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Letter: A third-rate country

What a short memory Paul Hoffer, co-chairman of the Kandiyohi County Republican Party (Public Forum, Sept. 1), has. While George W. Bush was driving the country into a bigger depression...

opinion / letters / world Tue, Sep 07, 2010 - 12:00am

China wants answers after 9 killed on hijacked bus

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- China demanded answers today from the Philippines after a 12-hour hostage drama in the heart of Manila ended with eight Hong Kong tourists dead along with...

news / world Tue, Aug 24, 2010 - 10:00am

Mexico's newest icon: 22-year-old Miss Universe

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- From flags to Facebook, 22-year-old Jimena Navarrete has quickly made it clear what she plans to promote as the world's newest Miss Universe -- her home...

news / world Tue, Aug 24, 2010 - 9:23am

2nd bore hole reaches 33 trapped in Chile mine

COPIAPO, Chile (AP) -- Rescuers are lowering capsules containing rehydration tablets, glucose and oxygen down a long hole to 33 miners who surprised the world by staying alive while trapped...

news / world Tue, Aug 24, 2010 - 8:45am

Number of US troops in Iraq falls below 50,000

BAGHDAD (AP) -- The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has fallen below 50,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and ahead of the end-of-the-month deadline mandated...

news / nation / world Tue, Aug 24, 2010 - 8:00am

Suicide bomber attacks Somali hotel, killing 15

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A suicide bomber and gunmen stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital today, killing at least 15 people including members of parliament in an attack that set...

news / world Tue, Aug 24, 2010 - 8:00am

Joy and fear: Miners found alive stuck for months

COPIAPO, Chile (AP) -- For 33 men found alive after 17 days trapped deep in a copper and gold mine, the toughest challenge now may be preserving their sanity during...

news / world Mon, Aug 23, 2010 - 8:31am

Jetliner crashes on Colombian island; 1 killed

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A Boeing 737 jetliner with 131 passengers aboard crashed on landing and broke into three pieces at a Colombian island in the Caribbean early today. The...

news / world Mon, Aug 16, 2010 - 10:00am

Cosmos' Lewis breaks youth world record for bench press

Brennan Lewis, 12, of Cosmos broke the world record in his weight division in the bench press Saturday at the WABDL Midwest Regional Championships in Minneapolis. Lewis, competing in the...

sports / world Tue, Aug 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Japanese women extend life expectancy to new high

TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese women are expected to live almost 86 1/2 years, topping the world longevity ratings for the 25th straight year, the government reported today. The statistics for...

news / world Mon, Jul 26, 2010 - 1:28pm

Vatican issues new sex abuse guidelines after crisis

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican issued a revised set of in-house rules Thursday to respond to clerical sex abuse, targeting priests who molest the mentally disabled as well as children...

news / world Thu, Jul 15, 2010 - 2:58pm

In this Tuesday, July 6, 2010, photo Irina Kushchenko, right, the mother of Anna Chapman, one of 10 alleged Russian spies arrested in the United States, speaks to Russian Web news site lifenews.ru in Moscow. Chapman's mother said her daughter is "no Mata Hari" and she is considering a lawsuit over the breach of her daughter's privacy. (AP Photo/lifenews.ru)

Russian, U.S. spy suspects may be part of possible swap

MOSCOW -- Special riot police beefed up security around Moscow's Lefortovo prison today and a gaggle of TV cameras and photographers jostled for the best position as the world braced...

news / world Thu, Jul 08, 2010 - 10:13am

Big expectations as U.S. meets Ghana in World Cup

RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AP) -- For other countries, a second-round World Cup match is a big step. For the United States, Saturday's game against Ghana is so much more. The...

sports / world Sat, Jun 26, 2010 - 12:00am

Cartoon by Michael Thompson

opinion / cartoons / world Tue, Jun 15, 2010 - 12:00am

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 picture, Abby Sunderland, 16, looks out from her sailboat, Wild Eyes, as she leaves for her world record attempting journey at the Del Rey Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, Calif. Rescuers searched today for her somewhere between Africa and Australia. He says emergency beacons were activated overnight and there has been a loss of communication. She was feared in trouble in the southern Indian Ocean. (AP Photo/Richard Hartog)

Searchers contact teen lost at sea

CANBERRA, Australia -- A 16-year-old sailor on a round-the-world journey was adrift in the frigid southern Indian Ocean today as rescue boats headed toward her yacht, damaged by 30-foot waves...

news / world Fri, Jun 11, 2010 - 9:11am

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