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| Afghan dog finds new life in Britain
February 9, 2009 at 10:17 pm
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| His life has never been easy. Born into poverty and war, his ears and tail were chopped off when he was just a few months old in preparation for dog-fighting. He escaped to find a better life, only to be trapped in lonely, sterile quarantine for six months. |
| Liberians facing mass deportation from U.S.
February 9, 2009 at 10:06 pm
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| Thousands of Liberians living in the United States face deportation March 31 when a federal immigration status created for humanitarian purposes expires. |
| Transcript: Obama takes questions on economy
February 9, 2009 at 10:04 pm
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| President Obama held the first evening press conference of his presidency Monday, with the financial crisis as the main topic. Before taking questions, he gave a brief speech. Here is a transcript of the speech and news conference: |
| Amazon Indians accused of cannibalizing farmer
February 9, 2009 at 9:42 pm
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| A city official in the remote Brazilian Amazon village of Envira told CNN that five members of the Kulina tribe are on the run after being accused of murdering, butchering and eating a farmer in a ritual act of cannibalism. |
| Starbucks offers coffee-breakfast combos, cites economy
February 9, 2009 at 9:30 pm
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| Starbucks, better known for amusingly complicated premium coffee offerings, took a cue from fast-food chains and announced a plan Monday to sell pairings of coffee and breakfast for $3.95, citing the economic downturn. |
| Lincoln's 'rare eloquences' on display in bicentennial exhibit
February 9, 2009 at 9:19 pm
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| The Library of Congress marks 200 years since the birth of Abraham Lincoln on Thursday by opening a special exhibit featuring his handwritten speeches and artifacts, including the Bible used last month by President Obama during his swearing-in. |
| Your say: Is Obama green enough?
February 9, 2009 at 8:56 pm
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| It seems that saving the U.S. economy, and greening America, is going to take a staggering amount of money. |
| Nissan to cut 20,000 jobs
February 9, 2009 at 8:39 pm
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| Nissan, Japan's third-largest automaker, announced a series of steps Monday to deal with the economic downturn, including slashing its workforce by 20,000. |
| Stimulus bill clears critical hurdle
February 9, 2009 at 8:03 pm
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| The Obama administration's $838 billion economic stimulus plan survived a key vote in the Senate, putting a compromise version of the bill on track for passage Tuesday. |
| Comatose woman in euthanasia debate dies
February 9, 2009 at 3:35 pm
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| An Italian woman who had been in a coma for 17 years and whose right-to-die case was being debated in the Italian Senate has died, according to her father. |
| Church gunman pleads guilty, avoids death penalty
February 9, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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| The man who opened fire in a Tennessee church during a children's play last July, killing two people and wounding six, pleaded guilty Monday in a deal that allows him to avoid the death penalty. |
| Commentary: Let shame be A-Rod's punishment
February 9, 2009 at 3:26 pm
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| Congressional hearings rarely produce much news of interest, or much good for the world, but the House Government Reform Committee did a great service to baseball -- and the country -- on March 17, 2005. |
| Utah cities on alert as anniversary of 2 slayings hits
February 9, 2009 at 2:42 pm
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| Officers in two Utah cities will make extra patrols Monday, the anniversary of the slayings of two women -- one in 2006, one in 2008 -- who investigators believe were killed by the same person. |
| Legend Scolari sacked as Chelsea manager
February 9, 2009 at 2:33 pm
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| Brazilian legend Luiz Felipe Scolari has been sacked as manager by Chelsea after "deteriorating" results and performances, the Premier League club announced on their Web site on Monday. |
| Obama stumps for stimulus in Indiana: 'We can't afford to wait'
February 9, 2009 at 2:33 pm
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| Seeking to rekindle last year's election magic, President Obama traded the beltway for the heartland Monday, hitting the road to make the case for his controversial $800 billion stimulus package in a part of the country particularly hard hit by the economic downturn. |
| Witness: Top of Beijing luxury hotel 'exploding'
February 9, 2009 at 2:27 pm
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| A massive fire engulfed a newly constructed, unoccupied luxury hotel in central Beijing on Monday night as crowds watched a nearby fireworks display marking the end of Lunar New Year celebrations. |
| Vonn wins 2nd gold at World Ski Championships
February 9, 2009 at 2:19 pm
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| American ski queen Lindsey Vonn claimed her second gold medal of the World Championships at Val d'Isere on Monday when she destroyed rivals to triumph in the downhill. |
| Crew of Hudson River plane receives keys to NYC
February 9, 2009 at 2:17 pm
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| New York City's mayor helped Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and his four crewmates from US Airways Flight 1549 celebrate a weekend of press conferences, television interviews and grateful reunions by presenting them with the keys to the city Monday. |
| Who will win African footballer of the year?
