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Karzai to speak on Afghan political limbo
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to announce Tuesday whether he will accept findings that indicate he did not secure enough votes to win a second term.
Pterodactyl fossil fills gaps in evolutionary tale
Scientists say a very rare find of some 20 fossilized pterodactyls has produced the first clear evidence of a controversial theory of evolution. The fossils were found in north-east China earlier this year, embedded in rock dating back 160 million years, and have been called “Darwinopterus” after the renowned naturalist Charles Darwin
Study: Fossils Suggest Ancient CO2-Climate-Change Link
Some of the best evidence linking rising carbon dioxide levels to a warmer world comes from the coldest places on earth. Samples of ancient air extracted from deep inside the Antarctic and Greenland ice caps make it clear that CO2 is scarce in the atmosphere during ice ages and relatively abundant during warmer interglacial periods — like the one we’re in now
Dogs sniff out wrong suspect; scent lineups questioned
The interrogation room inside the Victoria County Sheriff’s Office is sterile and cold. There’s a table in the middle, a one-way mirror and a hidden video camera that lets investigators watch suspects.
IAEA: Iran broke law by not revealing nuclear facility
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency said Iran broke the law by not disclosing sooner its recently revealed uranium enrichment site.
Vitamin cafes: Japan’s latest health injection
In trendy neighborhoods of Tokyo customers are lining up for vitamin injections that promise to improve health and beauty.
5 Illinois family members were beaten to death, sheriff says
All five members of a family found slain inside a Beason, Illinois, home early this week were victims of blunt-force trauma, police said Thursday. A pathologist determined that the five — Raymond Gee, 46; Ruth Gee, 39; and three children — had been beaten to death, Logan County Sheriff Steve Nichols told reporters
Pakistani official: Mumbai suspects will be charged
Seven suspects arrested in Pakistan in connection with the Mumbai, India, attacks of last year will be charged in their next court appearance, a Pakistani official said Saturday.
Police: DNA confirms Noordin dead
Indonesian police say they have DNA evidence identifying the man they killed this week as Noordin Top, the nation’s most-wanted terror suspect. “We have matched this Malaysian man’s DNA against his family and it’s 100 percent match,” Nanan Soekarna, a national police representative said Saturday