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Salmon returns to Switzerland after 50 years

AP — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:02:15 +0000

A salmon has been caught in Switzerland for the first time in 50 years after a swim of perhaps 600 miles (1,000 kilometers), raising hopes the fish may soon find its way back to the landlocked country in greater numbers, officials said...

Capsule that caught comet dust goes to Smithsonian

AP — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:01:04 +0000

The capsule that brought the first comet samples back to Earth is going on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

Branch readies his mind for return

AP — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:08:07 +0000

Deion Branch has an unusual plan for dealing with that first hit, that first physical _ and mental _ test of his reconstructed knee against the rugged New York Giants on...

Jazz back for training camp

AP — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:46:52 +0000

Matt Harpring’s knees are fine. It’s complications from ankle surgery this summer that are keeping him from joining his teammates at Utah Jazz training...

At 81, Japanese vet makes rare return to Iwo Jima

AP — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:13:51 +0000

The tunnels of Iwo Jima snake deep beneath the volcanic rock and soil, their entrances camouflaged by a dense tangle of vines and tall grasses.

Iraq says 650 doctors have returned from exile

AP — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:56:20 +0000

Some 650 of the 8,000 Iraqi physicians who fled the country since 2003 due to violence have returned to their jobs in the past two months because of improved security, a Health Ministry official said...

Taliban: A social force or vacuum filler

Sanjar Qiam — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:14:48 +0000

I don’t believe Taliban are a social force with an agenda and connected with locality, instead I think Taliban are the harshest form of a resistance movement which is created when the country is in a political vacuum. Their arbitrary and cruel...

Indonesia rediscovers its own rock legend

AP — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:32:49 +0000

It took a half century and YouTube to bring Indonesia’s rock ‘n roll legends back home.

Edmonds' return to St. Louis stirs up ex-manager

AP — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:17:42 +0000

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa wasn’t exactly overjoyed to see his former star center fielder back in town wearing a Chicago Cubs uniform.Miffed by Jim Edmonds’ comments that he was happy to be with the Cubs and tired of talking about...

Life different for documentary unit in `reality' world

AP — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:00:22 +0000

In filming a sequel to a 2000 series about Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, ABC News producers found that reality television had changed how they could present reality on television.The network’s six-part series following the lives of...