It's feared toll could double
GUNUNG SITOLI, Indonesia - Firefighters freed a man trapped in a crumpled house on remote Nias island today, 36 hours after he was buried in...
WASHINGTON - Laura Bush says she has been waiting a long time to tell the women of Afghanistan that American women stand with them.
The first lady was to be in the count...
He's unable to speak at window
VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II is getting nutrition from a tube in his nose, the Vatican said today, shortly after the frail pontiff appe...
Three boys walk today with their father through the streets ruined by Monday’s earthquake in Gunung Sitoli on Nias Island, Indonesia. About 1,000 people were killed in t...
Lack of vote shows divide
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi lawmakers ended a chaotic session today without agreeing on who would serve as their speaker, exposing deep divides among...
But U.N. chief not corrupt
NEW YORK - Investigators probing the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq will criticize U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, his son, and the Swiss...
Hundreds die; fear of tsunami starts panic
GUNUNG SITOLI, Indonesia - Residents searched through smoldering rubble for survivors on Indonesia's Nias island today, and rel...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's interior minister warned citizens today not to hold protests, saying the gatherings were an invitation for a large-scale terrorist attack. His com...
VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II skipped his traditional appearance at his window overlooking St. Peter's Square the day after Easter, following a Holy Week during which...
JERUSALEM - Thousands of Christians from around the world gathered at Jerusalem holy sites to celebrate Easter, marking the day with prayer and hymns.
The Latin Patriarc...
