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| Senate eases 'Buy American' clause in stimulus
February 5, 2009 at 3:19 am
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| The Senate agreed Wednesday to soften a 'Buy American' provision in its economic stimulus package, clarifying that the clause will not override the United States' existing trade treaties. |
| Sri Lankan president declares success over rebels
February 5, 2009 at 1:45 am
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| Sri Lanka's president declared Wednesday that the country's Tamil insurgents are on the verge of total defeat, saying their demise has helped unite the island nation on the 61st anniversary of its independence. |
| FEMA food kits may contain tainted peanut butter
February 5, 2009 at 1:32 am
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| Food kits recently distributed as part of a disaster relief effort in Kentucky and Arkansas may contain peanut butter contaminated with salmonella linked to a nationwide outbreak, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday. |
| John Woo: Master of the explosive epic
February 4, 2009 at 11:31 pm
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| With the late evening sun casting a dramatic light across the 65th floor of an empty Hong Kong office block, everything was primed for a spectacular entrance from Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo. |
| Tear gas fired on Vatican office in Venezuela
February 4, 2009 at 9:38 pm
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| Three tear gas canisters were fired Wednesday at the Vatican's diplomatic headquarters in Venezuela, the second such attack in less than three weeks, church officials and local media reports said. |
| Commentary: Penalties absent from new pay cap rules
February 4, 2009 at 9:13 pm
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| All this week, we're focusing on President Obama's promise of transparency and accountability and to that end, we applaud his announcement today of a pay cap for corporate CEO's taking bailout money. |
| Law enforcement to review Tylenol murders
February 4, 2009 at 9:09 pm
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| The FBI announced Wednesday that it is working with Illinois state and local police to review evidence related to the 1982 Tylenol murders. |
| Facebook turns 5 -- but can it survive?
February 4, 2009 at 8:12 pm
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| A Web site started by a student as a way of staying in touch with friends celebrated its fifth birthday Wednesday as a billion-dollar business and a global phenomenon. |
| Post-Soviet nations to form military force
February 4, 2009 at 8:10 pm
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| A Russian-led bloc of post-Soviet nations has agreed to establish a rapid-reaction military force to combat terrorists and respond to regional emergencies, Russian media reported Wednesday. |
| Obama sets executive pay limits
February 4, 2009 at 7:16 pm
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| Pledging to take "the air out of golden parachutes," President Obama announced Wednesday that executives of companies receiving federal bailout money will have their pay capped at $500,000 under a revised financial compensation plan. |
| Rabbit ears get reprieve with digital TV delay
February 4, 2009 at 5:16 pm
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| American TV viewers have four extra months to get ready for the day their local stations shut down their analog transmitters, thanks to a delay in the digital TV transition approved by Congress Wednesday. |
| Townspeople prep for volcano's eruption
February 4, 2009 at 5:05 pm
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| Mount Redoubt is ready to blow, but Alaskans are taking it in stride -- especially longtime residents who were around when the mountain last erupted in 1989. |
| Maryland family grateful for SCHIP help
February 4, 2009 at 5:03 pm
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| Isaiah Partlow helps his parents with his little sister Maya, flipping to her favorite TV channel and sharing bites of his ham and cheese Hot Pocket. |
| WWII vet frozen to death leaves estate to hospital
February 4, 2009 at 4:54 pm
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| A 93-year-old World War II medic who froze to death last month in his Bay City, Michigan, home left his entire estate to a local hospital, an estate attorney told CNN Wednesday. |
| Judge unseals Barry Bonds' 223-page court file
February 4, 2009 at 4:53 pm
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| A federal judge unsealed documents Wednesday in the perjury case against baseball home-run king Barry Bonds, including steroid test results and notes from his personal trainer. |
| Grand slam winners Wales wait on Henson
February 4, 2009 at 4:43 pm
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| Six Nations champions Wales are sweating on the fitness of star center Gavin Henson as they begin their defense of the title against Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday. |
| Grand Slam promotion a home run, Denny's says
February 4, 2009 at 3:53 pm
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| Denny's restaurants served about 2 million free Grand Slam breakfasts during its eight-hour promotional giveaway on Tuesday, the company reported Wednesday. |
| Police: Doctor injured when bomb erupts in Lexus
February 4, 2009 at 3:48 pm
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| The chairman of the Arkansas Medical Board was critically injured Wednesday when a bomb placed on the front end of his Lexus hybrid SUV exploded at his West Memphis, Arkansas, home -- a blast heard a mile away, police said. |
| BBC drops Thatcher in racist remark row
February 4, 2009 at 3:41 pm
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| The daughter of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been axed by a BBC television show after she made an offensive "off-air" remark, the corporation has confirmed. |
| MySpace kicks out 90,000 sex offenders, Connecticut AG says
February 4, 2009 at 3:38 pm
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| MySpace.com has identified and removed 90,000 convicted sex offenders from its popular social-networking site, according to one of the dozens of state attorneys general who pressured the site to beef up its safety standards. |
| Struggling Boro admit FA control charge
February 4, 2009 at 3:33 pm
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| Premier League strugglers Middlesbrough suffered a further setback after admitting a charge of failing to control their players in a match against West Bromwich Albion last month. |
| Commentary: Obama is right to reach out to nonbelievers
February 4, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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| President Obama's mention of "nonbelievers" in his inaugural address represents an important broadening of the circle of acceptability in American life, an acknowledgement of our growing diversity and a fuller embrace of the principles articulated in our nation's charter documents. | | |  |
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Kyrgyzstan's parliament prepares to debate the closure of a key US air base supporting US and Nato operations in Afghanistan.
The US Senate votes to soften a "Buy American" clause in a stimulus package after warnings it might spark a trade war.
Ten people are killed in a police raid on shanty towns in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, officials say.
Sudan's army says it has captured the key Darfur town of Muhajiriya, after weeks of deadly clashes with rebels.
A US study offers new evidence of a link between hormone replacement therapy and a raised risk of breast cancer.
David Miliband disputes judges' claims that the US threatened to stop sharing intelligence over an alleged torture case.
US authorities confirm that birds collided with both engines of the US Airways jet that ditched into New York's Hudson River.
Dan Gosling's late extra-time goal gives Everton a 1-0 FA Cup fourth round replay win over Liverpool.
An Israeli probe into the death of the three daughters of a Gaza doctor in the recent offensive concludes they were killed by Israeli fire.
The oldest evidence of animal life on Earth is found in 635-million-year-old rocks from Oman, scientists say.
The British Council suspends cultural and educational work in Tehran after staff were 'intimidated' by the authorities.
Almost $950m has so far been recovered from the investment firm of alleged fraudster Bernard Madoff, says an official.
Fresh snowfalls are forecast across the UK, as local councils say they are running low on supplies of gritting salt.
Top Nazi fugitive Aribert Heim, known as "Doctor Death", has been dead since 1992, German's television reports.
US President Barack Obama announces a $500,000 limit on executive pay at US firms that need government aid.
The Icelandic group Baugur, which owns Hamleys and House of Fraser, applies for a credit moratorium.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says he will launch "very shortly" an inquiry into the killing of former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto in 2007.