At least 20 world leaders gathered Tuesday in Poland to commemorate the start of World War II 70 years ago — a conflict in which 6 million Poles died.
Leaders mark 70th anniversary of World War II
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Political shift likely as Japanese head to polls
Voters in Japan will turn out for parliamentary elections Sunday in what poll after poll shows will be a historic shift in political power to oust the ruling party. The Liberal Democratic Party has been in nearly continuous control of Japan’s parliament for more than five decades. But the country’s worst economic crisis since World War II has led a normally sedate electorate to the polls, disgruntled with how slowly the country is emerging from the downturn.
Japan Election: Will an Opposition Victory Save Economy?
The central theme marking this weekend’s general election in Japan is much like the one that dominated the U.S. presidential contest a year ago: change.
Disgruntled Japanese prepare to vote
The recession’s latest victim in Japan may not be corporate earnings but the political careers of the ruling party in the country’s parliament. This Sunday in Japan, voters go to the ballot box in what poll after poll shows will be a historic shift in political power, booting out the ruling party. The Liberal Democratic Party, or the LDP, has been in nearly continuous control of Japan’s parliament for more than five decades
U.S. students behind in math, science, analysis says
American children aren’t necessarily getting smarter or dumber, but that might not be good enough to compete globally, according to numbers cited Tuesday by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. He noted a special analysis put out last week by the National Center for Education Statistics that compares 15-year-old U.S. students with students from other countries in the Organization for Economic Development
New Questions About Who Should Get Swine Flu Shots First
Influenza vaccinations are usually an afterthought for most people.
90 percent of U.S. bills carry traces of cocaine
The term "dirty money" is for real. In the course of its average 20 months in circulation, U.S. currency gets whisked into ATMs, clutched, touched and traded perhaps thousands of times at coffee shops, convenience stores and newsstands.
South Korea president honors Yang’s U.S. PGA win
South Korea’s Yang Yong-Eun’s historic victory over Tiger Woods in the U.S. PGA Championship ensured he became the first Asian-born male winner of a major and prompted an excited reaction across the world of golf. The 37-year-old was two shots adrift of overnight leader Woods but kept his cool to card 70 to the American’s 75 to win by three on the final green at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota.
Japan emerges from recession
Japan has joined the growing number of major economies that are back in black.
Earthquake strikes off Japan’s coastline
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the shores of Japan on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey