Monks help in search for survivors
JIEGU, China — Tibetan monks prayed over hundreds of bodies today at a makeshift morgue next to their monastery after powerful earthqua...
MILAN — In his first performance since cancer surgery, Placido Domingo will portray Verdi's hero "Simon Boccanegra," opening today at Milan's famed La Scala opera house....
Family wants funeral Sunday
WARSAW, Poland — The family of late President Lech Kaczynski has urged that his state funeral be held Sunday in Krakow as planned despite fear...
MADRID — Greece did not request financial help at a meeting today of all 16 countries that use the euro in Madrid, officials said.
Greece's mounting debt and high cost o...
MADOI, China — Rescue teams fought gusty winds and altitude sickness today as survivors faced a second night outside in freezing weather after strong earthquakes left mo...
Ash cloud spews from Iceland
LONDON — Ash clouds from Iceland's spewing volcano disrupted air traffic across Europe on Thursday as authorities closed air space over Brita...
It's similar to Pacific patch
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Researchers are warning of a new blight on the ocean: a swirl of confettilike plastic debris stretching over thousan...
CALCUTTA, India — A cyclone packing winds of more than 100 mph demolished tens of thousands of mud huts in northeastern India, killing at least 85 people.
The cyclone st...
Relief will have hard path to mountainous region
BEIJING — A series of strong earthquakes struck a mountainous Tibetan area of western China today, killing at least 400 p...
President's funeral to be held Sunday
WARSAW, Poland — Polish leaders have decided to wait until after Sunday's state funeral for President Lech Kaczynski to decide when ...
