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South Korea expects nuclear talks to resume

AP - 1 hour 7 minutes ago

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea expects the long-stalled international negotiations on North Korea's nuclear programs to resume next month, the country's chief negotiator said Friday. More »

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  • Russia detains alleged spy working for Georgia

    AP - 1 hour 13 minutes ago

    MOSCOW - Russia's security service reportedly said Friday that it detained a man accused of spying for Georgia in the restive North Caucasus, adding to escalating tension between the former Soviet republics. More »

  • Last doomsday cult members abandon cave in Russia

    AP - 1 hour 15 minutes ago

    MOSCOW - The nine remaining members of a Russian doomsday cult holed up underground for months awaiting the end of the world abandoned it Friday after authorities removed two rotting corpses from their cave. More »

  • Police: 10 arrested in terror probe

    AP - 1 hour 53 minutes ago

    PARIS - A French police official says authorities in France, Germany and the Netherlands have detained 10 people in a probe into suspected Islamic terror financing. More »

  • Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer, study finds

    AP - 2 hours 21 minutes ago

    Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found _ adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. More »

  • Bush wraps up 2-day Israel visit

    AP - 2 hours 44 minutes ago

    JERUSALEM - President Bush put the finishing touch on his celebrate-and-be-celebrated Israel stay, leaving the Holy Land Friday with no movement on Mideast peace but hoping to fare better in Saudi Arabia at obtaining help for soaring gas prices at home. More »

  • Ex-Army Corps consultant indicted in bribery case

    AP - Friday, May 16

    NEW ORLEANS - A former Army Corps of Engineers consultant and a dirt subcontractor were indicted Thursday on bribery charges stemming from an investigation into levee work after Hurricane Katrina. More »

  • 8 militants, 1 Afghan soldier killed

    AP - 2 hours 17 minutes ago

    KABUL, Afghanistan - Clashes in eastern and southern Afghanistan left eight militants dead, and a roadside bomb killed an Afghan soldier, officials said Friday. More »

  • Muskogee, Okla., teen ready for mayoral challenge

    AP - Friday, May 16

    MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Nineteen-year-old John Tyler Hammons has a lot on his plate as he prepares to take over as mayor of this eastern Oklahoma city, but he's trying to keep his priorities straight. More »

  • Dairy farmers pamper cows to boost milk output

    AP - Friday, May 16

    DES MOINES, Iowa - When it comes to comfort, Kirk Christie's cows have it all _ a new barn, a flat-screen television and waterbeds. More »