Around 200 people were stranded by rising floodwaters in the northern England town of Cockermouth. Photo / AP
COCKERMOUTH, England - Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District yesterday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes. Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency… More
4:00AM Saturday November 21, 2009
PARIS - Relatives of the men killed in the crash of the Air New Zealand Airbus head to France next week, seeking… More
4:00AM Saturday November 21, 2009
In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo… More
4:00AM Saturday November 21, 2009
HAVANA - President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't… More
4:00AM Saturday November 21, 2009
Aborigines needing renal dialysis are choosing to die in central Australia rather than travel to Adelaide or Perth… More
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