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August 1, 2010

Poles hope deadly knights will bring some good now

The town of Kwidzyn puts grudges aside to highlight its rich history and stimulate tourism.
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August 1, 2010

Report: Iraq lags only Iran, China in number it executes

ROME – Iraq is now among the world’s top executioners for the first time since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein, an Italian anti-death penalty group said Saturday, reporting that the number of the country’s executions rose dramatically last year. China and Iran are still the world’s top two executioners, according to the report released […]
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August 1, 2010

Sept. 11 suspects still in limbo; teen’s war crimes trial to begin

Experts doubt a forum and venue for the five's trial will be announced before Election Day.
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August 1, 2010

Dozens injured in Bangladesh clashes

Garment workers protest a minimum wage of $45 a month. Labor groups press for $73 a month.
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August 1, 2010

Bizarre twists upstage child’s disappearance

Two months after Kyron Horman vanished from his Oregon school, frustration and suspicion abound.

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August 1, 2010

Researcher builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device

The security expert warns about weaknesses in cellular technology.
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August 1, 2010

Current Congress losing what little respect it had

Ethics trials, temper tantrums drag it to sea's bottom and several fathoms into the mud.
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August 1, 2010

Interior chief parries pleas to lift oil-drilling ban

Ken Salazar, visiting Gulf rigs, is unswayed by stellar safety records and above-water blowout preventers.
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August 1, 2010

Chelsea Clinton weds at genteel estate

The crowd is estimated in the hundreds, including Madeleine Albright and designer Vera Wang.
Published
July 31, 2010

Astronomer Leonard Searle dies at 79

LOS ANGELES – Astronomer Leonard Searle, a former director of the Carnegie Observatories whose observations provided crucial information in determining the conditions of the Big Bang that created the universe and helped explain how heavy elements are produced in stars, has died. He was 79. Searle died July 2 at his home in Pasadena, Calif., […]