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Hepatitis C outbreaks hit Las Vegas

Published March 6, 2008

Some doctor's offices and hospitals have been reusing syringes.

Palestinian leader rebuffs Rice on peace talks

Published March 5, 2008

.RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The U.S.-backed Palestinian president rebuffed the Bush administration's request Tuesday to quickly end a walkout of peace talks with Israel, saying Israeli military bombardment...

Pilotless planes emerge as a top Israeli weapon in its aerial war with Hamas

Published March 4, 2008

>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinians say they know when an Israeli drone is in the air: Cell phones stop working, TV reception falters and they can hear a distant buzzing. They also know what's...

Record-breaking increase in U.S. inmate population

Published February 29, 2008

Per capita and in raw numbers, the U.S. has more prisoners than any other nation.

Parents of slain journalist will seek review

Published February 28, 2008

;MEXICO CITY (AP) - The parents of an American journalist slain in southern Mexico said Wednesday they were unsatisfied with the progress authorities have made in the case and will have outside investigators...

Ron Paul garners youth voters’ support

by Hilary Brueck
Published February 27, 2008

Traditional Republicans are wary of Paul's campaign arguments.

Group helps Kenyans cope with violence

by Riham Feshir
Published February 26, 2008

Local organizations facilitated discussions for the Kenyan community.

Norway opening ‘doomsday’ vault in Arctic to hold seeds

Published February 26, 2008

The vault was designed to protect millions of seeds from catastrophe.

British police find skull at former children’s home

Published February 26, 2008

>LONDON (AP) - Police used dogs to search for more bodies Monday at a former children's home on the British island of Jersey after a child's skull was found under a concrete slab there. The skull was...

Madagascar death toll rises to 44 after cyclone

Published February 26, 2008

>ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) - The death toll has risen to 44 and the number of homeless is up to 145,000 more than a week after a cyclone tore through this island in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar's...