Last updated: Thursday, July 22, 2010 | 4:36 PM ET
- China's spreading oil spill a 'severe threat'
- China's largest reported oil spill emptied beaches along the Yellow Sea as its size doubled Wednesday, while cleanup efforts included straw mats and frazzled workers with little more than rubber gloves. more »
- IMF cancels Haiti's debt
- The IMF said it has cancelled Haiti's $268-million debt and will lend the earthquake-devastated country another $60 million to help with reconstruction plans. more »
- Kosovo independence upheld by UN
- The United Nations' highest court says that Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia did not break international law. more »
- California bus crash kills 6
- A Greyhound bus travelling to Sacramento from Los Angeles carrying 47 people crashed on a highway in California's Central Valley, killing six and injuring many others. more »
- Desmond Tutu set to retire
- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu has announced he is retiring from public life later this year when he turns 79. more »
- NYC crane rigger cleared in fatal collapse
- A crane operator has been acquitted of manslaughter charges stemming from the collapse of a New York City crane in 2008 that killed seven people. more »
- Whale whacks yacht off South Africa
- A sailor in South Africa says her trip off the country's picturesque southwestern coast was wrecked by an unexpected whack from a whale. more »
- Demjanjuk ordered to appear in German court
- A German judge for the first time ordered John Demjanjuk to appear in court after the 90-year-old's health issues caused the cancellation of sessions in his trial over allegations that he was a guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp more »
- Arizona's immigration law gets day in court
- A judge will hear arguments from lawyers for the governor, the federal government and civil rights groups over whether Arizona's new immigration law should take effect in a week. more »
More World News from Canadian Press
- International Criminal Court orders Congolese war crimes suspect freed, prosecutors to appeal
- Libyan aid ship docks in Egyptian port after Israel stops it from reaching blockaded Gaza
- Swiss cite denial of access to sealed testimony as key to Polanski decision
- Controversial Facebook fan page for dead British killer taken down after drawing outrage in UK
- Man stuck in Egypt after Yemen travels landed him on no-fly list will return to US Friday
- Back in Iran, 'abducted' nuclear scientist becomes new propaganda hero for country's leaders
- BP says valve fixed, back to slow process of getting new cap ready to choke Gulf oil leak
- Gambia orders death for 8, including former military chief, after coup-plot conviction
- US Justice Dept says Los Angeles officials approved rejecting Swiss request in Polanski case
- More than 100 Croatian activists detained at site of controversial construction project
Oddities from Canadian Press
- Police say US woman made up carjacking story to cover up that she crashed while having sex
- NY border agents: Man trying to enter US says his ankle monitor is to support Lindsay Lohan
- Ohio woman pays $5 at yard sale for LeBron white-gold pendant worth nearly $10,000
- Busy beavers beating up dogs in Red Deer park; city investigating
- Armed man clutching skateboard flees after San Diego bank heist
- Vet: Dog trapped in hot car in eastern Pa. rescued after honking horn to alert owner
- California lawmaker ponders turning Michael Jackson ranch into a thriller of a state park
- Wenk's Yellow Hots, other chili peppers spice things up at remote 'doomsday' vault in Norway
- Octopus oracle Paul to retire after perfect predictions of World Cup games
- More than 100 people in San Francisco Bay area try to set skinny dipping record
