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Canadian trucking co. says it had Wash. permit to cross I-5 bridge that collapsed

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major route between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the interstate into the river below as the driver watched the...

posted: May 24,2013





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2 arrested on suspicion of endangering aircraft after jets intercept UK-bound Pakistan plane

LONDON - Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers ...

posted: May 24,2013

Taliban attack int'l compound in Afghan capital, killing 2 guards and wounding 4 aid workers

KABUL - In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle with police ...

posted: May 24,2013

Earthquake hits Russia's Far East, tremors felt as far away as Moscow

MOSCOW - A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometres (4,400 miles) west of the epicenter, but no casualties or damage were reported....

posted: May 24,2013

Trooper says truck that caused I-5 bridge collapse in Wash. was hauling drilling equipment

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - A truck hauling a too-tall load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River. All three...

posted: May 24,2013

NKorean envoy delivers letter from Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi, commits to new talks

BEIJING, China - A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for...

posted: May 24,2013

With French help, Niger kills last jihadists in Agadez attack, frees hostages

NIAMEY, Niger - With the help of French special forces, Niger's military on Friday killed the last two jihadists holed up inside a dormitory on the grounds of a military garrison in the desert town of Agadez, and freed at least two...

posted: May 24,2013


Kerry says Iranian election manoeuvring stands in the way of real democracy

posted: May 24,2013

Kerry says focus should be on peace talks, not settlements, but seeks Israeli restraint

posted: May 24,2013

Emergency landing causes delays at London's Heathrow Airport

posted: May 24,2013

Mistrial in penalty phase of Arias case sets up whole new proceeding to decide punishment

posted: May 24,2013

IRS replaces official who publicly revealed targeting of tea party groups

posted: May 24,2013

5.7-magnitude quake shakes Northern California; no reports of injuries

posted: May 24,2013

5 climbers missing on Mount Kanchenjunga, world's 3rd highest peak

posted: May 24,2013

Bruce Dern a leading man again in Alexander Payne's Cannes entry 'Nebraska'

posted: May 24,2013

Canadian man charged with stalking Jennifer Lawrence's brother, insisting he could protect her

posted: May 24,2013

New Jersey shore hopes for a record-setting summer after the devastation of Superstorm Sandy

posted: May 24,2013

Steely Marion Cotillard shines in the gripping tale 'The Immigrant,' alongside Joaquin Phoenix

posted: May 24,2013

TGI Fridays operator says it will fix any fake-liquor problems

posted: May 24,2013

Bridge collapse survivor who fell in river: 'You hold on as tight as you can'

posted: May 23,2013

Jury deadlocks on life term or death for Arias as judge schedules new trial in penalty phase

posted: May 23,2013

Extremists claim responsibility for twin suicide attacks in Niger; 26 dead, soldiers hostage

posted: May 23,2013




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