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• Ex-Finnish president wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Norway - Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it honored Ahtisaari for ...
• Report: Making math uncool hurts U.S.
Many of the women who become math or engineering professionals come from other countries, notably in eastern Europe and Asia, where mathematics is promoted more, the study found. "Just as there is concern about the U.S. relying on foreign countries ...
• U.S., India sign unprecedented nuclear deal
That, they say, could spark a nuclear arms race in Asia, where neighboring Pakistan and China also have atomic weapons. U.S. lawmakers opposed to the plan have said it ruins the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the global agreement that provides ...
• Tiger Woods playing ‘diaper bingo’ instead of golf
If I didn’t have the success I’ve had on the golf course, I wouldn’t have been able to do the things I’m doing in this country, and now expanding into Asia. “Success on the golf course has allowed me to help others. It’s been the greatest ...
• Asia stocks off 5 percent as global crisis spirals
HONG KONG - Asian stocks dropped by around 5 percent on Monday, led by exporters, and the yen surged to a 2-year high against the euro as investors doubted a scattered European response to the financial crisis and a $700 billion U.S. bank bailout ...