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ISLAMABAD – A week of terror strikes across Pakistan, capped by a stunning assault on army headquarters, show the Taliban have rebounded and appear determined to shake the nation’s resolve as the military plans for an offensive against the group’s stronghold on the Afghan border. The 22-hour raid on Pakistan’s …

Although the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac is commonly used to treat acute pain in children, it is not licensed for this purpose in all age groups. A new review, however, suggests that perhaps it should be. Dr. Imogen Savage, from the University of London, and colleagues searched the literature …

RIO DE JANEIRO – A police helicopter flying over a clash between drug gangs was hit by gunfire and crashed Saturday, police said. Two officers were killed. Bullets from the Morro dos Macacos slum in northern Rio de Janeiro hit the helicopter pilot in the leg, causing him to lose …

WASHINGTON – White House officials and Senate Democrats are meeting in private to iron out differences on a health care overhaul that could affect every American. In public, they’re united by a common enemy: the health insurance industry. The inside game and the outside game are intersecting on Capitol Hill, …

Amputees can “learn” to move their missing arm in an anatomically impossible way, in some cases making normal movement of that “phantom limb” more difficult, new research shows. The findings show that the brain can alter how we perceive our bodies all by itself, without input from our senses, the …

HARARE, Zimbabwe – President Robert Mugabe called Tuesday for a new start to relations with those Western countries he has spent years insulting for their criticism of his leadership. “Our country remains in a positive stance to enter into fresh, friendly and cooperative relations with all those countries that have …

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County health officials say there have been 16 previously unpublicized confirmed cases of HIV in adult film industry performers since 2004 when an outbreak shut down porn production for a month. The county Department of Public Health data was requested by The Los Angeles Times …

FERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil – Military planes and ships struggled through high seas and heavy winds Wednesday as they searched for the bobbing wreckage of an Air France jet in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, while an investigator said the plane’s black boxes may never be found. Rescue boats …

Together with lifestyle changes, red yeast rice can help reduce so-called “bad” cholesterol in people who cannot tolerate treatment with popular cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, according to a new study. Moreover, red yeast rice does not seem to have the side effects, including muscle pain, often experienced by those …

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai accused Afghan guards working for U.S. coalition forces of killing a provincial police chief and at least four other security officers during a gunbattle outside a government office Monday. In a harshly worded statement, Karzai demanded that coalition forces hand over the private security …