A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has hit northeastern India near the border with Nepal. Officials say the tremor was felt over a broad area and collapsed buildings in Sikkim state.
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Strong earthquake hits northeastern India
Posted: September 18, 2011 in WorldTags: earthquake, hits, India, northeastern, strong
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Reno crash probe focuses on piece of plane
Posted: September 18, 2011 in WorldTags: crash, focuses, piece, plane, probe, Reno
National Transportation Safety Board officials investigating the Reno, Nev., air show crash that killed nine people are trying to figure out if a small piece of the aircraft fell to the ground before the crash.
U.S. envoy sees Pakistan-militant link
Posted: September 18, 2011 in WorldTags: envoy, link, Pakistanmilitant, sees, U.S.
A militant network linked to the Taliban has ties within the Pakistani government, the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan says.
Obama to seek new tax rate for the rich
Posted: September 18, 2011 in WorldTags: Obama, rate, rich, seek
President Barack Obama is expected to seek a new base tax rate for the wealthy to ensure that millionaires pay at least at the same percentage as middle income taxpayers.
Latvia elects pro-Russian party
Posted: September 18, 2011 in WorldTags: elects, Latvia, party, proRussian
A left-wing, pro-Russia party captured the most votes in Latvia’s parliamentary elections, marking a milestone for the tiny Baltic nation where parties distrustful of Russia have dominated all national elections since independence 20 years ago.
Chavez returns to Cuba for cancer therapy
Posted: September 18, 2011 in WorldTags: cancer, Chavez, Cuba, returns, therapy
Hugo Chavez headed back to Cuba on Saturday for a fourth phase of chemotherapy that the Venezuelan president expects to be his last round of treatment for cancer.
Plane crashes at West Virginia air show
Posted: September 17, 2011 in WorldTags: crashes, plane, show, Virginia, West
A Second World War-era plane has crashed at an air show in West Virginia, according to a National Guard spokesman.
Oldest daughter of late Sen. Ted Kennedy dies
Posted: September 17, 2011 in WorldTags: 'Oldest', daughter, dies, Kennedy, Late, Sen.
Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy says his sister Kara, the oldest child of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, has died. Kara Kennedy was 51.
Syrian opposition meets near Damascus
Posted: September 17, 2011 in WorldTags: Damascus, meets, near, opposition, Syrian
More than 200 opposition leaders met in Syria on Saturday in a bid to unify their factions after a six-month uprising that has left more than 2,000 people dead.
Eleanor Mondale, daughter of former U.S. VP, dies
Posted: September 17, 2011 in WorldTags: daughter, dies, Eleanor, Former, Mondale, U.S.
Eleanor Mondale, a U.S. vice president’s daughter who carved out her own identity as a broadcast journalist and gossip magnet, has died at her home in Minnesota. She was 51.
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