Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? Here’s the difference
By SETH BORENSTEIN In this image provided by NOAA Friday Nov. 8, 2013 which was taken at 12:30 a.m. EST shows Typhoon Haiyan as it crosses the Philippines. One of…
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India fears more militants as US quits Afghanistan
AIJAZ HUSSAIN and KATY DAIGLE FILE – In this Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013 file photo, Indian army soldiers take position during a shooting near a military convoy on the outskirts…
Maldivians finally vote to elect new president
By HUSSAIN SINAN A Maldivian woman casts her vote in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. After two months of political bickering and repeated failure to hold an election, Maldives…
Over 100 dead as typhoon slams central Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ Tacloban Airport is covered by debris after powerful Typhoon Haiyan hit Tacloban city, in Leyte province in central Philippines, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Rescuers in the central…
Coca-Cola plans more than $4B investment in China
By The Associated Press FILE – In this Aug. 11, 2008 file photo a vendor under a Coke umbrella rests on at the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of…
Height of 1 World Trade Center debated in Chicago
By JASON KEYSER FILE – This Nov. 7, 2013, photo shows a partial view of Chicago’s 110 story, 1,450 foot Willis Tower. The Tower is in contention with the 104-story,…
Pakistan appoints new ambassador to US
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani government says it has appointed a new ambassador to the United States. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday that Foreign…
One of world’s strongest storms blasts Philippines
By OLIVER TEVES and TERESA CEROJANO A house is engulfed by the storm surge brought about by powerful typhoon Haiyan that hit Legazpi city, Albay province Friday Nov.8, 2013 about…