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Scientists win chemistry Nobel for discoveries about mirrored molecules that led to many drugs
Flights resume in Europe, but volcano fallout remains
LONDON (AP) - Europe's busiest airport reopened Tuesday as air traffic across the continent lurched back to life. But the gridlock created by Iceland's volcanic ash plume was far from over: Officials said it would …
Odierno: Withdrawal from Iraq on track
WASHINGTON (AP) - The planned withdrawal of nearly 45,000 U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of August is on track in spite of a recent increase in attacks by militant forces, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq …
World Briefs April 19, 2010
Obama to sell financial overhaul to country
Karzai appoints electoral officials
KABUL (AP) - President Hamid Karzai took key steps toward reforming the country's electoral system Saturday, naming a respected former judge to head Afghanistan's election-organizing body and backing down from a bi…
Iran calls US nukes tool of terror, intimidation
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's supreme leader told a nuclear disarmament conference in Tehran on Saturday that the United States' atomic weapons are a tool of terr…
The Pope gets a US lawyer
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has long let cardinals or its official spokesmen do its talking when scandal hits.
Young quake survivor endures by sleeping in
JIEGU, China - Her roommates used to call her a "lazy pig" for trying to sleep in before class. But it was Song Yuhuan's slowness to get out of bed that saved her life - the girls who rushed from their dorm were cr…
Soccer, cycling in limbo
The volcanic ash plume drifting over Europe is threatening next week's Champions League and Europa League semifinals.
Ash may hover for days over Europe
PARIS - The Icelandic volcano that has kept much of Europe land-bound is far from finished spitting out its grit, and offered up new mini-eruptions Saturday th…
Volcanic ash from Iceland halts flights across Europe
LONDON (AP) - An enormous ash cloud from a remote Icelandic volcano caused the biggest flight disruption since the 2001 terrorist attacks Thursday as it drifte…
First lady fires up the kids
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli defense officials said Wednesday they believe Hezbollah has Scud missiles that could hit all of Israel, a day after Israel's president accused Syria of supplying the Lebanese guerrillas wit…
Quake in remote west China kills 617
XINING, China - China poured workers and equipment into a mountainous Tibetan region Thursday in a bid to find survivors more than a day after strong earthquak…
China's Hu rebuffs Obama on yuan
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao rebuffed U.S. calls to re-value China's currency, telling President Barack Obama that any tinkering with the yuan will be done by Beijing in accord with domestic interests.
Obama: China joins UN talks on Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, wrapping up a 47-nation nuclear security summit, said Tuesday he is confident China will join other nations in pressing for tough new sanctions on Iran for continuing to defy th…
First lady brings hope, attention to Haitians
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - First lady Michelle Obama made a surprise visit Tuesday to the ruins of the Haitian capital, a high-profile reminder that hundreds of thousands remain in desperate straits three months after…