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Russian Airline Disasters

Russian Airline Disasters

Aug 24, 2004 / 4:34 pm

One Russian passenger airliner crashed and another went missing almost simultaneously, Russia's Emergency Ministry reported on Tuesday. The two planes had more...

Najaf Standoff Continues

Aug 23, 2004 / 5:28 pm

Intensified U.S. airstrikes hit targets around the Imam Ali Mosque late Monday and a huge fire lit the sky around the Shiite Islam shrine. The standoff between...

Dhaka Bombings

Aug 22, 2004 / 12:45 pm

At least 13 people were killed and hundreds of others were wounded when a series of bombs ripped through a political rally in Bangladesh Saturday. Witnesses...

Najaf Shrine Conflict

Aug 21, 2004 / 11:59 am

Militants loyal to Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr remained in control of a revered shrine at the centre of the crisis in Najaf Saturday, unable to resolve a...

Bird Flu Found In Pigs

Bird Flu Found In Pigs

Aug 20, 2004 / 4:35 pm

Chinese scientists say they've found a deadly strain of bird flu in pigs, adding to the number of species that can catch the disease from birds. The deadly...

Bombs Rock Najaf

Aug 19, 2004 / 5:59 pm

A series of large explosions shook Najaf on Thursday, hours after Iraq's interim prime minister urged Shia militants to end a violent standoff in the holy city....

Greek Sprinters Step Down

Greek Sprinters Step Down

Aug 18, 2004 / 5:05 pm

Top Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou withdrew Wednesday from the Athens Games, nearly a week after the duo missed a drug test and were...

Ballerina Disrupts Olympic Games

Aug 17, 2004 / 6:37 am

Security has been increased at the Olympic venues in Athens. An unidentified Canadian fan wearing a blue tutu and nothing else ran over the pool deck and...

Troops Withdraw In Ten Years

Aug 16, 2004 / 5:26 pm

U.S. President George W. Bush is pulling 60,000 to 70,000 American troops out of central Europe and Asia, redeploying them on American soil and in eastern...

Games Dig Deep Into Pockets

Games Dig Deep Into Pockets

Aug 16, 2004 / 12:32 pm

It doesn’t look like too many people can afford to watch the Olympic games. Organizers say 2.9 million tickets have been sold, but so far, the venues are...

Charley Kills, Demolishes Homes

Charley Kills, Demolishes Homes

Aug 16, 2004 / 8:21 am

Hurricane Charley has claimed 16 lives, taken the homes of thousands and left hundreds still missing. Large quantities of fresh water and food are being...

Charley""s Aftermath

Aug 15, 2004 / 12:36 pm

One million people in Florida are still without power a day after Hurricane Charley tore through parts of the state. U.S. President George Bush was in Florida...

Hurricane Kills At Least 15

Hurricane Kills At Least 15

Aug 14, 2004 / 12:09 pm

Emergency workers combing the wreckage left by Hurricane Charley say the storm killed at least 15 people in Florida, most of them in Charlotte County. The...

Update On Hurricane Charley

Update On Hurricane Charley

Aug 13, 2004 / 3:48 pm

Hurricane Charley roared to land near Port Charlotte late Friday, pounding Florida's west coast with 230 km/h winds and whipping up a surge of water expected to...

Charleys Getting Closer

Charley""s Getting Closer

Aug 13, 2004 / 7:48 am

Almost two million people are under evacuation alert. Landfall for the aggressive Hurricane Charley is expected late Friday afternoon, and not since the...

Florida Braces For Hurricane Charley

Florida Braces For Hurricane Charley

Aug 12, 2004 / 4:17 pm

Hundreds of thousands of people in Florida have been ordered to leave their homes as Hurricane Charley churns toward the Florida coast. Now a Category 2...

UK Allows Stem Cell Research

UK Allows Stem Cell Research

Aug 12, 2004 / 8:12 am

London is leading the pack where President George Bush won’t even race. The British government granted its first licence for human cloning Wednesday to...

Florida Gets Two Storms

Florida Gets Two Storms

Aug 12, 2004 / 7:05 am

It happened 98 years ago. That was the last time the Florida panhandle had two tropical storms to deal with at the same time. Hurricane Bonnie is due to hit...

Bryant Case To Rest

Bryant Case To Rest

Aug 12, 2004 / 6:59 am

Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant rape case have asked for an indefinite hold on proceedings. They say too many mistakes have been made in the trial’s duration....

Mike Wallace Wears Handcuffs

Mike Wallace Wears Handcuffs

Aug 11, 2004 / 8:07 am

A prominent media personality was arrested for disorderly conduct Tuesday evening. Mike Wallace, 86, a CBS news veteran was handcuffed and brought in to New...

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