The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:01:15 GMT
President Barack Obama warned Mahmoud Abbas in a letter that U.S.-Palestinian relations might suffer if the Palestinian leader refuses to resume direct peace talks with Israel, a senior PLO official said Saturday.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:38:39 GMT
As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:07:19 GMT
Federal police rescued two kidnapped cameramen in northern Mexico on Saturday, five days after they were nabbed by drug traffickers.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:02:36 GMT
A former militia commander who supported the Afghan government and two others were killed Saturday night by a suicide bomber who blew himself up at a football game in northern Afghanistan, officials said.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:39:31 GMT
Time.com - A U.N. report into the murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri could finger Hizballah, and reignite the civil war. The join visit by rival regional power players is designed to prevent that
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:30:00 GMT
AFP - A four-strong rowing team smashed a 114-year-old record for crossing the North Atlantic Ocean when they reached the finish line Saturday.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:22:29 GMT
A roadside bomb killed three Iraqi soldiers responding to an earlier blast Saturday in an area south of Baghdad, officials said. One bystander was also killed.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:05:32 GMT
