Afghan night raids scrutinzed Posted: 25 Jun 2011 05:07 PM PDT PUL-I-ALAM, Afghanistan -- The American soldiers stormed into the Afghan family's compound in the middle of the night, kicking in doors and shouting. They ordered everyone into the yard, bound their hands, covered their heads and interrogated them fo ... |
Diabetes cases grow globally Posted: 25 Jun 2011 05:10 PM PDT LONDON -- The number of adults worldwide with diabetes has more than doubled in three decades, jumping to an estimated 347 million, a new study says.Much of that increase is due to aging populations -- since diabetes typically hits in middle age -- a ... |
China eyes Canada's oil market Posted: 25 Jun 2011 05:58 PM PDT CALGARY, Alberta -- In the northern reaches of Alberta lies a vast reserve of oil that the U.S. views as a pillar of its future energy needs. China, with a growing appetite for oil that may one day surpass that of the U.S., is ready to spend the d ... |
No turning back on Afghan war Posted: 25 Jun 2011 05:15 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- We're getting out. No more presidential talk of decisions based on conditions on the ground. No benchmarks to measure. No maybes at all. Determined to pull the United States out of the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama deli ... |
Endangered Puerto Rican parrots flying high Posted: 25 Jun 2011 05:06 PM PDT EL YUNQUE NATIONAL FOREST, Puerto Rico -- Deep amid the dense greenery of a rain forest, down an unmarked road, behind a barbed wire fence in a low-slung compound monitored by security cameras, government scientists are nursing a special patient ba ... |
British hacker might be autistic Posted: 25 Jun 2011 05:06 PM PDT LONDON -- A British teenager accused of mounting computer attacks against a series of websites is autistic and should be released on bail, his lawyer said Saturday.Defense attorney Ben Cooper said 19-year-old Ryan Cleary had been diagnosed with Asper ... |
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