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Chile quake death toll over 700 as rescue ramps up (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:21 AM PST

A man carries goods during looting in a supermarket in Concepcion, Chile, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. A 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile early Saturday. (AP Photo/ Aliosha Marquez)AP - Police fired tear gas and imposed an overnight curfew to control looters who sacked virtually every market in this hard-hit city as Chile's earthquake toll surpassed 700. President Michelle Bachelet promised imminent deliveries of food, water and shelter for thousands living on the streets.

Al-Qaida growing in strength and numbers in Africa (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:22 AM PST

FILE - In this April 18, 2003, file photo a girl walks past a wall with graffiti about the al-Qaida network in a Muslim area of the northern city of Kano, Nigeria. Al-Qaida's terror network in North Africa, which calls itself Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), is growing more active and attracting new recruits, and threatening to further destabilize fragile governments of heavily-Islamic North Africa, according to U.S. defense and counterterrorism officials. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, File)AP - Al-Qaida's terror network in North Africa is growing more active and attracting new recruits, threatening to further destabilize the continent's already vulnerable Sahara region, according to U.S. defense and counterterrorism officials.

Bomb kills NATO service member, 4 Afghan civilians (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:13 AM PST

Afghan and international security forces at the site of a suicide attack in southern city of Kandahar on February 13. A suicide car bomb attack targeting a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan killed at least four Afghan civilians on Monday, the Afghan interior ministry said.(AFP/File/Hamed Zalmy)AP - A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy Monday outside the major southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing one NATO service member and four Afghan civilians, officials said.

Striking number of obesity risks hit minority kids (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:17 AM PST

AP - The odds of obesity appear stacked against black and Hispanic children starting even before birth, provocative new research suggests.

An euphoric end to a bittersweet Olympics (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:24 PM PST

The Canadian flag is raised during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - They were the resilient Winter Games — beginning in shock, ending in euphoria.

White House: Simple up-or-down vote on health care (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:35 PM PST

In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, Democrat leaders, from left, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., with Vice President Joe Biden, and President Barack Obama take part in health care reform meeting at the Blair House in Washington. Obama, Democrats and Republicans fought about a health care overhaul they've debated for a year. They broke no new ground and the gridlock that has paralyzed Washington, and infuriated the public, was on full display. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - The White House called for a "simple up-or-down" vote on health care legislation Sunday as Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed to House Democrats to get behind President Barack Obama's chief domestic priority even it if threatens their political careers.

Arrest made in case of missing California girl (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:46 AM PST

AP - A registered sex offender was arrested Sunday in the disappearance of a suburban San Diego teenager as some 1,400 volunteers spent the weekend searching a park and surrounding area where she disappeared three days ago, authorities said.

1 in 4 parents buys unproven vaccine-autism link (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:18 AM PST

AP - One in four U.S. parents believes some vaccines cause autism in healthy children, but even many of those worried about vaccine risks think their children should be vaccinated.

Crosby's goal wins gold, Canada beats US 3-2 in OT (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:28 PM PST

Canada's Sidney Crosby (87) and teammates listen to the Canadian national anthem after the men's gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - Sidney Crosby sized up goalie Ryan Miller in overtime and delivered hockey gold to a nation that not only craved it, but demanded it, too.

5,200 Australians bare all for photo shoot (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:34 PM PST

EDS NOTE: NUDITY Nude people gather on the steps of the Sydney Opera House as they pose for a photo by Spencer Tunick of the U.S. , Monday, March 1, 2010. Some 5,200 people stripped down for the commissioned photo that is title 'Mardis Gras: The Base.' (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)AP - About 5,200 naked people have embraced each other on the steps of Sydney's iconic Opera House for a photo shoot by Spencer Tunick.

Quake, tsunamis kill more than 700 in Chile (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 05:28 PM PST

Local residents watch Pacific coast as they evacuate during tsunami warning issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency at a shrine in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, February 28, 2010. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - A massive earthquake and tsunamis killed 350 people in one Chilean coastal town, doubling the total death toll on Sunday as the government tried to get aid to hungry survivors and halt looting.

Obama's Democrats voice new confidence on healthcare (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 12:02 PM PST

A pharmacist and a pharmacy employee talk to clients on the phone as they work to fill prescriptions while working at a pharmacy in New York December 23, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Democratic leaders in the Congress voiced confidence on Sunday they will have the votes, possibly within a couple of months or so, to pass landmark legislation to overhaul the healthcare system.

Four Afghan civilians die in suicide attack: official (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:54 PM PST

A wrecked armored personal carrier belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is seen after it was targeted by a suicide attacker in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, March 1, 2010. The suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy Monday outside the major southern Afghan city, killing one NATO service member and four Afghan civilians, officials said. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)Reuters - Four Afghan civilians were killed on Monday when a suicide car bomber hit a NATO-led convoy in southern Afghanistan, a hospital doctor and witnesses said.

No pressure, London - "No Fun City" shows how it's done (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 06:34 PM PST

Reuters - These Winter Olympics showed London 2012 that great sport and people of passion will help you overcome any number of problems, while a home gold rush can set a Games on the way to greatness.

Al Gore takes aim at climate change skeptics (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 07:55 PM PST

Former Vice President Al Gore participates in a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York, September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Chip EastReuters - Former Vice President Al Gore on took aim at skeptics who doubt the reality of human-caused climate change, saying he wished it were an illusion but that the problem is real and urgent.

Storms rip through Europe, kill up to 50 in France (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 11:42 AM PST

Residents of La Faute sur Mer in western France are evacuated from a flooded area by rescue workers after severe storms swept through much of France February 28, 2010. REUTERS/Stephane MaheReuters - Storms swept through western Europe at the weekend, killing up to 50 people in France and threatening further damage as powerful winds and torrential rains moved north, officials said.

Toyoda slips into China on damage control mission (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 11:46 PM PST

Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda sought to ease quality concerns during a low-key visit to China on Monday, fresh from a grueling hearing in the U.S. Congress over his company's biggest safety crisis.

Violence flares at Jerusalem holy site (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 11:40 AM PST

A Palestinian throws a stone towards Israeli police during confrontations in Jerusalem's Old City February 28, 2010. REUTERS/Ammar AwadReuters - Israeli police entered the compound housing Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque Sunday and fired tear gas and rubber bullets after Palestinians threw stones at visitors to the site.

Search for survivors as Chile quake toll tops 700 (AFP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:59 PM PST

Graphic showing Pacific countries where tens of thousands have been evactuated following a tsunami warning after Saturday's 8.8-magnitude quake in Chile. Chile's quake toll topped 700 on Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors and the extent of the disaster became clear in coastal areas where giant waves had drowned people in their beds and swept homes away.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Rescue teams searched for survivors Monday after Chile's quake toll topped 700 and the extent of the disaster became clear in coastal areas where giant waves left behind a path of death and destruction.

Radovan Karadzic genocide trial resumes (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:15 AM PST

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appears in the courtroom of the ICTY War Crimes tribunal in the Hague on November 3, 2009. The genocide trial of Karadzic resumed in The Hague on Monday as he suspended his boycott of the hearings to outline his defence to a UN court.(AFP/Pool/File/Michael Kooren)AFP - The genocide trial of Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic resumed in The Hague on Monday as he suspended his boycott of the hearings to outline his defence to a UN court.
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