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World Edition Headlines [ Auto updated [9] minutes ago ] History of Lead International TV News Headlines Tropical Storm Forms Near TexasFoxnews Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 15:10 ESTRescue workers in southern Texas activated to prepare for newly formed storm 'Erin' moving through the Gulf PHOTOS STORM TRACKER: Follow Tropical Storm Erin's Movements U.N. Faces Calls For Action In SomaliaCBS News (World) | Wed Aug 15, 2007 14:30 ESTPressure is mounting for the United Nations Security Council to bolster a beleaguered African peacekeeping force in Somalia, as fresh evidence of human rights abuses and an impending humanitarian catastrophe emerge. Frustration Building in Mine RecoveryABC News (US) | Wed Aug 15, 2007 14:10 ESTRescuers are a third of the way to the area of the mine where the men may be. General: Iraq massacre 'trademark al Qaeda'CNN Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 13:40 ESTTruck bombings that killed and wounded hundreds in northern Iraq were a "trademark al Qaeda event" designed to sway U.S. public opinion against the war, a U.S. general said today. Officials said at least 250 people were killed and 320 wounded in attacks. Iran accused of campaign against the press after arrestsCBC Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 13:10 ESTIranian judges have arrested three journalists and issued a statement accusing them of publishing "lies" about the regime of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. more Initial tests negative for foot-and-mouth at U.K. zoo, farmCBC Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 13:00 ESTPreliminary tests for foot-and-mouth disease on animals at two additional U.K. sites have proved negative, the government said Wednesday. more Competing groups fingered in Russian train blastCBC Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 13:00 ESTExtremist Russian nationalists are the most likely perpetrators of Monday's railway bombing, a source close to the investigation told a Russian news agency. more Can The Crumbling Berlin Wall Be Saved?CBS News (World) | Wed Aug 15, 2007 13:00 ESTThe Berlin Wall hasn't just fallen -- it's falling apart. Now a group of artists has banded together to restore an iconic stretch of the crumbling Cold War symbol. Read all about it in Christine Lagorio's Letter from Berlin. Troops strike in Afghan mountainsCNN World Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 13:00 ESTHundreds of U.S. and Afghan soldiers have embarked on a major operation against militants in the eastern Afghan region of Tora Bora, near the border with Pakistan, officials say. Tropical Storm Erin forms in GulfCNN Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:50 ESTTropical Storm Erin was christened this morning in the Gulf of Mexico. It could make landfall Thursday near Corpus Christi, Texas, forecasters said. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Dean intensified in the open Atlantic and was expected to become a hurricane Friday. Can Crumbling Berlin Wall Be Saved?CBS News (World) | Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:30 ESTThe Berlin Wall hasn't just fallen -- it's falling apart. Now a group of artists has banded together to restore an iconic stretch of the crumbling Cold War symbol. Read all about it in Christine Lagorio's Letter from Berlin. Tropical storm Erin heads for south Texas coastCBC Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:20 ESTEmergency personnel were activated along the south Texas coast Wednesday as the state prepared for the arrival of tropical storm Erin. more New Danger: Lead-Laced Baby BibsFoxnews Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:50 ESTTests conducted this summer reportedly show some vinyl baby bibs sold at Toys 'R' Us stores contaminated with lead Furstration Building in Mine RecoveryABC News (US) | Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:40 ESTRescuers are a third of the way to the area of the mine where the men may be. At least 36 dead in Chinese bridge collapseCBC Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:20 ESTThe death toll from a bridge collapse in southern China climbed to 36, with a survivor saying the structure "split apart like a piece of tofu cut by a knife." more Arafat's widow loses Tunisian citizenshipCBC Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:50 ESTFormer Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's widow has been stripped of her citizenship in Tunisia, where she has lived since her husband's death in 2004. more India marks 60 years of independenceCBC Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:50 ESTSchool children led thousands gathered at a historic fort in New Delhi in the national anthem Wednesday as India celebrated its 60th year as an independent country. more Mine survivor: 'I think I did everything I could'CNN Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:50 ESTSurrounded by thick dust and the howl of a crumbling mountain, Jameson Ward had only a moment to consider what to do: Go back and help his fellow miners, or get out? "I think I did everything I could," said Ward. "I just hope everybody's OK." Ex-NBA Ref Pleads Guilty To Gambling ChargesFoxnews Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:40 ESTTim Donaghy faces maximum of 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to two felony charges in betting scandal Ex-NBA ref pleads guilty in betting scandalCNN Lead Headline | Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:30 ESTFormer NBA referee Tim Donaghy pleaded guilty today in U.S. federal court to charges that he bet on games he officiated. The charges could result in a prison term of up to 25 years. developing story |
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