KABUL - Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said Saturday that a NATO airstrike in the western province of Badghis the previous day mistakenly hit a joint base housing coalition troops and Afghan security forces, killing four Afghan soldiers and three ...
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.
AL-BIREH, West Bank, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The grandfather of a US Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dead 13 people and wounding 30 others at a base in Texas said on Saturday he found it impossible to believe his grandson had committed the act.
A fired worker shouted "they left me to rot" on Friday after he attacked his former office in a shooting spree in Orlando that left one person dead and five wounded.
I met Angelika Wachs for only a few minutes of my life. But what moments they were. Where Were You When the Wall Fell? Readers' Photos The fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 1989 signaled the beginning of the end of communism in Europe.
The Indian government denied permits for foreign journalists to cover the Dalai Lama's imminent visit to a northeast Indian state that China claims as its own after weeks of verbal jousting between the two countries.
WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Ida strengthened back into a tropical storm early on Saturday off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and was moving north toward the Cayman Islands, where the government issued a tropical storm warning.
MADRID, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Somali pirates holding the crew of a Spanish fishing vessel hostage have called for two pirates held in Spain to be extradited to Somalia for trial, a family member of one of the crew said on Saturday.
After Sgt. Kimberly Munley stopped the Fort Hood massacre by shooting Major Nidal Malik Hasan several times, she collapsed from her wounds and doctors who treated her were afraid she wouldn't survive.
TOKYO - PRIME Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Saturday said Japan was 'concerned' about the recent spat between Cambodia and Thailand over Phnom Penh's job offer to a fugitive former Thai premier, an official said.
Emissions Targets. Chances of reaching a treaty at next month's UN conference in Copenhagen appear more remote than ever as the gap in demands between rich and poor countries continues to widen Activists demonstrate on the final day of talks in ...
East Germans may have arrived in West Berlin hours before history records, according to an elderly checkpoint commander who has disputed an ex-comrade's claim to be the first raise the barriers along the Berlin Wall in November 1989.
(11-07) 04:00 PST Washington - -- Liberal Democrats who lost their battle for a "robust" government insurance option in health care said Friday they were able to make some changes that will strengthen the program.
Germany dominoes BERLIN (AP) - Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.
NEW DELHI: The government has yet to grant permission to foreign journalists to cover the Dalai Lama's week-long visit to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh that begins on Sunday, saying the applications are still "under consideration".
KABUL, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai's next cabinet, less than a week into his new term.
A DISGRUNTLED ex-worker shot one person dead and wounded five others in an office building in Florida, shouting as he was hauled into custody: ''They left me to rot.
WASHINGTON - President Obama, extending condolences to the community at Fort Hood, Texas, reminded Americans on Saturday that people of “every race, faith and station” serve in the military - an oblique attempt to prevent a ...
The 177 Republicans in the House of Representatives plan to unanimously oppose health-care legislation that would constitute the biggest expansion of insurance to Americans in decades, illustrating the huge divide that remains ...
Who holds the PAS strings? - Themalaysianinside KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 - Who is the boss in PAS? The question - brought out in the open by a Negri Sembilan representative, Sallehen Mukhti (pic) - underscores the entire Islamist party's special seminar here today.
Participants' take Malaysia Star - Ahdan Salleh - Thestar In the week-long homestay programme held in four states, bodies were bruised, cultures exchanged, experiences shared and friends made.
Brown Says G-20 Should Consider Tax on Speculation .. - Bloomberg Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the Group of 20 nations should consider measures such as taxing financial transactions to penalize excessive risk taking and limit the burden on taxpayers ...
HTC Hero with free Spotify Premium available on 3 .. - T3 It seems everyone wants a piece of the HTC buzz at the moment and 3 Mobile is the latest group to get on board by releasing the brilliant HTC Hero handset on its network.
F News - Digitaltrends Minimalistic and sleek, the new LG Chocolate breaks from standard mobile phone designs with its disruptively different 4-inch wide touchscreen. ...
Judge Blocks Music Sites from Selling Beatles Tunes - Dbtechno Boston (DbTechNo) - A judge has blocked BlueBeat.com and Basebeat.com from selling Beatles tracks online for 25 cents a download because of copyright infringement.
H1N1: Jewish General vaccinated top 200 donors The .. - Montrealgazette By Aaron Derfel, Gazette Health reporternovember 7, 2009Comments (4) Nurse Nathalie Cousineau vaccinates Michel Lemay against the H1N1 virus at the CLSC Dorval-Lachine in Lachine.
Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back - Yahoo Reuters - A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.
