Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan

A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 16 people, including two children and a policeman, and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, officials...

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WORLD Headlines

  • Obama says US, allies discussing Iran sanctions

    Showing impatience with Iranian foot-dragging, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and its allies are discussing possible new...

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  • 'Catastrophic' warning as fires flare in Australia

    Australian firefighters battled dozens of bush blazes on Friday as record-breaking hot weather sparked "catastrophic" warnings in two states, just...

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  • Alcohol helps cut heart disease risk for men: study

    Men who drink alcohol every day see a nearly one-third average reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease, according to a long-term study among...

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Politics

  • Obama says he met with half brother while in China

    President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he met briefly with a half brother who lives in China...

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  • Karzai sworn in as Afghan leader, vows to fight graft

    Afghan forces should be ready to take over security in Afghanistan in five...

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  • Clinton arrives in Kabul for Karzai inauguration

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Afghanistan to...

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Environment

  • Astronauts get set for 1st spacewalk of mission

    Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts are about to step out on the first spacewalk of their...

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  • UN: Fight climate change with free condoms

    The battle against global warming could be helped if the world slowed...

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  • Clinton: No binding climate deal at Denmark talks

    Next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen is not likely to produce a...

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Health

  • Experts say radical measures won't stop swine flu

    Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by...

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  • 1 conjoined twin talking after separation surgery

    A Bangladeshi toddler separated this week from her conjoined twin sister was...

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  • Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes

    Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes....

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Science and Technology

  • NASA launches space shuttle Atlantis

    NASA's Atlantis shuttle has blasted off with a haul of spare parts for the International Space...

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  • Australian doctors operate on conjoined twins

    A team of Australian surgeons were working Monday on a delicate and complicated...

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  • Splash! NASA moon crash struck lots of water

    Suddenly, the moon looks exciting again. It has lots of water, scientists said...

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Web World

  • NASA, Microsoft take Web surfers to Mars

    NASA and Microsoft launched an interactive website that allows Web surfers to become Mars...

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  • Founder of Tibetan Web site gets 15 years

    The founder of a Tibetan literary Web site was sentenced to 15 years in prison...

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  • School sued for punishing teens over MySpace pix

    Two sophomore girls have sued their school district after they were punished...

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Mixed Bag

  • Gang killed people for their fat

    Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses...

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  • 3 new ancient crocodile species fossils found

    A 20-foot-long crocodile with three sets of fangs — like wild boar tusks —...

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  • Woman leaves $40,000 at Md. shrine for safekeeping

    A woman quietly left $40,000 worth of rare U.S. coins near a Catholic shrine...

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