New Zealand quake spawns emergency
Officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, sending people into the streets as windows exploded, water mains broke and buildings crumbled.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=aTV76NtpzBo:vcHsGCok2aA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=aTV76NtpzBo:vcHsGCok2aA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=aTV76NtpzBo:vcHsGCok2aA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=aTV76NtpzBo:vcHsGCok2aA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=aTV76NtpzBo:vcHsGCok2aA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=aTV76NtpzBo:vcHsGCok2aA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=aTV76NtpzBo:vcHsGCok2aA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~4/aTV76NtpzBo" height="1" width="1"/>

Mullen: U.S. will bypass Turkey in Iraq withdrawal
The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff on Saturday said the United States does not plan to use Turkish territory in withdrawing its weapons from Iraq.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Q2Ex4kNJ66w:20AlhytWFb8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Q2Ex4kNJ66w:20AlhytWFb8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Q2Ex4kNJ66w:20AlhytWFb8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=Q2Ex4kNJ66w:20AlhytWFb8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Q2Ex4kNJ66w:20AlhytWFb8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Q2Ex4kNJ66w:20AlhytWFb8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=Q2Ex4kNJ66w:20AlhytWFb8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~4/Q2Ex4kNJ66w" height="1" width="1"/>

South Korean foreign minister resigns
The South Korean foreign minister offered to resign Saturday amid a brewing controversy over the hiring of his daughter, state media reported.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ZWgS8BAC2I8:H5tViM5qNqI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ZWgS8BAC2I8:H5tViM5qNqI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ZWgS8BAC2I8:H5tViM5qNqI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=ZWgS8BAC2I8:H5tViM5qNqI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ZWgS8BAC2I8:H5tViM5qNqI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ZWgS8BAC2I8:H5tViM5qNqI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=ZWgS8BAC2I8:H5tViM5qNqI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~4/ZWgS8BAC2I8" height="1" width="1"/>

U.N. envoy: Response to Pakistan flooding 'far from enough'
A United Nations representative on Saturday pleaded for more international aid to help the millions of Pakistanis displaced from flooding that has ravaged the country for more than a month.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=wLthKRhqRqQ:L6p9yeh4rfg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=wLthKRhqRqQ:L6p9yeh4rfg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=wLthKRhqRqQ:L6p9yeh4rfg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=wLthKRhqRqQ:L6p9yeh4rfg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=wLthKRhqRqQ:L6p9yeh4rfg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=wLthKRhqRqQ:L6p9yeh4rfg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=wLthKRhqRqQ:L6p9yeh4rfg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~4/wLthKRhqRqQ" height="1" width="1"/>

Nearly 30 children among hundreds raped in Congo, U.N. says
More than two dozen children were among the hundreds raped by armed rebels in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Q0gB1uHSoNI:axqE9hhjEwg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Q0gB1uHSoNI:axqE9hhjEwg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Q0gB1uHSoNI:axqE9hhjEwg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=Q0gB1uHSoNI:axqE9hhjEwg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Q0gB1uHSoNI:axqE9hhjEwg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Q0gB1uHSoNI:axqE9hhjEwg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=Q0gB1uHSoNI:axqE9hhjEwg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~4/Q0gB1uHSoNI" height="1" width="1"/>

Arrests made at Blair book signing in Dublin
Police made a "small number" of arrests in Dublin where former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was due to sign copies of his autobiography Saturday, a spokesman for Ireland's national police service said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Cprx8aurcnE:DyIyV4tF_oY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Cprx8aurcnE:DyIyV4tF_oY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Cprx8aurcnE:DyIyV4tF_oY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=Cprx8aurcnE:DyIyV4tF_oY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Cprx8aurcnE:DyIyV4tF_oY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Cprx8aurcnE:DyIyV4tF_oY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=Cprx8aurcnE:DyIyV4tF_oY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~4/Cprx8aurcnE" height="1" width="1"/>

Dagestan car bomb wounds government minister
A car bomb in the Russian republic of Dagestan killed a driver and injured a government official and his two bodguards on Saturday, state-run news agencies said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=-lDcxJ1kjZ0:f5JGHLHt3Mw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=-lDcxJ1kjZ0:f5JGHLHt3Mw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=-lDcxJ1kjZ0:f5JGHLHt3Mw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=-lDcxJ1kjZ0:f5JGHLHt3Mw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=-lDcxJ1kjZ0:f5JGHLHt3Mw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=-lDcxJ1kjZ0:f5JGHLHt3Mw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=-lDcxJ1kjZ0:f5JGHLHt3Mw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~4/-lDcxJ1kjZ0" height="1" width="1"/>

South Korea, U.S. to hold joint naval exercise
South Korea and the United States will conduct a joint anti-submarine warfare exercise starting Sunday, the U.S. military announced Friday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Y0euLNUVi94:EDZghxCjmIs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Y0euLNUVi94:EDZghxCjmIs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Y0euLNUVi94:EDZghxCjmIs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=Y0euLNUVi94:EDZghxCjmIs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Y0euLNUVi94:EDZghxCjmIs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Y0euLNUVi94:EDZghxCjmIs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=Y0euLNUVi94:EDZghxCjmIs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~4/Y0euLNUVi94" height="1" width="1"/>

Indictment: Thais forced to work on Hawaiian farms
Six job recruiters have been indicted in federal court in what the FBI has called the largest human-trafficking operation ever to result in charges in the United States.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ljH42Yi6-aM:bqAPlRCEDI4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ljH42Yi6-aM:bqAPlRCEDI4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ljH42Yi6-aM:bqAPlRCEDI4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=ljH42Yi6-aM:bqAPlRCEDI4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ljH42Yi6-aM:bqAPlRCEDI4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ljH42Yi6-aM:bqAPlRCEDI4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=ljH42Yi6-aM:bqAPlRCEDI4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~4/ljH42Yi6-aM" height="1" width="1"/>

Medal of Honor for Viet vet
President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor, the military's highest award for bravery, to Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger for his valor in saving the lives of three wounded comrades in Laos in 1968, the White House announced Friday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=WyojowSSDOw:W1sGebiNjyk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=WyojowSSDOw:W1sGebiNjyk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=WyojowSSDOw:W1sGebiNjyk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=WyojowSSDOw:W1sGebiNjyk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=WyojowSSDOw:W1sGebiNjyk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=WyojowSSDOw:W1sGebiNjyk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=WyojowSSDOw:W1sGebiNjyk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~4/WyojowSSDOw" height="1" width="1"/>