Many Pakistanis still waiting for flood aid

Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be.

Death toll rises to 65 in attack on Pakistanis

The death toll from a Pakistani Taliban suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose to 65 Saturday as critically wounded people died in ...

Protesters hurl shoes, eggs at Tony Blair in Dublin

Anti-war protesters hurled shoes and eggs at Tony Blair on Saturday as he held the first public signing of his fast-selling memoir.

Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand

A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and knocked fleeing residents off their feet on New Zealand's South Island early ...

Nine die in New Zealand skydiving plane crash

Nine people have died after a light aircraft belonging to a skydiving company burst into flames and crashed Saturday near a popular tourist spot ...

Two lawmakers among six dead in Mexico plane crash

A plane crash in southern Mexico killed all six people on board Friday, including two federal legislators and two mayors-elect.

NASA advises Chile on trapped, isolated miners

A team of NASA doctors and engineers recommended Friday that Chilean authorities regulate the day-and-night sleep patterns of 33 trapped miners, ...

U.S. punishes Mexico for human rights abuses

The U.S. government punished Mexico on Friday for human rights abuses in its war against drug cartels, cutting $26 million from an upcoming $175 ...

Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash

An Indonesian volcano that was quiet for four centuries shot a new, powerful burst of hot ash more than 10,000 feet (three kilometers) in the ...

Fidel Castro dusts off military uniform

Fidel Castro dusted off his military fatigues for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a Communist ...

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