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Dozens dead in Pakistan mosque attack

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:24:44 EST

Militants attacked a mosque during midday prayers in Rawalpindi today, killing at least 36 people, Pakistan authorities said.

Jury gets case in Amanda Knox trial

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:28:02 EST

An Italian jury has begun deliberations in the trial of U.S. student Amanda Knox and her ex- boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito. Both are charged in the killing of Meredith Kercher.

More NATO troops to go to Afghanistan

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:12:35 EST

Non-U.S. nations operating under the NATO command in Afghanistan have promised to send 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan, NATO's secretary-general said Friday.

Filmmaker Roman Polanski freed on bail

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:50:01 EST

Film director Roman Polanski has been released from custody in Switzerland and placed under house arrest, Swiss justice authorities said Friday.

Somalia graduation blast kills 23

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:42:45 EST

The death toll rose to 23 on Friday in a suicide bombing attack at a Somali graduation ceremony, which killed three members of Somalia's U.N.-backed interim government, according to an independent media report.

3rd person charged in cop killings

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:31:00 EST

A third person was charged with helping a suspected cop killer elude police during an intense manhunt in the Seattle area, prosecutors said Thursday.

Opinion: Jobs? Look to entrepreneurs

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:36:00 EST

It's the oldest trick in the political playbook: Call together a "summit" of fancy people so you'll appear to be focused on work that must get done.

Brain of best-known amnesiac mapped

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:21:49 EST

Researchers are dissecting Henry Molaison's brain to figure out what caused the amnesia he suffered for more than 50 years -- and they're streaming it live on the Web.

Students urged to get H1N1 vaccine

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:36:43 EST

Chris Edwards' fever spiked at 104 degrees this fall before he was sent home from Frostburg State University in western Maryland to recuperate from the H1N1 flu.