane Alex neared landfall on Mexico's northern Gulf coast Wednesday, spawning tornados in Texas, forcing evacuations in bo…
Election goes on despite slaying
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) - Drug cartels fund a tenth of Mexico's economy. They have infiltrated many local and state police forces and staged assaults on army bases. Now they're violently inserting themselves i…
World leaders walk economic tightrope
TORONTO (AP) - Wary of slamming on the stimulus brakes too quickly but shaken by the European debt crisis, world leaders pledged Sunday to slash government deficits in the most industrialized nations in half by 201…
North Korea to elect leaders
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Secretive North Korea said Saturday it will choose new ruling party leaders later this year - a surprise announcement that is intensifying speculation the regime is setting the stage for s…
US to Karzai: Petraeus won't alter Afghan plan
KABUL, Afghanistan - America's top military officer assured President Hamid Karzai on Saturday that newly chosen NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus would pursu…
An economic consensus?
TORONTO - At odds over how to strengthen the global recovery, top world leaders found common ground on foreign policy Saturday, condmening North Korea for the …