Dith Pran, 'Killing Fields' Inspiration, Dies at 65
Mar 31st, 2008 · Dith Pran, the Cambodian-born journalist who helped bring to light the brutalities of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s, died over the weekend of pancreatic cancer. He was 65 years old.
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Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Traced to Breakup Event *
Sep 5th, 2007 · New research suggests that the impact believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs and other life forms on Earth 65 million years ago can be traced back to a breakup event in the main asteroid belt.
Gene Therapy May Bring Cancer-Killing Cells
Aug 31st, 2006 · For more than 20 years, a team of scientists at the National Cancer Institute has been trying to cure cancer by using a patient's own immune system. In the latest twist, they use gene therapy to enhance the immune system's ability to recognize tumors.
Dual Confessions Cloud Georgia Child-Killing Case ****
May 30th, 2006 · Two years after 8-year-old Amy Yates was brutally murdered near her home in Carrollton, Ga., the prosecutor in the case has a real dilemma: There are two credible confessions to the crime. One came from a juvenile who was arrested and put in jail for the crime two years ago. The juvenile was released after someone else confessed to the crime, citing details that were not available to the public. The problem: The two confessions could cancel each other out in court.
Avian Flu Confirmed in Nigerian Birds
Feb 8th, 2006 · Scientists confirm that potentially deadly bird flu has infected poultry in Nigeria. The H5N1 virus already has killed more than 80 people in Asia and Turkey, along with millions of birds. Now, scientists worry that bird flu has gained a toehold on a continent ill prepared to deal with the disease.
California Town Mourns Marine's Death ***
Feb 7th, 2006 · Marine Lance Cpl. Brandon Christopher Dewey is the fifth serviceman from the small town of Tracy, Calif., to die in Iraq. A car bomber killed Dewey, 20, in Haqlaniyah, just north of Baghdad. Earlier this week, he was buried with honors in his hometown.
Anti-Cartoon Protests Turn Deadly in Afghanistan
Feb 7th, 2006 · At least three demonstrators are killed during a protest outside a NATO peacekeeping base in the northwestern part of Afghanistan. Unrest among Muslims continues in the country, prompted by the publication in European newspapers of caricatures of the Muhammad.
Violence Breaks Out Ahead of Nepalese Elections
Feb 7th, 2006 · Nine people have reportedly been killed in Nepal in the run-up to Wednesday's elections. The elections, the first in seven years, are for relatively minor municipal jobs. But they've become the focus of a worsening standoff between the embattled king and mainstream political parties and Maoist insurgents.
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