The codes used by the president to launch a nuclear strike were mislaid for months during the Clinton administration, the former highest-ranking US officer has said.
People save their belongings in Ilagan township, a day after typhoon Megi (local name 'Juan') barreled through Isabela province in northeastern Philippines, 19 Oct. 2010
BAGUIO, Philippines (AFP) – Philippine authorities said Tuesday the death toll from Typhoon Megi had risen to three, as the storm dumped heavy rains across the main island of Luzon for a second consecutive day.
Three of the 33 men rescued after 69 days trapped in the San Jose mine in Chile have been discharged from hospital and allowed to go home.
Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has been named the winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.
Heavy US reliance on private security in Afghanistan has helped to line the pockets of the Taliban, a US Senate report says.
US First Lady Michelle Obama beat heads of state, chief executives and celebrities to be named the world's most powerful woman by Forbes magazine.
STOCKHOLM (AFP) – IVF pioneer Bob Edwards, who brought the joy of parenthood to millions of infertile couples, won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday, more than three decades after the first test tube birth.
China has warned the Nobel Peace Prize committee not to award the prize to well-known dissident Liu Xiaobo.
Strikes took place across Europe Wednesday in protest against government austerity measures. Unions say over 20 million jobs have been lost across Europe since the economic downturn began.