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Greenhouse gases make high temps hotter in China

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - China, the world's largest producer of carbon dioxide, is directly feeling the man-made heat of global warming, scientists conclude in the first study to link the burning of fossil fuels to one country's rise in its daily temperature

Kerry visits tense SKorea amid missile test fears

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in South Korea on Friday on an unusual diplomatic journey, traveling directly into a region bracing for a possible North Korean missile test and risking that his presence alone could spur

Pentagon: NKorea could launch nuclear missile

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A new Pentagon report says North Korea probably has nuclear weapons that can be launched by ballistic missile, although it says the weapons are not very reliable. The assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency was revealed Thursday by

Kerry heads to East Asia, seeks help on NKorea

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - John Kerry had been secretary of state for little more than a week when North Korea tested a nuclear bomb. He gathered top aides together for a morning meeting and asked for ideas, prompting a conversation about how to get China to join the United