Rains wash out Jamaican roads
Heavy rains washed out roadways in mountainous eastern Jamaica and marooned hundreds of people, emergency authorities say.
Scenarios: Potential scenarios for volcano gas cloud crisis
The economic impact of air travel disruption from a volcanic cloud over Europe depends almost entirely on how long it lasts -- something even experts say they cannot predict.
Poles hold funeral for president
Crowds of Poles dressed in black lined the streets of Warsaw on Sunday and tossed flowers at a motorcade carrying the bodies of President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, who were killed in a plane crash in Russia a week ago.
Sudan elections flawed, but a first step, observers say
Sudan's first multiparty elections in 24 years, which wrapped up earlier this week, fell short of international standards but should be recognized as an important step forward for the nation, observers said Saturday.
More Than 1,400 Dead After China Quake
The number of people killed from an earthquake in western China has passed 1,400 - as nearly 10,000 rescue workers searched through rubble for survivors.
Mexican Bishop Blames TV For Child Sex Abuse
A Roman Catholic bishop in Mexico has sparked outrage by suggesting eroticism on television and internet pornography were to blame for child sex abuse by priests.
Pakistan's Military Holds Back in North Waziristan
(Time.com)
Time.com - Islamabad's forces aren't pursuing the Taliban in North Waziristan, despite American pleas, because it says it is heeding the lessons of Iraq
EU says half of normal flights may run Monday
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100418/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_iceland_volcano"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100417/capt.7bc13d30e4324a37840d3a8c320ec170-7bc13d30e4324a37840d3a8c320ec170-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2qo7jY7qm4e7BTTu6vulng--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends ash into the air Saturday, April 17, 2010. The Icelandic volcano that has kept much of Europe land-bound is far from finished spitting out its grit, and offered up new mini-eruptions Saturday that raise concerns about longer-term damage to world air travel and trade. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gauti)" border="0" /></a>AP - European air traffic could return to about 50 percent of normal levels Monday if weather forecasts confirm that skies over half the continent are emptying of the volcanic ash that has thrown global travel into chaos, the European Union said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Flood of aid reaches China's remote quake zone - The Associated Press
Times OnlineFlood of aid reaches China's remote quake zoneThe Associated PressJIEGU, China — China said Sunday that a flood of badly needed aid had finally reached this quake-shattered town, including enough food and shelter for tens of thousands of suddenly homeless, though some complained chaotic distribution meant it wasn't ...China's Hu Jintao visits Tibetan region hit by earthquakeLos Angeles TimesChinese president pledges swift help for earthquake zone as toll reaches 1700The GuardianChinese President Visits Quake Disaster ZoneVoice of AmericaBBC News -Xinhua -Wall Street Journalall 6,657 news articles » read more
A somber Poland lays Lech Kaczynski to rest - Los Angeles Times
Telegraph.co.ukA somber Poland lays Lech Kaczynski to restLos Angeles TimesThe president, killed last week in a plane crash, is buried alongside Poland's most revered figures after a funeral Mass and procession to the nation's most sacred cathedral in Krakow. By Katarzyna Mala and Megan K. Stack Polish President Lech ...Eastern Europe comes together to mourn Poland's PresidentTimes OnlinePolish president and his wife laid to restCNNPoles bury Kaczynski, eye better ties with RussiaReutersThe Guardian -BBC News -AFPall 4,717 news articles » read more
Returned Russian Adoptee Turns 8 Today
The Russian boy sent back to Moscow last week by his adoptive U.S. mother spent his eighth birthday in the hospital where he has been staying since his return.
Russia - Moscow - United States - Adoption - Government
WATCH: Death Toll Climbs to 800 in China Quake
Clarissa Ward is on the long, dangerous drive to the earthquake zone.
Earthquake - Earth Sciences - Natural Disasters and Hazards - Asia - United States
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