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GREYMOUTH, New Zealand —The bid to rescue 29 New Zealand coal miners trapped underground by a massive gas explosion for nearly five days hit...

ATLANTA —The U.S. airport security chief pleaded with Thanksgiving travelers for understanding and urged them not to boycott full-body scans...

YANGON —Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was reunited Tuesday with her youngest son she last saw a decade ago, in an emotiona...

SEOUL —North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire Tuesday after the North shelled an island near their disputed sea border, killing at l...

From left: Evanna Lynch, Rupert Grint and Bonnie Wright. By Chris Betros TOKYO —...

LONDON —Japanese firms are threatening to review future investments in Britain if the government goes ahead with plans to put an annual cap ...

SANKEI From left: Singer Miliyah Kato, actress Meisa Kuroki, actress Shinobu Terajima, actress Tamiy...

SHIZUOKA —A woman was found in a critical condition while three others were rescued on Tuesday in a mountainous area of Shimada, Shizuoka Pr...

SAITAMA — Three men and one woman were found dead Tuesday in a parked car at a parking lot of a temple in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, ...

Bringing some holiday cheer to the airwaves, Susan Boyle gave a marvelous performance on the “Today” show this morning (Novemb...

He walked away from one of the most successful shows on network television, and looking back Simon Cowell thinks things wi...

She’s known for putting her thoughts and emotions in her music, and Taylor Swift recently opened up about what’s behind her so...

Stepping out for the screening of “I Love You Phillip Morris,” Olivia Palermo was spotted at the New York's School of Visu...

It’s one of HBO’s most popular shows, and now “True Blood” have added a few new members to its cast. Janina Gavankar , who may ...

Finishing up her work in paradise, Katie Holmes was joined by daughter Suri Cruise boarding a private jet in Fort Lauderdale...

Nations condemn deadly North Korean artillery attack CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff ( CNN ) -- Nations reacted swiftly Tuesday in c...

Giving a raare glimpse into her days growing up, Nicki Minaj opened up in an emotional forthcoming MTV News documentary titled "My...

Making for quite the memorable evening, Miley Cyrus followed up her 2010 American Music Awards performance with a night of celebration ...

11/22/10 Israel Is The Tail That Is Wagging The World Since the world was introduced to Israel, the entire world has been upended...

Cambodia Water Festival turns tragic with deadly stampede Christian Science Monitor At least 339 people died in the stampede, according...

Argentina´s maritime sector is one of several industries whose immediate future will depend to a large extent on the outcome of the country´...

ASUNCION - Paraguay''s National Anti-Drug ...

Brazilian chemicals distributor quantiQ believes that, with support from parent company Braskem , it can increase its profits by 20%/year. ...

During its first annual ple­nary session held last Monday, the Venezuelan gov­ernment’s Federal Governing Council (CFG) met to discuss the m...

Colombian singer Shakira on Sunday received the "Favorite Latin Artist Award" at the annual American Music Awards ceremony. ...

The Bolivian Chess Federation (FBA) said on Sunday that six countries have confirmed their attendance to the 7th South American Festival of ...

QUITO (MarketWatch) -- President Rafael Correa said on Saturday that two foreign oil private companies could leave Ecuador due to disagreem...

On Friday and Saturday, Chile will host Latin America's first Efficient Energy Expo, which will showcase seminars, speakers, competition...

The Toromiro - a small tree once endemic to Easter Island but declared extinct in 1978 – may soon be “reborn,” with more than 5,000 trees t...

Defying a morning rainstorm and a government that appears dead set in green-lighting the controversial HidroAysen dam project, more than 500...

This week will mark nine months since the 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile on Feb. 27. And, according to officials, central Chi...

Photo courtesy of IAATO T wenty years ago, Punta Arenas in southern Chile was the primary departure point for expeditions to Antarctica. Bu...

Ireland Is Second Euro Nation to Seek Aid as Banks Wobble Bloomberg By Joe Brennan and Dara Doyle - Mon Nov 22 11:48:22 GMT 2010 Nov. 22 ...

The modern airplane design works well, but from a fuel efficiency standpoint, could planes be designed more aerodynamically -- to lower drag...

ScienceDaily (July 7, 2010) — The tunable fluorescent nanoparticles known as quantum dots make ideal tools for distinguishing and identifyi...

Ethan Lee, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues are using frog egg extracts to study a signaling pathway that is important in early development and ...

Neuronal connections. Dendrites, which branch from the cell body (pink) of the neuron, play a key role in the communication between cells of...

ScienceDaily (Nov. 21, 2010) — A new image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer shows what looks like a glowing jellyfish fl...

Astronomer Brian Marsden died today. He is being mourned around the world by those who knew him and his work, particularly his leadershi...

Solar flares – they're big and they're fast. They can knock out a satellite or create a beautiful aurora. And the jury is still ou...

Elliptical galaxies were once thought to be aging star cities whose star-making heyday was billions of years ago. But new observations with ...

PASADENA, Calif. -- The EPOXI mission's recent encounter with comet Hartley 2 provided the first images clear enough for scientists to ...

Ireland swallows bitter pill, asks EU for loan (AP) US: NKorea's nuke cl...