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US soldiers in Afghanistan mark Memorial Day
Obama tours twister-ravaged neighborhood in Joplin
NATO apologizes for Afghan civilian deaths
Shuttle Endeavour leaves space station _ forever
Yemeni troops fire on protesters, kill at least 20
Clashes erupt in Belgrade to protest Mladic arrest
Germany decides to abandon nuclear power by 2022
Man celebrates 85 years of living with diabetes
Top U.S. News
Shuttle Endeavour leaves space station for last time
Space shuttle Endeavour is on its way home. It undocked from the International Space Station late Sunday night, ending nearly two weeks of joint flight. Endeavour is due back on Earth early Wednesday.
Rebuilding after tornadoes: two designs that could save lives in another storm
Rebuilding, remembering at ground zero
At 'good grief' camp, children of fallen troops turn to each other
South Carolina nuclear plant becoming 1st in U.S. to go digital
Top Europe News
Clashes erupt in Belgrade to protest Mladic arrest
Protesters throwing stones and bottles clashed with baton-wielding riot police Sunday in Belgrade after several thousand Serbian nationalist supporters of jailed war-crimes suspect Ratko Mladic rallied outside the parliament building to demand his release.
Germany decides to abandon nuclear power by 2022
AP source: Obama picks new US ambassador to Russia
E. coli cucumbers might be in Austria, Hungary
Obama's Europe tour raises question of how much U.S. can afford to help
Top Pacific News
Thousands of pets left behind in restricted zone near nuclear power plant
It’s a daily struggle for those left behind. Their yelps go unanswered as they roam aimlessly in search of scraps of food. They fend for themselves in the restricted zone surrounding the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, not knowing when — or even if — their human companions will return.
Navy, Air Force join search in Saipan for missing girls
Poll: Most Japanese distrust government on nuke crisis
Japan considers export of next-generation missiles
E.U. officials to visit North Korea for aid talks, South Korean official says
Top Mideast News
Iraqi leader reconsiders U.S. troop withdrawal
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been saying for months that he'll stand by his agreement with the U.S. for the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq by the end of this year. In recent weeks though, Maliki has done a turnaround. Now he says he'd support keeping some troops in the country after the deadline, if he can get a majority of Iraq's politicians to agree.
Syria to end nuclear secrecy
Bomb kills Iraqi soldier, firefighter near Baghdad
Yemen leader accused of allowing Islamist takeover
After 4 years, Egypt reopens its border with Gaza
Business
Germany decides to abandon nuclear power by 2022
Asian markets cautious amid dull economic signs
Oil hovers below $101 in light holiday trading
Greeks demonstrate against austerity measures
Brazilian farmer found dead in the Amazon
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