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Myanmar frees group of dissidents ahead of summit with U.S.

2013-05-17 13:08:00

NEW DELHI --� Some 20 political prisoners were released in Myanmar on Friday, just days before a a historic summit between the country's leader and President Obama in Washington, officials and prisoner rights groups said. President Thein Sein will be the...

Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo

2013-05-18 18:45:00

MALEH, West Bank — In remote Palestinian villages of the northern Jordan Valley, children read by gas lamp, and water must be purchased from miles away, even when electricity lines and water pipes to Israeli settlements run directly past their...

Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit

2013-05-17 18:05:00

NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...

Britain's Cameron, meeting with Obama, under fire at home on EU

2013-05-13 10:31:00

LONDON – As he met in Washington with President Obama on Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron found himself on the defensive at home against members of his own party who want their country to withdraw from the 27-nation European Union as...

Brazil plan to import thousands of Cuban doctors criticized

2013-05-11 07:00:00

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- A Brazilian government plan to import 6,000 Cuban doctors to practice in needy areas is being greeted with criticism from� local medical professionals. Much of the medical care in Brazil is concentrated in rich, densely populated...

A skin-care line that is not just another pretty toxic face

2013-05-12 00:00:00

Gregg Renfrew wants to change the way people live, starting with their cosmetics. Sitting in her light-filled office in Santa Monica, Renfrew rattles off the statistics she finds most alarming when it comes to some of the lotions, sprays and powders...

France tumbles into double-dip recession

2013-05-15 08:02:00

PARIS -- Beleaguered French President Francois Hollande suffered a further setback in his attempts to pull France out of its economic slump after official figures showed Wednesday that the country has entered a double-dip recession. Figures released by...

British leader David Cameron faces dissent on EU membership

2013-05-13 18:11:00

LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron moved Monday to beat back a brewing rebellion within his Conservative Party over Britain's membership in the European Union, rejecting demands for a speedy public vote on exiting the trading bloc but insisting...

Citizen scientists: Help crowd-source climate change research

2013-05-14 06:00:00

Citizen scientists, environmentalists and anyone who lives near a power plant -- your services are requested. Climate change scientist Kevin Robert Gurney needs your help in a grand undertaking: the mapping of all the power plants in the world. It's a...

Obama, Cameron press for diplomatic solution in Syria

2013-05-13 16:30:00

President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday pressed for a negotiated settlement in Syria, but acknowledged that diplomatic efforts to end more than two years of deadly violence might not be successful. Speaking after a meeting...

Eurozone recession continues

2013-05-16 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — Europe's recession stretched into the first three months of the year, making it the single-currency region's longest downturn and raising concerns about its effect on the U.S. recovery. The 17-nation Eurozone economy contracted 0.2%...

The Week Ahead: Imelda's back, Iran at impasse, Syria in turmoil

2013-05-13 04:00:00

Marcos dynasty enhancing its political comeback in the Philippines Monday, May 13 -- Unrepentant over her role as treasure-squandering first lady, the widow of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos is poised for victory in Monday’s...

From left, Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, European Union Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn and Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan talk prior to a Eurozone meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels.

2013-05-13 08:12:21

British Prime Minister David Cameron, during a joint news conference with President Obama at the White House, said it was in Britain's interests to "reform the European Union, to make it more open, more competitive, more flexible."

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Staff of a solar power plant works on their solar panels in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on May 8, 2013. The EU executive on May 8 proposed heavy anti-dumping tariffs of around 47 percent on imports of Chinese solar panels, a European Union source said.

2013-05-08 00:00:00