| After big Times Square bash, big cleanup Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:56 am PST  AP - The big ball is not all that drops in Times Square on New Year's Eve. As revelers headed home early Monday, the first day of 2007, work crews moved in to sweep up the remnants of 2006. Their mission: picking up 3.5 tons of confetti (a record-setting amount), as well as sandwich bags, food wrappers and other debris from the big bash. Full Story | Top |
| Ford's body lies in state at Capitol Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:34 am PST  AP - The body of former President Gerald Ford lies in state for public viewing at Washington's Capitol Rotunda again today. President Bush and his wife, Laura, planned to view the casket this afternoon upon their return to Washington after spending the holiday at their Texas ranch. On Tuesday morning, Ford's remains will rest outside the Senate chamber before a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral where Bush will deliver a eulogy. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 3,000 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:39 am PST  AP - The day after Saddam Hussein's execution, the death toll for Americans killed in the Iraq war reached 3,000 as President Bush struggles to salvage a military campaign that has scant public support. Full Story | Top |
| 12 deaths blamed on brutal winter storm Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:28 am PST  AP - The powerful winter storm that punished Colorado barreled into the Plains states, burying roads with drifting snow and snapping power lines that fed electricity to thousands. Full Story | Top |
| Somali Islamists flee stronghold Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:28 am PST  Reuters - Defeated Somali Islamists fled their defenses near a southern town and headed toward the Kenyan border on Monday in what looked like the end of a nearly two-week war with the Ethiopian-backed government. Full Story | Top |
| Ban Ki-moon takes the reins of U.N. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:25 am PST  AP - South Korean diplomat Ban Ki-moon became the United Nations' eighth secretary-general on New Year's Day as the organization faced a tough array of global issues — from escalating violence in Darfur to the AIDS pandemic. Full Story | Top |
| Somali PM: Islamic stronghold captured Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:42 am PST  AP - Somali government troops backed by Ethiopian tanks and fighter jets captured the last major stronghold of a militant Islamic movement Monday, while hundreds of Islamic fighters — many of them Arabs and South Asians — were seen fleeing the town. Full Story | Top |
| Fla. man killed hours after son's birth Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:33 am PST AP - A man celebrating the birth of his son was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting after showing off pictures of the newborn at a friend's house. Full Story | Top |
| Jordan king complains of Israeli odors Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:31 am PST AP - Jordanian King Abdullah II has complained of bovine odors coming from the Israeli side of the frontier along the countries' shared southern border, Israel's environment minister said Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Jets, Giants, Chiefs fill playoff slots Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:53 am PST  AP - Denver seemed headed to the playoffs. Then the 49ers' Walt Harris, Frank Gore and Joe Nedney got in the way, giving Kansas City the NFL's last playoff spot by knocking out the Broncos 26-23 in overtime. Full Story | Top |
| New Year brings 3,000th U.S. death in Iraq Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:22 am PST  Reuters - U.S. troops began the year with news their 3,000th comrade had died since the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein but led to a war that has split Iraq and raised alarm at home. Full Story | Top |
| 200 rescued from Indonesia ferry sinking Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:49 am PST  Reuters - At least 200 people survived the sinking of an Indonesian ferry, the health ministry said on Monday, even as body bags were being prepared for victims and more than 400 remained unaccounted for. Full Story | Top |
| New Year bombs shake Bangkok Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:27 am PST  Reuters - Thailand grappled on Monday with the mystery of who ordered a series of blasts that killed three people in Bangkok, wounded 38, including nine foreigners, and ruined New Year celebrations. Full Story | Top |
| Peace groups rally after 3,000th soldier killed Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:54 pm PST  Reuters - U.S. peace groups pledged on Sunday to start the new year with protests and vigils to mark the death of the 3,000th U.S. soldier in Iraq and to press their call for an end to the war. Full Story | Top |
| Pope says peace depends on respecting human rights Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:48 am PST  Reuters - World peace can only be achieved if individuals' human rights are respected, Pope Benedict said in his first public address of the year, stressing that there can be no excuse for treating people as "objects." Full Story | Top |
