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Scientists win chemistry Nobel for discoveries about mirrored molecules that led to many drugs
World Briefs May 2, 2010
Workers demand better jobs, pay on May Day
UK's Clegg emphasizes differences with Cameron
LONDON - Opposition Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg appealed Saturday for an overhaul of British politics, saying he wanted changes to an electoral system t…
Arab nations back indirect peace talks with Israel
CAIRO - Arab nations on Saturday endorsed indirect peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis, a move that likely paves the way for the start of long-st…
Militant turns on al-Qaida chiefs
BAGHDAD - Leery of using a mobile phone, the militant tasked with directing some of Baghdad's deadliest recent bombings would get his orders from al-Qaida in Iraq's leadership by meeting a go-between near a grocery…
Attack on children horrifies Chinese
BEIJING (AP) - A farmer attacked and injured five kindergarten students with a hammer in eastern China before burning himself to death early today in the latest in a string of horrific assaults on children at Chine…
Gas used to kill smugglers
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Egyptian forces pumped gas into a cross-border tunnel used to smuggle goods into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing four Palestinians, Hamas officials said.
Israel halts construction in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's prime minister has effectively frozen new Jewish construction in east Jerusalem, municipal officials said Monday, reflecting the need to mend a serious rift with the U.S. and get Mideast p…
Most ash-stranded Europeans to be home by today
LONDON (AP) - Most tourists stranded by the volcanic ash crisis will be home by today although thousands could be stuck for nearly another week, European airlines and government officials said.
Iran marks anniversary of failed US rescue attempt
DASHT-E-KAVIR, Iran - Hundreds of Iranians on Sunday marked the 30th anniversary of a failed U.S. military operation to rescue American hostages in Tehran, with prayers and words of defiance for Washington.
Abbas calls on Obama
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called on President Barack Obama on Saturday to impose a Mideast peace deal, reflecting growing frustrat…
First full-face transplant performed
MADRID - A team of surgeons has carried out the world's first full-face transplant on a young Spanish farmer unable to breathe or eat on his own since accident…
Thai protesters want Parliament dissolved in month
BANGKOK (AP) - Protesters softened their demand for an immediate change in Thailand's government, saying they are willing to give the prime minister 30 days to dissolve Parliament and call new elections, after bloo…
Bombs kill 69 in Iraq's deadliest day of year
BAGHDAD - The bloodiest day of the year in Iraq left at least 69 people dead in a series of bombings in mainly Shiite areas Friday - concerted attacks seen as …
Lawsuit filed against pope
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The case of a Wisconsin priest accused of preying on boys at a school for the deaf was presented to the Vatican by one of the victims a year e…
Volcano tab tops $2 billion
AMSTERDAM - Airlines toted up losses topping $2 billion and struggled to get hundreds of thousands of travelers back home Wednesday after a week of crippled ai…