AFP - A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused widespread devastation in New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch Saturday, with officials saying it was "extremely lucky" no one was killed. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters - Authorities declared an overnight curfew for Saturday after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city, Christchurch, bringing down power lines and bridges and wrecking roads and building facades. Read the rest of this entry »
AP - BP PLC was on Saturday slowly raising the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, careful not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters - Crime and the sale of donated aid supplies are undermining the aid effort for Pakistan's flood victims. Read the rest of this entry »
Jakarta Globe9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crashHouston ChronicleAP Interview: Wikipedia founder bullish on news © 2010 AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot... Read the rest of this entry »
CBC.caToll from attack on Pakistani Shiites jumps to 65Atlanta Journal ConstitutionAP QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistani police say the death toll from a suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose from 43 to 65 overnight as critically wounded people... Read the rest of this entry »
The HinduInside the Israeli and Palestinian delegationsBBC NewsThe eyes of many were on the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington DC but what was it like behind the scenes with the two delegations? The BBC's Gidi Kleiman was with the Israel... Read the rest of this entry »
AP - A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tourists, police said. Read the rest of this entry »
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