| New Orleans begins 2007 still in Katrina recovery Sun, 31 Dec 2006 01:16 pm PST  Reuters - In New Orleans, 2007 begins much the same way 2006 did, with large swaths of the city still wrecked and abandoned after Hurricane Katrina, and local officials promising that better days lie just ahead. Full Story | Top |
| Hispanics battle blacks in major Calif. prison riot Sun, 31 Dec 2006 01:35 pm PST  Reuters - A major California prison riot involving 800 inmates started when a black and a Hispanic prisoner began fighting, prompting other prisoners to join divided along racial lines, an official said on Sunday. Full Story | Top |
| Stiller and Smith movies lead New Year box office Sun, 31 Dec 2006 04:01 pm PST  Reuters - Ben Stiller and Will Smith ruled the North American box office for a second consecutive weekend with their respective movies "Night at the Museum" and "The Pursuit of Happyness," while "Dreamgirls" danced its way up to No. 3 in its first full weekend of wide release. Full Story | Top |
| Former communist states Bulgaria, Romania make it to EU Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:52 am PST  AFP - Former communist states Bulgaria and Romania has made it into the European Union on New Year's, a historic moment that drew thousands to midnight concerts although leaders warned that painful reforms were still needed. Full Story | Top |
| Somali Islamists abandon last stronghold but vow to fight on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:47 am PST AFP - Somalia's Islamist leaders have abandoned their last stronghold south of the capital as Ethiopian troops and government forces advanced towards the port city, but vowed to fight on. Full Story |
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| Birth as easy as 1-2-3: one woman, two wombs, three babies Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:03 am PST  AFP - A British mother could get into the record books after she gave birth to twins and a single baby at the same time -- from two wombs -- in what is believed to be a world first. Full Story | Top |
| Pfizer's McKinnell to get $180M package Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:52 pm PST  AP - Pfizer Inc.'s former chief executive, Henry A. McKinnell, who was forced into an early retirement in part because of investor anger about his rich retirement benefits, will get every penny of it and more, a new regulatory filing shows. Full Story | Top |
| Travelers still stranded in Denver Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:52 am PST  AP - A makeshift shelter of cardboard boxes sprang up near a United Airlines ticket counter as hundreds of holiday travelers found ways to cope after being stranded at the Denver airport by a blizzard. Full Story | Top |
| Final 'Harry Potter' title announced Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:38 am PST  AP - We now have a title for Harry Potter VII. But if you want to find out for yourself, visit J.K. Rowling's Web site and play a little game of hangman. Full Story | Top |
| Sierra Leone angry about Hollywood portrayal in 'Blood Diamond' Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:00 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - During Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war, drugged-up militias fought each other for control of the West African county's diamond mines. Full Story | Top |
| South African cheetah to have prosthetic leg fitted Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:57 am PST  AFP - A two-year-old cheetah, who had her paw mangled in a crude snare, is to have a prosthetic leg fitted in a ground-breaking operation by animal surgeons in South Africa. Full Story | Top |
| Giant dinosaur bones found in Spain Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:36 pm PST  AP - The fossil bones of what may have been Europe's largest animal ever, a new type of dinosaur, have been discovered in Spain. Full Story | Top |
| Their real name is Christmas Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:38 pm PST  AP - Don't bother making jokes. This family has heard them all. No, they don't communicate directly with Santa Claus. They don't celebrate the holidays year-round, and they certainly have some not-so-cheerful days. The smirks and the wisecracks are just part of life when your last name is Christmas, and especially so when two of your family members are named — no joke — Mary. Full Story | Top |
| Viking longships plan perilous trip to new museum Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:35 am PST  Reuters - Viking longships ruled the seas 1,000 years ago and even crossed the Atlantic and now three of them may face a new perilous trip -- albeit just 6 km (4 miles) across Oslo. Full Story | Top |
| Marines charged in Iraqi civilian deaths Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:07 am PST  AP - With eight Marines charged in connection with the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians, the Marine Corps sent a clear message to its officers: They will be held accountable for the actions of their subordinates. Full Story | Top |
| Ex-cop plans video on how to hide drugs Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:14 am PST AP - A one-time Texas drug agent described by his former boss as perhaps the best narcotics officer in the country plans to market a how-to video on concealing drugs and fooling police. Full Story | Top |
