A Turkish cargo ship carrying trucks and several tons of hazardous material caught fire early Wednesday near northern Croatia and is likely to sink, officials from both countries said.
U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Wednesday he would emerge from Tuesday's cross-country Super Tuesday vote with more delegates than rival Hillary Rodham Clinton, as results from the party's contests were still being tabulated.
A U.S. soldier is standing by his story that Canadian Omar Khadr was the only fighter left alive after a skirmish in Afghanistan and the only fighter who could have lobbed the grenade that killed his military colleague, countering a witness account that casts doubt on the official version of events.
NATO countries are facing a key test in Afghanistan, and countries involved in the mission should understand the fight against the Taliban will be long term, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday.
Opium growing in Afghanistan's unstable south and southwest continues at an alarming rate and is a windfall for anti-government forces who tax farmers, a UN report said Wednesday.
At least 44 people are dead and dozens injured after a series of tornadoes and storms ripped through the central United States on Tuesday, as millions voted in Super Tuesday presidential primaries.
McCain takes California and 8 other states; Romney has 6CBC - Wed Feb 6, 2:17 AM Arizona Senator John McCain has won Republican presidential primaries in nine states, including California, while former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has prevailed in six, the CBC projects.
Rescuers picked through the rubble in the southern United States on Wednesday, a day after a deadly string of tornadoes destroyed houses, uprooted trees and overturned transport trucks.
Asian markets plunged after a steep drop on Wall Street overnight fanned investors’ fears the
U.S. economy was sliding into a recession that would sap demand for Asian exports.
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