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E-mail leak turns up heat on global warming advocates

8h ago  By Herald Staff
In an embarrassing blow to the movement to combat global warming, hackers have posted hundreds of e-mails from a world-renowned...
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Europe

Galileo’s lost fingers, tooth found at auction

A finger attributed to Galileo Galilei.
11h ago  By Associated Press
ROME - Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei’s corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century...
Europe

Nightmare is over for British man

11h ago  By Associated Press
LONDON - A British man who said he was having a nightmare about fighting off an intruder when he strangled his wife to death...
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Europe

Russia’s Gorbachev considers political comeback

15h ago  By Associated Press
MOSCOW — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea...
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Europe

Fingers, tooth said to be Galileo’s are found

In this image provided by Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza di Firenze shows a finger attributed to Galileo Galilei.
16h ago  By Associated Press
ROME — A Florence museum says two fingers and a tooth believed to belong to Galileo Galilei have been found and...
Europe

UK man cleared of wife’s death during nightmare

16h ago  By Associated Press
LONDON - A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death. Prosecutors...
Around the World

WHO investigating Norway swine flu mutations

17h ago  By Associated Press
GENEVA — The World Health Organization says it is investigating samples of mutated swine flu found in two Norwegians who died of the virus and one person...
Asia Pacific

Afghan police are weak link in security force

An Afghan police officer stands guard as bicyclists ride past a roadside checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
17h ago  By Associated Press
KABUL — Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan’s 93,000-member...
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Europe

Italian prosecutors: Amanda Knox hated murder victim

U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox, right, is escorted by a penitentiary police officer as she arrives at Perugia’s court, Italy, Friday.
19h ago  By Associated Press
PERUGIA, Italy — An American student accused of murdering her British roommate...
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Around the World

Vivendi inching closer to decision on NBC

The headquarters of Vivendi SA in Paris (File)
19h ago  By Associated Press
PARIS — Media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi SA is nearing a decision on whether to sell its stake in...
Around the World

6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue

In this Nov. 17, 2009 file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki addresses the media in Tehran, Iran.
20h ago  By Associated Press
BRUSSELS — Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept...
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Europe

Researcher says text proves Shroud of Turin real

20h ago  By Associated Press
ROME — A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact...
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Europe

Floods devastate UK Lake District; much of Ireland

Resisdents of the village of Cockermouth, England, are seen being rescued from their homes by members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.
20h ago  By Associated Press
COCKERMOUTH, England — Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety...
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Middle East

Palestinian president agrees to delay elections

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a visit to a religious museum in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.
20h ago  By Associated Press
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to postpone parliamentary and presidential...
Europe

Midday shooting in central Paris kills 1, wounds 2

21h ago  By Associated Press
PARIS — Police say a man with an automatic rifle opened fire on a car near a Paris train station, killing one man and wounding two others. Friday’s...

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