Hosam Smadi liked his American teachers, rarely visited the mosque, and came from prominent families that reject terrorism. Why was he talking about jihad on extremist websites?
Interim Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti dramatically dialed back his tough rhetoric on Monday, one day after issuing a draconian decree to curb civil liberties.
AP - Rescue workers pulled victims, some screaming in pain, from the heavy rubble of buildings felled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 531 people. The death toll was expected to rise.
AP - The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Thursday he wanted to complete work on a sweeping health care bill by nightfall, opening the way for Democratic leaders to bring the historic legislation to the floors of both the House and Senate as early as mid-October.
When an earthquake threatens to turn part of an ocean into a fast-moving wall of water, tsunami warning scientists can do nothing for the first few minutes except wait for information. Then, they have to quickly decide whether to issue a warning. "If the effect of your decision is going to evacuate the entire West Coast waterfront, you don't want to take that lightly," said Paul Whitmore, director of the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.
Another strong earthquake rocked Indonesia early today as the Southeast Asian nation was reeling from an earlier jolt that killed more than 500 people and caused widespread destruction. Officials fear the death toll may climb into the thousands.
Days after one storm left hundreds dead and most of Manila under water, the Philippines was bracing itself Thursday for the impact of a super typhoon gathering pace in the western Pacific.