Tsunami

Magnitude 5.8 Quake Shakes Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An earthquake has knocked items off shelves in homes around Anchorage, Alaska, but there are no immediate reports of injuries. The magnitude 5.8 earthquake happened at about 4:45 p.m. Monday. The temblor was centered about 25 miles northwest of Anchorage. Guy

A look at scandals involving UK media

By By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - After a yearlong inquiry full of sensational testimony, Britain's Lord Justice Brian Leveson released a report Thursday into the culture and practices of the British press and his recommendations for future regulation to prevent phone hacking

Japan suspends dubious reconstruction projects

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Japan's government has suspended 35 projects included in a budget for reconstruction from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami after criticism the spending was not directly related to recovery from the disasters. As much as a fourth of

Iran criticizes Turkish request for Patriots

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Iran lashed out Friday at Turkey for requesting that NATO supply it with Patriot surface-to-air missiles to deploy along the border with Syria, denouncing the step by Ankara as counterproductive. Iranian parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani made the