Last updated: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 | 5:35 PM ET
- Ex-U.S. senator Ted Stevens dies in plane crash
- A plane carrying former U.S. senator Ted Stevens and ex-NASA chief Sean O'Keefe crashed near a remote fishing village in Alaska, killing the longtime senator and at least four others, authorities say. more »
- Khadr trial's jury selection begins
- Jury selection for the U.S. military commission trial of Canadian Omar Khadr has begun in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. more »
- Afghan civilian deaths spike in 2010: UN
- The number of civilians killed or injured in Afghanistan jumped 31 per cent in the first six months of the year due to a rise in violence by insurgents, the United Nations says in a report. more »
- Angry JetBlue flight attendant gets bail
- A JetBlue flight attendant who got into an altercation with a passenger upon landing and then fled the plane on an emergency chute has been granted bail in New York City. more »
- China floods death toll tops 700
- Chinese soldiers and rescue workers are searching for survivors after a landslide swept through a community in northwestern China on Sunday. more »
- H1N1 pandemic officially over: WHO
- The World Health Organization has declared that the H1N1 pandemic, which killed more than 18,000 people around the world and sparked mass vaccination programs, is over. more »
- Markets cut losses on Federal Reserve move
- North American markets pared earlier losses Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve acknowledged the pace of the U.S. economic recovery has slowed and said it would buy government debt on a small scale. more »
- Polish ambassador's children die in crash
- Poland's ambassador to Canada has returned to his homeland after hearing his two children died in a car crash. more »
- Japan apologizes to South Korea for colonial rule
- Japan apologized on Tuesday to South Korea for its colonial rule over the country, seeking to strengthen ties ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Japanese annexation of the Korean peninsula. more »
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- At 101, Nebraska legislative staffer who served 3 governors wins award for older workers
- Correction: War Crimes-Taylor-South Africa
- Colombia's Santos, Venezuela's Chavez seek to re-establish relations after dispute
- Obama signs $26 billion bill to help teachers, public workers
- Huge ice island that broke off Greenland glacier could threaten offshore platforms, shipping
- Tears across generations: relatives of lost Vietnamese soldiers pay their respects at memorial
- Former Guard commander says Iran digs mass graves to bury US troops if Americans attack
- State Department sending New York mosque imam to discuss religious tolerance in Middle East
- Plane crashes in Alaska, kills former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens; ex-NASA chief survives
- Mexican president plans new money-laundering measures, open to changing drug war strategy
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- Idaho farmer unknowingly tends to 300 pot plants worth $628,000 hidden in his corn fields
- Video shows woman angry over McNuggets punching McDonald's worker, smashing window
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- Police nab US woman they say robbed bank in clown costume and wig
- Newspaper: New Zealand gambler loses $44,000 poker jackpot after banning himself from casino
- Police bust marijuana grow-op in prime minister's Calgary neighbourhood
- US court rejects state legislative candidate's lawsuit over expletive
- Romanian president's reason for surprise health check; Cotton swap in his ear 'the wrong way'
- NY prosecutors not sure which twin to charge, get court order to photograph both
- Arkansas governor's race is all shook up: Elvis impersonator Elvis Presley declares candidacy
