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Weather Aids Relief Efforts
Clear blue skies over northern Pakistan's earthquake zone gave relief operations a badly needed boost on Tuesday as helicopters were able to deliver aid to...
No Warmth For Survivors
Bulldozers broke open roads on Tuesday to push into the isolated Himalayas as the United Nations warned there were not enough tents in the world to keep warm...
Death Toll Could Top 54,000
Officials from Pakistan-controlled Kashmir say the Oct. 8 earthquake's death toll will be "not less than 40,000" in that state alone, meaning that the disaster...
Iraqi Constitution To Pass
Iraq's constitution appears likely to pass, said election officials Sunday, despite the high turnout of Sunni Arabs who tried to block it. Rejection of the...
Iraqi Polls Close
Despite scattered violence, Iraqis turned out in generally strong numbers today for an historic vote on a new constitution aimed at establishing a democracy...
Experts Meet As Avian Flu Spreads
European experts on avian influenza and bird migration are holding an emergency meeting in Brussels Friday, a day after health officials confirmed the deadly...
Deadly Avian Flu
The European Union said Thursday that the bird flu virus found in Turkey is the H5N1 strain that's dangerous to humans and might spark a pandemic. Scientists...
Syria""s Interior Minister Commits Suicide
Syria's Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan committed suicide in his office on Wednesday, said the official state news agency, weeks after he was questioned about...
Another Earthquake Hits Pakistan
Pakistan has been rattled by another earthquake just days after a massive temblor rocked the region, killing tens of thousands and reducing entire villages to...
Series Of Attacks In Iraq
At least 45 people were killed in a series of attacks in Iraq on Tuesday, said police. Most of the victims appear to be civilians. CBC News The death toll from...
New Orleans Cops Plead Not Guilty
Three police officers pleaded not guilty Monday to battery charges after a weekend confrontation with a man accused of intoxication and with a TV news crew that...
Millions Homeless In Asian Quake
Pakistan's military spokesman has said an entire generation has been wiped out in the areas worst hit by Saturday's massive earthquake. Major General Shaukat...
Death Toll Rising in Asian Quake
Pakistan says up to 30,000 people have been killed by Saturday's massive earthquake and there are fears the death toll could rise much higher. Pakistani...
Hundreds Dead In Asian Earthquake
A massive 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked India, Pakistan and Afghanistan Saturday, reducing entire villages to rubble. Authorities fear the death toll, already...
New York Increases Security
Millions of New Yorkers rode their subway as usual Friday amid increased security that followed what local authorities described as a specific threat to the...
Bush Defends War In Iraq
Facing declining public support for the war in Iraq, U.S. President George W. Bush defended his country's actions and vowed the coalition offensive would "never...
Killer 1918 Flu Recreated
Scientists in the United States say they have re-created the lethal influenza virus that killed 50 million people in 1918 and 1919. And they have concluded that...
Hurricane Stan Attacks Mexico
At least 66 people have died, most of them in landslides in El Salvador, as Hurricane Stan attacked Mexico and Central America Tuesday and overnight Wednesday....
Tour Boat Understaffed
The tour boat that capsized in upstate New York over the weekend, killing 20 elderly passengers, did not have the required number of crew-members aboard,...
Afternoon Cruise Turns Deadly
At least 20 people, mostly senior citizens, died when a tour boat carrying 49 people on an afternoon cruise overturned Sunday on a lake in upstate New York, the...