Nation and World
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Canada to claim Arctic
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - MONTEBELLO, Quebec -- Canada's prime minister is expected to assert his nation's claim to the fabled Northwest Passage through the warming, resource-rich Arctic at talks...
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Global warming fanatics might not heed the factsAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Scientists, theologians, historians, archaeologists and others who pursue facts and objective truths are rooted in reality and constantly adjusting their conclusions, th...
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Canada to assert Arctic claim
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - MONTEBELLO, Quebec -- Canada's prime minister is expected to assert his nation's claim to the fabled Northwest Passage through the warming, resource-rich Arctic at talks...
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Cage-diving may send sharks wrong message
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - GANSBAAI, South Africa -- Blessed with clear waters and a high concentration of great white sharks, this sleepy fishing town has become the self-proclaimed capital of ca...
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Israel won't allow more Darfur refugees
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- Israel said Sunday it will no longer allow refugees from Darfur to stay after they sneak across the border from Egypt, drawing criticism from those who say ...
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Shuttle planning early landing
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- With Hurricane Dean considered hardly any threat to Mission Control, Endeavour's astronauts left the international space station a day early and ...
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Visit to Baghdad may signal shift in U.S.-French relation
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- France's foreign minister paid an unannounced and highly symbolic visit to Baghdad on Sunday -- the first by a senior French official since the war started an...
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Heat wave finally eases
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Heat-stricken residents in some areas finally got a small break Sunday from the oppressive triple-digit temperatures that have killed at least 44 peo...
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Does zero trans fat really mean zero?
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stroll the aisles of any grocery store and you're sure to spot labels declaring "zero grams trans fat" on the front of snack foods, cookies and crackers. But...
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German captive freed in Afghanistan
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan police freed a female German hostage from a Kabul neighborhood and arrested a group of kidnappers early Monday, an Interior Ministry spokesm...