Australia Welcomes Giant Pandas With City Party Two giant pandas from China were welcomed to Australia on Saturday with gifts of bamboo and a city party before settling into their new home, a 25-acre (10-hectare) natural enclosure at the Adelaide Zoo. Tanalee Smith, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
3 Americans Die in Cargo Plane Crash in China A cargo plane crashed as it took off from Shanghai’s main airport Saturday, killing three American crew members and injuring four other employees after it veered off the runway and burst into flames. Eugene Hoshiko, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
Commonwealth Talks Boost Hopes of Climate Deal Hopes were rising Saturday that a new global climate pact is within reach after rich nations at a Commonwealth summit offered to help poorer countries bear the costs of implementing any deal. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 12 minutes ago
Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes at Dock; 30 Dead A ferry packed with people going home for an Islamic festival capsized as they disembarked in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 30 dead and scores missing, authorities said Saturday. Farid Hossain, AP NEWS - 12 minutes ago
Summit May Help Settle Latin American Spats Latin American leaders have a chance to defuse some of their continent’s political tensions at a summit opening Sunday. Barry Hatton, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
12 Inmates Escape Prison in Western Afghanistan A dozen prisoners escaped jail through a tunnel they dug from their cell to the outside in western Afghanistan, police said Saturday. Amir Shah, AP NEWS - 28 minutes ago
Pope Lauds '84 Argentina-Chile Peace Agreement Pope Benedict XVI hailed a 1984 Vatican-mediated friendship agreement between Argentina and Chile as a “luminous example” of peace winning out over war during an audience Saturday with the presidents of both countries. Staff, AP NEWS - 36 minutes ago
Cargo Plane Crash in China A cargo plane veered off the runway and smashed into a building during take off in Shanghai, killing three crew members. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 51 minutes ago
Giant Pandas Arrive in Australia China’s gift of two giant pandas Wang Wang and Fu Ni arrive in Australia. It’s hoped the gesture will help ease tensions between Beijing and Canberra. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 51 minutes ago
Death Toll From Floods in Saudi Reaches 106 A Saudi official says the death toll from the unusually heavy rains that hit western Saudi Arabia has reached 106. Abdullah Shihri, AP NEWS - 56 minutes ago
Dubai Debt Problems Cast Shadow Over Region For years, Dubai seemed unstoppable, an oasis of excess boasting indoor ski slopes and manmade islands, the world’s tallest tower and dreams that reached even higher. Barbara Surk, AP NEWS - 57 minutes ago
Body of Trapped Utah Spelunker Won’t Be Recovered A Utah cave’s narrow crevice that trapped and eventually killed a medical student will become his final resting place, and the dangerous cavern will be permanently sealed. Mike Stark, AP NEWS - 58 minutes ago
Recession Sends Older Americans to Food Pantries Older Americans who were raised on stories of the Great Depression and acquired lifelong habits of thrift now find themselves crowding soup kitchens and food pantries in greater numbers for the first time after seeing retirement funds, second jobs and nest eggs wiped out by recession. Valerie Bauman, AP NEWS - 58 minutes ago
Relative Sought in 4 Fla. Thanksgiving Killings Authorities in Florida were searching Saturday for a man police said opened fire on his family after Thanksgiving dinner and killed four people, including his pregnant sister and a 6-year-old cousin who was sleeping in her bed. Travis Reed, AP NEWS - 59 minutes ago
Iranian Lawmaker: Iran Could Leave Nuclear Treaty A hardline Iranian lawmaker is quoted by the country’s official IRNA news agency as saying Iran’s parliament may consider withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Staff, AP NEWS - 65 minutes ago
Russia Investigates Train Derailment as Terror Act Rescue workers sorted through the wreckage of a high-speed Russian train to search for more victims Saturday while investigators considered whether the derailment that killed at least 26 people was caused by a bomb on the tracks. Ivan Sekretarev, AP NEWS - 67 minutes ago
Army Retakes Rebel Town in Central Africa: Source The army in the Central African Republic has retaken control of the key north central town of Ndele from rebels, a source in the high command said on Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 72 minutes ago
Man Wanted on US Terror Charges Sentenced in China An American man wanted in the United States on terrorism charges has been sentenced in China for making illegal drugs, a court official said Saturday. Staff, AP NEWS - 81 minutes ago
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