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Emergency declared as 7.1 quake hits New Zealand
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and...
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BP replaces failed blowout preventer on Gulf well
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc successfully replaced a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well late on Friday, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill...
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Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S.
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week...
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Earl weakens to storm
HYANNIS, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl, which earlier in the week was a storm of major proportions that threatened the U.S. East Coast, weakened to a tropical storm on Friday...
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