February 9, 2009 at 2:16 pm
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| It is one of the most prestigious awards in world football, one that recognizes some of the finest footballers in the game, whilst alerting the best teams in Europe to a huge pool of untapped talent. |
| Survivors recall escape from Brazil plane crash
February 9, 2009 at 2:16 pm
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| A woman who survived a weekend plane crash in Brazil that killed 24 told Monday of struggling to reach a square of light in the submerged plane, while another said she had no doubt she owed her survival to God. |
| Seeing color in sounds has genetic link
February 9, 2009 at 2:13 pm
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| When Julian Asher listens to an orchestra, he doesn't just hear music; he also sees it. The sounds of a violin make him see a rich burgundy color, shiny and fluid like a red wine, while a cello's music flows like honey in a golden yellow hue. |
| Paris airports to shut as high winds move in
February 9, 2009 at 1:58 pm
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| All airports in the Paris area will be closed to air traffic Monday evening through Tuesday morning due to concerns about the weather, French civil aviation authorities announced. |
| Facebook flashmob shuts down station
February 9, 2009 at 8:17 am
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| Thousands of dancers jammed a major London train station in a Facebook-driven "flashmob" mimicking an advertisement for a phone company. |
| An explosion, a scream, then silence
February 9, 2009 at 8:16 am
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| For 25 agonizing minutes, journalist Norm Beaman did not know whether his wife had perished in wild fires sweeping southern Australia, after he lost mobile phone contact following an explosion and a scream. |
| Australian PM: Wildfire arson is mass murder
February 9, 2009 at 8:08 am
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| Investigators in Australia believe some of the deadly wildfires ravaging dry southeastern bushland may have been set deliberately, a conclusion prompting Australia's prime minister to call such acts "mass murder." |
| Utah cities on alert as anniversary of 2 slayings hits
February 9, 2009 at 7:32 am
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| Officers in two Utah cities will make extra patrols Monday, the anniversary of the slayings of two women -- one in 2006, the other in 2008 -- who investigators believe were killed by the same person. |
| Bomb explodes in Madrid after ETA warning
February 9, 2009 at 7:31 am
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| A bomb inside a van exploded in northeastern Madrid Monday, after a warning call by the Basque separatist group ETA. The blast caused damage but there were no immediate reports of injury. |
| Oil sludge oozes into Des Plaines River
February 9, 2009 at 7:20 am
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| Thousands of gallons of oil sludge are being cleaned up along a 3-mile section of the Des Plaines River early Monday, following a spill a day earlier that had forced a temporary closure of the river. |
| Commentary: Trade Reform That Puts America First
February 9, 2009 at 7:06 am
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| While America reels from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, it is time that we take a deeper look at the root causes of our current predicament. The cold, hard truth is that the unholy alliance between Washington and Wall Street has sold out the American worker and exported our standard of living. |
| Adams axed by struggling Portsmouth
February 9, 2009 at 6:24 am
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| English Premier League side Portsmouth have axed manager Tony Adams following a nine-match winless streak in the league that has left the south coast club battling against relegation. |
| On Living Golf in March...
February 9, 2009 at 6:06 am
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| March's edition of Living Golf will feature an exclusive interview with arguably the greatest golf coach on the planet, we'll also be teeing up with one of golf's most colorful characters, and be reporting on how the golf industry is continuing to entice customers in such gloomy economic times. |
| Israel launches fresh Gaza air strikes
February 9, 2009 at 4:52 am
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| Israel launched air strikes against a number of targets in Gaza Monday to retaliate against Palestinian militants who have fired a "barrage" of rockets inside the Jewish state in recent days, the military said. |
| Bomber kills 17 in Sri Lankan refugee camp
February 9, 2009 at 3:47 am
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| At least 17 people were killed and 45 others wounded Monday when a female suicide bomber blew herself up at a camp where civilians had sought refuge from the fighting between government troops and Tamil rebels in northern Sri Lanka, the defense ministry said. | | |  |
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A severe winter storm is sweeping southern Britain, bringing heavy rain and fierce winds and flood warnings.
Most complementary therapies used by people with rheumatoid arthritis are ineffective, a study has suggested.
Social networking sites pledge to protect younger users as research finds many browse the web unsupervised.
Rescue teams are resuming the grim search for victims of Australia's bushfires amid fears the death toll will continue to rise.
Israelis prepare to vote in a snap election called by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is stepping down.
American baseball is thrown into disarray after its highest-paid player Alex Rodriguez admits using performance-enhancing drugs.
England opener Alastair Cook claims there is no need for radical change ahead of the second Test against the West Indies in Antigua on Friday.
The Hadron Collider could be switched back on in September - a year after it shut down and months later than expected.
Eluana Englaro, the Italian woman at the centre of a right-to-die debate, has died, the health minister says.
Aston Villa defender Luke Young is ruled out of England's friendly against Spain on Wednesday with a toe injury.
A suicide car bomb kills four American soldiers and an interpreter in the Iraqi city of Mosul, the US military says.
Andy Murray plays Ivan Ljubicic while Rafael Nadal will also be in action in the Rotterdam World Tennis Tournament on Tuesday.
Amazon has released the second version of its Kindle electronic book reader, which is slimmer but still costs $359 (£244).
The two main airports in Paris will shut overnight, amid fears of winds of up 120km/h (75mph) hitting the French capital.
Nationals from South Africa and four other countries will now need visas to visit the UK under new Home Office rules.
The UN says it will resume aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip after Hamas returned aid supplies confiscated last week.
Chelsea announce the shock dismissal of manager Luiz Felipe Scolari with immediate effect, after just seven months.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy announces that Renault and Peugeot-Citroen are to get 6.5bn euros ($8.5bn) of state loans.
Tony Adams says he is surprised to have been sacked as manager of Portsmouth.
Gordon Brown's spokesman says he believes bankers should consider waiving their right to bonuses.
The pilot and crew who landed a plane in the Hudson River saving everyone on board are honoured with the keys to New York City.
Could the economic crisis halt a thaw in US-Russia ties?
China is due to defend its human rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
South Africans abroad should be allowed to vote, according to a legal ruling which could lead to a delay in forthcoming elections.
The first pictures of Californian octuplets, whose single mother already had six children, are released.
Jeremy Bowen reports on the effects of the war