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Global warming's impact worsened since 1997 pact
Thai mahouts in period costumes arrive atop their elephants for festivities Friday at the 49th Surin Elephant Roundup in Surin, Thailand. The event brings together mahouts and elephants from all over Thailand. AP

Global warming's impact worsened since 1997 pact

Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated — beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.
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UN committee criticizes NKorea rights violations
UN committee criticizes NKorea rights violations
UNITED NATIONS — A key UN committee expressed "very serious concern" Thursday at widespread reports of torture and other grave human rights violations in North Korea and strongly urged the government to put an end to the violations. Read more
3 new ancient crocodile species fossils found
3 new ancient crocodile species fossils found
WASHINGTON – A 20-foot-long crocodile with three sets of fangs — like wild boar tusks — roamed parts of northern Africa millions of years ago, researchers reported Thursday. While this fearsome creature hunted meat, not far away another newly found type of croc with a wide, flat snout like a pancake was fishing for food. Read more
Obama says he met with half brother while in China
11/19/2009 | 06:20 PM
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he met briefly with a half brother who lives in China and who recently wrote a semi-autobiographical novel about the abusive Kenyan father they share. More
Landslide in northern China kills 23
11/17/2009 | 09:47 AM
BEIJING — A state media report says a massive landslide in northern China partially has buried a village and killed at least 23 people, and that rescuers are seeking survivors. More
China blocks Obama's call to free the Web
11/17/2009 | 07:53 AM
President Barack Obama prodded China about Internet censorship and free speech, but the message was not widely heard in China where his words were blocked online and shown on only one regional... More
Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy
11/21/2009 | 03:08 PM
President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and... More
Shuttle docks at space station, unloads parts
11/19/2009 | 07:47 AM
Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday for a weeklong stay, and the astronauts quickly unloaded a huge platform full of spare parts needed to keep the... More
Fort Hood slayings prompt full Pentagon review
11/18/2009 | 12:51 PM
WASHINGTON – Worried that the Army may have missed red flags about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre, the Pentagon probably will open an inquiry into how all the military services keep... More
13 bullet-riddled bodies found west of Baghdad
11/16/2009 | 09:56 PM
BAGHDAD – Gunmen killed at least 13 people in a Sunni village west of Baghdad, dumping their bullet-riddled bodies in a cemetery, Iraqi security officials said Monday. More
Bingo! In quieter Baghdad, beloved game is back
11/13/2009 | 03:45 PM
It's Saturday night at the Alwiyah Club, and 21-year-old Sarah al-Kimackchy is doing the hip thing — playing bingo. More
Pakistan bombing kills mayor, 11 others
11/08/2009 | 07:28 PM
(Updated 9:06 p.m.) PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan, killing an anti-Taliban mayor who had formed a militia to fight the... More
Pope Benedict honors Paul VI in Italian birthplace
11/08/2009 | 08:49 PM
BRESCIA, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI made a one-day pilgrimage Sunday to northern Italy to pay tribute to Paul VI, his predecessor who made him a cardinal. More
Germany brings climate change case to skeptical audience in US
11/03/2009 | 03:08 PM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel intends to make the case for a global deal on climatechange to a skeptical audience: members of the U.S. Congress. More
EU can't agree on how much aid to give to poor nations vs climate change
10/31/2009 | 04:30 PM
European Union leaders failed to agree on how much to give poorer nations to counter the effects of a warming climate — squandering the last chance that global greenhouse gas talks in December will... More
US ship repels pirates with guns and sound blasts
11/19/2009 | 07:41 AM
Guards aboard the Maersk Alabama used guns and a sound blaster Wednesday to repel the second pirate attack in seven months on the US vessel at a time when ships are increasingly hiring armed... More
Maersk Alabama repels 2nd pirate attack
11/19/2009 | 12:03 AM
NAIROBI, Kenya – Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months, though private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship repelled the attack with gunfire... More
Pirates again attack US-flagged Maersk Alabama
11/18/2009 | 06:51 PM
NAIROBI, Kenya – The EU's anti-piracy force says that Somali pirates have again attacked the Maersk Alabama, the U.S.-flagged ship hijacked last spring. More
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Jinggoy won't run as Villar's guest senatorial candidate
2009-11-20 15:02:41
Senate President Pro Ttempore Jinggoy Estrada has turned down the offer of the Nacionalista Party...
Sonsona’s challenger vows to hit paydirt in 2nd title shot
2009-11-20 16:56:51
Mexican challenger Alejandro Hernandez vowed to make the most out of his second shot at the world...
Oprah Winfrey to announce show will end in 2011
2009-11-20 07:56:57
(Updated 10:32 a.m.) CHICAGO — "The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that grew...
Alleged burglar warms up bottle for crying baby
2009-11-20 12:22:12
INDIANAPOLIS – An 18-year-old is in police custody after he warmed up a bottle for a crying baby...