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Colombia extradites warlord to U.S.

Published May 8, 2008

.BOGOTá, Colombia (AP) - Colombia extradited one of the country's most feared paramilitary warlords to the United States early Wednesday to face drug trafficking charges, the government said. Carlos...

Marines turn backs to Afghanistan’s opium crops

Published May 7, 2008

.GARMSER, Afghanistan (AP) - The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields....

Rue brings home third Big Ten award after record-breaking vault

Published May 7, 2008

Sophomore pole vaulter Alicia Rue wasted little time establishing herself during Minnesota's outdoor track season. Rue is now the owner of both the indoor and outdoor school records in pole vaulting. She...

Dietitian hired by LAPD to arrest officer obesity

Published May 7, 2008
Rana Parker explains to police officers that eating right can help them in many ways.

3 dead infants found in freezer in Germany, mother arrested

Published May 6, 2008

>OLPE, Germany (AP) - A 44-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of killing three of her babies after their bodies were discovered in the family freezer by her grown children looking for pizza, police...

‘National Nursing Week’ shines light on nurses’ responsibilities

Published May 6, 2008
Caring for the elderly and lopsided patient-to-nurse ratios are two important issues facing nurses.

Saddam feared disease in prison, according to his ‘diary’

Published May 6, 2008

>CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Saddam Hussein feared catching AIDS or other diseases during his U.S.-supervised captivity, a leading Arab newspaper said Monday in publishing excerpts of his prison writings. The...

Cyclone kills at least 351 in Myanmar, state-run TV reports

Published May 5, 2008

>YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A powerful cyclone killed more than 350 people and destroyed thousands of homes, state-run media said Sunday. Some dissident groups worried that the military junta running Myanmar...

Rice pushes for peace progress; Israel denies hidden agenda

Published May 5, 2008

.JERUSALEM (AP) - Facing mounting Palestinian frustration at the pace of peace talks, the United States leaned on Israel on Sunday to lift restrictions that chafe West Bank residents and stifle an already...

Milosevic loyalists could return to power in Serbia

Published May 5, 2008

.BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Two years after Slobodan Milosevic died in prison while on trial for genocide, his Serbian loyalists may score a parliamentary election victory May 11 that would return them to...

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