UN slams Haitian hospitals for charging patients
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The United Nations has warned that it will cut off shipments of free medicine to any Haitian hospitals that it finds are charging patients.
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Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally
TOKYO -- Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems -- the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world's largest automaker.
Argentina's Kirchner leaves ICU after surgery
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner was out of intensive care Tuesday after emergency surgery on an important artery feeding blood to his brain.
Canada to take injection site case to top court
OTTAWA -- Canada's government says it will appeal a British Columbia court ruling that sanctioned North America's first safe injection site for drug users.
China releases first pollution census
BEIJING -- China says its pollution levels might peak sooner than expected as it tries to balance economic and green concerns.
Afghan avalanches kill at least 28, strand 1,500
KABUL -- Avalanches roared down a mountain pass north of Afghanistan's capital killing at least 28 people and stranding another 1,500 in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads, officials said Tuesday.
Iran to stop enrichment of nuclear fuel
TEHRAN, Iran -- The head of Iran's atomic agency said the Islamic Republic will not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for a research reactor in Tehran.
Kim Jong Il sends nuclear envoy to China
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea's Kim Jong Il has reportedly dispatched his top nuclear envoy to Beijing to discuss restarting nuclear disarmament talks.
Nigerian Senate empowers vice president
ABUJA, Nigeria -- The Nigerian Senate voted Tuesday to empower the vice president to take over for the nation's ill and absent president, potentially ending a constitutional crisis that has engulfed Africa's most populous nation.
Quake survivor possibly found after 27 days
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A survivor may have been pulled from the rubble 27 days after the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
Mexico arrests 2 reputed leaders of Tijuana gang
TIJUANA, Mexico -- Mexican authorities on Monday arrested two suspected leaders of a brutal drug trafficking gang that terrorized the border city of Tijuana for several years, a U.S. official said.
Iran: We will increase uranium enrichment
VIENNA -- A senior Iranian envoy says he has formally told the U.N. nuclear agency that his country will enrich uranium to higher levels.
Chavez hosts new radio show -- at any moment
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has launched a new radio program in which he can take to the airwaves at any time of the day or night.
Aid groups launch Haiti vaccination campaign
GENEVA -- Aid groups say they are launching an emergency vaccination campaign for 140,000 people in Haiti to protect them against measles and other diseases.
Doctor: Kirchner recovers from artery surgery
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Former President Nestor Kirchner is recovering well from emergency surgery on an important artery feeding blood to his brain, one of his doctors said Monday.
Report: Alligator kills 11-year-old girl in Brazil
SAO PAULO -- A 13-foot (4-meter) alligator has reportedly attacked and killed a girl who was swimming in a Brazilian jungle river.
American prisoners in Haiti: 'We're afraid'
PORT-AU-PRINCE -- Americans under arrest for kidnapping in Haiti expressed concern for their lives in a note to NBC News Saturday.
Italy minister defends boost for McDonald's
ROME -- Italy's agriculture minister is defending his sponsorship of McDonald's new all-Italian burger amid criticism that he is selling out to a multinational and sacrificing Italy's culinary reputation in the process.
US, Europe condemn human rights abuses in Iran
WASHINGTON -- The United States and the European Union are calling on Iran to end human rights abuses against its citizens.
World's tallest tower lookout suddenly shuttered
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Burj Khalifa's owner said Monday the observation deck of the world's tallest tower has been unexpectedly shut down, disappointing visitors and marring the spire's reputation just a month after it opened.