05/13/2008

Report: Death toll in China quake exceeds 12,000
The official Xinhua News Agency said the death toll exceeded 12,000 in Sichuan province alone, and 18,645 were still buried in debris in the city of Mianyang, near the epicenter of Monday's massive, 7.9-magnitude quake.

05/12/2008

State media: China quake kills thousands
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake was among the worst to strike China in decades, devastating a hilly region of small cities and towns in Sichuan and nearby provinces. The earthquake sent thousands of people rushing out of buildings and into the streets hundreds of miles away in Beijing and Shanghai.
Photos: Quake kills thousands

05/11/2008

At least 11 dead after crowded Haitian ferry sinks off southern coast
An overloaded ferry capsized off the coast of southern Haiti, killing at least 11 people, U.N. and Haitian authorities said Sunday.

05/12/2008

U.S. military hopes for diplomatic solution in Sadr City
BAGHDAD – The U.S. military expressed hope Sunday for a diplomatic solution to seven weeks of fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City as a fragile cease-fire settled over the Shiite slum that houses nearly half the capital's 6 million people.

05/10/2008

Immigration raids catch citizens and legal residents
Two U.S. citizens and one legal permanent resident were among those arrested last month in Mount Pleasant, Texas, during a federal immigration crackdown targeting identity fraud at poultry giant Pilgrim's Pride.

05/11/2008

Zimbabwe opposition leader to return home for runoff
PRETORIA, South Africa – Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he will return to his homeland despite death threats for a runoff election against President Robert Mugabe.

War report

In Serbia, leaders defy calls to prosecute men indicted in war crimes
BELGRADE, Serbia – For 13 years, he has eluded capture for atrocities a U.N. judge described as "scenes from hell ... written on the darkest pages of human history."

Myanmar junta keeps grip on aid, pushes ahead with vote
YANGON, Myanmar – The military junta forged ahead Saturday with a constitutional referendum intended to cement its power after a campaign of arm-twisting and intimidation, even as it continued to restrict foreign aid shipments to survivors of last week's devastating cyclone.

Another top police official slain in Mexico
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico – Hit men killed a top police official Saturday, capping a bloody week in this community on the Texas border and across the country.

To some Iraqis, militia leader al-Sadr is a humanitarian
BAGHDAD – When Ali Ateya was killed last month at the age of 23 – a victim of an American airstrike on a block of concrete tenements in Baghdad's Sadr City slum, according to his family – there was no money for his burial.

05/10/2008

Moscow parade draws from past
The Associated Press Russian troops in period dress marched in a Victory Day parade through Red Square on Friday, the 63rd anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. Missile launchers and heavy tanks made their first parade appearance since the Soviet era.

05/09/2008

Mexico's top cop says attacks show criminals are feeling heat
Mexico's top security official blamed organized crime for the brazen killing of an acting federal police chief, saying Friday his death shows a nationwide crackdown is hurting gangs.

Foreign donors open their wallets to cyclone-torn Myanmar
The Myanmar junta's refusal to let in foreign aid workers has not stopped donors – from billionaire Bill Gates to a small British travel company – from trying to help.