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U.N. observers warn of Syria civil war after massacre

May. 27, 2012 - 12:01PM JST ( 7 )

The head of a U.N. mission has warned of "civil war" in Syria after his observers counted more than 92 bodies, 32 of them children,… Read

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Edwards juror issue arises; case stops for weekend

World May. 26, 2012 - 06:00AM JST ( 2 Comments )

The judge in the trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards abruptly closed the courtroom Friday to talk to attorneys about an issue with a juror and sent the panel home after six days of… Read

More than 50 climbers reach summit of crowded Everest

World May. 25, 2012 - 04:37PM JST ( 7 Comments )

More than 50 climbers successfully summited Mount Everest on Friday, a Nepalese official said, amid concerns about overcrowding on the world's highest peak after four deaths earlier this week. Multiple expeditions had set off late… Read

Man arrested for 1979 murder of New York boy which led to National Missing Children's Day

World May. 25, 2012 - 10:34AM JST ( 12 Comments )

A former convenience store worker confessed to luring 6-year-old Etan Patz from his school bus stop in 1979 and choking him to death in a basement, police said Thursday, ending a three-decades long investigation into… Read

Senate cuts Pakistan aid over conviction of doctor who helped U.S. find bin laden

World May. 25, 2012 - 07:20AM JST ( 16 Comments )

A Senate panel expressed its outrage Thursday over Pakistan's conviction of a doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, voting to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million -- $1 million… Read

Yemeni army kills 33 militants in south

World May. 25, 2012 - 06:48AM JST ( 6 Comments )

Yemeni troops fought Islamist militants in southern cities on Thursday, as the government pressed ahead with a U.S.-backed offensive to help stabilize the impoverished Arab state that has turned into a base for al-Qaida. At… Read

Clinton puts burden on Iran to close gap in nuclear talks

World May. 25, 2012 - 06:45AM JST ( 6 Comments )

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday put the burden on Iran to close the gaps with the United States and five other world powers in talks over the Islamic republic's nuclear program. Iran… Read

Talks set with Quebec students after mass arrests

World May. 25, 2012 - 06:18AM JST ( 1 Comment )

The Quebec government invited student groups Thursday for talks to end a three-month conflict over a planned hike in tuition fees after nearly 700 people were arrested overnight in the Canadian province. No date was… Read

Private ship's space station flyby called success

World May. 25, 2012 - 06:17AM JST ( 0 Comments )

The world's first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station on Thursday, passing a critical test in advance of Friday's actual docking. The unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule performed a practice lap… Read

Rich-poor divide reopens at U.N. climate talks

World May. 25, 2012 - 06:00AM JST ( 0 Comments )

U.N. climate talks ran into gridlock Thursday as a widening rift between rich and poor countries risked undoing some advances made last year in the decades-long effort to control carbon emissions that scientists say are… Read

A smoke-free country? New Zealand aims for it with 40% tobacco tax hike

World May. 24, 2012 - 03:47PM JST ( 39 Comments )

There are smoke-free bars, smoke-free parks, even smoke-free college campuses. But a smoke-free country? New Zealand's government on Thursday squeezed smokers more than ever by announcing a 40% hike in tobacco taxes over the next… Read

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