2 dead, 2 missing in Caribbean tropical storm PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Flooding from Tropical Storm Fay killed two people and left two children missing in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, authorities said Saturday as the cyclone spun toward Cuba....August 16, 2008 20:20:07 - Read More Georgians force to clean South Ossetia streetsTSKHINVALI, Georgia (AP) -- Russian troops and their armed allies forced Georgian men to clean the streets of South Ossetias bombed-out capital Saturday, avenging Georgias attack on the breakaway province a week ago....August 16, 2008 19:41:25 - Read More Russian forces pull back from Igoetis centerIGOETI, Georgia (AP) -- Russian forces pulled back Saturday from the center of a town not far from Georgias capital after Russias president signed a cease-fire deal, but other troops stayed put despite U.S. pressure for Moscow to honor the agreement....August 16, 2008 18:44:24 - Read More Child beggars father fights abusive teacherKAOLACK, Senegal (AP) -- It hurts too much to lie on his back, so the 7-year-old has spent the past month stretched out on his stomach. His two grandmothers sit on the hospital bed beside him, fanning the pink flesh left exposed by his teachers whip....August 16, 2008 17:55:15 - Read More East Europe tries to protect itself from RussiaWARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Poland strikes a deal on a U.S. missile defense base. Ukraine tries to limit the Russian navys movement in its waters. The Czech Republics leader warns his nation is in danger of being sucked back into Moscows orbit....August 16, 2008 17:15:28 - Read More Philippine rebels begin to leave occupied villagesMANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Muslim guerrillas began withdrawing from several occupied southern Philippine villages Tuesday following fierce fighting with government troops that has displaced nearly 160,000 civilians during harvest time, officials said....August 12, 2008 07:11:37 - Read More At UN: Confirmation of Russias Georgia advanceUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Georgia brought another last-ditch appeal Monday to the United Nations Security Council to stop Russias advancing army, which U.N. officials confirmed has driven beyond Georgias breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia....August 12, 2008 03:27:52 - Read More Mauritania coup leaders free prime ministerNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) -- Mauritanias ousted prime minister defiantly refused to recognize the African countrys ruling military junta Monday, after he was freed from house arrest under international pressure....August 11, 2008 23:21:59 - Read More Georgian exit leaves vacuum near Iranian borderBAGHDAD (AP) -- The departure of 2,000 Georgian soldiers from Iraq leaves a question mark over the future of a series of checkpoints along smuggling routes near the Iranian border, forcing the U.S. to shuffle units to fill the vacuum....August 11, 2008 20:35:42 - Read More Iraqi leader gives refugees free flight homeBAGHDAD (AP) -- Several hundred Iraqi refugees flew home from Egypt on Monday on the Iraqi prime ministers plane, the first government-organized flight aimed at accelerating the return of Iraqis now that violence has waned....August 11, 2008 20:13:02 - Read More Bolivians back Morales in recall voteLA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Voters vigorously endorsed President Evo Morales on Sunday in a recall referendum he devised to try to break a political stalemate and revive his leftist crusade, partial unofficial results showed....August 11, 2008 02:59:40 - Read More AP IMPACT: Kids working in African gold minesTENKOTO, Senegal (AP) -- A reef of gold buried beneath this vast, parched grassland arcs across some of the worlds poorest countries. Where the ore is rich, industrial mines carve it out. Where its not, the poor sift the earth....August 10, 2008 19:25:35 - Read More Vietnamese women wed foreigners to help familyTAN LOC ISLAND, Vietnam (AP) -- Nearly 70 young Vietnamese women swept past in groups of five, twirling and posing like fashion models, all competing for the hand of a Taiwanese man who had paid a matchmaking service about $6,000 for the privilege of marrying one of them....August 10, 2008 17:19:53 - Read More Father of former Olympian killed in BeijingBEIJING (AP) -- The fatal stabbing of the father of a former Olympian at a Beijing landmark cast a sad shadow over the first full day of Olympic competition Saturday, just hours after Chinas jubilant opening of the Summer Games....August 10, 2008 05:37:01 - Read More Losing the yeti in forgotten nation of BhutanSIGNYAR, Bhutan (AP) -- He remembers the darkness of the pine forest, and the footprints, and his terror when the creature began to howl. He remembers the stories of his childhood, of a beast that stalked the upper reaches of the mountains, and how fear spread through the village every time it was spotted....August 10, 2008 04:30:43 - Read More | |
