A car bomb exploded early Wednesday outside the Civil Guard barracks in the northern Spanish city of Burgos, injuring at least 40 people and causing substantial damage, an Interior Ministry official said.
Car bomb in Spain injures 40
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The State of Play for Health-Care Reform
President Barack Obama did his best to keep health-care reform on track with his Wednesday evening press conference, but after months of choosing to let Congress manage the day to day details, there is only so much he can do to speed along the process. He continued that effort on Thursday, dispatching chief of staff and former House Democratic Conference Chairman Rahm Emanuel to Capitol Hill to try to ease the concerns of the group of key, fiscally-conservative Democrats known as the Blue Dogs, who are balking at what they view as the high long-term costs of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s health-care proposal. Pelosi is racing to deliver at least one completed health care bill to President Obama ahead of the scheduled August recess.
NASA Earth pictures show extent of eclipse
NASA has released new pictures of the Earth showing the vast extent of Wednesday’s spectacular solar eclipse. The longest solar eclipse of the century cast a wide shadow for several minutes over Asia and the Pacific Ocean, luring millions outside to watch the spectacle.
New York man pleads guilty to aiding al Qaeda
A New York man pleaded guilty in January to charges of aiding al Qaeda and helping attack a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday.
Deadly Japan mudslides, floods leave 9 missing
Hundreds of rescue workers searched for missing residents Thursday — two days after torrential rains triggered floods and mudslides in western Japan and killed eight people.
Police: Four boys sexually assaulted 8-year-old girl
Four boys ages 9 to 14 have been charged with sexual assaulting an 8-year old girl, police in Phoenix, Arizona, said Wednesday.
U.S. mining firm staff attacked in Indonesia
Two people were reported killed Wednesday after a convoy of buses carrying employees of a U.S. mining company came under fire in the Indonesian province of Papua
Dozens of Africans protest in southern China
More than 100 Africans protested outside a police station in southern China on Wednesday afternoon following the reported death of an African merchant during an alleged police raid, China’s state-run media reported.
Kashmir police held in rape, murder probe
Four police officers were arrested by the special investigation team probing the alleged rape and murder of two young Muslim women in India-administered Kashmir Wednesday evening, a senior police officer confirmed.
Israel blames Lebanon blast on Hezbollah
An explosion in southern Lebanon indicates that the militant group Hezbollah continues to store weapons near the Israeli border, the Israeli military claimed Wednesday.