Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Sumatra quake leaves over 100 dead

Sumatra quake leaves over 100 dead


Sumatra quake leaves over 100 dead

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:20 PM PDT

Relief organizations struggle to reach those in need after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra, Indonesia, on Monday triggering a tsunami and killing at least 112 people, officials said.

Thousands flee erupting Indonesian volcano

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:25 PM PDT

The Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupted at least three times Tuesday, forcing thousands of nearby residents to flee and causing at least 15 deaths.

Poor, battered and homeless, Haitians face new killer

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 07:15 PM PDT

Battered by a devastating earthquake, left for nearly a year without real homes, promised aid that failed to arrive, the people of Haiti now face a new killer, and the littlest children are among the hardest hit.

Increasingly, mayors become targets in Mexico

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 06:40 PM PDT

They were elected to serve their small towns, but recently, mayors throughout Mexico have found themselves the targets of violent killings believed to be perpetrated by drug cartels.

Corruption survey: Somalia is the worst

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 06:33 PM PDT

Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore are seen as having the least corruption in the world, according to a just-published global survey.

Air Force lost some communication with nuclear missiles

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:23 PM PDT

The Air Force lost partial communications with 50 nuclear missiles for almost an hour last weekend, an Air Force spokesman said Tuesday.

Iraqi robbers take gold, cash, kill 7

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:04 AM PDT

Gunmen stormed an outdoor market Tuesday in northern Iraq, killing seven people and robbing several jewelry stores, police said.

Norway at top of prosperity index

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:38 AM PDT

Norway leads the 2010 list ranking the prosperity of 110 of the world's nations by the London analytical center Legatum Institute.

Sri Lanka appeals to Saudi king to spare maid's life

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:57 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's president on Tuesday appealed to Saudi Arabia's king to grant clemency to a housemaid convicted of killing her employer's baby.

Iran loads fuel into nuclear plant

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:03 PM PDT

Iran begins fueling its first nuclear energy plant at Bushehr, state media reports, despite fears in the West it is developing a nuclear program for military purposes.

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