International News
Cap off BP's plugged well2 September 2010, 6:35 pm
Crews removed the cap from BP's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well late Thursday afternoon, an important step toward permanently sealing the well, a company spokeswoman said.
Mideast leaders talk peace
2 September 2010, 6:20 pm
Direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders kicked off again with pledges of support for a peace process leading to a comprehensive settlement within one year.
Fire out at Gulf of Mexico oil platform
2 September 2010, 6:12 pm
An oil and gas production platform has exploded 80 miles off the central coast of Louisiana, with 13 people overboard, including one injured, the Coast Guard said Thursday morning.
Hurricane heads for U.S. east coast
2 September 2010, 4:37 pm
Hurricane Earl took aim on the Outer Banks of North Carolina early Thursday as the powerful storm prepared to take a swipe at the Eastern Seaboard.
South African unions reject wage offer
2 September 2010, 2:54 pm
South African union officials Thursday rejected an improved wage offer from the government as a public sector strike continues to cripple the country.
Ferrari recalls supercar after fires
2 September 2010, 2:00 pm
Ferrari has been forced to recall its latest supercar after reports that several had burst into flames.
Kenya defends not arresting al-Bashir
2 September 2010, 12:32 pm
The Kenyan government Thursday defended its decision not to arrest Sudan's visiting head of state -- wanted on charges of war crimes and genocide -- saying Kenya's first obligation was to the African Union, not the International Criminal Court.
10 killed in NATO airstrike in Afghanistan
2 September 2010, 11:51 am
Ten parliamentary campaign workers were killed in a NATO air strike in northeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, a provincial official said.
Greece bans smoking in public spaces
2 September 2010, 8:35 am
Greece has imposed a nationwide ban on smoking in enclosed public and private workplaces under a new slogan "cut smoking, gain life."
Russian arrested over nightclub fire
2 September 2010, 6:59 am
Investigators have arrested a suspect from Russia in connection with a fire that killed 156 people in a nightclub in Russia in 2009, the Spanish National Police said Thursday.