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Egyptian government scrambles to ease shortages

Published March 25, 2008

.CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Clashes have been breaking out among Egyptians waiting in long lines for subsidized bread, and the president has ordered the army to start baking more to contain a political crisis. The...

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...

Vice presidential candidates debated

Published March 25, 2008

Walter Mondale joined other scholars for a debate about possible running mates for both parties.

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.

Tibetan protests tarnish China’s image

Published March 24, 2008

Chinese officials said the Dalai Lama is trying to sabotage the Beijing Olympics.

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...

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...

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...