A passenger jet traveling from Moscow to the Ural Mountains city of Perm crashed near residential buildings as it was preparing to land early Sunday, killing all 88 people aboard, officials said. ...more

September 14, 2008

The warning was dire: 'The children will be dead in a few months,' the French charity said of orphans in Darfur. It asked people to help by paying thousands of dollars to fly them out of the region's turmoil. ...more

October 27, 2007

China said Sunday that it will provide the United Nations with information on its military spending and arms deals for the first time in more than a decade, taking a step to address international concerns about the secrecy surrounding its defense spending and operations. ...more

September 3, 2007