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Saturday, November 7, 2009

US backs MSU, UK, MIT studies of medicinal plants

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Researchers at three universities have received $6 million in federal stimulus grants to...

Pakistani army pushes into Taliban stronghold

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani army entered the last of three Taliban strongholds targeted by its Waziristan offensive yesterday, as gunmen wounded a senior army...

2 soldiers MIA after resupply mission

KABUL - Two American soldiers disappeared in western Afghanistan in a routine resupply mission, and more than 25 NATO and Afghan security forces members were...

Kiwi art shows how environment chief stinks

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A sculpture of a government minister molded in cow manure drew $2,220 in an online auction. The bust of New Zealand Environment...
Friday, November 6, 2009

Diamond watchdog gives Zimbabwe time to comply

In this file photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, women take a break from digging for diamonds in Marange, eastern Zimbabwe. JOHANNESBURG — Investigators for the world’s diamond control body say the gems were mined by virtual slaves...

2 coalition service members missing in Afghanistan

Private 2nd class Andrew Ubil, right, sits in a pew at North Chapel and waits his turn to give a final salute following a memorial service for Pfc. Brian R. Bates at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Wash., Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. KABUL — NATO forces in Afghanistan said Friday that two international service members had gone missing in the...

Brown: UK staying in Afghanistan, but wants reform

Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers a speech to the Royal College of Defence Studies, setting out Britain’s position in the on-going war in Afghanistan, Friday Nov. 6, 2009. LONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Afghanistan’s government on Friday to take action against corruption,...

Britain’s Gordon Brown: Effort essential for security

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will defend his government’s commitment to Afghanistan in a major...

Poland distrustful of swine flu vaccination

WARSAW, Poland — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday that his government won’t buy vaccines for swine...

Zelaya: US-brokered pact for Honduran crisis fails

Honduras’ ousted President Manuel Zelaya walks in Brazil’s embassy where he has been holed up for over one month in Tegucigalpa, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Friday...

Spain refuses demand to free Somali pirates

MADRID — Spain ruled out freeing two captured pirates as demanded by fellow brigands holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off Somalia and reportedly...

Berlin inaugurates repainted Wall section

Tourists pass a painting on a segment of the reopened East Side Gallery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. BERLIN — The Berlin Wall’s longest remaining stretch has been restored...

Student stands up to Iran’s supreme leader

Iranian student Mahmoud Vahidnia speaking in a meeting with supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, unseen, in Tehran late last month. BEIRUT - An unassuming Iranian college math student in Tehran has become an unlikely...

Second person fired for giving Calgary Flames flu vaccines

CALGARY, Alberta — Alberta’s health board says a second person has been fired for helping set up a private clinic for Calgary Flames players and...

Monaco palace: prince suing alleged spymaster

This Nov. 19, 2008, file photo shows Prince Albert II of Monaco waving from the Monaco palace during Monaco’s national day ceremony. PARIS — Monaco’s Prince Albert II is filing a lawsuit in the U.S. against an American who claims he once...

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