Jakarta - At least nine people were killed when a ferry carrying at least 242 people sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday, officials said. Authorities said an estimated 232 people survived. But search teams ...Read More
Washington - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions ...Read More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -An astronaut in space is finally a new dad. Atlantis crewman Randolph Bresnik announced the birth of his daughter Abigail on Sunday morning, after being notified privately of the good news. His wife, Rebecca, gave birth to their second ...Read More
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure from the West over its nuclear program.
The display of military muscle comes at a ...Read More
A slew of reports on progress in talks to secure the release of Gilad Shalit do not bring the abducted IDF soldier closer to freedom, the Israel Defense Forces chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, said on Sunday. "Our obligation ...Read More
Safety standards are meant to be better in China's state-run mines
China's leaders say they are making the country's coal mines safer places to work by closing small and illegal mines.
They claim that this campaign has reduced the number of ...Read More
Nearly 30 petrified passengers were trapped on a Midtown hell train yesterday with a knife-wielding madman and the blood-soaked body of a straphanger he just stabbed to death in a senseless argument over a seat.
The Bronx-bound D train came to ...Read More
Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesThomas H. Kean, former New Jersey governor and chairman of the 9/11 Commission, and Co-Chair Lee H. Hamilton confer during a news conference in Washington, D.C.Former Gov. Thomas Kean, who served as co-chairman of the 9/11 Commission, believes ...Read More
JAKARTA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 people died and 59 remained missing as ferry the Dumai Express 10 sank off Sumatra Island in Indonesia's Riau province Sunday morning, local police said. Police chief of Riau province Yasin Kosasih said ...Read More
London, England (CNN) -- When Sandra Stainton returned to her house in northwest England, everything was covered in brown sludge. Her furniture was toppled and a 6-foot-high water mark ran across the living room wall, a reminder of how much floodwater ...Read More
