Sharky's Notebook

Rescuers trying to reach thousands of Pakistani flood victims were hampered by deluged roads and damaged bridges Saturday, though there were signs that waters were receding in parts of the country.

Flood - Pakistan - Earth Sciences - Natural Disasters and Hazards - Past Floods

Thousands of people are expected to gather Saturday for a memorial service a week after a stampede at a German music festival left 21 people dead.

Bradley Manning raged against the  Army and "society at large" on his Facebook page before allegedly downloading thousands of secret Afghanistan memos, according to a newspaper.

Wikileaks - Facebook - Afghanistan - Asia - Army

Fidel Castro on Friday accused the United States of "torturing" a Cuban agent imprisoned there, saying Cuba is being pressured to release its spies.

The case of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the massage therapist has been closed.

Al Gore - Portland Oregon - Vice President of the United States - United States - Prosecutor

The Greek government ordered the country's armed forces to help deliver fuel as truck drivers voted to continue a contentious strike, state media reported.

The U.N. Security Council renews its mission in Darfur for a year, days after hearing that fighting has stepped up between rebels and the Sudanese government.

A huge wildfire in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles jumped an aqueduct Friday, rushing toward hundreds of houses.



Los Angeles - Los Angeles County California - California - United States - Counties

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 hit northeastern Iran, injuring around 170 people, state radio reported on Saturday.



Iran - Earthquake - Middle East - Politics - Maps and Views

Calls for Rep. Charlie Rangel's resignation rained down on Capitol Hill late Friday from House Democrats who said the lawmaker showed a disregard for the rules and undermined the public's confidence in Congress.

Democratic - United States Congress - United States House of Representatives - United States - Politics

A blast at a tax office that left four dead and 19 injured in central China was a deliberate attack, state media reported Saturday.

The secret of Chelsea's wedding is officially over. Former President Bill Clinton walked up the main street in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Friday, the day before his daughter is to marry Marc Mezvinsky at the much-ballyhooed wedding at a private estate.

Bill Clinton - Chelsea Clinton - President - United States - History

In protest of what it calls a religion "of the devil," a non-denominational church in Gainesville, Florida, plans to host an "International Burn a Quran Day" on the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., chooses to go through an ethics trial rather than accept charges of misuse of office made by a House ethics panel, sources say.

Maxine Waters - Ethics - Philosophy - Applied - Organizations

Craig Stammen carried a shutout into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals roughed up Roy Oswalt in his Philadelphia debut, halting the Phillies' eight-game winning streak with an 8-1 victory Friday night.

Philadelphia Phillies - Washington Nationals - Roy Oswalt - Sport - Baseball

The fight over Arizona's immigration law showed no signs of letting up Friday as the federal judge who blunted its force faced threats and the Republican governor who signed it considered changes to address any faults.

Law - Arizona - Immigration - United States - Services

PFT: Sam Bradford strikes rich deal from Rams — $50 million guaranteed.

Sam Bradford - West Yorkshire - England - Bradford - NFL

State police divers on Friday recovered the remains of two of four missing passengers who were on a medical plane that crashed into Lake Michigan last week.



Lake Michigan - Michigan - United States - Aviation accidents and incidents - Outdoors

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Iran on Friday, injuring 110 people, according to state-run media.