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BANGKOK, Thailand – Myanmar’s junta likely used chemical weapons in a recent attack against ethnic rebels near the Thai border, an international human rights group said Friday. London-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide (search) said it has “circumstantial evidence” that Myanmar (search) forces fired an artillery shell that emitted yellow smoke and …

WASHINGTON – The number of Americans applying for initial jobless claims (search) plunged 36,000 last week, the largest drop in more than three years, the Labor Department (search) said on Thursday, partially because of difficulties in calculating seasonal adjustments. New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits fell to 296,000, the …

LONDON – The U.N. health agency said Wednesday that Brazil, France, Germany and Japan — as well as Canada and the United States — are among 18 countries that received vials of a pandemic flu strain that could spark a global epidemic. The World Health Organization urged labs to destroy …