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Clash leaves 1 dead, others injured

Published March 25, 2008

;BEIJING (AP) - Clashes between rioters and authorities in China's western Sichuan province left one policeman dead and "several others" injured Monday, state media said, casting doubt on assurances by...

Former U president to lead University of California system

Published March 25, 2008

Despite being called "directionally challenged" by some of his peers, former University President Mark Yudof seems to know where he's headed next: west. A search committee recommended Yudof, 63, to succeed...

Coast Guard: 4 dead, 1 missing, 42 rescued from boat off Alaska coast

Published March 24, 2008

>ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Four crew members died Sunday and another was missing after a Seattle-based fishing boat began sinking in high seas off Alaska's Aleutian Islands, the Coast Guard said. The...

Vermont Supreme Court hears case on punitive prison food

Published March 24, 2008
Prisoners filed a class action suit, saying the food they're given is punishment.

Tibetan protests tarnish China’s image

Published March 24, 2008
Chinese officials said the Dalai Lama is trying to sabotage the Beijing Olympics.

Arms race with criminals has police toting big guns

Published March 24, 2008
The heavy-duty rifles are used as a response to police officers being outgunned.

Iraq violence kills at least 57 as extremists pound Green Zone

Published March 24, 2008

>BAGHDAD (AP) - Rockets and mortars pounded Baghdad's U.S.-protected Green Zone on Sunday and a suicide car bomber struck an Iraqi army post in the northern city of Mosul in a surge of attacks that...

Chocolate expert sheds light on popular Easter treat

Published March 24, 2008
Gary Reineccius explains that chocolate has various health benefits.

DNA advances set to ID Argentinian ‘Dirty War’ bones

Published March 24, 2008

.BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - The 600 skeletons are packed into fruit cartons and stacked on shelves in the walk-in closet of a forensic lab, in the dim glow of a single bare light bulb. They are "Skeleton...

Company benefits as Katrina victims wait

Published March 14, 2008
ICF International has profited significantly in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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