As investigators try to reconstruct the last minutes of the MD-82's doomed flight, relatives crushed by grief went to a makeshift morgue to identify loved ones.
Russia has halted all military cooperation with NATO, the Western alliance said Thursday, in the latest sign of East-West tension over the invasion of Georgia.
Computer expert delves into cached pages on the Internet to unearth Chinese official documents documents showing a gymnast who took gold in the uneven bars competition may indeed be underage.
As the world watches the Beijing Games, Lego enthusiasts from Hong Kong have unveiled a replica of the Olympics made from more than 300,000 Legos, The Daily mail reported Thursday.
Twin Taliban homicide bombings at Pakistan's largest weapons complex killed at least 59 people Thursday, heightening the turmoil following Pervez Musharraf's ouster as president.
Russian wrestler Wakanoho was banned for life by the Japan Sumo Association on Thursday after being arrested earlier this week on suspicion of possessing marijuana.
IOC president Jacques Rogge criticized Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on Thursday for showing a lack of respect to other competitors after his record-breaking gold medal performances in the 100 and 200 meters.
Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal, beaten 3-1 by Japan in the sport's last appearance in the Olympics for at least eight years and maybe for good.
A key party in Pakistan's ruling coalition threatened Thursday to quit unless judges fired by former President Pervez Musharraf were quickly reinstated dashing hopes his departure would end the nation's turmoil.
U.S.-led coalition troops battled a group of militants in eastern Afghanistan, killing over 30 insurgents, while three NATO soldiers were killed in a roadside blast, officials said Thursday.
Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball, playing through a steady rain Thursday to beat Wang Jie and Tian Jia of China 21-18, 21-18.
Heavy monsoon rains have lashed northern India, killing at least 74 people and destroying dozens of poorly constructed buildings, police said Thursday.
France's broadcast authority has banned French channels from marketing TV shows to children under 3 years old, to shield them from developmental risks it says television viewing poses at that age.
Five Americans have been detained in Beijing following a pro-Tibetan protest in which they spelled out Free Tibet with blue lights near Chinas national stadium, The New York Times is reporting.