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Three American men and a South Korean were among seven people who died on Friday when a fire razed a hotel in a red-light district near a former US naval base in the Philippines, authorities said.

Foreigners are believed to be among six people who died on Friday when a fire razed a small hotel near a former US naval base in the Philippines, rescue officials said.

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Friday upheld an upstate community's ban on gas drilling, marking the second victory this week for opponents of the drilling method known as fracking.

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A New York State judge on Friday upheld an upstate community's ban on gas drilling, marking the second victory in the space of a week for opponents of the controversial drilling method known as fracking.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a blow to the oil and gas industry, a judge has ruled small towns in New York have the authority to ban drilling -- including the controversial method known as fracking -- within their borders.

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A lawsuit challenging a small town's ban on natural-gas drilling could have implications throughout New York, where state officials are poised to approve a controversial drilling method known as fracking.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An outbreak of E.coli cases in northeastern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia has sickened 13 people and resulted in the death of a young child, public health officials said on Friday.

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Gulf oil spill reinforces environmental concerns over sunken tugboat in Lake Champlain. For almost 50 years a tugboat that once hauled barges between Vermont and New York on Lake Champlain has sat upright 160 feet underwater, hardly changed since the November night in 1963 when it ran aground on a reef and went down.

Gulf oil spill reinforces environmental concerns over sunken tugboat in Lake Champlain. For almost 50 years a tugboat that once hauled barges between Vermont and New York on Lake Champlain has sat upright 160 feet underwater, hardly changed since the November night in 1963 when it ran aground on a reef and went down.

Hundreds of condolence letters sent to Jacqueline Kennedy published for 1st time. Among the 1.5 million condolence letters sent to President John F. Kennedy's widow after his assassination in 1963 were more than two dozen from Jane Dryden, a dogged and dramatic 11-year-old who churned out a letter a week for six months straight.

Hundreds of condolence letters sent to Jacqueline Kennedy published for 1st time. Among the 1.5 million condolence letters sent to President John F. Kennedy's widow after his assassination in 1963 were more than two dozen from Jane Dryden, a dogged and dramatic 11-year-old who churned out a letter a week for six months straight.

Expert in bio-genetics is new head of agriculture program for Gates Foundation. A man who has focused much of his career on agriculture technology, including development of genetically-modified seeds, was named Friday as the new head of agriculture development for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Expert in bio-genetics is new head of agriculture program for Gates Foundation. A day after its previous agriculture leader was sworn in to take over the United States Agency for International Development, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a new director for agriculture development.

Domtar reports jump in 3rd-quarter profit as tax credit, property sale gains buoy results. Paper and wood products company Domtar Corp. reported sharply higher third-quarter profit Friday, helped by gains from a tax credit and the sale of property and equipment.

The nation's weather. Unsettlement was expected over most of the country Friday as two strong systems were forecast to continue kicking up wet weather.

Mia Farrow, Steven Spielberg Use Olympics to Draw Attention to Darfur. Film director Steven Spielberg and actress Mia Farrow joined activists worldwide Tuesday in using the Olympics as a backdrop to address human rights concerns, urging Beijing to exert political leverage on Sudan's government to help end the crisis in Darfur.