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Analysis: What’s at stake in Afghanistan and Pakistan?
How soon we forget. Surely the tragic deaths of 14 American service members and civilians in helicopter crashes serves to underscore why Afghanistan matters.
Explosions and weapons fire erupt in central Kabul
Weapons fire and explosions ripped through central Kabul on Wednesday morning.
Helicopter crash in Pakistan kills 3
Three people were killed Saturday when hostile fire caused a Pakistani military transport helicopter to crash, Pakistani officials said.
Death toll from Italy mudslides now 21
The death toll from the mudslides on the Italian island of Sicily now stands at 21, the head of Italian Civil Protection said Saturday. Guido Bertolaso said about 30 people were still unaccounted for in the mudslides, which occurred after a heavy downpour hit Sicily two days ago.
Fire call hits close to home for 911 dispatcher
From baby deliveries to unexpected deaths, Mike Bowes, a 911 dispatcher from Quincy, Massachusetts, has handled a wide range of emergency calls. But Monday night, the 44-year-old received an unexpected call from his neighbor: His own house was on fire
Quick California fire burns oil fields, threatens homes
A rapidly moving fire in southwest California torched oil fields and threatened homes as it blazed southward Tuesday, a fire official told CNN. Nearly 130 firefighters battled the 300-acre blaze, which broke out Tuesday morning in Ventura County between the towns of Fillmore and Moorpark, Bill Nash of the Ventura County Fire Department told CNN
At least seven killed in Tokyo stabbing spree
A man ran over a group of people with his truck and then stabbed 18, killing at least 7, in a video game district of downtown Tokyo Sunday afternoon, according to a Tokyo fire official.
L.A. firefighters escape as truck sinks into hole
Los Angeles firefighters and city crews worked for several hours Tuesday to rescue one of their own: a 22-ton firetruck that was nearly swallowed by a water-logged sinkhole. The incident happened after four firefighters took the truck to the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Valley Village, where flooding had been reported after a water main break, just before 6 a.m.
California blaze grows to 140,000-plus acres
A Southern California wildfire has grown to 140,150 acres as firefighters stay focused Wednesday on foothill areas north of Los Angeles, a U.S. Forest Service official said. The Station Fire remains 22 percent contained, and no further structures have burned, Mike Dietrich, the Forest Service’s incident commander, said at a news conference early Wednesday