The Associated Press

Monkey eludes dragnet at Tokyo train station

Morning train commuters in Tokyo were joined on their way to work by an unusual companion Wednesday: a wild monkey. 8 comments

TwinCities.com

45 dead as jet swerves off Madrid airport runway

Medical personel tend an injured passenger in Madrid's Barajas airport after a Spanair airliner bound for the Canary ... 4 comments

Raw Story

White House missing 225 days of email

By PETE YOST The White House is missing as many as 225 days of e-mail dating back to 2003 and there is little if any ... 6 comments

Digital Spy

Glitter refuses to leave Thailand

Gary Glitter has been threatened with deportation to Vietnam after refusing to leave Bangkok, reports say. 2 comments

The Associated Press

EPA plans to cite 5 Midwest states for pollution

Federal officials accuse five Midwest states of violating a new pollution standard for tiny soot particles that can c... 2 comments

USA Today

St. Paul hopes GOP convention wows guests

The last time the Twin Cities hosted a major political party's nominating convention, delegates from the 44 states ar... 6 comments

The Associated Press

Sen. Stevens wants trial by day, campaign by night

If Sen. Ted Stevens has his way, he'll soon be spending his days on trial for corruption charges and his evenings and... 2 comments

The Associated Press

Former Chinese leader Hua Guofeng dies

Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China as communist founder Mao Zedong's successor but was pushed aside by Deng Xiaopin...

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Daily Breeze

Missile strike reported in northwest Pakistan

Missiles destroyed a suspected militant hide-out near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing at least five people, P... 2 comments

Newsday.com

9 inmates electrocuted trying to escape one of Cameroon's largest prisons

Their bodies were found draped around the prison's perimeter fence, the staffer said. 2 comments