A New York judge is considering a $657.5 million settlement for those who worked and were injured at “Ground Zero” after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

The Georgian authorities are trying to validate a claim that a woman whose birth year is listed as 1880 is the world’s oldest woman.

In an apparent challenge to the Pakistan government’s assertion that it has weakened the Taliban insurgency, suicide bombers target the military, killing at least 45 people.

Whalers arrested by Japanese coast guard.

Newly inaugurated Chilean president Sebastian Pinera addresses nation for the first time, saying the country will be rebuilt “rock by rock.”

Hollywood heavyweights Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks attend a ceremony at the National World War Two memorial in Washington D.C., ahead of the premiere of their 10-part mini-series.

Anxious to spur growth, U.S.President Barack Obama announced a series of proposals aimed at doubling U.S. exports over the next five years.

Chile’s biggest aftershock was a 6.9.

No reports of death.

A California man said his Toyota accelerated uncontrollably to over 90 miles per hour on a freeway before a highway patrol officer helped him stop the car.