By MAGGIE MICHAEL | Associated Press Writer
| 3:10PM
Massive boulders crashed down on an Egyptian shantytown Saturday on the outskirts of the capital, killing at least 24 people, authorities said. Rescuers were digging by hand to reach any survivors.
By CLARE NULLIS | Associated Press Writer
| 2:30PM
The Swazi king, bare-chested and wearing a traditional leopard skin loin cloth, celebrated his 40th birthday and his nation's 40th independence day in lavish style Saturday - hosting an extravaganza that contrasted sharply with the biting poverty of his subjects.
By BEN FOX | Associated Press Writer
| 2:25PM
Hurricane Ike barreled toward the Turks and Caicos as a powerful Category 3 hurricane Saturday, prompting an exodus of tourists and residents from the normally idyllic Atlantic island chain.
By WILLIAM J. KOLE | Associated Press Writer
| 1:55PM
The U.S. gained key international backing Saturday for a bitterly contested plan to sell peaceful nuclear technology to India - a South Asia powerhouse that has tested atomic weapons but has refused to sign global nonproliferation accords.
By JONATHAN M. KATZ | Associated Press Writer
| 1:55PM
Authorities fear that the death toll in the flooded city of Gonaives could rise into the hundreds as U.N. peacekeepers and aid groups rush food and water to tens of thousands left hungry by Tropical Storm Hanna.
The Associated Press
| 1:46PM
The following are some of the major challenges facing Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was elected Pakistan's president by lawmakers Saturday.
By ROBERT H. REID | Associated Press Writer
| 1:30PM
A suicide car bomber blasted an outdoor market Saturday in a northern Iraqi city, killing six people and wounding 54, police and hospital authorities said.
By RIAZ KHAN | Associated Press Writer
| 1:10PM
A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens more, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region.
By STEPHEN GRAHAM | Associated Press Writer
| 1:10PM
The widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's new president Saturday after winning a landslide election victory that makes him a critical partner of the West against international terrorism.
By ARON HELLER | Associated Press Writer
| 12:50PM
Melissa Schwab is no Zionist zealot. She's not an Orthodox Jew seeking to be nearer to God. She didn't flee anti-Semitism.