| Obama's toughest sell for White House bid may be to other blacks Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:56 am PST  AFP - US political darling Barack Obama has received enthusiastic support for a possible 2008 presidential bid -- except from fellow African-Americans, a group many believed would be among his staunchest backers. Full Story | Top |
| Bill Clinton a looming force in Hillary's race Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:24 am PST  Reuters - If Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton runs for the White House in 2008 as expected, her biggest strategic decision will be how to use one of her most powerful campaign resources -- her husband, former President Bill Clinton. Full Story | Top |
| Bush signs bill to preserve WWII camps Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:36 pm PST  AP - President Bush signed into law a $38 million grant program to preserve notorious internment camps where Japanese-Americans were kept behind barbed wire during World War II. Full Story | Top |
| Spanish minister proposes live exit for bulls Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:03 am PST  Reuters - Spain's environment minister has opened a campaign to stop matadors giving the traditional gory death blow to bulls in the ring. Full Story | Top |
| Jakarta airport debuts iris scanner to speed traveler Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:00 am PST Reuters - Jakarta's busy international airport introduced an iris scanner system on Thursday aimed at business travelers willing to pay around $200 per year to avoid long immigration lines. Full Story | Top |
| The Donald and Rosie escalate their feud Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:23 pm PST  AP - Things got even uglier Thursday in the bitter war of words between Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell. The Donald called the Los Angeles-based morning show "Good Day L.A." to sound off on O'Donnell's remarks about his near-firing of Miss USA Tara Conner. Full Story | Top |
| Lawmaker stands firm on Quran criticism Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:44 am PST  AP - A congressman said Thursday that he will not retract a letter warning that unless immigration is tightened, "many more Muslims will be elected" and use the Quran to take the oath of office. Full Story | Top |
| Rice: U.S. ready to elect black president Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:49 am PST  AP - America is ready to elect a black president, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Full Story | Top |
| Miss Nevada USA loses shirt then title Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:23 pm PST AP - Another Miss USA contestant has taken a tumble. Full Story | Top |
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| Iran refuses to cease uranium enrichment Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:39 am PST  AP - Iran vowed Sunday to push forward efforts to enrich uranium and to change its relations with the international nuclear watchdog after the U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions designed to stop the country's disputed nuclear program. Full Story | Top |
| Suicide bomber kills 7 police in Iraq Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:31 am PST  AP - A suicide bomber killed at least seven Iraqi policemen northeast of Baghdad Sunday, as Iraqi police and soldiers battled Shiite militiamen in a southern city, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
| Ethiopia launches airstrikes in Somalia Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:33 am PST  AP - Ethiopian fighter jets pounded several Somali towns held by a powerful Islamic militia, a sharp escalation in violence that threatens to engulf the volatile Horn of Africa in widespread violence. Full Story | Top |
| Flower shops bring Christmas to Kabul Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:02 am PST  AP - In devoutly Muslim Afghanistan, Christmas is like any other day — people go to work, there are no blinking lights lining the streets and pine trees remain unadorned — except on Flower Street, where local tree vendors are making an extra buck from the foreigners' holiday. Full Story | Top |
| Condemned killer claims innocence 25 years later Sat, 23 Dec 2006 06:14 am PST  Reuters - Condemned killer Mumia Abu-Jamal isn't getting his hopes up. The former radio reporter who was convicted of murdering a Philadelphia policeman in 1981 is appealing his death sentence on grounds that his lawyer Robert Bryan says offer his best chance yet of a new trial. Full Story | Top |
| Schwarzenegger breaks leg while skiing Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:15 am PST  AP - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger broke his leg while skiing with his family Saturday morning in Sun Valley, Idaho, a spokesman said. Full Story | Top |
| Report: Health care suffers at LA jails Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:15 am PST AP - Treatment errors and other breakdowns in medical care have contributed to the deaths of at least 14 inmates in the nation's largest county jail system since 1999, a newspaper reported Sunday. Full Story | Top |
