Matthew soaks parts of Guatemala Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:32 PM PDT Tropical Depression Matthew continued to dump heavy rain over parts of Central America Sunday, and the storm could linger longer as it loses strength and slows down, forecasters said. |
State media: Russia's president arrives in China Posted: 25 Sep 2010 09:48 PM PDT Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in China Sunday for a three-day visit that will include talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao, state media reported. |
Kashmir: India and Pakistan's bitter dispute Posted: 25 Sep 2010 09:11 PM PDT Violent protests erupted this summer in India's Kashmir region, resulting in the worst bloodshed in a decade. Many of the demonstrators want independence from India, while New Delhi has always said the unrest is fueled by Pakistani-sponsored extremists. Here is a brief look at the dispute. |
Chilean miners on surface 'also trapped,' by company's financial woes Posted: 25 Sep 2010 08:53 PM PDT It's 7:55 a.m. and miner Javier Avarca arrives in the early morning chill to the San Jose mine in Chile to begin a 12-hour shift. |
Rescue cage arrives at Chile mine Posted: 25 Sep 2010 08:35 PM PDT Rescue workers in Chile took delivery Saturday of a 420-kilogram (924-pound) cage that is expected to haul 33 trapped miners back to the surface. |
Can America regain 'momentum' in fight against AIDS? Posted: 25 Sep 2010 08:21 PM PDT National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Monday will stress what's always been stressed: testing and prevention -- an approach promoted in a study showing 1 in 5 gay men have HIV and nearly half of them are unaware. |
Somali leader slams Al-Shabaab, piracy Posted: 25 Sep 2010 08:11 PM PDT The leader of Somalia's transitional government says his war-torn nation is suffering from the "twin danger of terrorism and piracy." |
Georgia pastor to address lawsuit allegations Posted: 25 Sep 2010 07:45 PM PDT Five days after the first of four lawsuits claiming he coerced young males into sexual relationships was filed, Georgia pastor Eddie Long will take to the pulpit Sunday to tell his side of the story. |
Young woman dies after off-campus shooting in New Jersey Posted: 25 Sep 2010 07:02 PM PDT A 19-year-old woman shot early Saturday at an off-campus party near Seton Hall University in New Jersey has died, hospital and police officials said. |
8 people shot, 3 stabbed after party Posted: 25 Sep 2010 06:58 PM PDT Knives, guns and bottles were drawn during a fight after a party early Saturday east of downtown Los Angeles, California, resulting in one death and 10 injuries, police said. |
Mideast talks on the clock ahead of settlement controversy Posted: 25 Sep 2010 05:56 PM PDT The clock is ticking as the United States seeks a way to keep Middle East peace talks from falling apart over this weekend's end to an Israeli moratorium on settlement construction. |
Report: Factory fire in China forces airport to close Posted: 25 Sep 2010 04:02 PM PDT An explosion and fire at a plastic factory in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region forced authorities to shut a nearby airport temporarily, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. |
Surprise storm lashes Haiti with fierce winds, 5 deaths reported Posted: 25 Sep 2010 03:36 PM PDT |
Pentagon destroys thousands of copies of Army officer's memoir Posted: 25 Sep 2010 03:27 PM PDT The Department of Defense recently purchased and destroyed thousands of copies of an Army Reserve officer's memoir in an effort to safeguard state secrets, a spokeswoman said Saturday. |
Real lose top spot after drawing blank at Levante Posted: 25 Sep 2010 03:08 PM PDT Real Madrid gave up top spot in Spain's La Liga to Valencia after a disappointing goalless draw at promoted Levante on Saturday. |
Tevez goal ends Chelsea's perfect start Posted: 25 Sep 2010 03:00 PM PDT A Carlos Tevez goal in the second half gave Manchester City a 1-0 home win over defending English Premier League champions Chelsea at Eastlands on Saturday. |
Roma sink leaders Inter Milan with late goal Posted: 25 Sep 2010 02:55 PM PDT Italian champions Inter Milan suffered their first defeat of the season as an injury time goal from Mirko Vucinic gave Roma a last-gasp 1-0 win on Saturday night. |
Matthew weakens, drenches Central America Posted: 25 Sep 2010 02:29 PM PDT Matthew weakened into a tropical depression Saturday but continued to drench Central America, bringing with it a threat of flash floods and mudslides, forecasters said. |
DEA event encourages safe disposal of old prescription drugs Posted: 25 Sep 2010 01:56 PM PDT The Drug Enforcement Administration urged Americans on Saturday to turn in their old and unused prescription drugs as part of an effort by the agency to stop a rise in prescription drug abuse. |
Police release plane passenger detained after emergency landing Posted: 25 Sep 2010 01:43 PM PDT Swedish authorities who released a passenger taken into custody after a plane made an emergency landing are trying to find a caller who tipped off police that a man onboard had explosives -- an assertion that proved untrue. |
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