Raytheon missile intercept successful in Hawaii test

The Japanese navy had a second successful ballistic missile intercept in space late Tuesday using a Standard Missile-3 made by Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems, the company said Wednesday.

Raytheon missile intercept successful in Hawaii test

Program's topic is pre-Holocaust Poland

The Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona's Coalition for Jewish Education a program Sunday highlighting the Jewish culture and communities that existed in Poland before the German invasion on Sept. 1, 1939.

Poland on board with revamped missile shield

WARSAW, Poland — Vice President Joe Biden sought reconciliation with America's staunch allies in Eastern Europe Wednesday, starting with Poland, which eagerly signed on to a revamped U.S. missile shield.

Poland on board with revamped missile shield

Even now, communist-era files are Eastern Europe's dirty secrets

BUCHAREST, Romania — Even his best friend betrayed him.

Obama's foreign policy is amateurish, naive

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New Auschwitz page on Facebook draws surprisingly large audience

WARSAW, Poland — To try to reach young people around the world, the memorial museum at Auschwitz has launched a page on Facebook, the social networking site usually home to news and photos about friends, funny videos and the minutiae of modern life.

Fewer abortions worldwide due to contraceptive use

NEW YORK — Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortions remain a severe problem, killing 70,000 women a year, a research institute reported Tuesday in a major global survey.

Fewer abortions worldwide due to contraceptive use

Five new saints include priest who helped lepers

VATICAN CITY — A 19th-century priest whose courageous work with leprosy patients in Hawaii has been likened to the efforts of those battling the stigma of AIDS was elevated to sainthood Sunday by Pope Benedict XVI, along with four other Catholics he hailed as heroes of holiness.

Five new saints include priest who helped lepers

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'Phantom' will haunt Coney Island in sequel

LONDON — The Phantom of the Opera is coming back — but this time, he'll be haunting the amusement park at New York's Coney Island rather than the Paris opera house.

GI, 2 Poles killed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — Bombs have killed one American and two Polish troops in Afghanistan, military officials said Saturday.

An age-old beauty treatment

If you don't like the wax on, wax off method of removing unwanted hair, you might want to try the new threading shop co-owned by James and Syamala Garnham.