Report: Travelers saw flames before jet crash Passengers said they saw flames and then heard an explosion just before a Spanair jet crashed on takeoff at Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 153 people, according to local media. The crash sent up a plume of smoke visible from several kilometers away.
U.S. official: Draft for Iraq pullout reached U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have agreed to a preliminary draft of an agreement on the future of U.S. troops in Iraq, a senior U.S. military official said.
Monsoons kill dozens in northern India Heavy monsoon rains lashed northern India -- triggering floods, destroying mud huts and killing at least 74 people, officials said Thursday.
Abkhazia asks Russia to recognize autonomy NATO and Russia remained at loggerheads over the crisis in Georgia Wednesday as the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross announced that the aid organization had been granted permission to send workers to the disputed region of South Ossetia.
Florida braces for new pounding from Fay Tropical Storm Fay churned off the coast of east Florida Thursday a day after dumping heavy rain on the state and causing Florida's governor to ask for federal aid.
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