BAGHDAD, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) An Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein's cousin "Chemical Ali" to death Tuesday for the killing of thousands of Shi'ites in a ruthless crackdown on their uprising after the 1991 Gulf War. ... > full story
KIBATI, Congo, Nov. 8, 2008 (Reuters) Aid agency efforts to help thousands of people displaced by fighting in eastern Congo mostly failed on Saturday, despite an appeal by African leaders for a ceasefire. ... > full story
MIAMI, Nov. 3, 2008 (Reuters) A U.S. military tribunal at Guantanamo sentenced Osama bin Laden's media secretary to life in prison on Monday after convicting him of conspiring with al Qaeda, soliciting murder and providing material support for terrorism. ... > full story
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Snowmail: bank merger opposed » Nov. 8, 2008 (Channel4.com) On tonight's show.... . Carl Dinnen here with what we're planning for 6.35 this evening.. Two former bankers have written to HBOS rubbishing their ...
Haiti school collapse kills 50 Nov. 8, 2008 (ITV) At least 50 people have been killed after a hillside church school collapsed in Haiti.. . The three-story La Promesse College in Petionville, near ...
Timeline: Haiti Nov. 8, 2008 (BBC News) A chronology of key events: . 1492 - Christopher Columbus lands and names the island Hispaniola, or Little Spain. . 1496 - Spanish establish first ...
Rescuers race through night to save Haiti students Nov. 8, 2008 (Jerusalem Post) Rescue crews raced frantically through the night to reach students trapped in the rubble of a collapsed school, digging under the glare of ...