Haiti faces new tragedy as Storm Isaac swells Haiti braced for a cruel new battering Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac swept across the Caribbean toward the shattered island, gathering strength and threatening to reach hurricane force.
24 August 2012
Greek PM in crisis talks with Merkel Greece's prime minister was expected to press for more time to make key reforms and spending cuts to keep his debt-wracked country in the eurozone at crisis talks Friday with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
24 August 2012
US Cold War trade rule stays as Russia joins WTO The Obama administration welcomed Russia's membership in the World Trade Organization, but said US exporters would be disadvantaged unless Congress repeals Russia's Cold War-era trade status.
California declares state of emergency amid fires Authorities declared a state of emergency in northern California, ravaged by fires at a time when several other western US states are also fighting flames.
24 August 2012
Google online maps embark on Arctic adventure Google set out to take users of its free online mapping service on an Arctic adventure with help from an Inuit community in the Canadian tundra.
Australian mining minister warns boom is 'over' Australia's Resources Minister declared the mining boom "over" following BHP Billiton's decision to delay the massive Olympic Dam project as commodities prices sag.
23 August 2012
US, Britain warn Syria against chemical weapon threat British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama warned they would be forced to consider a new course of action if Syria threatens to use chemical weapons on rebel fighters.
23 August 2012
Syphilis scare prompts call to halt US porn shoots Reports of several cases of syphilis among porn actors in California has prompted a trade group to call for a temporary halt to shooting in the lucrative US adult film industry.
US man charged for Obama death threat email An armed man who allegedly made a death threat against US President Barack Obama in an expletive-filled email was charged over the incident.
23 August 2012
Mokhnatka Mount near Almaty caught fireThe area of the fire that hit the Mokhnatka Mount in the Ile-Alatau National Park in the vicinities of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s biggest city, totaled 18 hectares as of 09.05. a.m. Astana time August 23.
23 August 2012
Sane or not, Breivik's future is at Norway's Ila prison Regardless of whether an Oslo court sentences him to prison or closed psychiatric care, Norwegian gunman is set to spend his days at a specially-adapted high-security prison.
23 August 2012
Newspapers warned over Prince Harry nude photos The British royal family on Wednesday warned the country's newspapers not to publish nude photographs of Prince Harry cavorting with friends on holiday in Las Vegas.
23 August 2012
Quebec student protesters eye elections Thousands of protesters marched against planned tuition hikes in Montreal, opposing the Liberal government of Premier Jean Charest, two weeks before parliamentary elections.