| Candidates turn to Web to reach voters Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:14 am PST  AP - Al Gore claimed he invented it. John McCain predicted it would revolutionize political campaigning. Howard Dean made it pay — and then some. Ah, the Internet. Full Story | Top |
| Man who inspired B.O. hit skips opening Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:56 am PST  AP - Maybe it was home-state spirit. The man whose rags-to-riches story is told in the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" spent its opening night speaking at a company party in Wisconsin. Full Story | Top |
| L.J. carries Chiefs past Raiders 20-9 Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:40 am PST  AP - Another victory over the Oakland Raiders took a little bit of the sting out of the Kansas City Chiefs' three-game losing streak. Full Story | Top |
| Iran condemns U.N. sanctions Sun, 24 Dec 2006 01:32 am PST  Reuters - Iran condemned a U.N. sanctions resolution as "a piece of torn paper" that would not scare Tehran and vowed on Sunday to accelerate uranium enrichment work immediately. Full Story | Top |
| Olmert and Abbas hold first formal talks Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:29 pm PST  Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held their first formal talks on Saturday and agreed to try to revive peace negotiations that collapsed in 2000, officials said. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. kills top Taliban leader Sat, 23 Dec 2006 06:59 am PST  Reuters - U.S. forces said on Saturday they had killed the Taliban's military chief in southern Afghanistan, who had close links to Osama bin Laden and was heir to the rebel leadership. Full Story | Top |
| Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger breaks leg skiing Sat, 23 Dec 2006 10:55 pm PST  Reuters - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger broke his leg on Saturday while skiing with his family in Sun Valley, Idaho, the governor's office said. Full Story | Top |
| Bush, Gates confer on Iraq amid talk of troop surge Sat, 23 Dec 2006 01:08 pm PST  Reuters - New Defense Secretary Robert Gates, just back from Iraq, briefed President Bush on his trip amid a report that some U.S. military commanders had decided to recommend an increase in troops there. Full Story | Top |
| U.N. issues plea to protect journalists in war zones Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:48 am PST Reuters - The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted on Saturday a resolution urging all armies and insurgent groups to protect journalists working in war zones. Full Story | Top |
| U.N. approves $1.9 billion headquarters renovation Sat, 23 Dec 2006 09:13 am PST  Reuters - The U.N. General Assembly on Saturday approved a top-to-bottom renovation of its landmark Manhattan headquarters building that is expected to take seven years to complete at a cost of $1.9 billion. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. offers Turkmens new chance after leader's death Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:10 am PST Reuters - The United States said on Sunday it wanted to start a new era in ties with Turkmenistan following the death of Turkmen leader Saparmurat Niyazov. Full Story | Top |
| Faint hope for Mideast efforts after Abbas, Olmert meet Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:48 am PST  AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas have sparked hope for the stalled Middle East peace process by meeting for the first time in six months, but observers warned against expecting too much from the encounter. Full Story | Top |
| Iran to expand enrichment in defiance of sanctions Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:29 am PST  AFP - Iran has vowed to start work immediately on drastically expanding its capacity to enrich uranium, defying the first ever UN sanctions against the Islamic republic's nuclear programme. Full Story |
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| Iran refuses to cease uranium enrichment Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:39 am PST AP - Iran vowed Sunday to push forward efforts to enrich uranium and to change its relations with the international nuclear watchdog after the U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions designed to stop the country's disputed nuclear program. Full Story | Top |
| Suicide bomber kills 7 police in Iraq Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:31 am PST AP - A suicide bomber killed at least seven Iraqi policemen northeast of Baghdad Sunday, as Iraqi police and soldiers battled Shiite militiamen in a southern city, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
| Ethiopia launches airstrikes in Somalia Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:33 am PST AP - Ethiopian fighter jets pounded several Somali towns held by a powerful Islamic militia, a sharp escalation in violence that threatens to engulf the volatile Horn of Africa in widespread violence. Full Story | Top |
| Floods kill 94 in Indonesia, Malaysia Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:37 am PST  AP - At least 94 people were killed and dozens left missing by floods in Indonesia and Malaysia, officials said. Looting broke out in areas of Malaysia abandoned because of rising waters. Full Story | Top |
