XML World NewsCabrera offered arbitrationpublished about 2 hours ago
CHICAGO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Free agent Orlando Cabrera has been offered salary arbitration by the Chicago White Sox.
Deal returns gold to fake Rockefellerpublished about 2 hours ago
BOSTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The United States says it will return some of the cash and gold it seized from a Baltimore man accused of kidnapping his own daughter.
Barbara Bush leaves hospitalpublished about 2 hours ago
HOUSTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Barbara Bush, wife of former President George H.W. Bush, left a Houston hospital Tuesday to finish recovering from a perforated ulcer at home.
'Joe the Plumber' leaks targeted in Ohiopublished about 2 hours ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Two Republican Ohio legislators say they want to plug the kind of personal information leaks that bubbled up on "Joe the Plumber."
Rights abuses remain in Iraq, U.N. sayspublished about 2 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Human rights abuses persisted in Iraq during the first half of 2008, despite improvements in general security, a U.N. report released Tuesday said.
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Divorces rise among military couplespublished about 1 hour ago
Enlisted soldiers and Marines divorced their spouses at a higher rate in fiscal 2008 than at any time in at least 16 years.
Mass. Catholic diocese pays $4.5M for abuse claimspublished about 2 hours ago
A Catholic diocese in Massachusetts has paid $4.5 million to nearly 60 people who say they were sexually abused by priests ...
Execution stayed for ex-soldier who murdered womenpublished about 4 hours ago
A federal judge in Kansas has issued a stay in what would be the U.S. military's first execution since 1961.
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Chinese FM meets Singapore Minister Mentor Lee in Hong Kongpublished about 10 hours ago
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in Hong Kong Tuesday on the sidelines of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) ... more
Ministry: China supports int'l efforts to ban cluster bombspublished about 11 hours ago
China attaches importance to humanitarian problems resulting from cluster bombs and supports international efforts to resolve this issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told a ... more
Chinese FM meets Philippine president in Hong Kongpublished about 11 hours ago
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi(L) ...
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Obama to Foster US-Europe Relationspublished about 4 hours ago
Analysts agree that after eight years of President Bush's administration, relations in a holding pattern waiting for president-elect to officially take office
Venice Endures 2nd Day of Serious Floodingpublished about 5 hours ago
Tidal surge floods city's landmark Saint Mark's Square, other low-lying areas
NATO Agrees to Thaw in Contacts With Russiapublished about 6 hours ago
Contacts were frozen after Russian military forces invaded Georgia in August
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A Solemn Israel Buries Dead From Mumbai Attackpublished about 4 hours ago
A somber Israel on Tuesday buried six victims of last week’s terrorist attack on the Jewish outreach center in Mumbai, including Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and ... more
US Renews Call for Pakistani Cooperation in Mumbai Attack Investigationpublished about 5 hours ago
US officials say they suspect a group based at least partly in Pakistan may be behind multi-pronged terrorist strike
Efforts Underway to Defuse Rising Indo-Pakistani Tensionpublished about 6 hours ago
US lawmakers are among those visiting India to offer condolences and perhaps engage in some shuttle diplomacy
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IAEA Calls for Investment in Plant Breeding Technologypublished about 12 hours ago
'Mutation induction' uses radiation to produce high-yielding plants that can adapt to harsh climate conditions
World Briefing | The Americas: Brazil: Pledge on Rain Forestpublished about 16 hours ago
Brazil pledged Monday that, to fight global warming, in the next decade it would halve the rate of destruction of its Amazon rain forest. Brazil ... more
World Briefing | The Americas: Guatemala: The Sport of Kingpinspublished about 16 hours ago
Mexican and Guatemalan drug traffickers arguing about a horse race in a rural border town began a series of gun battles in which 17 people ... more
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A Solemn Israel Buries Dead From Mumbai Attackpublished about 4 hours ago
A somber Israel on Tuesday buried six victims of last week’s terrorist attack on the Jewish outreach center in Mumbai, including Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and ... more
WHO Acts on Emergency Cholera Plan for Zimbabwepublished about 5 hours ago
WHO sends emergency team of international experts to Zimbabwe to try to contain cholera epidemic
UN: Human Rights Abuses in Iraq Still Widespreadpublished about 5 hours ago
However, first six months of 2008 show marked drop in violent attacks by militias or criminal gangs
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Obama Promises Quick Relief for Governorspublished about 3 hours ago
President-elect Barack Obama told the country’s governors that his administration would not delay in pushing an economic recovery plan.
US Congressional Visitor Center Opens to Publicpublished about 3 hours ago
Visitor Center designed to accommodate millions of people visiting US Capitol each year
Obama to Foster US-Europe Relationspublished about 4 hours ago
Analysts agree that after eight years of President Bush's administration, relations in a holding pattern waiting for president-elect to officially take office
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