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  • Museum: Galileo's Fingers, Tooth Found

    at NPR – 1 hr 48 mins ago  

    Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again, a Florence museum said Friday. Full Story »

  • Marines Reflect On Duty, Death In Afghanistan

    at NPR – 2 hrs 38 mins ago  

    When the Marines of "America's Battalion" first arrived in Afghanistan, they were eager to get into the fight against the Taliban. Now, as they wrap up their seven-month deployment — and after the loss of a dozen comrades — they see warfare in a different light. Full Story »

  • Obscured By War, Water Crisis Looms In Yemen

    at NPR – 2 hrs 58 mins ago  

    News from Yemen has been dominated recently by an escalating rebellion along the border with Saudi Arabia. But the country has been making news for decades because of its severe overuse of a rapidly disappearing water supply, the result of natural and political causes. Full Story »

  • Record Rainfall Wreaks Havoc In Britain, Ireland

    at NPR – Fri Nov 20, 3:35 pm ET  

    Raging floods engulfed northern England's Lake District on Friday, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes. In Ireland, more than 3 feet of water shut down the center of the country's second-largest city, Cork, and more than a dozen other towns and villages. Full Story »

  • Peruvian Police Say Gang Killed People For Their Fat

    at NPR – Fri Nov 20, 3:08 pm ET  

    Police arrested three members of a gang in the Peruvian jungle that allegedly has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics. Medical experts expressed doubt about an international black market for human fat, though it does have cosmetic applications. Full Story »

  • Suicide Motorcycle Bomber Kills 16 In Afghanistan

    at NPR – Fri Nov 20, 7:33 am ET  

    Two children and a policeman were among those killed in the blast, which wounded at least 23 others when the motorcyclist detonated the explosives in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, officials said. Full Story »

  • Another Minn. Man Indicted In Missing Somalis Case

    at NPR – Thu Nov 19, 6:28 pm ET  

    Another man has been indicted on terrorism charges in a federal investigation into the recruitment of Minnesota Somalis to fight in Somalia. Full Story »

  • European Union Selects Belgian, Briton For Top Posts

    at NPR – Thu Nov 19, 6:09 pm ET  

    Trade commissioner Catherine Ashton of Britain was selected as the EU's new foreign policy chief and Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was picked for president. Their appointments suggested the need for compromise outweighed the desire for big names like former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Full Story »

  • Police, Courthouse Targeted In Pakistan Attacks

    at NPR – Thu Nov 19, 5:13 pm ET  

    Two police officers were killed by a suicide bomber a day after 19 people were killed outside a courthouse in Peshawar. The bombings brought to eight the number of militant attacks in less than two weeks in the city on the Afghan border. Full Story »

  • Karzai Sees Afghan Security Control Within 5 Years

    at NPR – Thu Nov 19, 4:16 pm ET  

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged Thursday to prosecute corrupt officials, and said the country would control it own security within five years. Karzai's comments came in an inauguration speech that kicked off his second term of office amid a growing Taliban insurgency and a cloud of corruption allegations. Full Story »

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