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EU health chief vows plan to restore confidence in wake of horse meat scandal

EU health chief vows plan to restore confidence in wake of horse meat scandal

As the scandal over the discovery of horse meat in products labeled as pure beef widened, the European Union's health chief vowed Wednesday to put in place a plan to restore consumer confidence.
EU ministers hold crisis talks over horse meat scandal

EU ministers hold crisis talks over horse meat scandal

As a scandal over the discovery of horse meat in products labeled as beef widens, European ministers are meeting for talks in Belgium on Wednesday on how to restore badly dented consumer confidence.
Obama announces 34,000 troops to come home

Obama announces 34,000 troops to come home

President Barack Obama announced in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night that some 34,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan will have returned home by this time next year.
New arrests in News of the World phone-hacking probe

New arrests in News of the World phone-hacking probe

Six people were arrested Wednesday in what London's Metropolitan Police is calling a separate phone-hacking conspiracy at Rupert Murdoch's defunct News of the World newspaper.
Obama to announce 34,000 troops to come home

Obama to announce 34,000 troops to come home

In his State of the Union speech Tuesday, President Obama will announce that by this time next year, 34,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan will have returned home, according to sources with knowledge of the president's speech.
Twitter and Amex to let you pay with a hashtag

Twitter and Amex to let you pay with a hashtag

Twitter is getting into e-commerce. It's now possible to buy goods online in two steps by tweeting a special hashtag.

World leaders react to North Korea nuclear test

Reaction to North Korea's nuclear test -- its third since 2006 -- poured in Tuesday from around the world: Barack Obama, U.S. president:

Pope Benedict retires

The announcement of the retirement of Pope Benedict caught everyone by surprise. And while we’ve heard reactions from church and world leaders, what about local parishes and clergy?
Chinese 'ping-pong diplomacy' player dies

Chinese 'ping-pong diplomacy' player dies

Chinese table tennis player Zhuang Zedong, a key figure in what became known as the "ping pong diplomacy" that helped thaw frosty Cold War relations between the United States and China, has died aged 73, state-run news agency Xinhua r
Lolong, world's largest captive crocodile, dies in Philippines

Lolong, world's largest captive crocodile, dies in Philippines

"So long, Lolong." That was the phrase echoing around social media on Monday after news emerged the night before that Lolong, the world's largest crocodile in captivity, had died in the southern Philippines.
World Cup hosts Brazil have work cut out to win sixth title

World Cup hosts Brazil have work cut out to win sixth title

For Brazil's football team, the pressure is on.
Japan scrambles fighters after Russian jets approach island

Japan scrambles fighters after Russian jets approach island

Japan's military scrambled fighters Thursday after two Russian SU-27 jets entered Japanese airspace off Rishiri Island near the tip of Japan's northernmost Hokkaido Island, according to the country's Defense Ministry.

Vonn faces races against time

(CNN) -- With Thursday marking exactly a year to go until the Winter Olympics at Sochi, U.S. ski star Lindsey Vonn faces a race against time to make the Games.
Five things to know about North Korea's planned nuclear test

Five things to know about North Korea's planned nuclear test

North Korea's plans for a new nuclear test, like most things that happen inside the reclusive state, are shrouded in mystery.