Strong aftershock hits China quake epicenter
 BEICHUAN, China (AP) -- A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after being buried for four days. The first foreign rescue workers since Monday's magnitude 7.9... |
Bush in Saudi Arabia to discuss oil
 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- President Bush, on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia, is taking a second stab on Friday at getting the oil-rich nation to increase production and drive down the soaring gasoline prices hurting U.S. consumers. When Bush met with King Abdull... |
UN in dark about Myanmar cyclone disaster needs
 YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- The United Nations said Friday that severe restrictions by Myanmar's military junta have left aid agencies largely in the dark about the extent of survivors' suffering, two weeks after a killer cyclone left up to 2.5 million people destitute.... |
Bin Laden: Palestinian cause fuels war
 CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Osama bin Laden said in a new audio recording released Friday that al-Qaida will continue its holy war against Israel and its allies until it liberates Palestine. The terrorist leader's third statement this year came as President Bush was wrappi... |
Zimbabwe presidential election set for June 27
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- An election runoff between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday. The opposition, which wanted a May 23 runoff, said the decisi... |
Spokesman: Gunfire hits Iranian convoy in Baghdad
 BAGHDAD (AP) -- An Iranian Embassy convoy came under fire in Baghdad, wounding four people, including three Iranians and an Iraqi, an embassy spokesman said Friday. Tehran issued an angry response blaming the United States for encouraging attacks against Iranian int... |
In Qatar, Muslim, Jewish clerics meet
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- More than a dozen rabbis, including two from Israel, were in attendance this week as this conservative Muslim sheikdom opened one of the Gulf's first scholarly centers dedicated to interfaith dialogue. The rare meeting of Muslim, Christian and Je... |
Losing racehorses in Puerto Rico condemned to die
 CANOVANAS, Puerto Rico (AP) -- For thoroughbred racehorses in Puerto Rico, success can be a matter of life and death. Many losers don't make it off the racetrack grounds alive. More than 400 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by lethal injection at... |
Venezuela weapons worry US, Colombia
 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The United States and Colombia have long been wary of Venezuela's peacetime military buildup, suspecting the weapons could end up in the hands of drug-trafficking Colombian rebels. Now they have documented reasons for their worries - certi... |
Suicide blast kills 10 in Sri Lanka
 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- A suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed into a bus carrying riot police in Sri Lanka's capital Friday, killing 10 people, including eight policemen, and wounding 85 others. The blast came hours after air force fighter jets bombed a Tamil T... |
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