Yao Ming to China: Stop eating shark fins
Recently retired Chinese NBA star and British tycoon Richard Branson join to fight shark fin trade
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GM expansion in China a threat to U.S. jobs?
Some experts wonder whether automaker will produce electric cars there one day for American market
Rebel victory elusive after Tripoli's fall
One month after capturing Libyan capital, Qaddafi remains at large and loyalist forces show no signs of giving up fight
Pope: Nazis show danger of abuse of power
Pontiff visits German homeland, warns against corruption and diminished importance of religion
Child cage fighting stirs U.K. controversy
British sports minister calls videotaped fight between 2 boys under age of 10 "barbaric;" Police not filing charges
Poisoned school lunch kills 3 kids in Peru
Food donated for nutrition program contaminated with pesticides; 94 sickened in Andean hamlet
Hikers spend 1st day free with families
Reunited with loved ones after 2 years in Iran prison, Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal enjoy freedom in private
Pope in Germany for 1st state visit to homeland
Benedict XVI expected to meet large protests and even larger groups of faithful before controversial address to parliament
Julian Assange's "unauthorized autobiography"
WikiLeaks founder failed in his bid to stop his book's publication; Parts of memoir already leaked to press
Freed hiker: "Two years in prison is too long"
After 782 days in Iranian custody, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal reunited with their families in Oman
Palestinians reject U.S. pressure on U.N. bid
President Mahmoud Abbas doesn't plan to agree to delayed vote for membership bid, setting up recognition showdown for Friday
Typhoon hits Tokyo, grazes nuke plant
13 dead as powerful storm slams country's east coast; Tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant avoids major damage
Peace talk deal aims to delay Palestinian UN bid
French President Nicolas Sarkozy offers timetable for Mid East accord in push for Palestinian leaders to abandon UN application
West Bank rallies as statehood bid looms
Thousands celebrate in Ramallah as Mahmoud Abbas pushes ahead with effort to win UN recognition; U.S. still opposed
Grandma escapes Pakistan flood in cooking pot
Authorities are unsure how many people are still stranded by floods that first hit Pakistan in August
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Oil prices rebound slightly as Iran claims new attacks on ships
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
U.S. ID's remains of WWII soldier from iconic "Merrill's Marauders"
Hoax bomb threats affect at least 20 European flights within hours
2 women advanced further in Navy SEAL tryouts than any in history
Wendy's rejects $1.4 billion hostile takeover bid
The 2026 blue wave, in charts
Ronaldo retires from Portugal national team
