Turkey quake death toll rises to 534
ERCIS, Turkey (AP) — Rain and snow on Thursday compounded difficulties for thousands rendered homeless in the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey, and the government said the death toll has gone up to 534. The prime minister’s center for…
Rainbow of religious leaders join Pope for peace
ASSISI, Italy (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI joined Buddhist monks, Islamic scholars, Yoruba leaders and a handful of agnostics in making a communal call for peace Thursday, insisting that religion must never be used as a pretext for war or…
Pentagon chief doubts N. Korea will give up nukes
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday he is skeptical that diplomacy will push North Korea to give up its nuclear program, and he raised the prospect of the North’s stance leading to “escalation and…
New Jamaica PM appoints largely unchanged Cabinet
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s new prime minister appointed his government on Tuesday, leaving nearly all ministries unchanged while making relatively minor shifts that he said would accelerate administrative and economic reforms. Prime Minister Andrew Holness said his Cabinet represented a…
Atlanta police arrest Wall Street protesters
ATLANTA (AP) — With helicopters hovering overhead, police moved into a downtown Atlanta park and arrested around 50 Occupy Wall Street protesters who had been encamped there for about two weeks early Wednesday. Like in many other cities, protesters had…
Thousands leave flood-surrounded Thai capital
BANGKOK (AP) — Bangkok residents jammed bus stations and highways on Wednesday to flee the flood-threatened Thai capital, while others built cement walls to protect their shops or homes from advancing waters surging from the country’s flooded north. “The amount…
Coroner: Amy Winehouse died from too much alcohol
LONDON (AP) — A coroner says Amy Winehouse died as the unintended consequence of drinking too much alcohol. Coroner Suzanne Greenaway gave a verdict of “death by misadventure,” saying the singer had voluntarily consumed alcohol and risked the consequences. The…
Second murder charge for Vybz
Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel has been charged with a second murder. Last night, detectives from the Constant Spring Criminal Investigation Branch issued a press release; confirming that Kartel along with Kiro Jones o/c “Ray Jones,” were charged for the murder…
Libyans bury Gadhafi in unmarked grave
MISRATA, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi was buried early yesterday morning in an unmarked grave in a modest Islamic ceremony, closing the book on his nearly 42-year rule of Libya and the eight-month civil war to oust him. A Gadhafi…
Two week old baby rescued after Turkish quake
ERCIS, Turkey (AP) — A two-week-old baby girl, her mother and grandmother were pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment building in a dramatic rescue Tuesday, 48 hours after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake toppled some 2,000 buildings in eastern Turkey….
