3/11/2010 12:10:35 AM
AP - A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul.
3/11/2010 12:04:29 AM
AP - On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook the U.S. government, set federal agencies against each other and triggered months of political second-guessing.
3/11/2010 12:40:25 AM
AP - The naming of Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim as the world's richest person — the first from a developing nation — underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.
3/11/2010 1:06:22 AM
AP - Toyota's massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the government's auto safety agency, prompting Congress to look at how federal safety officials have lived up to their mission of protecting motorists.
3/11/2010 12:24:23 AM
AP - A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his children with wooden boards and even moving at one point to avoid child welfare investigators.
3/11/2010 1:07:49 AM
AP - The Pashtun tribal leaders picked at the chocolate cake and fruit laid out for them at the conference table. Politely, they listened to speeches touting a new program to release detainees from Afghanistan's largest U.S.-run military prison if community leaders vouch for them.
3/11/2010 12:47:56 AM
AP - Israel's prime minister has reprimanded a top official over the announcement of new settlement construction during a high-profile visit by Vice President Joe Biden.
3/11/2010 12:41:21 AM
AFP - Prospects for indirect peace talks lay in tatters on Thursday after the Palestinians said they would not negotiate with Israel unless it reversed plans to build 1,600 settler homes in east Jerusalem.
3/11/2010 12:49:04 AM
AFP - The party of Ukraine's new President Viktor Yanukovych has formed a majority coalition in parliament which will now appoint a government, the speaker announced Thursday.
3/11/2010 12:32:12 AM
The Palestinian Authority says indirect talks with Israel will be "very difficult" if more homes are built on occupied land as planned.
3/11/2010 12:27:34 AM
Public and transport services grind to a halt in Greece as workers stage a third strike in protest at austerity measures.
3/11/2010 12:31:16 AM
Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him.
3/10/2010 10:50:31 PM
Japan opens an airport in Ibaraki offering just one flight a day, sparking criticism over wasteful spending.
3/11/2010 1:16:12 AM
The new Ukrainian president's party forms a coalition that is nominating a former finance minister as prime minister.
3/10/2010 11:36:15 PM
Oil giant BP announces a $7bn (£4.7bn) deal that will allow it to begin exploring for oil off the coast of Brazil.
3/11/2010 12:26:12 AM
Carmaker Daihatsu, a subsidiary of Toyota, is recalling 274,551 vehicles in Japan because of a number of possible defects.
3/10/2010 7:57:11 PM
Sony reveals details about its new motion controller the PlayStation Move, as a contender to market leader Nintendo Wii.
3/10/2010 10:13:42 AM
South African President Jacob Zuma submits his declaration of interests, after critics urged an inquiry into his finances.
3/11/2010 12:50:08 AM
Police in Pakistan dismiss reports a five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped last week has been released.
3/11/2010 12:12:57 AM
The UK's fourth biggest supermarket group, Morrisons, reports a 30% rise in annual profits after it opens more stores.
3/11/2010 12:32:12 AM
The Palestinian Authority says indirect talks with Israel will be "very difficult" if more homes are built on occupied land as planned.
3/11/2010 12:27:34 AM
Public and transport services grind to a halt in Greece as workers stage a third strike in protest at austerity measures.
3/10/2010 6:24:19 PM
Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.
3/10/2010 5:00:32 PM
Former rebels in DR Congo, now in the army, are running mafia-style extortion rackets in mines, campaigners say.
3/11/2010 12:31:16 AM
Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him.
3/10/2010 12:17:14 PM
Barack Obama warns that the crisis in quake-hit Haiti is not over, as he meets the country's President, Rene Preval.
3/10/2010 10:50:31 PM
Japan opens an airport in Ibaraki offering just one flight a day, sparking criticism over wasteful spending.
3/11/2010 1:16:12 AM
The new Ukrainian president's party forms a coalition that is nominating a former finance minister as prime minister.
3/10/2010 2:55:24 PM
Italy signs a deal with Google to put online the contents of its two national libraries, including works by Dante and Galileo.
3/10/2010 2:05:38 PM
An Israeli supermarket chain uses spoof surveillance footage, parodying that of the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander in Dubai, in a TV advert.
3/10/2010 8:14:29 AM
An elephant in a Sydney zoo shocks vets by giving birth to a live baby elephant who appears to have survived labour in a coma in the womb.
3/10/2010 1:35:03 PM
Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United beat Milan 4-0 on the night and 7-2 on aggregate to ease into the Champions League quarter-finals.
3/10/2010 1:41:52 PM
Lyon draw 1-1 in the Bernebau to earn a 2-1 aggregate win over Real Madrid.
3/9/2010 4:24:35 AM
Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved?
3/10/2010 11:36:15 PM
Oil giant BP announces a $7bn (£4.7bn) deal that will allow it to begin exploring for oil off the coast of Brazil.
