A Chinese state news agency says rescuers have pulled a student to safety after being trapped for 80 hours in the debris of a school following this week's massive earthquake.
Police released sketches of three men they believe were involved in bombings that ripped through this historic Indian city, killing 61 people.
Police: 8 killed in Philippine bank robberySeven bank employees and a security guard were fatally shot in the head during a bank robbery in a town south of Manila on Friday, police said.
11:46:58 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008
UN: World economy to grow by 1.8 percent in 2008The world economy is "teetering on the brink" of a severe downturn and is expected to grow only 1.8 percent in 2008, the United Nations said in its mid-year economic projections Thursday.
By EDITH M. LEDERER
10:37:23 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008
Security Council wants UN peacekeepers in SomaliaThe Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday calling for a U.N. political presence in conflict-wracked Somalia for the first time in years and setting conditions for the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers.
By EDITH M. LEDERER
10:37:22 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,078As of Thursday, May 15, 2008, at least 4,078 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
06:02:04 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008
French workers strike in protest of job cutsTeachers, postal workers and other public servants staged a one-day strike and tens of thousands marched through French cities Thursday, a widespread protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's planned job cuts.
By JEAN-MARIE GODARD
04:56:56 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008
Leader to apologize to Canadian IndiansPrime Minister Stephen Harper will deliver a public apology for a decades-long government policy requiring Canadian Indians to attend state-funded church schools - often scenes of physical and sexual abuse.
By ROB GILLIES
04:37:30 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008
Failed Haiti PM nominee lashes outAn international banker whose nomination for Haiti's No. 2 political post was rejected by the lower house of Parliament said Thursday he was hamstrung by corrupt legislators.
By EVENS SANON
04:27:00 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008
Web site: Bin Laden to release Israel message07:56:50 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008
Moroccan court broadens terrorism investigations04:12:29 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008
Feuding Lebanese factions agree to begin dialogue04:07:30 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008
Canada eyes OTC sale of Plan B `morning-after' pill04:07:29 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008
Clashes lead UN to pull staff from Sudan oil area03:12:33 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008
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