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Turkey says it has no intention for war with Syria

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Turkish retaliatory strikes continue for a second day and lawmakers approve further military actions against Syria, heightening fears of a regional war.

BEIRUT — Turkish officials declared their country does not want to enter a war with Syria, even as lawmakers authorized further military operations against the embattled nation and Turkish artillery struck Syrian positions for a second day.

FBI investigators reach U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:49 PM PDT

FBI agents escorted by U.S. troops enter the consulate in Benghazi, Libya, collecting evidence there for the first time since the Sept. 11 attack.

WASHINGTON — FBI agents protected by heavily armed U.S. troops entered the burned-out American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, for the first time since the Sept. 11 attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, allowing investigators to finally collect evidence in a case that has emerged as a political issue in the presidential campaign.

Venezuela president, challenger wrap up election campaign

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:06 PM PDT

President Hugo Chavez says the 'life of Venezuela' depends on his victory Sunday. Rival Henrique Capriles contends citizens live in fear under Chavez's rule.

CARACAS, Venezuela — In a driving rainstorm before tens of thousands of flag-waving red-shirted supporters gathered in downtown Caracas, a drenched but buoyant President Hugo Chavez insisted that the "life of Venezuela" depended on his victory in Sunday's election.

Mouse stem cells used to produce eggs, Japanese scientists say

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Researchers in Japan say they used mouse stem cells to create eggs and sperm, producing healthy offspring. The feat could eventually aid human fertility.

Reaching a long-sought milestone, Japanese researchers have demonstrated in mice that eggs and sperm can be grown from stem cells and combined to produce healthy offspring, pointing to new treatments for infertility.