| Slain Taliban leader's ID confirmed Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:12 am PST  AP - Forensic analysis and other information enabled the U.S. military to verify that a key associate of Taliban chief Mullah Omar was killed in an airstrike in southern Afghanistan last week, a spokesman said Sunday. Full Story | Top |
| Pope underlines right to life in pre-Christmas blessing Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:51 am PST  AFP - Pope Benedict XVI has underlined the "value of every human life" during his pre-Christmas blessing, amid controversy over the death of Italian right-to-die campaigner Piergiorgio Welby. Full Story | Top |
| Iran vows to defy U.N. nuclear sanctions Sat, 23 Dec 2006 10:35 pm PST  AP - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to impose sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment, increasing international pressure on the government to prove that it is not trying to make nuclear weapons. Iran immediately rejected the resolution. Full Story | Top |
| Rebels kill 14 soldiers in Colombia Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:11 pm PST AP - Leftist rebels ambushed an army patrol in southern Colombia Saturday and killed 14 soldiers from a unit that rushed to the area after being warned of a possible guerrilla takeover of a remote hamlet, the army said. Full Story | Top |
| Armed Nigerian group warns it is stepping up its violent campaign Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:54 am PST  AFP - An armed separatist group in southern Nigeria, which admitted exploding bombs last week in oil city Port Harcourt, has warned it was stepping up its violent campaign to bring about change in the region. Full Story | Top |
| Germany freezes aid pledges to Sri Lanka to push peace talks Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:30 am PST  AFP - Germany said it will not offer the Sri Lankan government new aid until the peace process in the country advances and called on other nations to increase the pressure on Colombo. Full Story | Top |
| No plans for more Aussie troops in Iraq Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:56 pm PST  AFP - Prime Minister John Howard has admitted he has no intention of bolstering the number of Australian troops in Iraq even though the United States is considering boosting its forces. Full Story | Top |
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| In Hollywood, two companies battle over inflatable airheads Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:34 pm PST CourtTV - A Hollywood dummy designer who filled "Rocky Balboa" and dozens of other big-budget films with inflatable extras is being sued by a pair of mannequin makers who say they were the first to come up with the idea of replacing humans with airheads. Full Story | Top |
| School district to review decision banning book about gay penguins Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:16 pm PST CourtTV - A North Carolina school district says it will review its decision to ban a children's book about a pair of gay penguins raising a chick. Full Story | Top |
| Woman's sweet-tooth scheme turns sour Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:17 pm PST CourtTV - (Court TV) - One North Carolina woman's sweet tooth got her into trouble after she allegedly used another person's identity to buy candy from a gourmet food store that hawks such holiday treats as "White Christmas Coconut Log" and "Santa's Cocoa Delight." Full Story | Top |
| U.A.E seeks jockey lawsuit dismissal Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:14 pm PST AP - United Arab Emirates rulers asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a lawsuit seeking damages for thousands of children forced to become racing camel jockeys, arguing that the issue is being fully addressed and that U.S. courts have no jurisdiction. Full Story | Top |
| Rape charges dropped in Duke lacrosse case Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:12 pm PST  Reuters - Prosecutors have dropped rape charges against three former Duke University lacrosse players but they still face accusations of kidnapping and sexual assault, the prosecutors said on Friday. Full Story | Top |
| FBI focusing on lawyer as leak source in BALCO case Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:49 pm PST  AFP - FBI agents are reportedly focusing upon defense attorney Troy Ellerman as the source of leaks of grand jury testimony linking Barry Bonds and other top athletes to steroids. Full Story | Top |
| Review: 'Perfume' ardent but eerie Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:16 pm PST AP - Think of "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" as an olfactory version of "The Silence of the Lambs": A perfume maker becomes a serial killer — or perhaps it's the other way around — to capture women's scents. Full Story | Top |
| NY official resigns over driver scandal Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:10 pm PST  AP - The state's chief financial officer, Comptroller Alan Hevesi, resigned Friday and pleaded guilty to a felony for using state a employee as his wife's chauffeur. Full Story | Top |
