Andre Stahl, Fiona Smith, Mike Swanson Dublin/Brussels (dpa) – European Union finance ministers agreed Sunday on an 85 billion euros (112 billion dollars) rescue package to help Ireland overcome its debt crisis. An urgently called […]
David Barber Wellington (dpa) – Hope was fading for 29 men trapped underground in a New Zealand coal mine for six days as rescuers managed to Wednesday restart an army robot looking for signs of […]
David Barber Wellington (dpa) – The New Zealand mine drama went into its fourth day Monday with still no word of when a bid to rescue 29 men trapped after an underground explosion will be […]
By Laura King Los Angeles Times KABUL, Afghanistan – The Taliban scoffed Sunday at NATO plans to hand over most security responsibilities to Afghan forces in the coming three years while retaining an option to […]
Dublin (dpa) – An aid package for Ireland has been approved by European Union authorities, Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen confirmed Sunday. Eurozone finance ministers had confirmed the request for funding to help resolve Ireland’s […]
By John Byrne Chicago Tribune CHICAGO – Former President George W. Bush, in town to promote his memoir, said he worries that the 9/11 attacks will become a “distant memory.” “One of the things that’s […]
Ramallah (dpa) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he would hold United States President Barack Obama to his declaration at the United Nations in September, when he expressed hope that the state of Palestine […]
By Tom Lasseter McClatchy Newspapers SEOUL, South Korea – The Obama administration suffered a major setback Thursday with the announcement that it couldn’t break the impasse over a long-anticipated U.S.-South Korean trade accord, continuing a […]
David Barber Wellington (dpa) – Mozart has moved muggers away from a shopping mall in Christchurch, turning the once-crime-ridden centre into a peaceful haven, a newspaper reported on Monday. Beaming The Magic Flute and other […]
By Nadeem Sarwar dpa ISLAMABAD – Two U.S. drone strikes on Sunday killed at least 13 militants in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region near Afghanistan, intelligence officials said. The attacks, about an hour apart, took place […]
By Russ Britt MarketWatch LOS ANGELES – Roughly half the candidates endorsed by Sarah Palin during the 2010 election season ended up winning their races, but a closer look at the contests indicates the former […]
By Ashley Powers Los Angeles Times LAS VEGAS – When Sen. Harry Reid introduced Michelle Obama on Monday, he referred to the first lady as “the closer.” Reid and Pennsylvania Senate hopeful Joe Sestak certainly […]
By Celia Rivenbark McClatchy-Tribune News Service Poor Joe Biden. A video gone viral and produced by Yahoo News shows a series of man-on-the-street interviews in which the majority of people asked couldn’t recall the name […]
By Henry Chu Los Angeles Times LONDON – Britain and Germany stepped up their aviation security measures Monday to try to close gaps exposed by last week’s airplane bomb scare. Both countries were layover points […]
By Troy Wolverton San Jose Mercury News SAN JOSE, Calif. – Google’s Android software continued its rocket-like ascent over the summer, ending the third quarter with the dominant market share in the United States among […]
By Britta Guerke dpa LONDON – Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was released Monday from hospital after a nearly two-week stay for a flu infection, with her spokeswoman saying she was completely recovered. Thatcher, […]
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