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LONDON (AP) — Olympic organizers have some travel advice for the millions of people who work and live in London: Be patient. Have a beer. Telecommute. Rejecting suggestions of possible transport chaos during the July 27-Aug. 12 games, they unveiled a 8...

GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Residents of the Italian island of Giglio were increasingly worried about threats to the environment and their prized tourism industry as bad weather on Monday delayed crews from pumping oil out of the stricken cruise ship on their shore...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's rapid aging means the national population of 128 million will shrink by one-third by 2060 and seniors will account for 40 percent of people, placing a greater burden on the shrinking work force population to support the social security and tax systems...

BANGKOK (AP) — Crude prices were steady Friday amid a weaker U.S. dollar and expectations that Europe will be able to find oil elsewhere if Iran makes good on its threat to immediately halt exports to the region. Benchmark crude for March delivery was down 12 cents at $99...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union formally adopted an oil embargo Monday against Iran and a freeze of the assets of the country's central bank, part of sanctions meant to pressure the country to resume talks on its nuclear program. Diplomats said the measures, which were adopted in Brussels by the EU's 27 foreign ministers, include an immediate embargo on new contracts for crude oil and petroleum

GENEVA (AP) — The leap second may live on for at least another three years. Once or twice a year the leap second can be tacked on to synchronize atomic clocks — the world's scientific timekeepers — with Earth's rotational cycle, which does not run quite like clockwork...

Oil prices rose Tuesday on signs that China, the world's second-largest economy, may avoid a significant slowdown. China said its economy grew by 8.9 percent in the fourth quarter, which was slower than the previous quarter. Experts say that level is still robust...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. investigation has concluded that the killing of eight U.S. airmen and one American civilian contractor in Afghanistan last spring was a premeditated act by an Afghan colonel acting alone. The investigation by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations was released Tuesday...

Germany's government presented the nation's highest civilian award Monday to two Americans who helped apprehend an Islamic extremist after he attacked a U.S. Air Force bus last year and killed two airmen.

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says U.S. government-funded research on a deadly strain of bird flu has raised questions about the need for tighter safety measures to prevent scientific information from falling into the wrong hands...