| Japan's door still open for Fujimori: envoy Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:46 pm PST  AFP - Ex-Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori can return to Japan if Chile refuses his extradition to Peru on corruption, murder and other charges, Japan's ambassador to Peru Hitohiro Ishida said. Full Story | Top |
| NY comptroller resigns after pleading guilty to felony Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:20 am PST  Reuters - New York state Comptroller Alan Hevesi, the state's top fiscal officer, resigned on Friday after pleading guilty to a felony charge of defrauding the government, state authorities said. Full Story | Top |
| Nichols trial likely to go on as planned Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:52 pm PST AP - Lawyers for a man accused of killing four people in a spree that started inside a courthouse lost another request that would have delayed the trial, set for next month. Full Story | Top |
| Rape charges dropped in Duke case Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:01 pm PST  AP - The district attorney dropped rape charges Friday against the three Duke University lacrosse players after the stripper who accused them changed her story again. But the men still face kidnapping and sex charges that could bring more than 30 years in prison. Full Story | Top |
| Iran ordered to pay $254 million in Khobar Towers bombing Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:21 pm PST  Reuters - A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the Islamic Republic of Iran to pay $254 million to the family of 17 U.S. servicemen killed in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers residence at a U.S. military base in Saudi Arabia. Full Story | Top |
| Man pleads guilty in U.N. bribery case Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:17 am PST AP - A friend of the former procurement official at the United Nations pleaded guilty in a bribery case, saying he let the official rent and later buy an apartment for his family at reduced prices so he could win lucrative U.N. contracts. Full Story | Top |
| Man pleads guilty in beheading of wife Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:43 pm PST AP - An Idaho man pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder in the beheading death of his estranged wife in a deal that spares him the death penalty, prosecutors said. Full Story | Top |
| Jury testimony in club fire to be public Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:34 pm PST AP - A judge on Thursday approved the release of grand jury testimony on a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people, setting the stage for what victims' relatives consider the first public accounting of the disaster. Full Story | Top |
| Lawyer: 5 tapped in N.J. Posada probe Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:51 pm PST AP - Five Cuban-Americans were called to testify in a federal grand jury probe exploring allegations they helped send more than $30,000 to an anti-Castro militant suspected of directing attacks on Cuba, their lawyer said Thursday. Full Story | Top |
| California governor calls for $11 bln prison reform Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:22 pm PST  Reuters - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday proposed an $11 billion plan to repair and expand California's troubled prison system. Full Story | Top |
| Four Marines to face murder charges in Haditha massacre Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:11 pm PST  AFP - Four US Marines are to face murder charges in connection with the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha last year, the military said. Full Story | Top |
| Texas judge enters $8.7 mln Vioxx verdict vs Merck Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:30 pm PST  Reuters - A Texas judge has entered a verdict of about $8.7 million against Merck & Co. over its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller, according to documents provided on Thursday by the company. Full Story |
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| Officials: Saddam still in U.S. custody Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:39 am PST  AP - Saddam Hussein's half brothers visited him in his jail cell and he gave them his will, Iraqi officials said Friday, indicating his execution may be approaching. But they said he had yet to be transferred to Iraqi custody. Full Story | Top |
| 10 Taliban militants die in Afghan clash Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:41 am PST AP - Fugitive Taliban chief Mullah Omar pledged in a statement released Friday to drive foreign troops out of Afghanistan, as NATO and Afghan forces killed more than 10 of his fighters in the volatile south. Full Story | Top |
| Islamic leader vows to stay in Somalia Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:43 am PST  AP - The U.N.-backed Somali government on Friday moved swiftly to assert authority over the capital city Islamic fighters abandoned the day before, though the leader of the insurgents vowed they would continue to fight. Full Story | Top |
| Tributes to Ford begin in California Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:25 am PST  AP - The formal mourning of Gerald R. Ford begins with a public viewing at a church pulpit just feet from where he and his wife sat every Sunday after their White House years — "The President's Pew." Full Story | Top |
