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Some glaciers on Asia's Karakoram mountains are defying the global trend and getting thicker, say researchers. A French team used satellite data to show that glaciers in part of the Karakoram range, to the west of the Himalayan region, are putting on mass. The reason is...

Needles, used condoms, medical waste still okay

... it will make air travel safer, says ex-TSA head in plea to stop 'unending nightmare' of airport security The former head of Transportation Security Administration has said that the country's airport security system is a broken mess making travelling ‘an unending nightmare’ for...

Bee Gee Robin Gibb is in a coma after suffering from pneumonia, his official website says. He has been recovering from cancer in recent months, but was too ill to attend a performance of his new work a few days ago. "We are all hoping and praying that he will pull through,"...

Lionel Richie, Pamela Anderson among tax scofflaws California tax authorities said Anderson owes $524,241 in personal income taxes. The Franchise Tax Board included the "Baywatch" star on a list of the state's 500 biggest income-tax delinquents posted Friday. Meanwhile, E! Online reports...

On Saturday morning, the prime minister delivered a speech to a gathering of chief executive officers who had gathered for their own meeting just before the launch of the politicians’ summit. Harper has been promoting Canada’s plans to break through into Latin America with more trade and...

Thunderstorms produced massive amounts of hail in northwest Texas on Wednesday afternoon. Below is a collection of photos from social media and iWitness Weather showing the amazing scenes. more Photos: Hail Piles up Several Feet in Texas - weather.com

Bravo. Cartagena, Colombia (CNN) -- Twelve Secret Service agents sent to Colombia ahead of President Barack Obama were relieved of duty and returned home amid allegations of misconduct that involved prostitution, the man who tipped news agencies to the investigation told CNN Saturday...

Shah who? The United States on Friday apologized and denied charges of racial profiling after Indian film superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he was held by authorities after jetting in on a private plane. India lodged a diplomatic complaint after Khan said he was detained for more than 90 minutes...

Unrest is simmering in some quarters of the Washington news universe regarding changes in the way the Department of Labor (DOL) manages its pre-release media “lockups” on sensitive data like weekly jobless benefits and unemployment. For years, journalists participating in the lockups have...

D'oh. The Liberal brain trust must have been disappointed when it received the results of a request for information on salaries within the Prime Minister’s Office. The plan was obvious: take the presumably humongous salaries paid out to the privileged court surrounding the Prime...