Telegraph.co.uk | Rescuers Search For Survivors After Chile Quake Voice of America Photo: AP Rescue workers are tearing through the rubble in search of survivors in Chile Sunday, a day after a massive earthquake shattered the country's central region. The 8.8 magnitude quake struck the South American country Saturday in the early ... Rescuers dig for Chile quake survivors; looting erupts Jittery Chileans awake to more aftershocks Chile counts cost of earthquake as tsunami fears ease |
The Hindu | Chile earthquake kills 78 and triggers tsunami Times Online A massive earthquake has hit the coast of Chile, killing dozens of people, flattening buildings and triggering a tsunami. The 8.8-magnitude quake, the country's largest in 25 years, shook the capital Santiago for a minute and half at 3:34am (6:34am ... Chile devastated by major earthquake Tsunami threatens Hawaiian islands: US agency Chile well prepared |
The Guardian | Paterson Gets Some Sobering Advice on His Political Future New York Times ALBANY â€" Gov. David A. Paterson said Thursday night that as he weighed his political future, he was seeking counsel from elected officials across the state. But the first few hours of that listening effort offered some sobering ... NY governor vows to continue campaign Gov is reeling over abusegate NY Gov. Paterson says he won't step aside |
New York Daily News | NY Governor Suspends Aide, Seeks Investigation New York Times By AP ALBANY, NY (AP) -- Gov. David Paterson has suspended a close aide and is asking for an investigation by the attorney general after a published report linked the aide to a claim of domestic violence involving a former girlfriend. ... Unanswered Questions in the Paterson Mess Gov. Paterson Suspends Aide |
Globe and Mail | Toyota chief faces 'crucial test' in US hearing BusinessWeek Toyota President Akio Toyoda faces increased pressure to win back consumer trust in his congressional testimony Wednesday after the company's US sales chief failed to provide clear answers to the automaker's slew of safety problems. ... House Republican anxious to hear Toyoda testimony Toyota President To Meet With US Transportation Secretary |
CBC.ca | Obama To Host 6 CEOs At Tuesday White House Dinner W » |
National Post | Obama wants power to block excessive insurance rate hikes CNN President Obama is set to unveil his proposal to overhaul health care on Monday morning. Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration will propose legislation that would » |
CBC.ca | Alexander M. Haig Jr., at 85; was Reagan's secretary of state Boston Globe Alexander Haig Jr. also served as White House chief of staff during the Nixon administration. He was a four-star general. (Mark Wilson/Globe Staff/File 1988) By Mark Feeney Alexander M. Haig Jr., who as secretary of state declared “I'm in control ... Alexander Haig Dies at Age 85 |
Reuters | Obama wants healthcare summit to find common ground Reuters President Barack Obama makes a statement on health care and climate change at the White House in Washington, December 19, 2009. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Democrats and Republicans on Saturday to find common ground at a White ... Obama: Health Meeting a Test of Problem-Solving Obama Summit Raises Stakes in Health-Care Roulette |
CBC.ca | Officials: Texas plane crash targeted feds msnbc.com Bystanders watch as firefighters battle the blaze at the Echelon building in Austin, after a sm » |
Reuters | Plane crash kills 3 Tesla Motors employees, striking fear in East... San Jose Mercury News A fog-shrouded East Palo Alto neighborhood was thrown into chaos Wednesday when a twin-engine Cessna crashed shortly after an early-morning takeoff, spilling wreckage and bodies onto a quiet bayside ... Plane's owner c » |
Washington Post | Iran will consider any new atom fuel ideas: Mottaki Reuters TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran would consider any new ideas on a proposed nuclear fuel swap with major powers, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Tuesday, after meeting his Turkish counterpart in Tehran. But there was no immediate sign that the visit ... Iran Accuses US of Deceit in the Persian Gulf Region Iran hits back at Clinton 'dictatorship' warning Analysis: Is Russia as 'orderly' as we think? |
