Philippines_typhoon

Rescuers fought the tail of a typhoon swamping the Philippines to reach a capsized ferry Sunday only to find a ... mystery, scant signs of the more than 740 passengers and crew. Only 10 wave-battered survivors are known to have made it to land.

Afghan_operations

Afghan officials say NATO and Afghan forces have driven the Taliban out of villages near the southern city of Kandahar. ... At least 56 militants were killed in the battle, the other militants were said to have fled under the cover of darkness.

Mo_flooding

Dozens of homes are threatened in St. Charles County, Missouri, near St. Louis after water overtopped a levee. But towns ... up and down the Mississippi River are confident the worst is over.

Iowa_city_return

A mandatory evacuation order has been lifted during daylight hours in Iowa City, Iowa after heavy flooding in the city.

Iraq_amarah

The Iraqi military crackdown on Shiite militia in Amarah, south of Baghdad, entered its third day on Saturday with no ... sign of the clashes which occurred in Basra and Baghdad's Sadr City earlier this year.

Israel_hamas_truce

A long-sought truce between Israel and Gaza militants went into effect early Thursday, a day after intense violence on both sides of the border.

NY_trucker_protest

Hundreds of truck drivers converged on Albany, NY demonstrate against soaring fuel prices. Gov. David Paterson told the truckers he'd ... support a summer fuel tax "holiday" if fuel companies pass the savings on to consumers.

NASA_spacewalk

Shuttle Discovery astronauts completed a space walk Sunday with no problems, even allowing mission control to add an extra task to the schedule.

Ct_lightning_strike

A state official says one person has died and four remain hospitalized after lightning struck a pavilion at a state park in Madison, Connecticut.

Teacher_sex_student

A south Florida teacher is accused of having sex with a teenage male student on repeated occassions for roughly a year. The teacher denies the charges.

Greece_quake

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck southwestern Greece on Sunday, killing at least two people, injuring ... more than 100 and flattening dozens of homes It was the country's first fatal earthquake since 1999.

Treasure_hunters

Off the coasts of Florida, it's the start of salvage season, sending treasure hunters into the water looking for riches buried in sunken Spanish fleets.

Austin_mansion_fire

The Texas fire marshal says it looks like arson. A fire struck the historic Governor's Mansion in Austin early this ... morning, causing damage that state officials describe as 'bordering on catastrophic.

Skyscraper_climbers

The New York Times tower now has police guarding it around the clock, trying to prevent any more daredevils from climbing it. The stunts on Thursday are also forcing other buildings around the world to react in a similar fashion.

Spiderman_arrest

Authorities in Chattanooga, Tennessee say they've arrested a man they say wore a Spiderman mask as he committed a string of local robberies.

Ed_Mcmahon

Ed McMahon, who for decades appeared as Johnny Carson's sidekick on 'The Tonight Show,' is fighting to avoid foreclosure on ... his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills home, according to published reports.

Runway_bomb

Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has closed one of its five runways after a World War II bomb was unearthed during excavations nearby.

Jail_for_tall_grass

City officials in Canton, Ohio, have passed a law that could land home owners in jail if they don't cut their grass.

Baby_white_rhino

A female white rhinoceros has been born at Dublin Zoo in Ireland. The public got a first glimpse of the calf, which has not yet been named. White rhinos were once hunted to near extinction and are listed as a 'critically endangered' species.

Iran_ahmadinejad

On Monday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeated his call for the destruction of Israel. He first made the comments in 2005, fueling international outrage.

Woodstock_museum

The Woodstock experience is a museum piece now. The Museum at Bethel Woods, which opened on Monday, is part of a $100 million music and arts center.

Mem_day_concert

Rodney Atkins played in front of the U.S. Capitol Sunday, performing as part of the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington. Atkins said it was a huge honor to be in the event.

IA_tornado

A tornado that leveled half a town in northeast Iowa and killed seven people was the strongest to hit the state in 32 years. Sunday's twister was three-quarters of a mile wide with winds of up to 205 mph.

Yves_saint_laurent

Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent has passed away at the age of 71. Saint Laurent reworked the rules of fashion by putting women into elegant pantsuits.

Universal_fire

Tourists got a view of real-life disaster in the make-believe world of Hollywood on Monday as the Universal Studios theme park reopened after a huge fire swept through back lot sets and buildings.

UK_william_navy

Prince William begins his two-month deployment in the Royal Navy in the Caribbean tomorrow. He'll be on board the H-M-S Iron Duke, a frigate that will be on hurricane relief duty and counter-narcotics patrol.

Honduras_plane

A jetliner originating from Los Angeles overshot a runway and raced onto a busy street in the Honduran capital Friday, killing the pilot, two passengers and a motorist on the ground.

Shuttle_launch

Space shuttle Discovery and a crew of seven have blasted into orbit, carrying a Japanese lab addition to the international space station along with something more mundane -- a toilet pump. It launched at 5:02 p.m., right on time.

Horse_to_school

A group of students in Hebron, Kentucky are going to school on horse-back in order to avoid paying rising gas prices.

ll_uniforms

Suburban Chicago Little League teams have been warned, change your names or buy your uniforms from the official supplier to Major League Baseball.

King_baby

Martin Luther King III said he is 'elated and overjoyed' by the birth of his daughter Yolanda Renee King, the first grandchild of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Europe_riots

Street clashes in Italy and Belgium bring rioters and police together. In Italy, the fight was over where to put garbage. In Belgium, street groups tangled after a soccer match.

China_pandas

Eight pandas are now calling Beijing home, brought there after the Chinese earthquake damaged their preserve. The pandas got acclimated to their new place before digging into bamboo.

Taipei_WiMAX

The opening ceremony of the “WiMAX Expo, Taipei” was held on June 3, at Taipei Show Hall 2. It was the precious moment to have President Ma attend the ceremony and give a speech. It shows the government’s determination to promote and support WiMAX.

Mex_shark_attack

An American surfer spoke out on Monday after his narrow escape from a shark off the Pacific coast of Mexico this weekend, in the third attack in a month.

Holiday_travel

Millions of drivers are hitting the road this weekend and all of them should be ready to pay up at the pump. Gas prices are at an average of nearly $3.88 a gallon nationally, up 65 cents a gallon over the past year.

VT_student_murder

A 37-year-old construction worker and father has been convicted of raping and murdering a University of Vermont student in October 2006.