For complete list of INQUIRER.net RSS Feed visit http://services.inquirer.net/rss/rss.php http://services.inquirer.net/rss/brk_world.xml 2009-11-25T00:05:23+08:00 text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20091124-238090/AIDS-deaths-top-25M-but-infections-slow AIDS has killed 25 million people worldwide but new infections are slowing sharply, the UN said in an annual report on the crisis Tuesday that mixed hope with a warning against complacency. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20091124-238082/China-executes-two-over-melamine-laced-milk-scandal BEIJING—China executed two men on Tuesday for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal last year that led to the deaths of at least six infants and sickened up to 300,000, state media reported. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20091124-238075/Worlds-oldest-sheep-dies-in-Australia-heat-wave MELBOURNE—The world's oldest sheep has died in Australia after succumbing to a record-breaking heat wave that scorched much of the country's southeast, its owner said Tuesday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20091124-238072/Former-Thai-prime-minister-dies-at-74 Former Thai prime minister Samak Sundaravej, who was forced from office in 2008 for starring in television cooking shows, died of liver cancer Tuesday at the age of 74, associates said. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20091124-238057/Mars-valleys-point-to-rainy-red-planet A network of valleys discovered on Mars show that the red planet was likely once covered by a vast ocean that fed a humid, rainy climate, according to research published Monday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20091124-238046/Commonwealth-faces-crisis-summit PORT OF SPAIN-- Commonwealth leaders meeting in Trindad this week face a "crisis summit" as they battle the global recession and face calls to action on climate change, the body's chief said Monday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20091124-238037/Japanese-hostage-in-Yemen-freed SANAA-- A Japanese engineer freed after nine days held hostage by tribesmen near the Yemeni capital Sanaa voiced his relief at his release and said he just wanted to see his wife and take a shower. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20091124-238036/Coal-burning-China-invests-in-methane-capture BEIJING-- China, a massive consumer of fossil fuels and coal in particular, is trying to modernize its mines by containing emissions of methane and turning the toxic gas into a source of much-needed energy. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20091124-238035/Dead-Sea-needs-world-help-to-stay-alive GHOR HADITHA -- The Dead Sea may soon shrink to a lifeless pond as Middle East political strife blocks vital measures needed to halt the decay of the world's lowest and saltiest body of water, experts say. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20091124-238018/Climate-change-worsens-far-faster-than-predicted WASHINGTON — Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated—beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.