As The World Turns

As The World Turns

Did climate influence Angkor's collapse?

Decades of drought, interspersed with intense monsoon rains, may have helped bring about the fall of Cambodia's ancient Khmer civilization at Angkor nearly 600 years ago, according to an analysis of tree rings, archeological remains and other evidence.

New suicide blasts hit southern Russia, killing 12 just days after Moscow subway attack

Two suicide bombers including one impersonating a police officer killed 12 people in southern Russia on Wednesday, two days after deadly suicide bombings blamed on the region's militants tore through the Moscow subway system.

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 Iranian Nuclear Scientist Defected To U.S.

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An Iranian nuclear scientist who has been missing since June has defected to the United States and is helping the CIA.

Dumping of babies 'a tradition'

Rural traditions of abandoning dead infants may have played a role in the case of 21 babies' bodies found along a river in eastern China, apparently dumped by hospital mortuary workers.

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