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Haitian ferry capsizes; at least 6 dead

The Associated Press | Today at 11:15 a.m.

A ferry has capsized off Haiti's southern coast, killing at least six people. Dozens are missing.

  • Italy: Hostage freed in Philippines after 6 months

    The Associated Press | Today at 2:15 p.m.

    An ailing Italian Red Cross worker who was kidnapped in January in the Philippines by the Abu Sayyaf rebel group was freed Saturday, officials said.

  • Italian worker freed in Philippines after 6 months

    By OLIVER TEVES, Associated Press Writer | Today at 3:20 p.m.

    Al-Qaida-linked militants in the southern Philippines released an ailing Italian Red Cross worker Sunday from six months of jungle captivity, officials said.

  • Pakistan: Mumbai attacks trial to start next week

    By ASIF SHAHZAD, Associated Press Writer | Today at 11:10 a.m.

    The trial of five men accused in the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people is likely to start next week, Pakistan's interior minister said Saturday, calling it proof of Islamabad's commitment to punishing those responsible for the assualt.

  • Mass funeral for Srebrenica massacre victims

    By ALMIR ARNAUT, Associated Press Writer | Today at 9:50 a.m.

    Tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslims prayed for the dead in Srebrenica and buried hundreds more recovered bodies Saturday on the 14th anniversary of Europe's worst massacre since World War II.

  • Only small crowds greet Obama during Ghana visit

    By TODD PITMAN, Associated Press Writer | Today at 2:31 p.m.

    The lucky ones saw him waving from behind the bulletproof glass of his passing vehicle for a few fleeting seconds. The others, like the rest of the world, just watched President Barack Obama's visit on TV.

  • Tropical Storm Carlos getting stronger in Pacific

    The Associated Press | Today at 10:30 a.m.

    Tropical Storm Carlos is getting stronger as it swirls far off Mexico's Pacific coast.

  • From a Delhi kebab stand, lessons in Indian life

    By SAM DOLNICK, Associated Press Writer | Today at 10:50 a.m.

    While the grill man stirred the glowing coals and the bread man rolled balls of dough, Akram Khan, the waiter, watched the traffic rumble down the pocked road.

  • Yunus: Economic crisis can lead to social change

    By CELEAN JACOBSON, Associated Press Writer | Today at 1:10 p.m.

    The global economic crisis can be an opportunity for positive social change, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus said Saturday during a speech honoring former South African President Nelson Mandela.

  • British prime minister defends Afghan mission

    By DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press Writer | Today at 2:55 p.m.

    The deaths of eight British soldiers in Afghanistan within 24 hours triggered a debate in Britain on Saturday that could undercut public support for the war just as the U.S. is ramping up its own participation in the conflict.

  • Thousands camp in tents after 6.0 quake in China

    The Associated Press | Today at 7:45 a.m.

    Thousands camped in tents in southwestern China on Saturday after a magnitude-6.0 earthquake destroyed thousands of homes, killed one person and injured 320, state media reported.

  • Police, ultra-Orthodox Jews scuffle in Jerusalem

    By DIAA HADID, Associated Press Writer | Today at 1:50 p.m.

    Ultra-Orthodox Jews threw themselves under the wheels of an idling bus and in front of waiting cars to protest the opening of a parking lot on the Jewish Sabbath - an act they consider an abomination.

  • Foreign fighter may be among 16 killed in Somalia

    The Associated Press | Today at 7:50 a.m.

    A foreign fighter and a top government security official are among 16 people killed in Saturday's fighting between U.N.-backed government forces and Islamist insurgents in the north of the capital, a Somali official said.

  • Iran preparing package for talks with West

    The Associated Press | Today at 11:15 a.m.

    Iran is preparing a package of proposals to present to Western powers that could be a basis for future talks, the country's foreign minister said Saturday.

  • Conflict-worn Palestinians carve out niches of joy

    By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, Associated Press Writer | Today at 10:45 a.m.

    Middle-class matrons shop for imported furniture in a marble-and-glass emporium. A new movie house is screening "Transformers." Teens bop to a Danish hip-hop band performing on their high school basketball court.

  • Scholar: NKorea wants US show of remorse

    By HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press Writer | Today at 11:35 a.m.

    North Korea wants the U.S. to show remorse for the actions of two American journalists convicted of illegally entering the country, and it might free the women if Washington does so, a scholar who visited Pyongyang said Saturday.

  • Report: NKorean army suspected over cyberattacks

    By HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press Writer | Today at 8:10 a.m.

    A North Korean army lab of hackers was ordered to "destroy" South Korean communications networks - evidence the isolated regime was behind cyberattacks that paralyzed South Korean and American Web sites - news reports said Saturday, citing an intelligence briefing.

  • Big Ben celebrates 150 years of bongs

    The Associated Press | Today at 8:15 a.m.

    Britain's Big Ben is marking its 150th birthday with a celebration in London on Saturday.

  • 19 militants killed in Afghan clashes

    The Associated Press | Today at 12:50 p.m.

    Afghan police and coalition forces killed 19 suspected militants in two separate clashes in southern Afghanistan, while four Afghan guards were killed near the capital, officials said Saturday.

  • Tribal region poses harsh test for Pakistan army

    By NAHAL TOOSI, Associated Press Writer | Today at 10:46 a.m.

    After relative success against Islamic extremists elsewhere, Pakistan's military faces its toughest test yet - a surgical operation against the country's most dangerous militant in a region of harsh terrain and fierce tribal rivalries.

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