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Khmer Rouge prison chief could get 40 years
Prosecutors in the genocide trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief demanded a 40-year jail sentence Wednesday for a man who they described as snuffing out innocent lives and spreading terror across Cambodia. more...
11/24/2009 9:04pm
Icebergs head from Antarctica for New Zealand
A flotilla of hundreds of icebergs that split off Antarctic ice shelves is drifting toward New Zealand and could pose a risk to ships in the south Pacific Ocean, officials said Tuesday.
  11/24/2009 8:58pm
Philippines' deadliest massacre tests government
Philippines' deadliest massacre tests government
A few miles (kilometers) off the main highway, on a remote hilltop covered with waist-high grass, bodies lay with twisted hands reaching in the air. They had been shot point-blank.
  11/24/2009 8:54pm
Death toll in China mining blast rises to 106
The number of dead in China's worst mining accident in two years rose to 106 Wednesday after two more bodies were pulled out of the coal mine, state media said.
  11/24/2009 8:15pm
UNAIDS: Sex main cause for HIV spreading in China
The virus that causes AIDS is now spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend demanding new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic after years of progress in containing it, a United Nations report said.
  11/24/2009 7:44pm
Comatose for 23 years, Belgian feels reborn
Helped by a therapist, Rom Houben's outstretched finger tapped with surprising speed on a computer touchscreen, spelling out how he felt "alone, lonely, frustrated" in the 23 years he was trapped inside a paralyzed body.
  11/24/2009 7:30pm
Furry felons rob SAfrican tourists, steal food
Visitors to South Africa's premier holiday destination who are worried about becoming victims of the country's high crime rate could find themselves instead robbed by a more furry kind of felon: baboons.
  11/24/2009 7:24pm
New blackout hits Rio's glitzy beach neighborhoods
New blackout hits Rio's glitzy beach neighborhoods
Rio de Janeiro's posh beach neighborhoods lost power for hours in sweltering summer weather Tuesday, prompting restaurants to toss out spoiled food and business owners to send employees home.
  11/24/2009 6:16pm
Docs say formerly conjoined twins recovering well
Formerly conjoined twin sisters Trishna and Krishna are enjoying a favorite DVD and trying new foods as they continue their recovery from marathon separation surgery, doctors said.
  11/24/2009 5:08pm
NIreland: 2 charged with attack on police
Two suspected Irish Republican Army dissidents have been charged with attempting to kill an off-duty police officer near the province's border with the Republic of Ireland last week, police said Tuesday.
  11/24/2009 4:43pm
UN wants men to help end violence against women
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a Network of Men Leaders on Tuesday to act as role models in the global campaign to end the "pandemic" of violence against women.
  11/24/2009 3:52pm
Astronaut says Mexico needs its own space program
A NASA astronaut says he wants to help Mexican officials start the country's first space agency.

Astronaut Jose Hernandez says he has no plans to leave his job at NASA, but hopes to help Mexico's program get off the ground.
  11/24/2009 3:11pm
Mullen leads US in arms control talks with Russia
President Barack Obama's top military adviser attended the latest talks with Russia to replace an expiring Cold War-era arms control agreement, the U.S. said Tuesday.
  11/24/2009 2:11pm
Diplomats: Big powers prepare Iran resolution
Six world powers have readied a resolution critical of Iran's nuclear program, diplomats said Tuesday, as Tehran suggested it was still ready to discuss a U.N.-backed plan meant to delay the Islamic Republic's ability to make a nuclear weapon.
  11/24/2009 2:06pm
Iran's leader gets backing in friendly Bolivia
Iran's president inaugurated an Iranian-funded hospital and two milk-processing plants Tuesday in a goodwill visit in which his leftist host defended Iran's "peaceful" nuclear aspirations.
  11/24/2009 1:54pm
China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal
China executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman Tuesday for their roles in the sale of contaminated baby formula - severe punishments that Beijing hopes will assuage public anger, reassure importers and put to rest one of the country's worst food...
  11/24/2009 1:51pm
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