Powerful earthquake hits Japan and leaves dozens of people injured
July 23, 2008 - 6:09 pm
TOKYO - A powerful earthquake has struck off the northern Japanese coast, injuring at least 91 people, triggering landslides and cutting power to thousands of people. Japan's Meteorological Agency said there was no danger of a tsunami from the tremor, which had a preliminary magnitude of ...
Hurricane Dolly blows ashore on South Padre Island in Texas; levees hold
July 23, 2008 - 5:29 pm
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 160 km/h, blowing down signs, peeling off roofs and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over land. Local officials' greatest fear - that the levees holding back ...
Karadzic's secret life as a fugitive enthralls his fellow Serbs
July 23, 2008 - 5:17 pm
BELGRADE, Serbia - Radovan Karadzic sent word he plans to defend himself against UN genocide charges, but his fellow Serbs were more enthralled with details that emerged Wednesday about his secret life: a mistress, a bogus family in the United States, and regular visits to the Madhouse bar and ...
Karadzic's capture signals big shift for Serbia, away from nationalism
July 23, 2008 - 5:15 pm
BELGRADE, Serbia - Just a few months ago, thugs outraged at Kosovo's independence set part of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade on fire, and ultranationalists prepared to seize power. But this week's capture of genocide suspect Radovan Karadzic revealed an extraordinary turnaround for Serbia, ...
Venezuela, Belarus sign oil deal; Chavez hails resistance to U.S. imperialism
July 23, 2008 - 3:58 pm
MINSK, Belarus - Venezuela signed over three more oil fields to a joint venture with Belarus on Wednesday, with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declaring that the two countries were strongly united in their resistance to "U.S. imperialism" and Washington's "lackeys." The fields were ...
Pentagon to recommend more troops for Afghanistan, official says
July 23, 2008 - 3:12 pm
WASHINGTON - A senior Pentagon official says top military leaders are expected soon to recommend to Defence Secretary Robert Gates which additional U.S. troops could be sent to Afghanistan over the next month or so. The units are likely to be small and could include engineers, ordnance ...
U.S. House approves housing rescue bill after Bush drops opposition
July 23, 2008 - 2:37 pm
WASHINGTON - Rescue legislation sailed through the House Wednesday aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and to prevent troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing. The 272-152 vote reflected a congressional push to send election-year help ...
Obama, on Mideast trip, tells Israel he's committed to its security
July 23, 2008 - 2:10 pm
SDEROT, Israel - From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Wednesday professed "an unshakable commitment to the security" of Israel, whether the threat comes from terrorists, Iran or ...
French company says 100 employees 'slightly contaminated' at nuclear site
July 23, 2008 - 2:06 pm
PARIS - The French electric company EDF says that 100 employees have been "slightly contaminated" by a leak at a reactor site in southern France. It was the third incident at a French nuclear site in recent weeks and the second at the huge Tricastin site. An EDF spokeswoman says the ...
Pennsylvania infant cut from mother's womb is released from hospital
July 23, 2008 - 2:06 pm
PITTSBURGH - A baby boy who was cut from his slain mother's womb has been released from a western Pennsylvania hospital. A spokeswoman for West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh confirmed Tuesday that the baby had been released. She declined to say who has custody of the child. Andrea ...
Iraqi president rejects election law, returns it to parliament for more work
July 23, 2008 - 1:29 pm
BAGHDAD - Iraq's presidential council rejected a draft law paving the way for U.S.-backed provincial elections, returning it to parliament for reworking, an official said Wednesday. President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, and his two deputies needed to ratify the law before it can take effect. ...
Swiss warned against going to Libya after Gadhafi's son arrested
July 23, 2008 - 12:56 am
GENEVA - Switzerland warned its citizens Wednesday not to travel to Libya, saying the North African country has been retaliating ever since Swiss police arrested the youngest son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for allegedly beating two of his servants. Libya has recalled some of its ...
U.S. air force says no survivors after B-52 bomber's crash off Guam
July 23, 2008 - 12:24 am
HONOLULU - The U.S. air force says all six crew members aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed Monday off Guam were killed. An announcement from Andersen Air Force Base on Guam says a wide search effort has shifted focus from rescue to recovery of the aircrew. Two bodies have been ...
Ukraine officially blames Soviet leaders for famine that killed millions
July 23, 2008 - 11:35 am
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine on Wednesday blamed Soviet leaders for a famine that killed millions of people in 1932-33 and published documents it said "unequivocally" proved its case, part of its campaign to get the tragedy recognized as genocide. The national security service published archive ...
California woman attacked by bear, drives herself to get help
July 23, 2008 - 9:30 am
CALIENTE, Calif. - A woman walking her two dogs in a rural area of Southern California was attacked and severely injured by a bear, but managed to drive herself to a nearby fire station for help. The woman suffered severe lacerations to her face and head in the attack Tuesday. County fire ...
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