DUJIANGYAN, China (AFP) - - The death toll from China's worst earthquake in a generation rose early Wednesday as more details emerged of the scale of destruction that has left tens of thousands dead, missing or buried under rubble. More »
YANGON (AFP) - - Myanmar's military rulers on Tuesday rejected growing international pressure to accept aid workers, insisting against all the evidence that it could handle the emergency cyclone relief effort alone. More »
LONDON (AFP) - - Albert Einstein described belief in God as "childish superstition" and said Jews were not the chosen people, in a letter to be sold in London this week, an auctioneer said Tuesday. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - - A Japanese minister on Tuesday expected an economic blow from China's major earthquake, which shut operations of Toyota Motor Corp. and other Japanese companies. More »
BEIRUT (AFP) - - A precarious calm returned to Lebanon on Tuesday after the army warned it was ready to use force to restore order after six days of sectarian bloodshed that have shaken the nation. More »
WARSAW (AFP) - - The Dalai Lama urged China and the international community to facilitate an international media presence in Tibet, in an interview with Polish television Monday. More »
HONG KONG (AFP) - - World powers and Asian neighbours rallied around China with sympathy and pledges of help after a massive earthquake that left tens of thousands dead, missing or trapped. More »
PARIS (AFP) - - Didier Drogba insists there is no chance he or John Terry will miss Chelsea's Champions League final showdown against Manchester United. More »
BEIJING (AFP) - - The Beijing Olympic torch relay will be scaled down in the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit China, a spokesman for the Games organising committee (BOCOG) told AFP Tuesday. More »
NEW YORK (AFP) - - Tribune Company said Monday it will sell New York daily Newsday to cable operator Cablevision in a 650-million-dollar deal as it pares debt from last year's private equity buyout. More »



