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Proton beams circulate in Big Bang machine

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By Associated Press

November 21, 2009, 2:47AM
The European Organization for Nuclear Research has taken the restart of the collider step by step to avoid further setbacks as it moves toward new scientific experiments -- probably starting in January -- regarding the makeup of matter and the universe.  Full story »

China says 37 dead, 71 trapped in mine explosion

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By Associated Press

November 21, 2009, 12:56AM
More than 390 people at the Xinxing mine in Heilongjiang province managed to escape after the 2:30 a.m. explosion, the State Administration of Work Safety said in a statement.  Full story »

Scientists' hacked e-mails on climate change cause stir among skeptics

By The New York Times

November 20, 2009, 10:06PM
Hundreds of private e-mail messages and documents hacked from a computer server at a British university are causing a stir among global warming skeptics, who say they show that climate scientists conspired to overstate the case for a human influence on climate change.  Full story »

Suicide bomber on motorcycle kills 13, wounds 30 in Afghanistan

By Associated Press

November 20, 2009, 4:35AM
Several children are among those wounded in the morning explosion.  Full story »
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Suspected U.S. missile strike kills at least eight militants in Pakistan

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By Associated Press

November 20, 2009, 4:19AM
A U.S. drone fires two missiles at a compound being used by suspected Taliban militants in a Pakistan village, according to two intelligence officials.  Full story »

U.S. envoy criticizes coverage of Obama China visit

By Associated Press

November 20, 2009, 3:57AM
Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.  Full story »

Peruvian police: Gang killed people for their fat

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By Associated Press

November 20, 2009, 3:03AM
Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.  Full story »

19 killed in courthouse bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan

By McClatchy-Tribune News Service

November 19, 2009, 10:35PM
A suicide bomb strike on a crowded courthouse in Peshawar, Pakistan, killed 19 people Thursday, the 10th bomb attack in six weeks for a city bearing the brunt of retaliation from Taliban militants battling Pakistani troops along the Afghan border. Full story »

Chinese city's one-dog policy spawns plots to hide extra pups

By Plain Dealer wire services

November 19, 2009, 10:21PM
Multi-dog families are grappling with a new rule that limits dog ownership to one per family, introduced in July by the Guangzhou government as part of a campaign to clean up the city and eradicate rabies before next fall, when the city will host the 16th Asian Games.  Full story »

Clinton, Afghan warlord among guests at Karzai inauguration

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By McClatchy-Tribune News Service

November 19, 2009, 9:59PM
The competition between foreign demands and domestic political IOUs was on display at President Hamid Karzai's second inauguration Thursday. On one side of the room sat Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has warned that the international community is losing patience with Karzai. On the other side was Abdul Rashid Dostum, the Afghan warlord who has become a symbol of cronyism and government corruption.  Full story »

European Union names Belgium's Van Rompuy as its 1st president

By Plain Dealer wire services

November 19, 2009, 9:40PM
Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was selected by European Union leaders Thursday, Nov. 19, as the first president of the 27-nation bloc. Full story »

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai begins second term with promises of reform

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By Associated Press

November 19, 2009, 4:10AM
After being sworn in to a second five-year term, the Afgan president says his government is doing whatever it can to implement reforms, and pledges that Afghan forces will be able to take control of the country's security in the next five years.  Full story »

Suicide bomber kills 19 outside courthouse in Pakistan

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By Associated Press

November 19, 2009, 3:35AM
Updated at 4:45 a.m. The bombing is the sixth in less than two weeks in and around Peshawar, the largest city in the northwest. The attacks have killed more than 80 people.  Full story »

U.S., allies consider more sanctions on Iran because of nuclear program

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By Associated Press

November 19, 2009, 3:12AM
President Obama's tough talk comes as Iran indicates it will not ship its low-enriched uranium to Russia for processing, the centerpiece of deal aimed at a peaceful resolution to Iran's contested nuclear program. Full story »
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