23 July 2008, 2:28 pm
Iraq's presidential council on Wednesday rejected a draft provincial elections law and sent it back to parliament for reworking _ a major blow to U.S. hopes that the vote can be held this year.... read more
23 July 2008, 2:01 pm
A woman walking her two dogs in a rural area of Southern California was attacked and severely injured by a bear, but managed to escape and drive herself to a nearby fire station.... read more
23 July 2008, 1:25 pm
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday but prompted no immediate reports of injuries or other damage, the nation's weather agency said.... read more
23 July 2008, 12:52 pm
Nigeria's main militant group threatened Wednesday to destroy the nation's major oil pipelines within 30 days to counter allegations it had struck a US$12 million deal with the government to protect them.... read more
23 July 2008, 12:18 pm
LONDON : A British judge sentenced both a husband and wife to more than six years in jail Wednesday for faking the man's drowning death in a US$500,000 insurance scam.... read more
23 July 2008, 10:53 am
The Coast Guard Wednesday closed a nearly 30-mile stretch of the Mississippi River from central New Orleans downriver after a collision between a fuel barge and a tanker spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons ...... read more
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