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Scientists win chemistry Nobel for discoveries about mirrored molecules that led to many drugs
GM to add workers, boost output at Canadian plants
DETROIT - General Motors Co. will bring back 600 laid-off auto workers and add equipment at two Canadian factories in an effort to make more midsize crossover …
'Heroes' actress visits Japan dolphin hunt town
TAIJI, Japan (AP) - "Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere and her boyfriend, world champion boxer Wladimir Klitschko, received a chilly reception Friday in the Japan…
Obama, Medvedev sign off on new nuclear pact
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed on Friday to reduce the arsenals of the world's two largest nuclear powers - t…
An upset in Iraq election
BAGHDAD - Former U.S.-backed prime minister Ayad Allawi and his secular, anti-Iranian coalition narrowly won Iraq's parliamentary elections in final returns Fr…
Clergy abuse threatens to tarnish pope's legacy
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican is facing one of its gravest crises of modern times as sex abuse scandals move ever closer to Pope Benedict XVI - threatening not on…
Volcano eruption worries Iceland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - A volcano in southern Iceland has erupted for the first time in almost 200 years, raising concerns that it could trigger a larger and potentially more dangerous eruption at a volatile volc…
Italians believe they won't suffer economic collapse
MILAN - As Greece wins at least temporary respite from its debt troubles, will Italy be the next to face a crisis?
Papal letter fails to calm abuse anger
DUBLIN - Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church failed Saturday to calm the anger o…
With cheap food imports, Haiti can't feed itself
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The earthquake not only smashed markets, collapsed warehouses and left more than 2.5 million people without enough to eat. It may also …
China leader defends trade policies
BEIJING - China vowed to remain alert to any renewed signs of economic crisis and forcefully defended its currency, trade and more assertive foreign policies a…
Push continues for Mideast talks
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and the Palestinians appeared likely to resume American-mediated indirect peace talks despite a flap over east Jerusalem construction.
U.S., Russia clash over Iran nuclear plant startup
MOSCOW (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart clashed openly Thursday over the planned launch this summer of Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant, highlighting …
Atlantic bluefin tuna export ban rejected
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Fishing nations won a victory over environmentalists Thursday when a U.S.-backed proposal to ban export of the Atlantic bluefin tuna was overwhelmingly rejected at a U.N. wildlife meeting.
Fear grips Mexican families amid violence
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - Elodia Ortiz drops her children at school in the morning, picks them up in the afternoon and makes an occasional trip to the supermarke…
Russian president eyes Arctic riches
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia must defend its claims to mineral riches of the Arctic in increasing competition with other powers, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday.