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Interviewed in Africa, the former U.S. President discusses how African leaders can fight the food, energy, and climate crises and how the continent can unite.

August 7, 2008
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Two mummified fetuses found in King Tut's tomb will undergo DNA testing to determine their relation to the famous pharaoh, Egyptian officials announced today.

August 7, 2008
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In the wake of an economic downturn, pet food pantries, shelters, and other nonprofits are straining to keep up with rising demand from owners who have fallen on hard times.

August 6, 2008
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China is demolishing Beijing homes in historic neighborhoods known for their narrow alleyways, or hutongs, spurring protests.

August 6, 2008
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Cow herders in northwest Turkey became the world's first dairy producers some 8,500 years ago, up to 2,000 years earlier than previously thought, a new discovery of ancient milk containers shows.

August 6, 2008
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A dispute between Cambodia and Thailand over a centuries-old temple on the Cambodian border has created a political standoff that could turn violent.

August 5, 2008
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Get a global view of the rare solar eclipse witnessed by a small fraction of humanity around the world on August 1.

August 1, 2008
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Russians dance on the grave of an economic collapse, horses hit the water, Greece burns, and more of our favorite recent news photos.

July 31, 2008
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Pearl harvesting was once a key livelihood for people who lived in what is now the United Arab Emirates. Now the practice is making a comeback.

July 31, 2008
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The 2,100-year-old Antikythera mechanism not only predicted lunar and solar eclipses, it also tracked the cycle of ancient athletic contests, a new study shows.

July 30, 2008
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The last living vestiges of Genghis Khan's empire in China are disappearing as Mongol herders adopt modern lifestyles and are outnumbered by Han Chinese neighbors.

July 30, 2008
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The Chinese have chronicled solar eclipses for more than four millennia, with myths, politics, and possibly a fear of beheading driving the earliest innovations in prediction techniques.

July 29, 2008
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Did the Polynesians or Columbus make it to the Americans first? A new study contradicts previous evidence of a link between Chilean and Polynesian chickens.

July 28, 2008
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Built in 1904, the Grand Pier in Weston Super Mare, England, was reduced to a smoldering wreck, taking with it a go-kart track, rides, and an entertainment center.

July 28, 2008
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A guinea pig clotheshorse, an eye-opening eye, and a glittering galaxy are among the week's best news photos.

July 24, 2008

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