Avalanche kills more than 24
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP): A series of avalanches engulfed a mountain pass in Afghanistan, trapping hundreds of people in their buried cars and killing as many as 64 people so far, authorities disclosed yesterday....

Locals irate over missing names on voting list
Abidjan, Cte d'Ivoire (AP):Protesters torched a police station in western Ivory Coast while claiming their names had been removed from voter rolls in advance of this year's presidential election.Opposition leaders said yesterday's protest in the...