Peru's Sea Institute in final report: Mass dolphin deaths unsolved
The Associated Press
23 May, 2012 0
LIMA, Peru - Peru's Sea Institute said in its final report Tuesday on the mass die-off earlier this year of nearly 900 dolphins and porpoises that the cause remains unknown. It cast doubt on oil-exploration undersea seismic testing as the reason. The report also ruled out viral and bacterial infecti
Iran signals wider UN inspections in bid for concessions at nuclear talks
Ali Akbar Dareini,Lara Jakes, The Associated Press
23 May, 2012 0
BAGHDAD - Iran has made the first move in attempts to gain an edge in nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers: It agreed in principle to allow U.N. inspectors to restart probes into a military site suspected of harbouring tests related to atomic weapons. The tentative accord — announced T
Environmental group sues to protect rare dolphin population off Hawaii
Audrey McAvoy, The Associated Press
23 May, 2012 0
HONOLULU, Hawaii - An environmental group on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service to force a decision on whether it will put a population of rare dolphins living near Hawaii on the endangered species list. Its species — called "false killer whale" even though it's a
Asian stock markets fall after Greece indicates an exit from euro could be imminent
Pamela Sampson, The Associated Press
23 May, 2012 0
BANGKOK - A report that Greece is considering preparations to leave the euro common currency sent Asian stock markets lower Wednesday. Investors have long acknowledged the possibility of a Greek withdrawal from the 17-nation euro currency union as the country struggles to meet harsh austerity target
Officials: Mali's injured interim president leaves for treatment in France
Martin Vogl, The Associated Press
23 May, 2012 0
BAMAKO, Mali - Mali's interim president, who was beaten by a mob of demonstrators who broke into his office this week, has left the country to seek medical treatment in France, an adviser and two French government officials said Wednesday. The unexpected, and unpublicized, departure of the 70-year-o
Nations approve Dr. Margaret Chan for 2nd term at helm of UN health agency
The Associated Press
23 May, 2012 0
GENEVA - Dr. Margaret Chan, who has steered the World Health Organization through crises over bird flu and the respiratory SARS bug, has won a second five-year term as its director-general. The World Health Assembly, which oversees the U.N. health agency, on Wednesday reappointed Chan, during a clos
Green Bay Packers receiver Donald Driver named "Dancing With the Stars" champion
The Associated Press
23 May, 2012 0
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - He already has a Super Bowl ring, and now football star Donald Driver can add the "Dancing With the Stars" mirrorball trophy to his awards collection. The Green Bay Packers receiver won the ABC dance show Tuesday after wowing audiences and judges with his kickin' country-themed
Hezbollah appeals for calm after Syrian rebels kidnap 11 Lebanese Shiites
Bassem Mroue,Elizabeth A. Kennedy, The Associated Press
23 May, 2012 0
BEIRUT - The leader of Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah has appealed for calm after people blocked roads and burned tires in Beirut to protest the kidnapping of 11 Lebanese Shiites in neighbouring Syria. Tuesday's abductions in Syria's northern Aleppo province threatened to ignite dangerous
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