Youth makes up a third of victims
CUDDALORE, India - The buzz of grim conversation in the darkened morgue was broken by a man's shriek as the small body was lowered on a...
BANGKOK, Thailand - The extraordinary loss of life from Sunday's earthquake and tsunamis is prompting Asian governments to consider developing a more comprehensive and e...
The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates will provide for those affected by the earthquake and tsunamis in Asi...
Historic relief effort begins
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Mourners in Sri Lanka used their bare hands to dig graves today while hungry islanders in Indonesia turned to lootin...
Cleric unharmed, dozens wounded
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide bomber detonated his car today at the gate of the home of the leader of Iraq's biggest political party, killing ...
Asian, African coasts struck by 500 mph waves
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Rescuers piled up bodies along coastlines devastated by a tsunami that obliterated seaside towns in Asi...
It's part of prisoner swap with Egypt
BEITUNIA CHECKPOINT, West Bank - Israel released 159 Palestinian prisoners today as a gesture to the new Palestinian leadership.
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VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II offered Christmas wishes Saturday for a world where he said timid but hopeful efforts at peace Iraq, the Holy Land and several tragic co...
Vote result may be challenged
KIEV, Ukraine - Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko celebrated his insurmountable lead today in the re-run of Ukraine's presidential electio...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A video posted by an Iraqi insurgent group Sunday purported to show last week's suicide attack at a U.S. base in Mosul, with a fireball rising from a whi...
