Hundreds of bodies wash ashore in quake-hit Japan
TAGAJO, Japan - There are just too many bodies. Hundreds of dead have washed ashore on Japan's devastated northeast coast since last week's earthquake and tsunami. Others were dug out of the debris Monday by firefighters using pickaxes and chain saws. Funeral homes and crematoriums are overwhelmed, and officials have run out of body bags and coffins. More »
Interview: Libyan rebels plead for no-fly zone
BAYDA, Libya - A rebel leader pleaded Saturday with the international community to approve a no-fly zone over Libya as Moammar Gadhafi's forces gained strength in the east, securing a key port city and oil refinery. More »
Would-be soldiers hope for revival of Haitian army
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Their military fatigues faded and their grizzled faces stern, the squad of veterans barks out orders to rows of young men and women who sweat as they run through exercises under the blazing Caribbean sun. More »
Unions frame bargaining as civil rights issue
WASHINGTON - Labor unions at the heart of a burning national disagreement over the cost of public employees want to frame the debate as a civil rights issue, an effort that may draw more sympathy to public workers being blamed for busting state budgets with generous pensions. More »
