The storage tank that caught fire at an oil refinery in northern Japan on Sunday as aftershocks jolted the region following a powerful earthquake two days earlier continues ravaging and company officials warned the blaze could spread to nearby oil tanks.
One the most prominent American film directors, Elia Kazan, has died at the age of 94. The son of a Greek immigrant, he won a number of awards as a stage director before extending his talents to writing and the cinema.
Energy officials have warned of serious deficiencies in Italy's electricity system, following Sunday's massive power cut that left almost the whole country in darkness.
The Bush administration on Sunday disputed assertions by leaders of the House intelligence committee that the United States went to war in Iraq on the basis of outdated and vague intelligence. Senior U.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has insisted that he was right in his decision to go to war with Iraq. Mr Blair, who faces a rough ride at the Labour party's annual conference in Bournemouth, said he did not think he had anything to apologise for.
Suspected leftist rebels on Sunday detonated a remote-control bomb attached to a motorcycle, killing 10 people and wounding 48 in a crowded street in the Zona Rosa district in the city of Florencia, 210 miles south of Colombia's capital. wo police officer
Entertainer Donald O'Connor from the classic movie "Singin' in the Rain," died of heart failure at a retirement home in Calabasas, his daughter, Alicia O'Connor, told The Associated Press. He was 78.
Italy was plunged into darkness after an unprecedented power outage, which caused havoc on public transport nationwide. The rail network was thrown into chaos, with thousands of passengers blocked in around 100 trains.
The US government is mobilizing another ten thousand troops for deployment to Iraq. An additional five thousand soldiers have been put on stand-by for likely duty as Washington's calls for international troop contributions go unheeded.
Strong aftershocks rolled through Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early Saturday, but no injuries or damage were reported as residents set about sweeping up broken dishes and retrieving water from supply trucks a day after a major earthquake hit the a
President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Iran and North Korea on Saturday to stop their suspected nuclear weapons programs. Iraqi reconstruction, Iran's nuclear program and oil were on the agenda of Russian President Vladimir Putin who ca
A Palestinian gunman shot dead a two-month-old baby girl and a man who opened the door to him at a Jewish settlement in the West Bank on Friday during Jewish New Year's festivities. This is the first deadly attack since Israel's security Cabinet decided e
Madonna climbed once again to the top of the charts, this time with her children's story, "The English Roses". The book was published simultaneously around the world Sept.
Three rocket-propelled grenades were fired toward U.S.
Swedish court ruled Friday that the new suspect detained in Foreign Minister Anna Lindh murder case could be held for two weeks while police gather more evidence. The 24-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after police released the first suspect on the
Stockholm's district court ordered that the man arrested in connection with the murder of foreign minister Anna Lindh be kept in detention. Judge Goeran Nilsson granted the prosecutors' request for continued detention of the 24-year-old man, who was arres
US is to set Iraq's Governing Council a 6 month deadline to come up with a constitution that would lead to elections and a new government next year. US Secretary of State Colin Powell told the New York Times the deadline would be difficult but it was nece
A mortar blast tore through a market north of Baghdad, killing eight civilians and deepening the woes of U.S.
A magnitude 8.0 earthquake rocked Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early Friday, injuring more than 243 people, knocking out power, derailing a train and touching off an industrial fire.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a bid to end the rift over Iraq at the UN, as the world body opted to withdraw more staff from the country amid mounting insecurity. One of the war's sharpest critics, Putin steered clear of the attacks unleashed on W
With the bloodshed mounting in Iraq, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan ordered some UN staff to leave the country temporarily, his spokesman said. The announcement will be a blow for countries like France which have been calling on the UN to have a greatly
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