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Obama: Iran, NKorea have choices on nuke programs
November 17, 2009
BEIJING (AP) — President Barack Obama says there will be consequences if Tehran does not demonstrate Iran's nuclear program is "peaceful and transparent. » Full Story
Obama, Hu stress cooperation
November 17, 2009
BEIJING (AP) — President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao emerged from hours of intense talks Tuesday determined to marshal their combined clout on crucial issues, but still divided over... » Full Story
Drilling for Scotch whisky on frozen continent
November 17, 2009
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A beverage company has asked a team to drill through Antarctica's ice for a lost cache of some vintage Scotch whisky that has been on the rocks since a century ago. » Full Story
Bombing at police station in Pakistan kills 3
November 16, 2009
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pickup truck laden with explosives attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 3 people in an area that has become the focal point for... » Full Story
Apology for kids shipped from Britain to colonies
November 16, 2009
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued an historic apology Monday to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia with the promise of a better life, only to... » Full Story
In first visit to China, Obama walks a tightrope
November 16, 2009
SHANGHAI (AP) — President Barack Obama sought a political balance Monday on his first trip to China, seeking help on urgent global problems while weighing if and when to raise concerns over human... » Full Story
Bingo! In quieter Baghdad, beloved game is back
November 16, 2009
BAGHDAD (AP) — It's Saturday night at the Alwiyah Club, and 21-year-old Sarah al-Kimackchy is doing the hip thing — playing bingo. » Full Story
French, Afghan troops push into hostile valley
November 16, 2009
TAGAB VALLEY, Afghanistan (AP) — Hundreds of French and Afghan troops pushed into a hostile valley in eastern Afghanistan where militants launch quick attacks, then disappear into hillside villages. » Full Story
Serb Patriarch Pavle dies, spoke for Balkan peace
November 16, 2009
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Pavle, who called for peace and conciliation during the Balkan ethnic wars of the 1990s but failed to openly condemn extreme Serb... » Full Story
Colombia chef school concocts dessert with Viagra
November 14, 2009
BOGOTA (AP) — A Colombian cooking school has concocted a "love dessert" made with passion fruit — and Viagra. » Full Story




