Last updated: Thursday, August 19, 2010 | 5:09 PM ET
- U.S. boosts Pakistan flood aid to $150M
- The United States will increase its contribution to flood relief efforts in Pakistan to $150 million, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says. more »
- VIDEO: Arcade Fire singer criticizes Wyclef's presidential bid
- Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean is campaigning for president of Haiti and he's drawing criticism from some unlikely quarters, including from Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler, whose wife, Régine Chassagne, is of Haitian origin and who has questioned Jean's French language fluency. more »
- BP oil plume a long-lasting threat: study
- A 35-kilometre-long invisible mist of oil is meandering far below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, where it will probably loiter for months or more, scientists reported Thursday in the first conclusive evidence of an underwater plume from the BP spill. more »
- U.S. initial jobless claims hit 500,000
- The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless benefits increased by 12,000 last week, pushing the total number above the half-million mark. more »
- France starts Roma deportations
- France deports nearly 100 Roma to their native Romania as part of an effort by President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country. more »
- Israeli PM's wife decries deporting children
- Sarah Netanyahu, the wife of Israel's prime minister, has written to his cabinet colleagues, asking them to reconsider the decision to deport 400 children. more »
- Spanish bull injures 40 in leap into stands
- A bull leapt into the packed grandstands of a Spanish bullring and ran amok, injuring 40 people as it charged and trampled spectators, regional officials say. more »
- Mandela trustee resigns over blood diamonds
- A trustee of a Nelson Mandela charity says he will leave the organization after being caught up in a scandal involving a supermodel, a warlord and rough diamonds. more »
- Australian must remove niqab to testify: judge
- A Muslim witness in an Australian fraud trial has been ordered to remove her niqab while giving evidence in court. more »
More World News from Canadian Press
- Man injured in fall while waiting in line for Disney theme park ride in California
- 'Dangerous drugs', traffic offences leading crimes committed by people removed from US in 2009
- Guatemalan judge orders ex-president held for trial on embezzlement charges
- Law enforcement: Bomb threat halted takeoff of American Airlines flight
- Amsterdam police suspend training programs for Suriname cops after ex-dictator's return
- Roger Clemens charged with perjury over testimony to Congress about steroid use
- Former special forces soldier jailed in UK for stealing rare falcon eggs for rich Arab buyer
- Singer Wyclef Jean meets with Haiti's president, discusses security concerns
- Warming-related drought leads to decline in plant growth, reversing earlier trend
- AP sources: Phone call was about hijacking an American Airlines plane bound for NY
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- Thanks, Mom: Police find dropped cellphone after Ga. school burglary, call 'Ma' to ID suspect
- Police: Homeless man lived into US library basement for nearly 2 weeks, took employees' food
- Beatle fan gets McCartney signature tattooed on back after being called on stage
- Enjoying the ride: US man, 78, makes 4,000th trip on roller coaster after 90 turns in a day
- Days from death, Fla. wildlife officials free plastic jar that was stuck on bear cub's head
- Bicycle Floyd Landis once crashed in mountain race sells for $5 at US yard sale
- 3 kids buy airplane tickets, fly alone in US, unbeknownst to their parents
- This Scotch has been on the rocks for 100 years: whisky crate found in Antarctic ice opened
- Gas-electric bills stink: US company adds rotten egg smell as part of safety campaign
- More than 10,000 Chinese set world record for human domino chain