Zimbabwe Cargo Plane Crashes in China, Killing 3 A Zimbabwe cargo plane crashed as it took off Saturday from Shanghai’s main international airport, killing three crew members, a government official said. Eugene Hoshiko, AP NEWS - 11 minutes ago
Bomb Detonates in Afghan Capital, No Injuries A bomb has exploded in a trash bin in the center of Afghanistan’s capital. Officials say the explosion did not cause any injuries or significant property damage. Staff, AP NEWS - 13 minutes ago
First Civil Lawsuit Starts in China Milk Scandal A court is hearing the country’s first civil lawsuit by a man whose child was sickened in China’s vast tainted milk scandal, state media reported Saturday. Staff, AP NEWS - 21 minutes ago
Tiger Woods Suffers Facial Cuts in Car Crash Tiger Woods suffered facial injuries in a single vehicle car smash outside his Florida mansion in which his wife had to use a golf club to break a window of their SUV and rescue him. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 22 minutes ago
Official: Blast May Have Caused Train Wreck An express train carrying hundreds of passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed, killing dozens of people and injuring scores of others in what may have been an act of sabotage, Russian officials said. Ivan Sekretarev, AP NEWS - 29 minutes ago
Japan Launches 5th Spy Satellite Japan launched its fifth spy satellite into orbit Saturday in a bid to boost its ability to independently gather intelligence, the government said. Shino Yuasa, AP NEWS - 29 minutes ago
Body of Trapped Utah Spelunker Won’t Be Recovered The popular Utah cave where a 26-year-old medical student died earlier in the week will be closed permanently and his body will not be removed, state and county officials said Friday. Mike Stark, AP NEWS - 36 minutes ago
4 Killed at Fla. Thanksgiving, Relative Sought A Florida man opened fire on his family after Thanksgiving dinner, killing his pregnant sister, 6-year-old cousin and two other relatives before speeding off and initiating a statewide manhunt, police said Friday. Travis Reed, AP NEWS - 36 minutes ago
Signs of Life in Stores as Holiday Shopping Begins The nation’s shoppers took advantage of deals on toys and TVs with some renewed vigor in stores and online on Black Friday after a year of concentrating their spending on basic necessities. Anne D'Innocenzio, AP NEWS - 37 minutes ago
Military Divorces Edge Up Again in 9th Year of War The toll for a nation long at war is evident in military homes: The divorce rate in the armed forces edged up again in the past year despite many programs to help struggling couples, and the rate now is a full percentage point higher than around the time of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Pauline Jelinek, AP NEWS - 39 minutes ago
White House: State Dinner Crashers Met Obama A reality TV hopeful and her husband who crashed a presidential dinner met President Barack Obama in the receiving line, the White House said Friday, as a “deeply concerned and embarrassed” Secret Service acknowledged its officers failed to check whether the couple was on the guest list. Larry Margasak, AP NEWS - 41 minutes ago
Police Chief: Woods' Wife Helped After Accident Tiger Woods was injured early Friday when he lost control of his SUV outside his Florida mansion, and a local police chief said Woods' wife used a golf club to smash out the back window to help get him out. Doug Ferguson, AP FEATURES - 48 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 - 60 minutes ago
Flooding Traps 17 in Northern China Coal Mine Flooding has trapped 17 coal miners in northeastern China, while the death toll from a gas blast at another mine rose to 10, a government official and state media said Saturday. Staff, AP NEWS - 64 minutes ago
Cadaver Hunt in Philippines Massacre Ends: Police Police have ended a grisly search for corpses and mass graves from an election-linked massacre in the southern Philippines, with the known death toll standing at 57, officials said Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 82 minutes ago
Russian Train Crash Kills 25, Nearly 100 Injured Rescue workers picked Saturday through the twisted wreckage of a Russian passenger train that derailed overnight killing at least 25 people, hunting for more survivors of what may have been an attack. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 82 minutes ago
Robbie Williams Causes Wedding Stir Down Under British pop star Robbie Williams caused a stir in Australia with an on-air proposal to his US actress girlfriend during a Sydney radio show. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 82 minutes ago
25 Dead, 87 Hurt in Russia Train Crash: Reports At least 25 people were killed and 87 injured when a train travelling between the Russian capital Moscow and Saint Petersburg derailed, possibly as a result of an attack, Russian media reported. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 82 minutes ago
10 Dead in China Mine Accident: State Media Rescuers have recovered the body of the last victim a gas explosion in a southwestern China coal mine, bringing the death toll to 10, state-run media reported on Saturday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 82 minutes ago
Officials: 39 Dead in Russia Train Derailment An express train carrying hundreds of passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed, killing at least 39 people and injuring scores of others, emergency officials said. Ivan Sekretarev, AP FEATURES - 86 minutes ago
Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes at Dock; 15 Dead A ferry packed with people going home for an Islamic festival capsized as they were disembarking at a terminal in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 15 dead and scores missing, authorities said Saturday. Farid Hossain, AP NEWS - 87 minutes ago
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