Oct 05 Bombing Kills 5 at U.N. Office in Pakistan By Molly Finnegan Five people were killed in Islamabad Monday, when a suicide bomber dressed in a military uniform detonated an explosive in the lobby of the U.N.'s World Food Program Pakistan headquarters. Continue reading
Oct 02 Rio de Janeiro to Host 2016 Olympics By Talea Miller Chicago's Olympic hopes were dashed Friday when it was eliminated in the first round of voting for the 2016 host city, following a star-studded bid that featured personal appeals by President Barack Obama, the first lady and Oprah Winfrey. Continue reading
Oct 02 Palestinians Release Video of Israeli Soldier as Part of Prisoner Exchange By Larisa Epatko A thin but healthy-looking Israeli soldier, captured more than three years ago, said in a video released Friday that he is being treated well by his Palestinian captors and asked to come home. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch Other News: Two Survivors Rescued from Quake Rubble In other news, two survivors of the earthquake in Indonesia were pulled from the rubble Friday, while in the Samoan islands, the death toll from Tuesday's deep-sea earthquake and tsunami rose to 169 people. Continue watching
Oct 01 Iran Agrees to Inspections of Secret Nuclear Facility By Talea Miller Iran agreed to open its newly disclosed nuclear enrichment facility to international inspectors Thursday, but President Barack Obama warned that the nation must follow its words with action. Continue reading
Oct 01 Few Profits, Many Cost Overruns Expected for Olympic Hosts As the International Olympic Committee prepares to anoint a host for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games Friday in Copenhagen, cities vying for the honor are unlikely to receive much of a direct economic boost as host. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch Death Toll Mounts From Pacific Earthquakes The death toll from a series of powerful earthquakes in American Somoa and Indonesia continued to climb Thursday as aid workers raced to help survivors. Continue watching
Sep 30 Deadly Tsunami Hits Samoan Islands The United States has declared a major disaster in American Samoa following a deadly tsunami Tuesday that reportedly killed more than 99 people when it struck the island U.S. territory and the independent nation of Samoa. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Focus Pivots to Relief Following Deadly Tsunami, Earthquake In the Samoan islands, relief efforts have begun after an earthquake triggered a tsunami. Meanwhile, Indonesia is struggling to recover from its own temblor. U.S. officials say the first flight carrying aid is en route to the region. Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Quakes Strike South Pacific Leaving Scores Dead Giant waves caused by underground earthquakes in the South Pacific have killed hundreds and left many more missing in American Somoa and Indonesia. Continue watching