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Signal received from Russia's Mars moon probe

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:05 PM PST


MOSCOW -- The European Space Agency has received the first signal from an unmanned Russian spacecraft bound for a moon of Mars since it got stuck in Earth's orbit two weeks ago, officials said Wednesday, raising hope the mission might be saved.
Ru ...

After new email leak, climatologist takes case to public

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:05 PM PST


LONDON -- The British climatologist ensnared in a major new email leak took his case to the public Wednesday, arguing that he and his colleagues' comments have again been taken out of context.
The University of East Anglia's Phil Jones was one of ...

Russia threatens U.S. missile shield

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:02 PM PST


MOSCOW -- Russia threatened on Wednesday to deploy missiles to target the U.S. missile shield in Europe if Washington fails to assuage Moscow's concerns about its plans, a harsh warning that reflected deep cracks in U.S.-Russian ties despite Presid ...

Yemeni president agrees to resign

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:02 PM PST

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Yemen's authoritarian President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed Wednesday to step down amid a fierce uprising to oust him after 33 years in power. The U.S. and its powerful Gulf allies pressed for the deal, concerned that a security ...

Report outlines Bahrain abuses

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:02 PM PST

MANAMA, Bahrain -- In a stinging blow to Bahrain's leaders, a special commission that investigated the kingdom's unrest charged Wednesday that authorities used torture, excessive force and fast-track justice in crackdowns on the largest Arab Spring u ...

Israel anticipates peace treaty erosion with Egypt

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:02 PM PST


JERUSALEM -- Watching from the sidelines yet feeling much involved, Israel is preparing for the worst in Egypt, concerned about the fate of the 1979 peace treaty that reshaped the strategic balance of the Middle East.
As Egypt copes with street pr ...

Brazil suspends Chevron drills

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:01 PM PST


SAO PAULO -- Chevron was banned from drilling for oil in Brazil until an investigation into an offshore oil leak at one of the U.S.-based oil company's well sites is completed, regulators said Wednesday.
The board of Brazil's National Petroleum Ag ...

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