 South Island rattled by powerful earthquakeA powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island in the early hours of the morning causing some panic but no immediate reports of... | |
 US Defense Secretary Robert Gates in AfghanistanUS Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in the south of Afghanistan after touching down on... |
 Suspicious package at US airport leads to arrestMiami police swooped on the main airport on Friday when screeners detected a suspicious article in a checked... |
 Soldiers and criminals die in Mexican shootout25 or more people have died in a gunfight between Mexican soldiers and suspected drug gang members near the northern Mexican city of... |
 Cordial relations shown at Mideast peace talksIsraeli president Benjamin Netanyahu has said it is time to finalize a deal on the Middle East peace... |
| Two pilots killed in cargo plane crash in Dubai Two pilots were killed Friday when a Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed on a road just two minutes after it took off from Dubai airport, police... |
| Three killed in small plane crash in California Three people were killed in a small plane crash Thursday in a lagoon in the US state of California, authorities... |
 No cash coming in for Afghan TalibanA US general has revealed the Taliban in Afghanistan are very short of money with their drug labs and supply routes under pressure from US... |
 Muslims asked for 2.5 per cent of wages for Pakistan floodsThe relief effort in the area hit by floods in Pakistan may be helped by a new request for Muslims to tithe for the aid... |
 Hawking says God did not create universeA new book written by famous British physicist, Stephen Hawking, claims that God did not create the universe and the "big bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of... |
 Canadian Arctic waters trap fuel tankerA fuel tanker is aground on a sandbar in Canada’s far... |
 No oil spill yet in new Gulf explosionAnother Gulf coast rig has caught fire, causing the United States Coast Guard to scramble into... |
 Stones injure family-car-passenger in West BankA twelve-year-old girl, riding in a car which was driving through Tapuach Junction in the West Bank, has been hit with a stone which came through the... |
| Light plane crash kills two in Austria A small aircraft crashed in Austria Thursday afternoon, killing the pilot and only passenger, police... |
| U.N. report on Congo genocide strengthened Rwandan army of massacring Hutus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 1990s is corroborated by findings of an international human rights... |
| Four Mexican politicians die in plane crash OAXACA, Mexico (Reuters) - Two members of Mexico's Congress and two local politicians were killed on Friday when their private plane crashed near a popular Mexican Pacific beach resort, officials... |
| Abkhaz Leader Says Georgian Refugee Return 'Currently Impossible' SUKHUMI, Georgia -- The de facto prime minister of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia says the return of Georgian refugees to Abkhazia is not possible in the current political circumstances,... |
| UN Urges Europe Not To Deport Iraqis To Unsafe Areas The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern about ongoing deportations of Iraqis from Western European countries back to violence-prone areas of their homeland, stressing that they should... |
| Illegaly divided house on Holland Ave burns An overcrowded house on Holland Avenue was the scene of a fire some believe happened because an absentee landlord created illegal subdivided apartments.A house that neighbors called an eyesore for... |
| Lower East Side man rescued after attempting to jump off 16th story balcony A man photographed dangling from an apartment building this morning in the shadows of the Manhattan Bridge was eventually pulled to safety after threatening to jump off a balcony. The unidentified... |
| Pessimism Permeates Mideast Media on Peace Talks wrote David Horovitz, editor of The Jerusalem Post. But the head “fears that this week’s return to terror attacks was only the first murderous consequence.” Sam Bahour, a... |
| Canarsie corn eats Downtown's dust! Canarsie’s garden is a-Maize-ing, and Downtown’s is a dud!Corn planted at East 91st Street between Avenue L and M by artist Christina Kelly is now a lush Eden ready to bear fruit —... |
| BP successfully removes blowout preventer from busted well BP said Friday it removed a damaged blowout preventer from the well that unleashed the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, marking a step forward in its quest to bring the well to its final demise.The... |
| Quake of 7.4 Hits New Zealand Near Christchurch New Zealand , 30 km (20 miles) west of Christchurch early on Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said. The quake, which had a depth of 33... |
| Relatives of 104-year-old heiress ask for independent guardian Relatives for reclusive 104-year-old heiress Huguette Clark today asked a Manhattan court to appoint an independent guardian for her in light of a criminal investigation into the handling of her $500... |