| Colorado pounded by second powerful snowstorm Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:42 am PST  Reuters - The second powerful snowstorm in little over a week pounded Colorado on Thursday, forcing road closures and airline flight cancellations and making travel dangerous throughout much of the state. Full Story | Top |
| Car crashes into NY home, killing man Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:29 am PST AP - A car being chased by police spun out of control, crashed into a home and killed a man in his living room, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
| Fire dept. ruse nabs fake caller suspect Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:17 am PST AP - Knoxville Fire Department investigators used a ruse of their own to nab a man suspected of making a series of bogus emergency calls on his cell phone. Full Story | Top |
| Apple says options probe clears execs Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:06 am PST  AP - Apple Computer Inc. said its own investigation of stock-option grants found no misconduct by current management, but it did find that Chief Executive Steve Jobs was aware or recommended the selection of some favorable grant dates. Full Story | Top |
| TV tastes often differ in the same house Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:19 am PST AP - As you sink into your couch to watch a favorite TV show this holiday weekend, take comfort in the knowledge that you're not alone. Nationally speaking, at least. Unity within your own home is another matter entirely. Full Story | Top |
| Giants, Zito reach preliminary agreement Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:06 am PST  AP - The Bay Area's other Barry is the new face of the San Francisco Giants — now and well into the future. Full Story | Top |
| Speculation grows over timing of Saddam hanging Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:10 am PST  Reuters - An Iraqi official denied on Friday suggestions that Saddam Hussein could be hanged as early as Saturday while lawyers for the ousted dictator said he was preparing for his execution. Full Story | Top |
| Ethiopian, Somali troops tighten grip on Mogadishu Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:12 am PST  Reuters - Somali government troops and their Ethiopian allies took control of the former U.S. embassy building in Mogadishu on Friday, tightening their hold on the capital after Islamist rivals fled. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. forces release Iranian diplomats in Iraq: report Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:00 am PST Reuters - Two Iranian diplomats detained in Iraq last week by U.S. forces have been released, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Muslim pilgrims pray for peace at Mount Arafat Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:22 am PST  Reuters - More than 2 million elated Muslim pilgrims crowded onto holy Mount Arafat near Mecca on Friday, praying for Muslims around the world and hoping for a safe haj. Full Story | Top |
| Israel not to free Palestinians yet: sources Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:50 am PST  Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has dropped the idea of freeing Palestinian prisoners as a gesture to President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of a Muslim holiday, Israeli political sources said on Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Iran defense industry unharmed by sanctions: minister Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:50 am PST  Reuters - Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar on Friday dismissed U.N. sanctions imposed on Iran as "psychological warfare" and suggested they would not affect Iran's missile production capability. Full Story | Top |
| North Korea "grave threat" after nuclear test: Seoul Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:35 am PST Reuters - South Korea on Friday termed North Korea a grave threat, a further sign of the deepening chill in relations between the two since Pyongyang's nuclear test nearly three months ago. Full Story | Top |
| China defends military rise Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:23 am PST  Reuters - China's military modernization will focus on strengthening its navy and air force as it faces security threats from border spats, historical disputes and self-ruled Taiwan, a defense white paper released on Friday said. Full Story | Top |
| Saddam legal team asked to pick up personal effects Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:14 am PST  AFP - The US military has asked lawyers for Saddam Hussein to pick up the former Iraqi dictator's personal effects in advance of his execution, one of his legal team have said. Full Story | Top |
| Ethiopian-backed Somali forces prepare to take control of Mogadishu Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:48 pm PST  AFP - Somali government forces backed by Ethiopian troops, tanks and aircraft were preparing to take control of the capital Mogadishu, which was calm but tense after a day of gunfire and looting. Full Story |
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