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RANGOON, Burma – Burma’s military regime allowed the U.N. humanitarian chief into the devastated Irrawaddy delta for a brief tour Monday, a U.N. official said. But the United Nations said its foreign staff were still barred from the delta and described conditions there as “terrible,” with hundreds of thousands of …

YINGXIU, China – China warned Saturday that the death toll from a massive earthquake two weeks ago could take a major leap and pass 80,000, suggesting the government may be giving up hope of finding more survivors. But rescuers rushed anyway to reach 24 coal miners who officials said were …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – He’s accused of murdering two people and injuring three others in a series of machete and gun attacks. Now it appears an Alaskan man will claim he was insane. In court on behalf of Christopher Erin Rogers Jr., public defender Matt Phillips told District Court Judge John …