Billionaire Sebastian Pinera wins Chile presidency
00:57:18 | 18/01/2010 - Source: ABC7 KGO
Billionaire Sebastian Pinera has won Chile's election, becoming the nation's first democratically elected right-wing president in 52 years.
Orange revolt foe tops Ukrainian vote
20:33:25 | 17/01/2010 - Source: Salon.com
Disillusioned voters gave the archenemy of Ukraine's pro-democracy Orange Revolution a first-place finish in the initial round of presidential voting Sunday, setting up a showdown with the heroine of the 2004 revolt, an exit poll showed.
'Chemical Ali' Gets 4th Death Sentence
15:50:52 | 17/01/2010 - Source: WBBM-AM Chicago
Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin "Chemical Ali" was convicted Sunday of crimes against humanity and received his fourth death sentence, this time for involvement in one of the worst poison gas attacks ever against civilians.
Pakistani officials: Suspected US drone kills 12
11:10:02 | 17/01/2010 - Source: PhillyBurbs.com
Suspected U.S. unmanned aircraft fired on a house in Pakistan's volatile tribal region Sunday, killing at least a dozen people in an area hit by a surge of such strikes since the beginning of the year, intelligence officials said.
NKorea's Kim calls for stronger army amid tension
06:36:32 | 17/01/2010 - Source: The Boston Globe
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said his country must bolster its armed forces, state media reported Sunday, two days after his regime warned it was prepared to launch a war against South Korea if necessary.
UN: Body of UN mission chief Hedi Annabi found in rubble...
02:00:44 | 17/01/2010 - Source: WDAF
Rescuers recovered the body of veteran diplomat Hedi Annabi, who was in charge of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti when the earthquake struck and collapsed the U.N. headquarters building, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Saturday.
NYC crews sent to Haiti draw on 9/11 experience
21:29:25 | 16/01/2010 - Source: KSRO-AM Santa Rosa
When the twin towers came down on Sept. 11, 2001, deputy police inspector Robert Lukach was there, working on the pile, digging through the rubble for survivors.
Iraq says it captures man who oversaw UN bombing
16:53:44 | 16/01/2010 - Source: WBT-AM Charlotte
Iraqi authorities have captured a senior leader of a militant group linked to al-Qaida in Iraq who oversaw the 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad and other attacks, the military said Saturday.
Afghan lawmakers reject majority of Cabinet picks
12:22:17 | 16/01/2010 - Source: Athens Banner-Herald
The Afghan parliament rejected the majority of President Hamid Karzai's second slate of Cabinet choices Saturday, dealing a new setback to the U.S.-backed leader's effort to assemble a team that can focus on badly needed reforms.
Terrorist leader killed in Pakistan
08:00:05 | 16/01/2010 - Source: The Detroit News
A U.S. missile strike in Pakistan killed one of the FBI's most-wanted terrorists, a man suspected in a deadly 1986 plane hijacking with a $5 million bounty on his head, three Pakistani intelligence officials said Friday.
Haiti says 200,000 may be dead
03:34:42 | 16/01/2010 - Source: Times of Oman
Pallets of bottled water wait to be loaded onto helicopters onboard the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier enroute to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 15, 2010.
23:04:16 | 15/01/2010 - Source: Mochila
With inter-party squabbles and economic falterings, Chancellor Angela Merkel's popularity slumps.
Who's running Haiti? No one, say the people
18:32:09 | 15/01/2010 - Source: KDUCK
Desperate Haitians turned rubble-strewn streets and parks into makeshift hospitals and refugee camps on Thursday in the absence of any noticeable response from authorities in Haiti after Tuesday's earthquake.
Aid groups struggle to get food, water to Haitians
14:01:55 | 15/01/2010 - Source: Boston Globe
Aid workers hoping to distribute food, water and other supplies to a shattered Port-au-Prince are warning their efforts may need more security Friday as Haitians grow increasingly desperate and impatient for help.
Woman dies trying to stop car thief
09:19:35 | 15/01/2010 - Source: Andover Advertiser
A 42-year-old woman has died after being mowed down as she tried to stop a thief stealing her sports car.