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Aid rushed in after tornadoes kill 22 across US

United States authorities rushed aid to disaster areas on Monday after a series of tornadoes tore across the US, killing at least 22 people, shattering homes and businesses, and…

Tornadoes shatter southern US states

The death toll from a series of tornadoes that swept the southern United States was rising on Wednesday night while rescuers continued to sift the rubble of flattened buildings.…

Chávez forced to battle for long-term future

President Hugo Chávez is encountering unexpectedly strong opposition to a referendum on constitutional reform which would cement his rule in Venezuela, with violent clashes…

‘I believe in the war, but being here sucks’

”In America a woman can be raped and if she has no health insurance then she can’t get help. That’s fucking ridiculous. So what are we doing here telling the rest of the world…

Late Captain America back from the dead?

Comic-book hero Captain America may not be back from the dead, but he is back — sort of. After Marvel Comics unexpectedly killed off the champion of liberty and the American way…

Homes destroyed as fires engulf southern California

A wave of fast-moving wildfires engulfed a massive swath of southern California on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes as more than 250 000 people were told to evacuate. At…

US storm system spawns Florida tornado

Severe weather, including a possible tornado, damaged about 50 homes in central Florida before the system became a subtropical depression on Friday and had parts of the Gulf…

After two weeks, search for Fossett scaled down

Nevada authorities are scaling down the search for United States adventurer Steve Fossett after an intensive two-week effort, officials said on Monday. ”It arrives at the point…

Bush faces new political battle over Iraq withdrawal

United States President George Bush on Sunday faced a new clash with congressional Democrats over the unpopular war in Iraq as Senate Democrats reportedly reached a deal that…

Fossett search area extended again

The search for United States adventurer Steve Fossett, missing in the rugged Nevada desert for five days, was expanded again on Friday. Captain April Conway, spokesperson for the…

Rescuers scour desert for signs of Fossett’s plane

Rescue planes and a helicopter were launched over Nevada’s rugged terrain at dawn on Wednesday as the search for the millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett entered its third day.…

Record-breaking aviator Fossett missing

Steve Fossett, the adventurer who cheated death several times during his perambulations around the globe by air and sea, was missing on Tuesday night after taking off from a…