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46 min ago Curfew in N.Z. city after quake
Officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, sending people into the streets as windows exploded, water mains broke and buildings crumbled.
46 min ago Palestinian leader blasts Ahmadinejad
The administration of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas lashed out at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday, a day after Ahmadinejad criticized Abbas for renewing direct peace talks with Israel.
46 min ago American Peace Corps volunteer fatally shot in Lesotho
An American aid worker died Saturday from a gunshot wound suffered a day earlier in Lesotho, the Peace Corps said in a statement.
46 min ago UPS identifies pilots killed in UAE crash
UPS has identified two pilots killed in a plane crash in the United Arab Emirates on Friday.
46 min ago Iraqi soldiers, civilians killed in attack on military base
At least seven people were killed and 21 others were injured Sunday when suicide bombers struck an Iraqi military base, Iraq's interior ministry said.
46 min ago Basque separatist group announces ceasefire
The Basque separatist group ETA released a ceasefire statement Sunday to various media, including the Basque newspaper Gara, which typically publishes information from the group.
46 min ago Pope likely to meet abuse victims, archbishop indicates
Pope Benedict XVI is likely to meet victims of child abuse when he visits the United Kingdom next week, the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales indicated Sunday.
7 hours ago Curfew in Christchurch, N.Z. after quake
Officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, sending people into the streets as windows exploded, water mains broke and buildings crumbled.
7 hours ago Palestinian leader blasts Ahmadinejad over comments
The administration of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas lashed out at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday, a day after Ahmadinejad criticized Abbas for renewing direct peace talks with Israel.
7 hours ago Emotional wait for the Chilean miners
One month ago, the San Jose copper and gold mine in Chile caved in, trapping 33 miners far underground. For the next 17 days, their families had no idea whether they were alive or dead.
13 hours ago Curfew in Christchurch, N.Z. after quake
Officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, sending people into the streets as windows exploded, water mains broke and buildings crumbled.
13 hours ago Report: Bahrain to charge 23 with belonging to terrorist network
Bahrain says it plans to charge 23 people for plotting to overthrow the government and for belonging to what officials described as a sophisticated terrorist network, the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported on Saturday.
13 hours ago Group: 99 lashes for condemned Iranian
An Iranian woman who'd already been condemned to death faces another sentence of 99 lashes because of a case of mistaken identity in a photograph, according to foes of the execution.
16 hours ago Mullen: U.S. will bypass Turkey in Iraq withdrawal
The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff on Saturday said the United States does not plan to use Turkish territory in withdrawing its weapons from Iraq.
16 hours ago Roadside bomb attack kills 1, wounds 7 in Iraq
At least one civilian was killed and seven others wounded in a double roadside bomb attack in northern Baghdad Saturday night, an official at Iraq's Interior Ministry said.
16 hours ago 4 die in suspected U.S. drone strike in Pakistan
An apparent U.S. drone strike killed four suspected militants in Pakistan near the Afghanistan border, two Pakistani intelligence officials told CNN on Saturday.
16 hours ago Gaza tunnels targeted after rocket hits Israeli town
Israel targeted three tunnels in Gaza in air strikes late Saturday night and early Sunday after a rocket from Gaza landed in Israel, an Israel Defense Forces spokesman said.
22 hours ago Medal of Honor for Viet vet
President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor, the military's highest award for bravery, to Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger for his valor in saving the lives of three wounded comrades in Laos in 1968, the White House announced Friday.
22 hours ago Dagestan car bomb wounds government minister
A car bomb in the Russian republic of Dagestan killed a driver and injured a government official and his two bodguards on Saturday, state-run news agencies said.
22 hours ago Arrests made at Blair book signing in Dublin
Police made a "small number" of arrests in Dublin where former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was due to sign copies of his autobiography Saturday, a spokesman for Ireland's national police service said.
22 hours ago Nearly 30 children among hundreds raped in Congo, U.N. says
More than two dozen children were among the hundreds raped by armed rebels in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said.
22 hours ago U.N. envoy: Response to Pakistan flooding 'far from enough'
A United Nations representative on Saturday pleaded for more international aid to help the millions of Pakistanis displaced from flooding that has ravaged the country for more than a month.
22 hours ago South Korean foreign minister resigns
The South Korean foreign minister offered to resign Saturday amid a brewing controversy over the hiring of his daughter, state media reported.
22 hours ago Mullen: U.S. will bypass Turkey in Iraq withdrawal
The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff on Saturday said the United States does not plan to use Turkish territory in withdrawing its weapons from Iraq.
22 hours ago New Zealand quake spawns emergency
Officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, sending people into the streets as windows exploded, water mains broke and buildings crumbled.
Yesterday U.S. cartoonist went too far, Mexicans say
An American's cartoon showing the eagle in the Mexican flag dead in a pool of blood is drawing criticism.
Yesterday 7.0 quake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 has struck near New Zealand, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Yesterday UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai
A cargo plane has crashed in an uninhabited area near the Dubai airport, according to the official WAM news agency in the United Arab Emirates.
Yesterday 7.0 quake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 has struck near New Zealand, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Yesterday Settlements an obstacle in Mideast talks
After two days of meetings and talks led by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Israeli and Palestinian leaders leave Washington deadlocked over the contentious issue of Israeli settlements.