ABC Online | Brussels train crash: at least 20 people killed Telegraph.co.uk At least 20 passengers were killed when two trains crashed head-on and a third was derailed near the Belgian capital Brussels. By Bruno Waterfield in Brussels Two trains, one travelling from Leuven to Braine-le-Comte and another from Quiévrain to Liege ... Belgian passenger trains collide Belgian train crash 'kills 20' Many killed in Belgium train crash |
Sydney Morning Herald | Professor's arrest roils Alabama campus after shootings Los Angeles Times Amy Bishop is charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of three fellow biology professors. A Massachusetts police chief discloses that Bishop fat » |
CBC.ca | 3 US soldiers die as Afghan assault begins ABC Online Three US soldiers died in an improvised bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, NATO said, as thousands of American troops led an assault on an insurgent stronghold in the region. A brief statement from NATO's International Security Assistance Force ... 3 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan bomb attack Taliban killed in Helmand during fighting in massive Operation Moshtarak Major attack on Taliban stronghold launched |
The Guardian | Friends: Bill Clinton keeps 'frenetic pace' CNN "While he eats a lot better than he used to," he still indulges, one friend tells CNN. (CNN) -- Though Bill Clinton has received lots of attention for getting healthy since his 2004 heart surgery -- losing weight, exercising more, improving his diet ... No cure for heart disease, Clinton's case shows Doctor: Clinton Most Likely Recognized Chest Pain as Serious Bill Clinton would 'have had a heart attack at some point' without surgery ... |
Reuters | Ahmadinejad Says Iran Is Now a 'Nuclear State' New York Times PARIS â€" Ignoring United States threats of more stringent sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted on Thursday as saying Iran had produced a first batch of uranium enriched to a level of 20 percent that it was capable of ... Clashes reported as Iran marks Revolution Day Ahmadinejad: Iran produces first 20 percent-enriched uranium Iran marks revolution as opposition clashes with police |
Washington Post | For GOP and Obama, partisan actions follow bipartisan talk D » |
Reuters | US wants UN sanctions resolution on Iran within weeks Reuters PARIS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The United States wants the UN Security Council to approve a resolution within weeks, not months, laying the ground for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. ... Iran starts processing nuclear fuel towards weapons-grade strength Iran to stop enrichment if given nuclear fuel Iran Says Starts Work on Making 20 Pct Nuclear Fuel |
Globe and Mail | Search Goes Through The Night For More Explosion Victims Hartford Courant MIDDLETOWN â€" - A devastating explosion that was heard and felt for miles destroyed a power plant Sunday morning as workers purged a natural gas piping system, killing at least five and injuring many ... Marshals Seek Deadly Conn. Gas Plant Blast's Cause 5 workers killed in explosion at Middleton, Conn., power plant 5 dead in blast at Conn. plant |
Boston Globe | Obama tries to boost beleaguered Democratic National Committee Washington Post In his opening remarks at the winter meeting of the Democratic National Committee, Obama thanked activists for being willing to brave the blizzard. He also acknowledged a rough year but encouraged fellow dems to press on. ... Obama tries to r » |
Globe and Mail | Tea party groups aim to form PAC Boston Globe NASHVILLE - Organizers of the National Tea Party Convention said yesterday that participants would form a political action committee aimed at electing up to 20 candidates this f » |
Boston Globe | Factbox: Democrats face battle for Senate majority Reuters (Reuters) - Republican Scott Brown's formal arrival in the US Senate on Thursday robbed Democrats of their crucial 60-vote supermajority and set the stage for a bitter November election fight for control of the 100-member chamber. ... GOP Senator Is Sworn In, and Democrats Regroup Obama: 'Take our time' on finalizing health care Dems take new approach on joblessness |
ABC News | Toyota sinks ahead of earnings, safety statement MarketWatch TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Toyota Motor Corp. shares dropped more than 4% Thursday, pressured by a torrent of safety issues with the company's cars, as traders braced for the automaker's latest financial results and a ... Asia shares slide; Toyota sinks to 10-month low Toyota says UK repairs will not start until 10 February Whittier officials uncertain about effects of Toyota rec » |
