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Panda in China zoo bites student who wanted a hug

A college student in southern China was bitten by a panda after he broke into the bear's enclosure hoping to get a hu... 30 comments

The Associated Press

Malaysian Islamic body bans yoga for Muslims

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia _ Malaysia's top Islamic body fresh from banning tomboys issued an edict Saturday that prohibi... 13 comments

The Associated Press

Bush scrambles for North Korea breakthrough

President George W. Bush snared fresh international support Saturday on the economy and North Korea, emerging from hi... 6 comments

The Associated Press

Gunfire at Wash. shopping mall kills 1, wounds 1

Police on Sunday were searching for a gunman who opened fire in a packed Seattle-area shopping mall, killing one man ...

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The Associated Press

Obama fills out White House communications team

President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday named longtime spokesman Robert Gibbs as White House press secretary, puttin... 3 comments

Newsday.com

Spacewalk No. 3: Astronauts step out for longest, hardest spacewalk of their mission

As spacewalk No. 3 was getting under way 225 miles up, a new recycling system for converting urine into drinking wate... 2 comments

The Associated Press

Obama to name Geithner, Summers to economic posts

President-elect Barack Obama will announce the leaders of his economic team Monday, naming Timothy Geithner as treasu...

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CNN

Earthquake strikes off Indonesia

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck just off the coast of southern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Saturday evening, the U.S. Ge... 1 comment

The Associated Press

British may ban 'happy hour' as drink deaths rise

Britain is considering a ban on 'happy hour' discounts at bars and restaurants to curb drinking, a spokesman said Sat... 2 comments

The Associated Press

Zimbabwe criticizes Annan, Carter on planned trip

A state-run newspaper in Zimbabwe says a humanitarian mission by Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter and a South African human r... 1 comment