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Unbreakable as Glass?

With new technology, builders are imagining structures made entirely of glass.

 

Who serves the best airline meals?

 

Angry Uighurs defy Chinese police Chinese police arrest 1,434 people over rioting in Xinjiang province, state media says, as new protests erupt in Urumqi. Uighur resentment at Beijing's rule Incomplete picture of Xinjiang unrest Q&A: China and the Uighurs

 

Marines' beasts of burden are again leading the pack

By Tony Perry  For centuries, donkeys and mules have been the preferred mode of military transport in Afghanistan. At a training center in the Sierra Nevada, Marines learn how to handle the sure-footed animals.

 

7 U.S. troops in Afghanistan are killed

By Laura King and Julian E. Barnes  The daily death toll is the highest in months. Observers warn that Americans need to brace themselves for mounting casualties in the conflict as more U.S. troops enter it.