3/10/2010 10:58:32 PM
Chinese inflation hit a 16-month high in February, leading to calls for the government to take measures to cool the economy.
3/11/2010 12:26:12 AM
Carmaker Daihatsu, a subsidiary of Toyota, is recalling 274,551 vehicles in Japan because of a number of possible defects.
3/10/2010 7:57:11 PM
Sony reveals details about its new motion controller the PlayStation Move, as a contender to market leader Nintendo Wii.
3/10/2010 8:57:16 AM
The internet is among a record 237 individuals and organisations nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
3/10/2010 4:53:07 AM
Mobile technology that could allow prying bosses to monitor every movement of their staff is developed in Japan.
3/10/2010 6:44:29 AM
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms.
3/10/2010 2:19:17 AM
Actress Farrah Fawcett was not in the Oscars memorial segment because she was more known as a TV star, the Academy says.
3/10/2010 2:06:03 PM
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
3/10/2010 12:57:43 PM
EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.
3/10/2010 5:08:39 PM
Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk of heart disease, a study suggests.
3/10/2010 8:00:48 PM
Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead.
3/10/2010 10:13:42 AM
South African President Jacob Zuma submits his declaration of interests, after critics urged an inquiry into his finances.
3/10/2010 9:19:33 AM
The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and calls for bold steps for peace.
3/10/2010 3:38:57 PM
The US government records a budget deficit of $221bn (£147.6bn) in February - the largest monthly deficit in its history.
3/10/2010 8:53:57 PM
Burma's election laws provoke widespread condemnation, but military rulers re-open opposition party offices.
3/10/2010 11:10:49 PM
Japan's economy grew by less than first estimated in the final quarter of 2009, revised government figures show.
3/10/2010 2:11:19 AM
The EU's foreign policy chief, Lady Ashton, tells MEPs how she will shape Europe's new diplomatic service, as officials vie for influence.
3/10/2010 3:48:55 AM
EU president Herman Van Rompuy says he pities Nigel Farage, the British Eurosceptic MEP who called him a "damp rag".
3/10/2010 2:34:06 AM
Egypt's top Muslim cleric has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81.
3/10/2010 5:33:44 AM
Iranian President says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.
3/10/2010 9:16:40 PM
Russian PM Vladimir Putin is due in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts.
3/11/2010 12:50:08 AM
Police in Pakistan dismiss reports a five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped last week has been released.
3/11/2010 12:10:23 AM
Police failures to tackle anti-social behaviour risk public confidence, says the chief inspector of constabulary.
3/11/2010 1:04:00 AM
Three Labour MPs and a Tory peer are due in court later to face charges in relation to their expenses claims.
3/10/2010 8:00:33 PM
Gordon Brown labels as "unfair" criticisms over the timing of his weekend visit to British troops in Afghanistan.
3/10/2010 8:00:00 PM
Union leaders representing British Airways cabin crew will meet later to decide whether to announce dates for a strike.
3/11/2010 12:12:57 AM
The UK's fourth biggest supermarket group, Morrisons, reports a 30% rise in annual profits after it opens more stores.
3/10/2010 6:33:05 PM
Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are to be published by the government later.
3/11/2010 1:12:07 AM
Hit by recent ethics scandals, House Democratic leaders Wednesday barred the long-standing practice that allows members to direct ... 
3/10/2010 9:02:15 PM
The Kansas City school board is closing nearly half of the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat. 
3/10/2010 7:50:14 PM
Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become ... 
3/10/2010 7:16:01 PM
Liberal and progressive organizations that helped propel him to the White House are turning on him now, little more than a year ... 
3/10/2010 6:20:17 PM
Four are fighting Louisiana's required testing and licensing. The state is the only one with the rule. 
3/10/2010 5:50:29 PM
A Mississippi county school board announced Wednesday it would cancel its upcoming prom after a gay student petitioned to bring ... 
3/10/2010 4:57:19 PM
Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack ... 
3/10/2010 5:03:40 PM
The top United Nations envoy in Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week's historic vote as ... 
3/10/2010 4:16:43 PM
A popular group of drugs prescribed to slow bone loss may be putting some patients at an increased risk of hip fractures if taken ... 
3/10/2010 4:15:38 PM
The House Democratic campaign chairman says the ethics committee has ended an investigation of former Rep. Eric Massa, the New ... 
3/10/2010 5:26:36 PM
All the products contain hydrolyzed vegetable protein, and the Food and Drug Administration continues to update its list, at ... 
3/10/2010 3:44:16 PM
The city's major hospital network, which runs Miami's only round-the-clock trauma center and is a safety net for the poor and ... 
3/10/2010 2:42:17 PM
Virginia's General Assembly became the first in the nation Wednesday to approve legislation that bucks any attempt by President ... 
A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant ... 
3/10/2010 6:52:49 PM
As Toyota sought to contain the fallout from a California sudden-acceleration case involving a Prius, another Prius slammed into ... 
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