‘Strong’ Quake Hits Mexico City
The Associated Press is reporting that a “strong” earthquake has hit Mexico City. CNN’s Rodrigo Javier also confirmed the earthquake, noting that CNN Mexico’s newsroom has been evacuated. Reuters reports that a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Acapulco, Mexico. Meanwhile, the US Geological Survey has recorded a preliminary More...
Disabled Costa Allegra: Cruise Liner Towed Toward the Seychelles
The disabled luxury cruise ship Costa Allegra, which carried more than 1,000 passengers and crew when it caught fire in the pirate-infested Indian Ocean, is being towed toward the Seychelles by a French fishing More...
Russia to modernize iconic Kalashnikov rifle
Moscow announced plans on Tuesday to modernize the Kalashnikov, giving a new lease of life to the Soviet-era assault rifle that is the mainstay of the Russian army and weapon of choice for paramilitaries and gangsters More...
Chavez has operation, no official word on health
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez came out of cancer surgery overnight in Cuba and is recovering in a hospital, two sources said on Tuesday, but there was still no official word on the socialist leader’s condition. A More...
WikiLeaks Begins Publishing ‘Millions’ of Stolen Stratfor Emails
Out of the frying pan, into the fire: Global intelligence firm Stratfor may have secured its perimeters after its servers were infiltrated late last year, but a mammoth email dump just hit the grid courtesy Wikileaks. In More...
South Africa’s Mandela released from hospital
Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Sunday after a keyhole abdominal examination showed there was nothing seriously wrong with the 93-year-old anti-apartheid leader, the More...
“Friends of Syria” to demand immediate access for aid
Western and Arab nations will demand on Friday that Syria allow aid to be delivered to desperate civilians in the absence of any international resolve to intervene to end a crackdown on a near year-old revolt against More...
Facing hostility, Putin to win the Kremlin: poll
Vladimir Putin will reclaim the Kremlin’s top job by winning two thirds of the vote in a March presidential election but Russia’s alpha-dog leader may face growing resentment against his rule, the last More...
Argentine train slams into station, passengers die
A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires’ busy Once station Wednesday, killing several people and injuring hundreds of morning commuters, authorities said. “There are fatalities,” More...
Bomb kills 13 at Pakistani bus station
A bomb exploded at a bus station in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, police and emergency service officials said. “The bomb was planted More...