At least 67 dead as quake hits northwest China

At least 67 dead as quake hits northwest China
Philippine island lockdown after deadly siege
Michelle Obama arrives in Mexico
Nigeria leader has 'no contact' with president
Millions bathe in Ganges at world's biggest festival (AFP)
Nigeria leader has 'no contact' with president
N.Zealand territory declares new whale sanctuary (AFP)
Police: NZ man at strip club leaves baby in car (AP)
Thai deaths rise to 23, red shirts vow final battle
Philippine islandock down lafter deadly siege
Mexico drug attacks killed 23,000 since 2006
Brazil flood toll rises to 246
Vatican slammed in pedophile scandal
Verdict due in China official's mafia trial (AFP)
Top U.S. envoy in Kyrgyzstan for talks after revolt
Russia says needs time to develop political system
EXCLUSIVE - Climate change could raise cost of U.S. allergies
The Cost Of Connecting In China
Great Barrier Reef oil spill hits nature sanctuary (AFP)
Mexico drug war kills almost 23,000

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 08:14 PM PDT

BEIJING -A strong earthquake killed at least 67 people and buried many others in a remote area of northwestern China on Wednesday, the government said, amid reports of heavy damage.

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 07:02 PM PDT

ISABELA, Philippines -The capital of a southern Philippine island was under police and military lockdown Wednesday after a siege by Al Qaeda-linked militants left 15 people dead.

Michelle Obama arrives in Mexico

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 06:48 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY, Mexico -US First Lady Michelle Obama has arrived in Mexico City for a three-day solo visit, following a surprise stopover in Haiti.

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:32 PM PDT

Nigeria's acting leader, Goodluck Jonathan, has said that he hasn't heard from or met the country's ailing president since being appointed to oversee the government in February.

Millions bathe in Ganges at world's biggest festival (AFP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:31 PM PDT

AFP - Ten million Hindu pilgrims and hundreds of ash-covered, naked holy men began streaming into the holy waters of the river Ganges on Wednesday at the world's biggest religious festival.

Nigeria leader has 'no contact' with president

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:32 PM PDT

Nigeria's acting leader, Goodluck Jonathan, has said that he hasn't heard from or met the country's ailing president since being appointed to oversee the government in February.

N.Zealand territory declares new whale sanctuary (AFP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:25 PM PDT

AFP - The South Pacific territory of Tokelau Wednesday declared a whale sanctuary in its waters, bringing to 11 the number of national and territorial sanctuaries in the region.

Police: NZ man at strip club leaves baby in car (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:31 PM PDT

AP - Police arrested a man for leaving his 1-year-old baby in a car unattended during the early hours while he watched strippers at a nightclub in New Zealand's capital, and have placed the boy in welfare agency care.

Thai deaths rise to 23, red shirts vow final battle

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:14 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's "red shirt" protesters ruled out talks with the government and said they would concentrate on one site in the capital Bangkok in readiness for a final battle to oust the country's prime minister.

Philippine islandock down lafter deadly siege

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 07:02 PM PDT

ISABELA, Philippines -The capital of a southern Philippine island was under police and military lockdown Wednesday after a siege by Al Qaeda-linked militants left 15 people dead.

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:48 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY -Almost 23,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since the launch of a government crackdown on drug gangs at the end of 2006, a parliamentary source has said.

Brazil flood toll rises to 246

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:36 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO -Landslides triggered by pounding rain in Rio de Janeiro last week killed at least 246 people, officials said, as access to the city's eight-decade-old Christ statue was cut off for the first time.

Vatican slammed in pedophile scandal

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:40 PM PDT

SANTIAGO – The child sex abuse scandal scorching the Catholic Church worsened Tuesday with lawmakers, doctors and gay activists slamming an attempt by the Vatican to shift the blame for the pedophilia to homosexual priests.

Comments by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican's secretary of

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:42 PM PDT

AFP - A Chinese court on Wednesday was to deliver its verdict in the case of a former top official accused of sheltering criminal gangs in the city of Chongqing, where mafia kingpins ran rampant for years.

Top U.S. envoy in Kyrgyzstan for talks after revolt

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:22 PM PDT

BISHKEK (Reuters) - A top U.S. diplomat arrived for talks with Kyrgyzstan's interim leaders on Wednesday about defusing a crisis in the Central Asian country, where Washington rents an air base to back its war effort in Afghanistan.

Russia says needs time to develop political system

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:50 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that he and Barack Obama have "changed the atmosphere" in Russian-U.S. ties, but demanded more American support on issues from the economy to Afghan drugs.

EXCLUSIVE - Climate change could raise cost of U.S. allergies

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:50 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate change could push the cost of U.S. allergies and asthma beyond the current $32 billion annual price tag, conservation and health groups reported on Wednesday.

The Cost Of Connecting In China

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:30 PM PDT

The three major telecom carriers are spending big on 3G.

Great Barrier Reef oil spill hits nature sanctuary (AFP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:17 PM PDT

AFP - Oil from a huge Chinese ship which grounded in the Great Barrier Reef has hit a world-renowned nature sanctuary, officials said Wednesday, raising fears for seabirds and baby turtles now hatching there.