An extinct Tasmanian tiger on display in Sydney, Australia. This century, 183 species are known to have become extinct, but this could be a gross underestimate, according to experts. Photograph: Frans Lanting/Corbis The diversity of life on Earth is ... Read Full Story
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Pope does not mention rebuke to Irish bishops
Pope Benedict XVI is urging Catholics to be intransigent toward sin but not to judge the sinner.
The pontiff addressed pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Sunday but didn't mention his rebuke to Irish bishops a day earlier for their handling
NCAA: Gonzaga a la Bing Crosby
BYU freshman guard Tyler Haws, team's third-leading scorer, returns to starting lineup after missing last game with eye injury. He scored the first basket of the tournament.
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NCAA March Madness has begun with BYU and Florida
Iraqi president demands recount in tight election
An Iraqi police official says a car-bomb blast in the holy city of Najaf killed at least three people and injured more than 50.
The official says the blast occurred Saturday near a bus carrying pilgrims, killing one Iraqi and two Iranians.
British Airways cabin crews strike for 2nd day
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown waded into the acrimonious dispute between British Airways PLC and its cabin crew on Monday, calling a planned strike by workers "deplorable" and urging union leaders to cancel the walkout.
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'Alice' still reigns at box office with $34.5M
Alice remains the queen of the box office.
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" took in $34.5 million to remain the No. 1 movie for a third-straight weekend. The movie raised its domestic haul to $265.7 million after just











































