Sailboats are moored on the Chesapeake Bay at Annapolis Sailing School at sunrise.

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EPA moves to save the Chesapeake

Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States and it is under siege from the byproducts of modern life -- from chemical pollutants resulting from agriculture, sew...

Plastic warship

British Royal Navy to deploy plastic warship off Gulf

The British Royal Navy has announced its plan to deploy a warship made from plastic to avoid triggering mines. The HMS Ramsey is scheduled to set to the gulf from its base at Faslane, it was reported.

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10 people killed in 2 quakes to hit Spain

At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured when two successive earthquakes hit southeast Spain on Wednesday.

China’s one-child policy boosts child confiscation for oversees adoption.

China’s one-child policy boosts child confiscation for overseas adoption

In a shocking report, evidence about child abduction by family planning officials in China for the purpose of oversees adoption has raised questions on the current human-rights situations of the country.

Osama bin Laden

Al-Qaida warns US of worse terror attacks in days ahead

The head of al-Qaida's Yemen-based wing has vowed to fight on after the killing of Osama bin Laden, saying: "What is coming is greater and worse" in a statement posted on the internet on Wednesday.

Health

PM Gillard Urged to Speak Out on Reported U.S. Charges against Assange

PM Gillard Urged to Speak Out on Reported U.S. Charges against Assange

01:12 PM ET

Prime Minister Julia Gillard needs to clarify reports suggesting that American authorities appear to...

Retail

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (C) talks with Australia's treasurer Wayne Swan at the APEC Finance Ministers meeting in Kyoto, Japan

Swan Criticises Wealthy Australians’ Too Much Say on Government Policies

01:23 PM ET

Treasurer Wayne Swan has spoken against very wealthy Australians for exerting too much influence on government policies.

Economy

Cattle feed on straw which have been declared safe by the Fukushima prefectural government, at a farm in the town of Miharu

Elders Explore New Cattle Export Markets

06:22 PM ET

Elders chief executive Malcolm Jackman said the Federal Government's month-long ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia in June had a ''significant impact'' ...

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