3 Americans Die in Cargo Plane Crash in China A Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed in flames during takeoff from Shanghai’s main airport Saturday, killing three American crew members and injuring four others on board. Eugene Hoshiko, AP NEWS - 6 minutes ago
Taiwanese Drama Big Winner at Chinese Oscars The Taiwanese social drama “No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti” was the big winner at the Chinese-language equivalent of the Oscars, winning best picture and best director for Leon Dai. Staff, AP NEWS - 14 minutes ago
Russia: Bomb Caused Train Crash That Killed 26 Russian officials opened a terrorism investigation Saturday, saying that a homemade bomb planted on the tracks of the high-speed Moscow-to-St. Petersburg route caused a derailment that killed at least 26 people and injured dozens more. Ivan Sekretarev and David Nowak, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Dubai Ruler’s Dream Turns to Debt Nightmare Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed al-Maktoum, who put his desert emirate onto the world map with a rapid development drive, now faces a debt crisis that could wreck his dream. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 31 minutes ago
Police to Talk to Woods About Accident There are plenty of vivid details from the car crash that sent Tiger Woods to the hospital: Doug Ferguson, AP NEWS - 35 minutes ago
GPS Cell Phone Apps Challenge Standalone Devices The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go. David Twiddy, AP NEWS - 38 minutes ago
Carbon Credits Spell New Future for Forests Driving through the verdant timberlands of Oregon’s Coast Range, Matt Fehrenbacher pointed out a mountainside where every tree had been clearcut. Jeff Barnard, AP NEWS - 39 minutes ago
Some Gays Seek Renewed Focus on Civil Unions Leland Traiman, who runs a sperm bank in California, worries about his lesbian clients in more conservative parts of the country when he hears fellow gay rights activists talk about winning the right to wed. Lisa Leff, AP NEWS - 39 minutes ago
Whitman Tries Courting Women in Calif. Gov Race As Meg Whitman has been introducing herself to California voters, she retells a line that usually generates a chuckle: “The next governor of California needs to know exactly what SHE believes.” Juliet Williams, AP NEWS - 40 minutes ago
In Wyoming, Basketball Drives Reservation’s Pride The gym is adorned with championship banners, expectations are high, and the players gasp and burn their way through sprints during the first days of basketball practice at Wyoming Indian High School. Matt Joyce, AP NEWS - 40 minutes ago
SKorea Fishing Boat Sinks off Uruguay; No One Hurt A South Korean fishing vessel has burned and sunk in the port of Uruguay’s capital. Navy officials say all 38 crew members are safe. Staff, AP NEWS - 41 minutes ago
German Trial Is New Twist in Demjanjuk Saga John Demjanjuk once was the focus of the world’s attention for the bloodcurdling crimes of which he stood accused. Today, he’s attracting notice for being the lowest-ranking person to go on trial for Nazi crimes in World War II. David Rising, AP NEWS - 42 minutes ago
Iranian Lawmaker: Iran Could Leave Nuclear Treaty A hardline Iranian lawmaker warned Saturday his country could withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in response to a U.N. nuclear watchdog resolution censuring Tehran over its nuclear program. Ali Akbar Dareini, AP NEWS - 50 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 - 52 minutes ago
America Wages New War in Vietnam — on AIDS When her husband fell ill with AIDS, doctors at the hospital turned him away, fearing they would catch the virus. Ben Stocking, AP FEATURES - 54 minutes ago
Dubai Looks to Oil-Rich Neighbor for Possible Aid As world markets absorbed the shock of Dubai’s debt crisis, the ruler of the once-booming city-state left town for an important meeting in a desert palace. His hosts: the leaders of neighboring Abu Dhabi whose balance sheets are flush with oil revenue. Brian Murphy, AP NEWS - 65 minutes ago
Afghanistan, Iraq: Different Wars Veterans of Iraq recall rolling to war along asphalted highways, sweltering in flat scrublands and chatting with city-wise university graduates connected to the wider world. Denis D. Gray, AP NEWS - 72 minutes ago
Hajj Devil Stoning Ritual Biggest Swine Flu Risk Millions of Muslim pilgrims, many wearing surgical masks, jostled together shoulder-to-shoulder furiously casting pebbles at stone walls representing the devil Saturday — the hajj ritual of highest concern to world health authorities watching for an outbreak of swine flu. Hadeel Al-Shalchi, AP FEATURES - 73 minutes ago
Iran ‘Will Make Own Nuclear Fuel’ If IAEA Deal Fails Iran will produce its own enriched uranium for a medical research reactor in Tehran if the UN atomic watchdog fails to provide the nuclear fuel, a senior hardline cleric said on Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 91 minutes ago
Iran Will Produce Own Nuclear Fuel If Needs Be: Cleric Iran will produce its own fuel for a medical research reactor in Tehran if it is not made available by the UN atomic watchdog, a senior hardline cleric said on Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 91 minutes ago
Pakistan Graft Amnesty Expires An amnesty on corruption cases protecting President Asif Ali Zardari, key allies and thousands of others formally expires on Saturday, threatening to fling Pakistan into fresh political crisis. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 91 minutes ago
Pakistan’s President Hands Over Nuclear Powers President Asif Ali Zardari gave up control of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal Saturday in a bid to fend off mounting pressures threatening to weaken his rule further and complicate the war on the Taliban. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 91 minutes ago
Hondurans Fearful Ahead of Disputed Polls Fear was palpable in the Honduran capital ahead of Sunday’s post-coup elections, which have divided both the Central American country and the continent. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 91 minutes ago
Russia Agrees French Superjumbo Overfly Russia has given the green light for Air France’s A380 superjumbo to overfly Siberia, opening the way for a projected Paris-Tokyo service, Transport Minister Dominique Bussereau said Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 91 minutes ago
Sudanese Girl Flogged for Wearing ‘Indecent’ Skirt A Sudanese Christian teenager has been lashed 50 times for wearing what a judge considered an “indecent” knee-length skirt, her lawyer said on Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 91 minutes ago
Final Week of Kercher Murder Trial in Italy American student Amanda Knox’s Italian boyfriend had a “romantic approach to the other sex” and was incapable of taking part in the alleged sexual misadventure that led to the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher, a defence lawyer said on Saturday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 91 minutes ago
Obama Challenge: Keep Hispanic Support Barack Obama has erased George W. Bush’s inroads among Hispanics, with these influential voters consistently giving the president exceptionally strong marks and the White House employing an aggressive strategy to keep it that way. Liz Sidoti, AP NEWS - 92 minutes ago
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