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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama showered praise on India and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in an elaborate welcoming ceremony Tuesday, declaring it was only fitting the Indian leader should be the first state visitor of his administration.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('GENEVA (AP) — The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS — about 33 million — has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years, United Nations experts said Tuesday.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NUKU\'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga, sending panicked residents into the streets at night, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Models of the Obama White House, the Obama home in Chicago and the house Michelle Obama grew up in are on display at holiday train shows at the Chicago Botanic Garden and the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Hindus gathered at a temple in southern Nepal on Tuesday for a ceremony involving the slaughter of more than 200,000 animals, a festival that has drawn the ire of animal-welfare protesters.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge says the government\'s latest plans for making Columbia Basin dams safer for salmon look good, but a legal flaw could delay his approval.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia\'s opposition leader Tuesday pledged his party\'s support for contentious legislation proposed by the government aimed at curbing the country\'s greenhouse gas emissions.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BEIJING (AP) — A panda research center in northwestern China has been closed to visitors as a precaution to protect the endangered species from catching swine flu, state media reported on Tuesday.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Global warming cannot be reversed unless the United States and China commit to meaningful cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions, the EU said Tuesday.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('MAUNA LOA OBSERVATORY, Hawaii (AP) — The readings at this 2-mile-high station show a troubling upward curve as the world counts down to crucial climate talks: Global warming gases are building in the atmosphere at record levels from emissions that match scientists\' worst-case scenarios.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A leading climate change scientist said hackers breaking into a university\'s computer server and then posting documents online show the nasty politics of global warming.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BEIJING (AP) — China will send two giant pandas to an Australian zoo this Friday as part of a joint research program.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BEIJING (AP) — A veteran dissident was sentenced to three years in prison after casting a spotlight on poorly built schools that collapsed and killed thousands of children during China\'s massive earthquake last year — an apparent government attempt to squelch such information.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that the world must press Pakistan to stop supporting terrorists who continue to target India.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('RICHMOND, Texas (AP) — Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin\'s duel for LPGA player of the year fittingly came down to the final hole of the season.
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