Landslides hit 20 homes, killing 14
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Torrential rains triggered a series of landslides on Indonesia s Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 residents and burying many more, a local official said today. The downpours sent a mass of mud slamming into about 20 hous...
 0.9K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 110.0 Jerseys put to good use
SEATTLE Rich Stearns works and lives just outside Seattle. He grew up in New York state. He lived in Philadelphia for 10 years. So he was torn as a fan watching the Yankees and Phillies in the just-completed World Series. He couldn t wait for someo...
4.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 139.0 Schwalbe among companies recalling bicycles because of faults
Two bicycle companies have recalled more than 11,000 bikes because of mechanical issues. About 6,400 Electra bicycles, 2009 model were called in because the product s front tray or basket can come loose and into contact with the front tire, posing a...
1.5K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 69.0 Feds consider critical habitat for sea turtles
Federal fisheries managers have agreed to consider designating critical habitat for endangered leatherback sea turtles in the Pacific Ocean off Oregon and California. NOAA Fisheries officials said Thursday they will make a decision whether to go forw...
2.0K - Oct. 9, 2009; scored 69.0 Aid reaches deeper in Indonesia quake zone
PADANG PARIAMAN, Indonesia Aid workers reached farther into Indonesia s disaster zone today, delivering food and water for the first time to villages cut off for a week by earthquake-triggered landslides. House after house in the village of Lubuk L...
3.6K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 462.0 Two women found alive in quake's rubble
PADANG, Indonesia Rescuers pulled two women alive from a collapsed college, nearly two days after a powerful earthquake devastated western Indonesia, as cries for help from a flattened hotel spurred the frantic search for more survivors today. The ...
7.0K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 221.0 Second quake rattles Indonesian rescuers
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) A second powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia today as rescuers struggled to reach survivors of the previous day s quake, which killed more than 500 people and left thousands trapped under collapsed buildings. The dea...
1.3K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 359.0 Wall of water kills 100 people
APIA, Samoa A massive tsunami unleashed by a powerful earthquake flattened Samoan villages and swept cars and people out to sea, killing at least 99 and leaving dozens missing today. The death toll was expected to rise. Survivors fled the fast-chur...
7.6K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 139.0 Powerful earthquake rocks western Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Witnesses and media say a powerful earthquake hit western Indonesia, toppling buildings, cutting electricity and causing at least several injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.9...
0.9K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 777.0 Recipe for spicy ground beef satay
In Indonesia, spicy peanut sauce is the traditional accompaniment to satay. These beef skewers are paired with a sweet and salty tamarind-based glaze. The ingredient list may be long, but nearly all the work is done by the food processor. Spicy groun...
2.1K - Sep. 22, 2009; scored 69.0 Attacks reduce al-Qaida s core leadership
LONDON Recent targeted attacks that killed militants in Somalia, Indonesia and Pakistan have chipped away at al-Qaida s power base, sapping the terror network of key leaders and experienced operatives who train recruits and wage attacks. Intelligen...
5.2K - Sep. 19, 2009; scored 161.0 Powerful Indonesia quake kills at least 32
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) A powerful earthquake rattled southern Indonesia today, killing at least 32 people crushed by falling rock or collapsed buildings and sending thousands fleeing outdoors for safety in the middle of the work day. Hospitals qui...
3.5K - Sep. 2, 2009; scored 501.0 Young sailor aims to circle globe
The sailing Sunderlands of Southern California are at it again. Abigail Sunderland wants to one-up older brother Zac in her planned quest to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone. Unlike Zac, she plans to do it nonstop and unassis...
5.1K - Aug. 19, 2009; scored 69.0 Strong quakes shake Tokyo area
YAIZU, Japan (AP) A pair of powerful earthquakes struck at opposite ends of Asia just 12 minutes apart Tuesday, leaving one dead and more than 100 injured in Japan and sending panicked islanders in the Indian Ocean running into the streets. The fir...
3.6K - Aug. 11, 2009; scored 69.0 Indonesian police kill 2 suspected militants
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Indonesian police hunting the terrorists behind last month s attacks on hotels in the capital raided one house and besieged another today, killing two suspected militants, arresting five and seizing explosives and a car bomb...
4.3K - Aug. 8, 2009; scored 180.0 Plot on army base foiled
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Australian police said today they thwarted a terrorist plot in which extremists with ties to an al-Qaida-linked Somali Islamist group planned to invade a military base and open fire with automatic weapons until they were s...
5.3K - Aug. 4, 2009; scored 69.0 U.S. image abroad surges
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama's popularity has boosted America's image abroad even though deep suspicions about the U.S. persist in the Muslim world, according to a poll released Thursday. The survey of two dozen nations conducted this spring b...
4.3K - Jul. 24, 2009; scored 69.0 Turkish commandos capture five pirates off Somalia coast
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Turkish commandos captured five pirates in the Gulf of Aden today as part of an international mission to curb piracy off the coast of Somalia, the military said. Navy commandos aboard the Turkish frigate TCG Gediz, part of a NAT...
4.7K - Jul. 24, 2009; scored 139.0 Bus ambush leaves two dead in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Gunmen opened fire today on buses carrying employees of U.S. mining company Freeport in Indonesia's impoverished Papua province, killing two people in the latest attack on the world's largest gold mine, witnesses and the sta...
1.1K - Jul. 22, 2009; scored 278.0 Long solar eclipse darkens Asia
TOKYO, Japan (AP) Millions of Asians turned their eyes skyward today for the longest solar eclipse of this century, a rare event that caused a fatal stampede of viewers on the Ganges River in India. Millions of others seeing the eclipse as a bad ...
1.0K - Jul. 22, 2009; scored 69.0 | 
