Immigrant boat capsizes off Italian coast, 250 missing, 48 rescued
ROME (AP) — A boat carrying as many as 300 migrants from Libya capsized in rough seas off the Italian coast early Wednesday, leaving...
World
Somalia creates new state, Azania, could further fracture country
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somali politicians on Sunday announced the creation of a new state in the battle-scarred nation,...
Magnitude-6.5 earthquake hits Japan; tsunami alert issued
NEW YORK (AP) — A magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook eastern Japan off the quake-ravaged coast on Monday morning (2223 GMT Sunday), the U.S....
International
Nearly 4,000 forced to evacuate Eiffel Tower after bomb threat
PARIS (AP) — A bomb threat and the discovery of a suspicious package spurred French authorities to briefly evacuate nearly...
Brain problems led to death of Knut, a 4-year-old polar bear
BERLIN (AP) — Brain problems apparently caused the shockingly early death of Knut, Germany's 4-year-old celebrity polar bear, the Berlin...
Michelle Obama: Education prepared me for world's problems
RENCA, Chile (AP) — Studying hard as a young woman is what prepared Michelle Obama to face the world's challenges, the United States' first...
Obama: Brazil's democracy an example to the Arab world
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As U.S. warplanes pounded faraway Libya, President Barack Obama praised Brazil's transition from dictatorship to democracy...
American, Russian astronauts land on Earth after 5 months in space
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and two Russian cosmonauts landed safely Wednesday in snowy Kazakhstan after...
Clashes sweep Bahrain as king declares state of emergency
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Frenzied clashes swept Bahrain Tuesday, a day after a Saudi-led military force entered the country to defend its Sunni...
Japanese village of Saito all but vanishes after tsunami
SAITO, Japan (AP) — It's hard to believe there was ever a village here at all.
The tsunami that devastated Japan's coast rolled...
Rebels retreat from Libyan oil port amid barrages of tank, artillery fire
RAS LANOUF, Libya (AP) — With fierce barrages of tank and artillery fire, Moammar Gadhafi's loyalists threw rebels into a...
Bangladeshi refugee crisis grows at Tunisian border town of Ras Adjir
RAS ADJIR, Tunisia (AP) — Bangladeshis washed themselves with bottles of drinking water and Egyptians fought over bread handed...
