Everest Re estimates loss from Chile earthquake at $225M; claims from Europe windstorm at $25M

Reinsurer Everest Re Chile quake loss hits $225M

Thieves demanded ransom for former president’s body

ATHENS/NICOSIA - Cypriot authorities Tuesday arrested two people, including an Indian national, for allegedly stealing the corpse of former president Tassos Papadopoulos from his grave three months ago and said the suspects had earlier demanded a ransom.

Haitian quake disproportionately killed educated workers vital to country’s reconstruction

Lost in the ruins: Haiti’s best and brightest

5 of 6 killed in Arizona bus crash were California residents; all were Mexican citizens

5 of 6 killed in Ariz. bus crash were Californians

Federal regulators probe NY Prius crash; driver says accelerator stuck, not seriously hurt

Feds probe Toyota Prius crash in NYC suburb

Iran: US is playing ‘double game’ in Afghanistan, fighting militants it once supported

US-Iran tension plays out in Afghanistan

KABUL — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used a brief visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday to lob insults at the United States and argue that international forces won’t stop terrorism and will only lead to more civilian deaths.

House votes to allow faster tax breaks for donors to Chile quake victims; bill goes to Senate

House votes for faster tax breaks for Chile gifts

Chile’s Bachelet, despite criticism, gets high praise from disaster experts for quake response

Disaster experts praise Chile quake response

Russian traffic police force civilians to form highway shield to stop suspect

Russian drivers forced to act as shield

MOSCOW — Russian traffic police are under investigation for ordering civilian motorists to park their cars across a highway — and remain inside — to block a fleeing criminal suspect, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Haitian President Preval thanks US for support, calls for world to act on lessons learned

Haitian President Preval thanks US for support

Obama tells visiting Haitian president US will remain committed to recovery and reconstruction