Thousands flee on China lake bank fears
BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - Thousands of Chinese fled their homes on Saturday amid fears a lake could burst its banks, hampering rescue efforts after ...
Sen. Kennedy hospitalized after seizure
BOSTON (Reuters) - Sen. Edward Kennedy, was hospitalized on Saturday after suffering a seizure at his Cape Cod vacation home. <p><a href="ht...
Myanmar death toll soars
YANGON (Reuters) - Diplomats witnessed "huge" devastation in the Irrawaddy delta on Saturday and the toll of dead and missing from the cyclone rose ab...
Bush says committed to Middle East peace efforts
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush, responding to Arab dismay about his praise for Israel, said on Saturday he was confi...
Iraqi forces detain 1,000 in al Qaeda push
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces have detained more than 1,000 suspects in an offensive aimed at crushing al Qaeda in northern Iraq, the military comm...
Spokeswoman: Sen. Kennedy hospitalized with seizure (AP)
AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was airlifted to a hospital Saturday after suffering a seizure at his home, and did not appear to have had a stroke as ini...
Thousands flee China quake area over flood fears (AP)
AP - Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of floods from rivers blocked by landslides rattled loose...
Bush says Saudi oil boost doesn't solve US problem (AP)
AP - President Bush said Saudi Arabia's small increase in oil production will not solve soaring U.S. fuel prices, but he defended the wealthy kin...
Iraq detains 1,000 in anti-al-Qaida crackdown (AP)
AP - Nearly 1,000 people have been detained in a sweep to break al-Qaida in Iraq's sway in Iraq's third largest city, Mosul, but many of the...
Democrats call upon GOP to support new GI Bill (AP)
AP - A Democratic congressman on Saturday urged Republicans to "step up to the plate" to help veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.