The Minnesota Daily

Vietnam halts adoptions to U.S.

Published April 29, 2008

This decision comes after a U.S. report alleged baby-selling and fraud.

Voil

Published April 28, 2008

French winemakers have reluctantly embraced screw-top wine bottles.

Korean tries to set himself on fire during Seoul torch run

Published April 28, 2008

>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A North Korean defector tried to set himself on fire to halt the Olympic torch relay through Seoul, while thousands of police guarded the flame Sunday from protesters blasting...

Afghan president safe after fleeing gunfire at Kabul event

Published April 28, 2008

>KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suspected Taliban militants attacked a ceremony attended by the Afghan president on Sunday, unleashing automatic weapons fire that sent foreign dignitaries and senior members...

Social networking sites pose security risks

Published April 28, 2008

Experts believe Web sites like Facebook give users a false sense of security.

22 years later, reactor at Chernobyl to be buried in giant steel coffin

Published April 28, 2008

.KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Twenty-two years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, work is under way on a colossal new shelter to cover the ruins and deadly radioactive contents of the exploded Soviet-era power...

Alleged baby-selling in Vietnam

Published April 25, 2008

;HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam has failed to police its adoption system, allowing corruption, fraud and baby-selling to flourish, the U.S. Embassy says in a new report obtained by The Associated Press. The...