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Pakistan's largest city rocked by wave of violence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By REBECCA SANTANAAssociated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Bodies are piling up in Pakistan's largest city as it suffers one of its most violent years in history, and concern is growing that the chaos is giving greater cover for the Taliban to operate and undermining the country's

Peru's capital highly vulnerable to major quake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By FRANK BAJAK and CARLA SALAZARAssociated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) - The earthquake all but flattened colonial Lima, the shaking so violent that people tossed to the ground couldn't get back up. Minutes later, a 50-foot (15-meter) wall of Pacific Ocean crashed into the adjacent port of

Port strike could be prelude for dockworker talks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - The end of one labor crisis at the nation's busiest port complex could be a prelude to another. The resolution of an eight-day walk-off by clerical workers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors that stalled billions of dollars of

Dutch call off search for 6 missing crewmen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By TOBY STERLINGAssociated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) - Rescuers called off search efforts for six missing crewmen Thursday from a cargo ship that sank in the North Sea after a collision with another vessel. The presumed death toll is 11 - taking into account the missing and five bodies found so far

Ship sinks off Dutch coast, 4 dead, 7 crew missing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By MIKE CORDERAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Four crew members died and seven were missing in the icy waters of the North Sea, after a cargo ship collided with another vessel and sank off the Dutch coast Wednesday night, rescuers said. "We can confirm that four bodies have

News Summary: LA ports reopen after strike

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By The Associated Press RE-PORTING: Work resumed Wednesday at the nation's busiest port complex AT Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors after a crippling strike was settled, ending an eight-day walk-off that affected thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in cargo. RUN AGROUND: Dozens

10 Things to Know for Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHY OBAMA MIGHT RISK GOING OVER THE 'FISCAL CLIFF' The AP's Julie Pace says the president may go for a hard-line strategy to win Republican concessions

LA ports reopen after crippling 8-day strike ends

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By JOHN ROGERSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Port clerks returned to work Wednesday, jubilant in the knowledge that an eight-day strike that paralyzed the nation's busiest shipping complex had won them - at least for now - guarantees that their jobs won't be outsourced to China

Mongolia finds China can be too close for comfort

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By CHARLES HUTZLERAssociated Press TSOGTTSETSII, Mongolia (AP) - After years of testy debate, Mongolia broke ground this spring for a railroad that will haul coal across the pebbled Gobi desert to China, but with one costly condition. Citing national security, the government ordered the

Mongolia finds China can be too close for comfort

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th