"500-Year" Flood Overwhelms N.D. City
12,000 people in Minot, N.D., have been left homeless as the Souris River has risen to record levels. Read »
Jun 26, 2011
Syrians Flee to Lebanon as Army Approaches
Hundreds fled into Lebanon Saturday as the Syrian regime's military overtook a town near that border and another nea... Read »
Jun 25, 2011
Car Bomb Kills at Least 35 at Afghan Medical Center
Din Mohammad Darwaish, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said that many more could have died, too, as people... Read »
Jun 25, 2011
Yelena Bonner, Rights Activist and Sakharov's Widow, Dies
Bonner rose to prominence through work with her husband in the Russian dissident and human rights movement. Read »
Jun 19, 2011
8 NATO Troops Killed In Afghanistan
The nationalities of the dead not yet released. Read »
Jun 19, 2011
Hundreds Of Thousands Displaced In Sudan
Entire ethnic group at risk of disappearance. Read »
Jun 19, 2011
Libya: More Civilians Killed by NATO
Libya said the dead civilians included three children, the BBC reported. Read »
Jun 20, 2011
More Flooding Expected In Plains Areas
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard worried levees won't hold. Read »
Jun 19, 2011
Syrian Troops Storm Border Town: Witnesses
"I saw shabbiha [pro-Assad gunmen] setting fire to two houses," a lawyer in the Jisr-al-Shughour... Read »
Jun 18, 2011
Karzai: U.S. Talking with Taliban
The Afghan president told reporters today that "peace talks have started with [the Taliban] already and it... Read »
Jun 18, 2011
S. Korea Accidentally Fires at Passenger Jet
Two soldiers fired at the plane, which carried 119 passengers, with their K-2 rifles for about 10 minutes around... Read »
Jun 18, 2011
N.Y. Target Workers Vote Down Unionization
Efforts to make a Target store in Valley Stream, N.Y., the chain's first union shop have hit a snag:... Read »
Jun 18, 2011
Computer Glitch Strands United Fliers
A glitch in United Air Lines' computer system left thousands of passengers stranded for hours Friday night. Read »
Jun 18, 2011
Tainted Water Cleanup at Fukushima Halted
About 110,000 metric tons of contaminated water—about the equivalent of 40 Olympic-sized swimming... Read »
Jun 18, 2011
Chile Volcano Grounds Flights in Australia, New Zealand
Southern Chile's erupting Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle volcano chain has disrupted flights and grounded planes... Read »
Jun 12, 2011
Syrian Troops Enter Northern Town
The latest action by the government has forced more people to flee towards the Turkish border, which 4,000... Read »
Jun 12, 2011
4 Injured in Dessert Fire at Florida Restaurant
Fire officials say a bananas foster dessert caught fire at a Florida restaurant and four people were... Read »
Jun 12, 2011
First New Photos of Giffords Released
The congresswoman could be released from the Houston hospital where she has undergone rehabilitation as early as thi... Read »
Jun 13, 2011
Japanese Hold Anti-Nuke Protests on Quake Anniversary
Some of the marchers urged the immediate shutdown of all nuclear plants and demanded stringent government radiation... Read »
Jun 11, 2011
