BAGHDAD (AP) - A coalition led by Iraq's prime minister has won the largest single bloc of seats in seven of 12 provinces participating in local elections, and tied in an eighth, although it failed to achieve a majority in any of the districts, electoral officials announced Saturday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Hamid Shalizi and Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan warned Pakistan on Monday that it will bear the consequences of more clashes on their contested border, hours after a new bout of fighting erupted between the neighbors. The clash is the latest indication of a sharp deterioration in relations between the important U.S. allies, and c... [Full Article]
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were flat on Tuesday as investors found little reason to keep pushing shares higher following a day on which the S&P 500 ended at yet another record high. * Wall Street has advanced more than 13 percent so far this year, outpacing gains for all of 2012 in about five months. The gains h... [Full Article]
CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) - It's the not-so-green secret of the nation's wind-energy boom: Spinning turbines are killing thousands of federally protected birds, including eagles, each year. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
A prehistoric shoreline runs along the eastern edge of North America; scientists have pointed to it as evidence that much of Antarctica melted 3 million years ago. But new research suggests this shoreline is actually about 30 feet (10 meters) lower than previously thought, meaning less ice melted than suspected. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]
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