RENO, Nev. -- Sheryl Crow has spoken out against the war in Iraq and in support of embryonic stem-cell research and efforts to combat global warming. Now, she's trying to ride to the rescue of thousan

During the week Stewart Brand and his wife, Ryan Phelan, live on a houseboat, a restored tug, moored in Sausalito harbour. At weekends, they take off to a restored Victorian farmhouse located by a samphire-filled saltmarsh near Petaluma, half an hour north of San Francisco.

Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Evidence that the Arctic Ocean was ice-free 3 million years ago, when average global temperatures were similar to projections for 2100, may shed light on how the far north will change as the Earth warms, a U.S. scientist said.

The teenage pregnancy rate in New Brunswick increased slightly last year, according to the Health Department.

Setbacks in its nuclear program and protests in the streets are making Iran’s leaders vulnerable to strong new sanctions, the Obama administration says.

The American Freedom Alliance says the center bowed to pressure from the Smithsonian. The science center says a news release hadn't been submitted to the museum, violating the contract. The American Freedom Alliance says the center bowed to pressure from the Smithsonian. The science center says a news release hadn't been submitted to the museum, violating the contract.

Iraq's former deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz under Saddam Hussein has suffered a stroke and been moved from jail to a US military hospital, his lawyer told AFP on Sunday.

Illegal immigrants have been working at some of the most sensitive Government offices in the country, including the headquarters of the UK Border Agency, it has emerged.

SANAA - The United States embassy in Yemen has closed in response to threats by al Qaeda and has instructed its Yemeni employees to stay away until further notice, the embassy and foreign diplomats said on Sunday.

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Our diplomatic war of words with Iran is brewing nicely. Last week the foreign secretary, David Miliband, condemned as “disturbing” the Ahmadinejad regime’s “lack of restraint” in its treatment of pro-democracy demonstrators.