International News
Earthquake hits Iran, injures dozens30 July 2010, 4:18 pm
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Iran on Friday, injuring 110 people, according to state-run media.
U.S. forces suffer deadliest month in Afghanistan
30 July 2010, 3:31 pm
The deaths of six U.S. troops in the past two days has made July the deadliest month for American forces in Afghanistan since the war began almost nine years ago.
Russian troops to battle deadly wildfires
30 July 2010, 2:08 pm
At least 25 people in Russia have died in wildfires amid soaring summer temperatures. President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday order the military to help tackle the fires.
BP boss pledges Gulf help for years
30 July 2010, 1:41 pm
Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley sought to reassure jittery Gulf of Mexico residents Friday that the massive British corporation will not abandon them once the ruptured well responsible for the oil disaster has been permanently sealed.
Dead babies accused mom 'distressed'
30 July 2010, 11:57 am
A French woman who admitted to giving birth to and smothering eight babies over a 17-year period was secretive but always supportive of her family, two of her daughters said in a local newspaper report published Friday.
Lebanon hosts Syrian, Saudi leaders
30 July 2010, 11:47 am
The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia arrived in Lebanon on Friday, a visit intended to ease a heatening political crisis in the religiously diverse and combustible nation.
WikiLeaks founder hits back at Gates
30 July 2010, 10:51 am
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Friday he was disappointed by criticism from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates over the release of about 75,000 pages of U.S. documents related to the war in Afghanistan.
WikiLeaks suspect transferred to U.S.
30 July 2010, 10:06 am
An Army private suspected of leaking classified material, including videos and other documents, has been moved from Kuwait to a Marine Corps brig in Virginia.
More than 400 dead in Pakistan flooding
30 July 2010, 9:46 am
At least 325 people have been killled in surging floodwaters after record-breaking torrential rain in Pakistan.
Police quiz Bettencourt financial adviser
30 July 2010, 8:20 am
Police questioned financial adviser to L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into his client's finances.