Shia leaders in Iraq have called for calm after suspected al-Qaeda militants blew up the two minarets of a revered Shi’ite shrine in the town of Samarra. The bombing happened despite permanent security presence at the al-Askari shrine. It was a blast at that very shrine, or Golden Mosque, 15 months […]
By DOUGLAS BIRCH
Associated Press Writer
PARISHEV, Ukraine
Two decades after an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant sent clouds of radioactive particles drifting over the fields near her home, Maria Urupa says the wilderness is encroaching.
Packs of wolves have eaten two of her dogs, the 73-year-old says, and wild boar trample through her […]
By MUNIR AHMAD
Associated Press Writer
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
Police scuffled with demonstrators during a rally in support of Pakistan’s ousted chief justice Wednesday, injuring about a dozen people, including an opposition lawmaker, protesters said.
Opposition activists and lawyers have staged regular protests in favor of Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry since President Gen. Pervez Musharraf suspended him as head of […]
Delta Air Lines emerged Monday from bankruptcy protection pledging to be a “fierce competitor in a tough industry” after a 19-month reorganization.
“This is a great day in Delta’s history — a day that would not have been possible without the hard work and sacrifice of Delta people around the world,” said Delta chief executive Gerald […]
By Yuriy Humber and Bradley Cook
April 18 (Bloomberg) — Russia plans to build the world’s longest tunnel, a transport and pipeline link under the Bering Strait to Alaska, as part of a $65 billion project to supply the U.S. with oil, natural gas and electricity from Siberia.
The project, which Russia is coordinating with the […]
Globalization may be good for many of the world’s economies, but it also poses health challenges to the people who live in those countries.
That’s the message of a new report issued by the World Health Organization, released to coincide with World Health Day, which is celebrated every April 7, the anniversary of WHO’s founding in […]
LOGAN — A man was burned Friday when a glass beaker containing a chemical used in pharmaceutical research exploded at the Frontier Scientific plant here, the fire chief said.
The 35-year-old man, whose name was not released, was taken to Logan Regional Hospital, where he was in fair condition Friday night, Fire Chief Mark Meaker said. […]
A self-exiled Russian billionaire and Kremlin opponent said Friday he had been questioned on behalf of a Russian prosecutor investigating the poisoning death of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko.
Tycoon Boris Berezovsky said a Metropolitan Police officer put questions to him on behalf of the Russian state prosecutor at a central London police station, with […]