Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai's police chief said in comments that suggest a tough line in talks with the smart phone maker.
An Indonesian volcano that was quiet for four centuries shot a new, powerful burst of hot ash more than 10,000 feet in the air Friday, sending frightened residents fleeing to safety for the second time this week.
Hurricane Earl churned past the North Carolina Outer Banks and its powerful gusts and driving rains were starting to be felt in southeastern Virginia early Friday, the beginning of at least 24 hours of stormy, windy weather along the East Coast.
By Kerry Sanders, NBC NewsST JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND - Floating over the spot where Titanic sank April 15, 1912, I stood on the deck of the research ship Jean Charcot with my iPhone chiming as each mail arrived, while my earpiece remained dialed into NBC News in New York where I co …
By Chris Hampson, NBC Director of International News
It's a story as old as history. Two young dreamers meet. They share the same hopes, the same ambitions. Their friendship blossoms into something rather deeper. Lovers, of sorts. Success comes their way in bucket-loads.
Now that the U.S. has officially ended its combat mission in Iraq, what's next for the war-torn nation? Read a Q&A with NBC's Richard Engel, who has reported from the Middle East since the war began.
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ANALYSISBy Martin Fletcher, NBC News
Spot the joke.
Ever since he became Israel's prime minister and immediately became embroiled in a seemingly never-ending series of crises, skeptics have argued that Benjamin Netanyahu is brilliant at only one thing - surviving.
