Death Toll in China Mine Disaster Rises to 87: Media The death toll from a coal mine blast in northeast China rose to 87 on Sunday, with 21 miners still trapped underground, in the nation’s deadliest mining disaster in two years, state media reported. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 4 minutes ago
Stars Come Out for CNN Heroes Ceremony A man who embraced education for himself and other Filipinos as an escape from poverty is the CNN Hero of the Year. Lynn Elber, AP NEWS - 8 minutes ago
Baby Can Wait as Expectant Dad Finishes Spacewalk A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday. Marcia Dunn, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
Fort Hood Suspect Ordered Held Until Court-Martial The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday. Angela K. Brown, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
3 Bomb Blasts Leave 5 Dead, 25 Wounded in India Police say three bombs have exploded in India’s restive northeast killing five people and wounding more than 25 others. Wasbir Hussain, AP NEWS - 22 minutes ago
More Americans Expected to Travel for Thanksgiving The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. Nafeesa Syeed, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Ex-Air Force Nurse Acquitted of Killing Patients A court-martial acquitted a former military nurse of murder Saturday after he was accused of giving lethal doses of painkillers to hasten the deaths of three terminally ill patients at the Air Force’s largest hospital. Paul J. Weber, AP NEWS - 24 minutes ago
Historic Health Care Bill Clears Senate Hurdle Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. David Espo, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
China Coal Mine Blast Death Toll Jumps to 87 Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 — the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years. Cara Anna, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
AP NewsAlert Indonesian television says a ferry with more than 200 passengers has sunk near Sumatra island. Staff, AP NEWS - 39 minutes ago
Motown Caps 50th Anniversary With Hometown Gala Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock. Jeff Karoub, AP NEWS - 41 minutes ago
Romanians Vote for President Amid Political Crisis Romanians began voting for a new president on Sunday in an election that could open the door to an international loan aimed at ending the country’s deep recession. Alison Mutler, AP NEWS - 49 minutes ago
Israeli Aircraft Strike Tunnels, Arms Factories The Israeli military says its aircraft have attacked two weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip. Staff, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago
Canadian Woman Loses Benefits Over Facebook Photo A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. Staff, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago
5 Long Beach Students Arrested in Alleged Groping Authorities say five male students have been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after two ninth-grade girls were attacked at a Long Beach high school. Staff, AP NEWS - 55 minutes ago
2 Dead After Shooting at Oregon Intersection A gunman fatally wounded a passenger in another vehicle at an Oregon intersection Saturday, setting off a police chase that ended when the suspect crashed and was killed by officers, authorities said. Staff, AP NEWS - 57 minutes ago
Mumbai Still Vulnerable 1 Year After Terror Attack The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors. Erika Kinetz, AP NEWS - 58 minutes ago
Ukraine’s ‘Hot Air’ Bedevils Global Climate Deal Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he’s a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance. Arthur Max, AP NEWS - 58 minutes ago
AP Reporter Caught Up in Stalin Family’s Agony Newly arrived in Moscow on his first foreign assignment, Associated Press correspondent George Krimsky sensed he had a sensational Cold War scoop on his hands and he pounced. Larry Heinzerling, AP NEWS - 59 minutes ago
Rhodes Scholars Named for 2010 Thirty-two men and women from across the U.S. have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2010. Staff, AP NEWS - 63 minutes ago
Israel-Palestinian Conflict Kills 8,900 in 20yrs: NGO The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has claimed almost 8,900 lives in two decades, the vast majority of them Palestinians, the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said in a statement published on Sunday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 64 minutes ago
Death Toll in China Mine Disaster Rises to 87: Media The death toll from a coal mine blast in northeast China rose to 87 on Sunday, with 21 miners still trapped, in the nation’s deadliest mining disaster in two years, state media reported. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 64 minutes ago
US Helps Build Anti-Taliban Afghan Militias: Report The United States has begun helping a number of anti-Taliban militias in several parts of Afghanistan in hopes for a large-scale tribal rebellion against the radical Islamic movement, The New York Times reported. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 64 minutes ago
N.Korean Leader Inspects Security Forces North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has inspected the nation’s security force headquarters, state media said on Sunday, in what Seoul media say is a bid to further tighten his control on society. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 64 minutes ago
EU Recession Over, But Sharp Contrasts in East The European Union may have inched out of its sharpest recession since the global slump of the 1930s, but green shoots are not emerging uniformly across the 27-nation bloc’s eastern member states. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 64 minutes ago
British Business Chiefs Seek Path to Recovery Business leaders gather here on Monday for an annual conference expected to focus on how companies can recover from the country’s longest recession on record. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 64 minutes ago
Groth to Play Tennis for Australia After Citizenship Jarmila Groth will become eligible to play for Australia after she is officially granted citizenship this week, Tennis Australia said on Sunday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 64 minutes ago
2nd Autopsy for Malaysian Opposition Aide: Lawyer A fresh autopsy was being held Sunday on the body of a Malaysian opposition aide who fell to his death from anti-corruption offices where he was being questioned, his family’s lawyer said. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 64 minutes ago
Hornets Shoot Down High-Flying NBA Hawks New Orleans Rookie Darren Collison notched his first NBA double-double with 22 points and 11 assists as the Hornets ended Atlanta’s seven-game winning streak. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 64 minutes ago
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