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Russia tries to please both Iran and United States

Published October 18, 2007

Russian President Putin says he sees no evidence of Iranian nuclear capability.

8 Greenpeace members trapped by loggers

Published October 18, 2007

>SÃO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Eight Greenpeace members prevented from leaving an Amazon town for more than 24 hours by loggers and angry residents were escorted away peacefully Wednesday by authorities. The...

Thai police trying to find Canadian pedophile suspect through friends

Published October 18, 2007

.BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thai police said Wednesday they were trying to trace a Canadian school teacher accused of pedophilia through his network of friends in the country and expressed confidence he...

Dalai Lama brushes off Chinese anger at U.S.

Published October 17, 2007

;WASHINGTON (AP) - The Dalai Lama, after meeting privately Tuesday with President Bush, brushed off China's furious reaction to U.S. celebrations this week in his honor. "That always happens," the exiled...

Report shows global abortion rate drops

by Lindsay Guentzel
Published October 17, 2007

A British Journal found that one-fifth of pregnancies end in abortions.

U.S. deaths from deadly staph might surpass AIDS deaths

Published October 17, 2007

The drug-resistant strain of the infection has an overall incidence rate of 32 per 100,000 people.

First of five Army brigades to withdraw from Iraq will leave Diyala province

Published October 17, 2007

;WASHINGTON (AP) - Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission, The Associated Press has learned. Instead...

Scientists discover rare marine species off the Philippines

Published October 17, 2007

.MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Scientists exploring a deep ocean basin in search of species isolated for millions of years found marine life believed to be previously undiscovered, including a tentacled orange...

Remains of new dinosaur unearthed in Argentina

Published October 16, 2007

;RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - The skeleton of what is believed to be a new dinosaur species - a 105-foot plant-eater that is among the largest dinosaurs ever found - has been uncovered in Argentina, scientists...