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3 Americans share Nobel physics prize

The next time you snap a digital photo and post it to Facebook, you can probably thank the three men who won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday.

3 Americans share Nobel medicine prize

Three Americans won the Nobel prize in medicine on Monday for discovering how chromosomes protect themselves as cells divide, work that has inspired experimental cancer therapies and may offer insights into aging.

3 charged in sex tourism cases ordered held in LA

Three Americans expelled from Cambodia to face charges of traveling overseas to have sex with children have been ordered held in custody pending their arraignment later this month in Los Angeles.

Red Cross: Many Afghans dead after US bombings

Calling civilian deaths unacceptable, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he would talk with President Barack Obama on Wednesday about allegations that dozens of civilians died in a U.S. bombing run in western Afghanistan, the president's office said.

US hostages' chronicle critical of Betancourt

Three Americans held captive by Colombia's leftist rebels for 5 1/2 years published a memoir Thursday full of wrenching survival stories and unkind words about Ingrid Betancourt, the most famous hostage who shared their jungle prisons.

US official: India attack may have Pakistani roots

U.S. and British citizens were the targets of the violent siege in Mumbai last week, although most of those killed in India's financial capital were Indians, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.

Protesters describe removal from Tiananmen Square

Three Americans kicked out of China after protesting in Tiananmen Square said they were treated well by the Chinese government, other than being dragged away, detained for 10 hours and threatened with a lengthy jail stay.

Rescued Colombia hostages head home to Florida

Three Americans freed after being held more than five years by rebels in Colombia gave thanks Saturday and urged people to not forget other hostages who were left behind.

Major Japanese Prize for 3 Americans

Three Americans have won 2008 Japan Prizes, which each carry a $470,000 award, as well as enormous prestige in Japan, including a ceremony attended by the emperor and empress and national dignitaries.

China Detains American Tibet Activists

China detained four Americans on Mount Everest Wednesday after they called for independence for Tibet and protested the Beijing Olympics, an activist group said.

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