Testing for terror: Preparing for the unthinkable at London Olympics on Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:47 AM PST
LONDON -- The bells of St Clement Danes Church on The Strand chimed on the hour at 10 a.m. Gray clouds hung low over traffic-filled streets and the cold chilled to the bone.
So a pretty typical February day in central London.
It became untypical at around 11, after two you …
Family photos lost in Japan tsunami debris are slowly reunited with survivors on Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:01 AM PST
OFUNATO, Japan -- In a large, bright room not far from the ocean that raged through this coastal Japanese city nearly a year ago, a handful of people with magnifying glasses pore over boxes of photographs of friends or loved ones.
The massive March 11 tsunami that leveled buildi …
Thousands of Afghans vent fury outside US base over Quran burning on Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:36 AM PST
Updated at 2:40 p.m. ET: KABUL, Afghanistan -- Thousands of angry Afghans protested outside a U.S.
'All the elements' of new $171 billion Greek bailout in place, French official says on Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:22 AM PST
PARIS -- European governments are ready to agree to a new bailout package for Greece, France's finance minister said Monday ahead of a meeting with his counterparts in Brussels.
Francois Baroin told Europe-1 radio that while details will have to be worked out, "the political com …
Guards held after 44 die in Mexico prison clashes on Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:01 AM PSTMEXICO CITY -- Around 44 prisoners died in battles between rival drug cartels in a prison in northern Mexico on Sunday, with victims being beaten, stabbed and stoned to death, according to officials.
"We can't rule out the possibility that some prisoners escaped, which also could …
Uganda minister shuts down gay rights conference on Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:57 AM PST
A Ugandan cabinet minister accompanied by police raided a gay rights conference, claiming that one of the organizers had insulted him and demanded she be arrested, The Guardian reported on Wednesday.
The minster for ethics and integrity Simon Lokodo told activists that the gathe …