Volcano erupts in Iceland; hundreds evacuated
Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beside a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection ...

Former Interior Secretary Udall dies at 90
Stewart Udall, an elder in a famed political family who led the Interior Department as it promoted an expansion of public lands ...

South Africa marks 50th anniversary of massacre
Family members of victims raised flowers to the sky and placed them on gravestones Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the ...

Power cut to 60,000 as cyclone hits Australia
About 60,000 homes are without power, trees and signs have blown over and boats have been smashed on the rocks after a massive ...

3 killed after planes collide over Fla.
A single-engine plane and a kit-built aircraft collided in clear, sunny skies Saturday over central Florida, killing three people, ...

Obama urges Dems to come together for health care
Victory within reach, President Obama set his sights on rallying House Democrats on Saturday for a final health care push as ...

Lesser-known C-diff a bigger hospital threat than MRSA?
As one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise, a new study suggests.

Thousands rally on anniversary of invasion of Iraq
Thousands of protesters carried signs reading "Indict Bush Now" and flag-draped cardboard coffins on Saturday, urging President ...

Teen charged in Walmart racial comment case
A 16-year-old boy was responsible for an intercom announcement ordering black people to leave from a Wal-Mart store in southern ...

Rival edges ahead of Iraq PM in vote count
A secular challenger to Iraq's prime minister edged ahead Saturday in the overall vote count in parliamentary elections, while ...

Fargo officials: Don't celebrate flood victory yet
A city used to fighting floods was confident Saturday that it had done enough to hold back the swelling Red River even as the ...

U.N. chief says Israel must stop settlements
Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal and must be stopped, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday, after ...

Year's biggest sandstorm turns Beijing sky orange
China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country's north, ...

Attorney: Miss. prom called off to settle 'explosive' issue
An attorney for the Itawamba County School District said in a U.S. District Court filing late Friday that the school board decided ...

Pope blasts Irish bishops, orders Vatican probe
Pope Benedict XVI rebuked Irish bishops Saturday for "grave errors of judgment" in handling clerical sex abuse cases and ordered ...