Bing won't seek re-election as Detroit mayor
A visibly frustrated Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced Tuesday that he won't seek a second term and ripped Michigan officials for not giving him ...
Detroit is broke; could bankruptcy lie ahead?
The first report by Detroit's emergency manager declares that the city is broke and at risk of running completely out of money — a financial meltdown ...
Woman rescued from Bangladesh rubble recovering
A seamstress who survived 17 days before being rescued from a collapsed garment factory building outside of Bangladesh's capital was panicked, ...
Spain, Italy team up to demand crisis relief
The premiers of Spain and Italy teamed up Monday to push the eurozone to focus more on spurring economic growth instead of just reducing debt — a move ...
Correction: Somalia-Famine Deaths story
In a story April 29 about a report estimating the number of Somalis who died in the country's 2011 famine, The Associated Press erroneously reported ...
'Off the charts': 133k Somalia famine child deaths
A decision by extremist Islamic militants to ban delivery of food aid and a "normalization of crisis" that numbed international donors to unfolding ...
Christie: Obama 'kept every promise' on storm aid
Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Barack Obama "has kept every promise he's made" about helping the state recover from Superstorm Sandy.
Key figures on Superstorm Sandy, 6 months later
Superstorm Sandy, a hybrid of a hurricane and two cold-weather systems, struck six months ago on Oct. 29, concentrating most of its fury on New ...
Greek bill opens way for civil service layoffs
Greece's Parliament approved an emergency bill Sunday to pave the way for thousands of public sector layoffs and free up 8.8 billion euros ($11.
Iceland opposition poised to win general election
Five years after Iceland's economic collapse, early returns signaled that austerity-weary voters are favoring the return of a center-right, ...
UN: Crisis in Greece weakening human rights action
Greece is falling behind on its human rights obligations, a senior U.N. investigator warned Friday, and he strongly criticized the "excessively rigid" ...
In Cuba, much work remains 6 months after Sandy
Many people in eastern Cuba are still living with family or in houses covered by flimsy makeshift rooftops six months after Hurricane Sandy pummeled ...
Town under siege by river seeks buyout
For 40 years, Shirley Moss has lived in the same home in a tiny southeast Missouri town, but as the sandbags piled up yet again, she didn't hesitate ...
HK opposes Sichuan quake aid over corruption fears
Hong Kong lawmakers fiercely opposed a plan Wednesday to donate money to a Chinese provincial government for earthquake victims, underlining ...
More rain expected for swollen Midwest rivers
More rain on Tuesday was the last thing flood fighters across the Midwest wanted to see, adding more water to swollen rivers now expected to remain ...
Texas town where plant blew starts long recovery
From money, food and clothing to new appliances and crews armed with chain saws, help is pouring into the tiny Texas town where a fertilizer plant ...
Portable ATMs, phone-charging in China quake zone
The tent village that sprang up in two days to house quake survivors in mountain-flanked Lushan is no ordinary refugee camp. China's full range of ...
River views trump permanent flood protection
Her Missouri hamlet soon to celebrate its 200th birthday, Mayor Jo Anne Smiley embraces Clarksville's perilous place along the Mississippi River, ...
Sea disputes, NKorea in spotlight at ASEAN summit
Worried that long-seething rifts could escalate over the South China Sea, Southeast Asian leaders are expected this week to press China to agree to ...
China rushes relief after Sichuan quake kills 188
After dynamiting through landslide-blocked roads, Chinese relief crews hurried food, water and other supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan ...
Rivers crest across Midwest; more rain in forecast
Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous ...
The unfolding of a 5-day manhunt for bomb suspects
The twin explosions that ripped through the crowd near the finish line of the Boston Marathon triggered a massive manhunt that paralyzed a city.
China rushes relief after Sichuan quake kills 180
Rescuers and relief teams struggled to rush supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan province Sunday after an earthquake left at least 180 ...
US doubles aid to Syrian rebels, who want more
The United States said Sunday that it will double its non-lethal assistance to Syria's opposition as the rebels' top supporters vowed to enhance and ...
Texas town grieves for dead first-responders
Buck Uptmor didn't have to go to West Fertilizer Co. when the fire started. He wasn't a firefighter like his brother and cousin, who raced toward the ...
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