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US envoy leaves for North Korea nuclear talks in Beijing

AFP - Friday, September 5

WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A US envoy left here Thursday for talks in Beijing with his Asian negotiating partners to try to determine whether North Korea had begun to rebuild its nuclear plant, officials said. More »

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  • Study finds no link between autism, MMR vaccine

    Study finds no link between autism, MMR vaccine

    AFP - Friday, September 5

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A new study carried out in the United States found no evidence of a link between autism and the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. More »

  • Cuban dissidents ask looser US embargo after storm

    AP - Friday, September 5

    HAVANA - Two prominent Cuban dissidents have asked U.S. President George W. Bush to temporarily loosen restrictions on travel and sending money to the communist-run island to help tens of thousands left homeless by Hurricane Gustav. More »

  • US readies for T.S. Hanna; Cat. 4 Ike close behind

    AP - Friday, September 5

    CHARLESTON, S.C. - Residents moved boats and booked inland hotel rooms while National Guard troops prepared to deploy along the Southeastern coast as Tropical Storm Hanna plowed through the Atlantic on Thursday, with Category 4 Hurricane Ike trailing a few days behind. More »

  • Ex-Serb diplomat jailed in US crime case probe

    AP - Friday, September 5

    BELGRADE, Serbia - A former Serb diplomat suspected of helping a Serbian college student charged with assault to flee the United States was told Thursday he must spend 30 days in jail while an investigation is done. More »

  • Envoys to meet after NKorea restarts work at nuke complex

    AFP - Friday, September 5

    SEOUL (AFP) - - North Korea's negotiating partners will meet in Beijing Friday to discuss the communist state's initial steps to restart its plutonium-producing nuclear reactor, officials said. More »

  • US sends envoy to China amid reports of NKorea rebuilding

    AFP - Thursday, September 4

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A top US nuclear envoy will travel to Beijing Thursday in a bid to break a deadlock in North Korea's disarmament deal amid reports that Pyongyong was rebuilding its atomic plant. More »

  • Google chief admits to 'defensive component' of browser launch

    AFP - Thursday, September 4

    LONDON (AFP) - - Google's chief executive admitted Thursday there was a "defensive component" to the Web search giant's launch of its own Internet browser, thereby pitting it against Microsoft's dominant software. More »

  • Bush announces $1 billion in aid for Georgia

    AP - Thursday, September 4

    WASHINGTON - Pushing back against an increasingly aggressive Moscow, President Bush said Wednesday the U.S. will send an extra $1 billion to Georgia to help the pro-Western former Soviet republic in the wake of Russia's invasion. More »

  • Bounty doubled for U.S. mobster last seen in UK

    Reuters - Thursday, September 4

    BOSTON (Reuters) - The FBI doubled the bounty on Wednesday for information leading to the arrest of fugitive Boston Irish mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, an inspiration for the Oscar-winning film "The Departed." More »