Strong earthquake rocks Costa Rica, 1 killed - PR Inside

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - A strong earthquake shook Costa Rica on Thursday, killing a child and sending frightened residents running into the streets of the capital as windows shattered and walls cracked. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.1 ...

UN, Red Cross curtail Gaza aid, criticize Israel - San Francisco Examiner

Fire and smoke is seen from Israeli miltary operations in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. Lebanese militants fired at least three rockets into northern Israel early Thursday, ripping through a crowded nursing home and threatening to open a new ...

What Happens to Gaza When the Fighting Stops? - Forward

Haifa, Israel — The immediate fate of a battered Gaza seemed to hang in the balance, as negotiations for a cease-fire ramped up among Israel, Egypt and Hamas, with the United States and other Arab countries active on the sidelines. As the diplomats ...

Boulder Wildfire Now 30 Percent Contained - Denver Channel

BOULDER, Colo. -- A wildfire continued to burn rural Boulder County on Thursday, encompassing 3,600 acres, destroying at least six structures, including three homes, and prompting 11,000 homes to be contacted with evacuation recommendations. The fire ...

Obama plans to overhaul counterterrorism apparatus - Boston Globe

WASHINGTON— President-elect Barack Obama is considering dissolving a White House-based homeland security panel created in the wake of 9/11 and will restructure counterterrorism policy under intelligence veteran John Brennan. The White House ...