16 Americans killed there so far this month
KABUL — Bombs killed two NATO troopers, including one American, following the deadliest attack against U.S. forces in Afghanis...
Quake death toll reaches 715
PADANG, Indonesia — An earthquake survivor trapped in a collapsed hotel in western Indonesia sent a text message saying he and some others we...
Death toll could reach into thousands
PADANG, Indonesia — Rescuers pulled two women alive from their collapsed college, nearly two days after a powerful earthquake devas...
Quake, tsunami victims get help
LALOMANU, Samoa — Some frightened Samoans who fled to the hills as a tsunami tore through their seaside villages vowed never to return to ...
More than 500 die in Indonesia
PADANG, Indonesia — Rescue workers used excavators today to pull out victims, some screaming in pain, from the heavy rubble of buildings fe...
News of uranium plant hikes tension
GENTHOD, Switzerland — The U.S. and five other world powers began high-stakes talks today with Iran to demand a freeze of its nuclear ...
HONOLULU — The earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Samoa and American Samoa prompted officials in Hawaii to take precautions against possible devastating flooding as som...
MANILA, Philippines — A popular Philippine actress cried out for help from a rooftop as a tropical storm roared and floodwaters rose menacingly. Then an actor emerged fr...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran tested its longest-range missiles today, capping two days of war games meant to show the country is ready for any military threat at a time when it i...
LONDON — Being fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the coming years, European researchers said Thursday.
Being overweight or ob...
