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NOWSHERA, Pakistan – The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems. Full Story »
MEXICO CITY - Federal police rescued two kidnapped cameramen in northern Mexico on Saturday, five days after they were nabbed by drug traffickers. Full Story »
KABUL, Afghanistan - A former militia commander who supported the Afghan government and two others were killed Saturday night by a suicide bomber who blew himself up at a football game in northern Afghanistan, officials said. Full Story »
A U.N. report into the murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri could finger Hizballah, and reignite the civil war. The join visit by rival regional power players is designed to prevent that Full Story »
LONDON (AFP) - A four-strong rowing team smashed a 114-year-old record for crossing the North Atlantic Ocean when they reached the finish line Saturday. Full Story »
BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed three Iraqi soldiers responding to an earlier blast Saturday in an area south of Baghdad, officials said. One bystander was also killed. Full Story »
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaican police detained three of their own on Saturday after a video surfaced allegedly showing them beating and shooting a suspect to death. Full Story »
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Medecins San Frontieres (MSF) has suspended medical care in a violent part of Sudan's war-torn south after three separate attacks on its staff, the aid group said in a statement on Saturday. Full Story »
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Rescue workers and troops in northwest Pakistan struggled Saturday to reach thousands of people affected by the country's worst floods in living memory, as the death toll rose to 800. Full Story »
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Growth in Canada's economy edged up in May after stalling unexpectedly in April, helped by strength in the goods-producing sectors led by oil and gas extraction, while the service sector faltered for a second straight month. Full Story »
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's cricket chiefs on Saturday endorsed New Zealand's Alan Isaac as the next vice-president of the world governing body after former Australian Prime Minister John Howard was snubbed for the job. Full Story »
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan — As the U.S.-led coalition launches its most critical military operation of the nine-year war in Afghanistan, doubts are growing about whether the United States and its allies can contain the surging Taliban-led insurgency and prevent the country from reverting to an al Qaida sanctuary or erupting in civil war. Full Story »
Wyclef Jean is considering running for president against his politician uncle, although some observers are skeptical if the earthquake-ravaged country is even capable of holding elections this year. Full Story »
How Burma's Junta Is Cementing Its Wealth and Power Full Story »
LONDON - A diplomatic spat with implications for international counterterrorism escalated Saturday after Pakistan's spy chief canceled a visit to London following comments by the British leader suggesting Pakistan exports terrorism. Full Story »
AMSTERDAM - Teen sailor Laura Dekker says she will leave the Netherlands on Wednesday in her quest to become the youngest to circumnavigate the globe alone. But it won't yet be the first leg of the 14-year-old's solo voyage. Full Story »
A year after the government's big auto-industry bailouts, President Barack Obama on Friday trumpeted increased car sales and progress on battery-powered vehicles as a beacon of success in his administration's battle to revive a hurting U.S. economy. But his upbeat assessment can't mask daunting challenges for U.S. automakers and painfully high unemployment. Full Story »
Fire crews working through the night beat back flames and built containment lines around a two-day old wildfire that charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the high desert north of Los Angeles. Full Story »
They tried to build a Bridge to Nowhere, fretted about "killing Grandma," and stiffed the IRS. John Avlon presents a rogue's gallery of House members who should be bounced come November, from Joe Wilson to Alan Grayson. Full Story »
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