Posted 8:58 AM 4/25/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
WEST, Texas (AP) - The pope is using his Twitter account to ask followers to pray for victims of a fatal fertilizer plant explosion in a small Texas town. In a message posted this morning, Pope Francis says: "Please join me in praying for the victims of the explosion in Texas (More)
Posted 4:00 AM 4/17/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake and about 20 smaller temblors have struck a small volcanic island south of Tokyo, but there is no danger of a tsunami and no injuries have been reported. Japan's Meteorological Agency says a magnitude-6.2 quake hit just off Miyake island (More)
Posted 6:11 AM 4/16/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - The U.S. and South Korea are watching for signs of whether North Korea will conduct a medium-range missile test in defiance of international concerns.
So far, the North is only offering new rhetoric today.
State media says the Supreme Command of the Korean People's Army has issued an ultimatum demanding an apology from South Korea for "hostile acts" and threatening that unspecified retaliatory actions would happen at any time.
Posted 5:18 AM 4/15/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
GROSSETO, Italy (AP) - An Italian court is mulling whether to hand down indictments against the captain and some crew of the Costa Concordia cruise ship for the 2012 grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people. Prosecutors want Capt. Francesco Schettino to stand trial for (More)