World/Local News

A body found in a shallow grave in northeast Ohio was identified Saturday as that of a missing man whose father said answered a Craigslist ad similar to one police say was used in a […] […]

Searchers are recovering the remains of six passengers killed when a twin-engine plane slammed into a rugged mountaintop cliff near Phoenix, authorities say. The dead included pilot Shawn Perry, 39, his two sons and his […] […]

The US increased pressure on Egypt’s military rulers to hand power to civilian leaders. The generals turned to a Mubarak-era politician to head a new government in a move that failed to satisfy more than […] […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—A 16-year-old girl from New York state is in critical condition after a jet ski collided with the banana boat on which she was riding in the Cayman Islands. A police official […] […]

LONDON—Six people are missing and two have been rescued after a cargo ship sank in the Irish Sea early on Sunday in gale force winds off the coast of north Wales, British authorities said. Holyhead […] […]

AN Arab League deadline for Damascus to accept observers or face sanctions passed late last night with no response from Syria, as activists reported more deaths and anti-regime protests inside the country. The Syrian Observatory […] […]

MORE than 100 people, including a dozen Chinese government employees, have been sentenced over chemical-laced pork that caused a food safety scandal earlier this year, state media says. One person was given the death penalty. […] […]

LAWYERS for Michael Jackson’s doctor have asked that he receive probation for his involuntary manslaughter conviction, while prosecutors have urged a sentence of four years in prison. In a sentencing memo filed on Wednesday in […] […]

THE United States has announced fresh sanctions against Iran’s energy sector and warned firms against dealing with Iran’s financial sector, as it tries to ”sharpen” Iran’s choice to pursue nuclear weapons. Secretary of State Hillary […] […]