Two raging fires in Los Angeles destroyed a massive residential complex under construction, heavily damaged a building undergoing renovations and snarled up rush-hour traffic while raining ash over a large area.

A US politician says about six Marines will be charged in the killing of 24 civilians in the Iraq town of Haditha.

Eight Britons were among 13 tourists robbed by armed assailants wearing ski masks as they camped on Peru’s famed Inca Trail, authorities said today.