GREYMOUTH, New Zealand — A massive explosion deep inside a New Zealand coal mine today erased hopes of rescuing 29 miners caught underground by a similar blast five days...
Hundreds more hurt in stampede
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Rescuers trawled a muddy river today for more bodies and Cambodia prepared for a day of mourning following a stamped...
2 South Korean marines killed
SEOUL, South Korea — North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire today after the North shelled an island near their disputed sea border, ...
GREYMOUTH, New Zealand — New Zealand’s prime minister warned the nation to prepare for the worst as there remained no viable way to reach 29 coal miners missing since Fr...
LONDON — It’s a wedding planner’s nightmare.
The nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton have to satisfy the bride’s family and the groom’s royal relatives — but a...
India building falls, killing 66
NEW DELHI — Anna Halder sat on a patch of packed mud and dialed her cell phone Tuesday, clinging to the hope that her parents or sisters ...
Many rescuers dig with hands
NEW DELHI — Rescuers hammered slabs of concrete and dug with their hands today to pull survivors and bodies from a five-story apartment build...
BAGHDAD President Barack Obama praised Iraqi moves to form an “inclusive” government on Friday, but the two-day-old deal was already looking fragile after Sunni lawmaker...
PARIS French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s reform raising the retirement age from 60 to 62 became law Wednesday, a victory for the conservative government and a defeat for...
TORONTO Canada will keep between 900 and 950 troops in Afghanistan in a noncombat training role after Canada’s combat mission ends in 2011, a senior government official ...
