CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Chile scrambled on Monday to provide aid to tens of thousands of homeless people in areas devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunamis, and 10,000 troops patrolled to quell looting.
CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - A massive earthquake that struck Chile killed around 350 people in the coastal town of Constitucion, which was also hit by a tsunami, state television quoted emergency officials as saying.
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A huge magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early on Saturday, killing at least 122 people, knocking down homes and hospitals, and triggering a tsunami that rolled menacingly across the Pacific.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A record-breaking winter storm slammed New York and much of the U.S. Northeast on Friday, forcing businesses, schools and transportation systems to shut down as nearly two feet of snow fell in the city.
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban fighters opened fire, hurled grenades and staged suicide bombings in central Kabul on Friday, killing at least 16 people in defiance of the Western-backed government and a NATO offensive.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a seven-hour healthcare summit that did little to change Republican hearts and minds, President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats face a challenge on Friday in deciding their next moves to reform the costly U.S. system.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pleaded for bipartisan agreement at a last-ditch summit to save his healthcare overhaul on Thursday, but quickly clashed with Republicans who urged him to scrap his plan.
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda apologized to U.S. lawmakers probing the automaker’s safety record and ended the day in tears, in what Japanese politicians hoped was a first step toward rebuilding trust in the country’s most valuable company.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. transport official labeled recalled Toyota Motor Corp vehicles “not safe” as the Japanese automaker’s president waited to be grilled by lawmakers about recent safety lapses.