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Powerful Quake Leaves Iceland Residents Homeless, Cleanup Effort Begins

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Residents of southwest Iceland cleaned up Friday after a powerful earthquake left some homes uninhabitable and caused injuries to about 30 people. The injuries included a couple of broken legs and fractured hands, said Vidir Reynisson, manager of the Civil Protection Department. Reynisson said between 10 and …

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Mike Tyson: 'I Lived a Wild and Extreme Life'

CANNES, France – Mike Tyson considers it a miracle that he lived to tell his tale. And he’s telling it — in graphic detail — in a new documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. “I lived a wild and extreme life,” the former heavyweight champion told reporters Saturday. “I used …

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Radical Shiite Loyalists in Iraq Protest Long-Term U.S. Security Deal

BAGHDAD – Loyalists of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Iraqi government Saturday to hold a public referendum on a long-term security deal with the United States. Widespread opposition to the deal has raised doubts that negotiators can meet a July target to finalize a pact to keep …

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