Health Jan 06 Turkey Confirms Third Human Death From Bird Flu Turkey announced Friday the third death from bird flu, the deadly virus that experts say is still an animal disease but has proved fatal in over 70 human cases.
World Jan 05 U.N. Scales Back Darfur Effort Fearing Rebel Violence At Chad Border United Nations officials announced the withdrawal of its staff working in the war-ravaged western Sudan region of Darfur on Thursday, following increased fears of violence between rebels at the Chad border.
Nation Jan 05 Attacks in Iraq Kill More Than 110 People Including Seven U.S. Soldiers Two suicide bombers killed at least 110 people and wounded more than 200 others in attacks in Iraq Thursday, bringing to 225 the number of people killed in the troubled country since the new year started.
Politics Jan 05 Israeli Leader Fights for Life Following Stroke Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was in serious but stable condition on a respirator in "deep sedation" Thursday after seven hours of surgery to remove blood from his brain following a hemorrhagic stroke.
Health Jan 04 Turkey Confirms First Human Cases of Bird Flu Turkey announced Wednesday its first two human cases, one of them fatal, of the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu, marking the virus' first occurrence in people outside Southeast Asia and China.
Health Jan 04 Israeli Leader Sharon Suffers Massive Stroke Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Wednesday and was on breathing assistance, his doctor told the Associated Press.
Nation Jan 04 Attacks Across Iraq Kill At Least 53, Damage Oil Convoy A wave of attacks across Iraq Wednesday killed at least 53 people and wounded more than 40 others in the country's deadliest day of violence since elections on Dec. 15.
Nation Jan 04 12 Miners Found Dead After Frantic Rescue Effort Following a tumultuous night of conflicting reports on the fate of miners trapped by a devastating explosion, officials in West Virginia announced that 12 of the 13 workers located late Tuesday were dead.
Health Jan 03 China Criticized for Not Sharing Bird Flu Information Despite requests from the World Health Organization and other international health bodies, China is still not sharing virus samples from animals infected with the H5N1 strain of the bird flu.
Economy Jan 03 Rescue Teams Struggle to Reach Trapped Miners in West Virginia Rescue workers continued Tuesday evening to dig into the mine shaft in Tallmansville, W.Va., where 13 coal miners have been trapped since Monday morning when an explosion blocked their path.