| News Analysis: E.U.'s Big Step Toward Crisis Prevention European Union this week took its biggest step so far to prevent a recurrence of economic crises that have thrown the future of the euro into question. But the overhaul will not eliminate bickering... |
| 'Pretty traumatic' - Christchurch shaken by quake Shrink Christchurch has been left devastated after a massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck 30km west of the city at 4.35am this morning. The quake was at a depth of 33km and was centred near... |
| Threats cloud peace talks In Washington it was smiles, handshakes and photo-ops as the main players in the Middle East talks spoke of the possibility of peace within a year. In Gaza it was talk of a coordinated campaign... |
| World alerted as town's dolphin hunt gets under way Dolphins were herded into a cove as part of an annual hunt in the Japanese seaside town made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about their slaughter, conservationist group Sea Shepherd said... |
| Gwynne Dyer : Mosque tirade little threat to Democrats The great journalist H.L. Mencken once said that nobody ever went broke by underestimating the intelligence of the American public - but I may be about to prove him wrong. Three or four months ago,... |
| US military eyeing NZ made Jetpack Two years after unveiling the Jetpack at the Oshkosh Airshow in the United States, Christchurch's Martin Aircraft Company is discussing possible military uses for its flying machine with the US... |
| Auckland cop's effort saves Afghan toddler Andrew Berry was in Soughdar, a village of mud, dung and straw huts a half-hour drive along the potholed Silk Road from Bamiyan township, when a local woman approached. Berry, a senior sergeant who... |
| Egg farmers: Good managing can help control salmonella Ben Thompson, CEO and vice president of Pearl Valley Egg Farm near Kent, Ill., holds a 23-week-old hen as eggs from other hens move past him on a... |
| 7.0 quake strikes New Zealand (CNN) -- A powerful earthquake that struck New Zealand on Saturday caused "a lot of damage," though there are no reports of serious injuries or major damage, an emergency official... |
| Caution urged for coastal visitors Evacuation orders lifted Friday for much of North Carolina's Outer Banks Visitors urged to check conditions before heading to coast In Massachusetts, travelers to Cape and nearby islands urged to... |
| UPS plane crashes near Dubai, kills 2 Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A cargo plane crashed in an unpopulated area near the Dubai airport, killing the two crew members on board, according to the official WAM news agency in the... |
| Settlements stall Mideast peace talks Washington (CNN) -- After two days of meetings and talks led by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Israeli and Palestinian leaders leave Washington deadlocked over the... |
| UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai Smoke rises from the scene of a plane crash in Dubai September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Mosab Omar DUBAI - A Boeing 747-400 cargo plane operated by United Parcel Service Inc crashed shortly after takeoff... |
| Woman killed as she herds cattle A 74-year-old churchwarden died when she was knocked to the ground as she herded cattle in a Northamptonshire village. Margaret Wrathall, from East Haddon near Northampton, was moving the animals on... |
| City centre plan for 20mph zone Edinburgh's transport leader admits having had speeding tickets but said he still believes turning the city into a 20mph zone would be a good idea. Gordon Mackenzie told the BBC Scotland news... |
| Murder inquiry launched in Armagh Detectives in Armagh city have begun a murder inquiry after a man's body was found in the Castle Street area. It is understood the man, who was 32, was found at an apartment at about 1200 BST... |
| Plane crash kills two in Dubai A cargo plane has crashed shortly after takeoff in Dubai, killing two crew members. The Boeing 747-400 cargo plane, operated by US delivery company United Parcel Service, crashed in an air force... |
| At least one Mexico lawmaker dies in plane crash OAXACA, Mexico (Reuters) - At least one member of Mexico's congress and possibly more were killed when a small private plane crashed near a popular Pacific beach resort in Mexico on Friday, local... |
| Two federal legislators die in plane crash in Mexico Mexico City - Two federal legislators of the ruling National Action Party (PAN) died Friday in a plane crash in Huatulco, on Mexico's Pacific coast, party officials... |
| UPS Cargo Plane Crash Kills 2 in Dubai (CBS/AP) A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. Reuters reports that authorities said the bodies of the two crewmembers... |
| Magnitude 7.0 Quake Strikes New Zealand (CBS/AP) Updated 3:01 p.m. ET A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries, but... |
| Hot Ads: The Best Political Ads of the Week Hot Ads of the Week . It has been a busy week for campaigns as some are gearing up for their primaries and others are fully into general election mode. We've seen more ads from some our favorites,... |
| Three-Way Race for Golf's No. 1 Ranking Phil Mickelson isn't the only player capable of going to No. 1 in the world this week. According to early projections from the Official World Golf... |
