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05/08/2008 9:52:10 PM (GMT)
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Severe storms cause damage in 3 Southern states
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) A line of severe storms swept across the Southeast on Thursday, damaging homes and businesses in at least three states. No injuries were reported. An ...
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05/08/2008 9:32:46 PM (GMT)
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12 children hurt in Yosemite school bus collision
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) Two school buses carrying sixth-graders to Yosemite National Park collided Thursday, injuring a dozen children and a parent, park officials said. The ...
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05/08/2008 9:27:39 PM (GMT)
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1st big foreign aid flights finally let in by Myanmar junta
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) Myanmar's military regime allowed in the first major international aid shipment Thursday, but it snubbed a U.S. offer to help cyclone victims struggli...
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05/08/2008 8:47:03 PM (GMT)
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Chile forces last residents to leave erupting volcano region
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) Police and soldiers cleared the last remaining people from the shadow of a Chilean volcano on Thursday after a strong, overnight explosion spewed glow...
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05/08/2008 8:22:06 PM (GMT)
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Political Play: McCain visits NYC fire station
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NEW YORK (AP) John McCain offered to hand out a few New York slices as he visited a fire station on a light day of campaigning Thursday. "Can I distribute?" the exp...
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05/08/2008 7:57:55 PM (GMT)
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Cyclone Nargis had all the makings of a perfect storm
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) A cyclone with winds up to 120 mph. A low-lying, densely populated delta region, stripped of its protective trees. When Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar'...
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05/08/2008 7:44:59 PM (GMT)
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Malaria, diarrhea reported after storm hits Myanmar
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(AP) Health experts are scrambling to prevent widespread illness after reports of malaria outbreaks and diarrhea surfaced in areas of Myanmar hardest hit b...
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05/08/2008 7:27:36 PM (GMT)
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Official: UN plane lands in Myanmar with aid after cyclone
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) Relief supplies from the United Nations arrived in Myanmar Thursday, but U.S. military planes loaded with aid were still denied access by the country'...
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05/08/2008 7:19:50 PM (GMT)
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Official: UN plane lands in Myanmar with aid after cyclone
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) Relief supplies from the United Nations arrived in Myanmar Thursday, but U.S. military planes loaded with aid were still denied access by the country'...
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05/08/2008 7:01:46 PM (GMT)
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Iran says explosion in mosque last month was deliberate
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran said Thursday that a bomb, not an accident, caused last month's explosion in a mosque that killed 14 people and injured more than 200. Immediatel...
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