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Canada lower house backs asylum for U.S. deserters

Published June 4, 2008

.OTTAWA (AP) - Parliament's lower house passed a nonbinding motion Tuesday allowing U.S. military deserters to stay in Canada, but the Conservative government was expected to ignore the vote. The opposition...

Cardinal George asked Chicago priest to step down

Published June 4, 2008

Rev. Michael Pfleger mocked Sen. Clinton at Obama's former church.

Syria will not allow IAEA to visit 3 suspected nuclear sites

Published June 4, 2008

.VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Syria has told fellow Arab countries that it will not permit an International Atomic Energy Agency probe to extend beyond a site bombed by Israel, despite agency interest in three...

Dutch man injures posterior in mooning accident

Published June 4, 2008

>UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) - Utrecht police say a 21-year-old Dutch man is recovering after a "mooning" that went horribly wrong. A police statement says the man and two others had run down a street...

Chinese students help earthquake victims

by Betsy Graca
Published May 28, 2008

A group of students is raising money to help rebuild the schools in China.

Climate change petition pits scientists against each other

by Devin Henry
Published May 28, 2008

The petition contains the signatures of more than 31,000 scientists.

Underground basketball: Saudi women shed veils

Published May 9, 2008

Sports are one of the many banned activities for women in Saudi Arabia.

Myanmar cyclone victim takes solace in new baby

Published May 9, 2008

>KAW HMU, Myanmar (AP) - As the waters rose around her house, Ohn Tay grabbed her 8-year-old son and scrambled to safety. Hours later, she gave birth to a baby girl. Her husband is missing, but the...