Fire officials said Monday that they expect to to have the six-square mile fire surrounded on Tuesday. But it is still a threat to about 550 homes and 20 commercial buildings.
Campaigning in Puerto Rico, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) released a statement that said "The United States has the finest military on the planet because we have the best soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen in the world. We owe
The United States has the finest military on the planet because we have the best soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen in the world," Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) said. "We owe them our support and resources while in-service and
Joined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and First Lady Laura Bush, the President said in his speech after the ceremony, "It is a solemn reminder of the cost of freedom that the number
Russian news agencies reported that shortly after the An-12 cargo took off from Chelyabinsk airport, about 950 miles east of Moscow, that crew members reported a fire on the plane.
Four Shiite Muslims were killed when unknown assailants opened fire on their car in the city of Dera Ismail Khan. Hours later, a Sunni died in another hit-and-run attack, the Associated Press (AP) reported, quoting police.
In an interview with Der Spiegel, a Germany weekly, Buffett said as far as the average American is concerned, the recession is already taking place. "I believe that we are already in a recession... Perhaps not in the sense as
As a result of the inclement weather, Britons traveling back home faced possible delays as some roads were flooded by the prolonged downpours. High water near the central station of Southampton caused the cancellation of train trips on Monday morning.
Religious persecution is well-known in Uzbekistan, where human rightsgroup accuse the government of imprisoning hundreds of Muslims forpracticing their faith outside state-approved institutions and labelingthem extremists bent on overthrowing the secular government.
BRUSSELS -- Poland and Sweden have floated a plan to set up a new EU"Eastern Partnership" for Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia,and Azerbaijan.
Like many young professionals in his native Tehran, Mohammad says he belongs to a new generation of Iranians who cannot imagine their personal and professional lives without the Internet.
After an unusually long and heated campaign, Kyiv residents have chosen a mayor from among about 70 candidates on a list so long that the ballot paper measured about a meter in length.
VIENNA (AFP) - Iran continues to defy UN demands to suspend uranium enrichment and has yet to disprove allegations that it was pursuing nuclear power for military use, the UN atomic watchdog said on Monday.
PARIS (AFP) - Protests by fishing fleets against soaring fuel costs threatened to spread across Europe, as French fishermen voted Monday to extend their port blockade and Spanish fleets joined the stoppage with several other countries likely to follow.
AMSTERDAM (AFP) - The executive head of European aerospace giant EADS warned Monday that two key programs at aircraft unit Airbus, the A400M military transporter and the A380 superjumbo, still faced serious "risks."
COLOMBO (AFP) - At least eight people were killed and scores more wounded Monday in the bombing of a packed commuter train by suspected Tamil rebels in the suburbs of the Sri Lankan capital, officials said.
MIANZHU (AFP) - Soldiers raced Monday to blast clear a river dammed by landslides after China's deadly earthquake two weeks ago, amid fears that more than one million people could be at risk from flooding.
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - Ethiopia's Supreme Court sentenced former dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam to death in his absence Monday, along with 17 senior officials of his regime, overturning a previous life term on appeal.
The 10-year-old girl was first raped allegedly by her paternal uncle Sahdev on Saturday while his son Sanjay sexually assaulted her last night in her residence in New Ashok Nagar of east Delhi, police said. The incident came to light
