9/29/2009 2:55:36 AM
AP - Typhoon Ketsana roared into central Vietnam on Tuesday, killing at least 23 people as it brought flooding and winds of up to 90 mph (144 kph), disaster officials said. Some 170,000 were evacuated from its path.
9/29/2009 2:29:09 AM
AP - Two U.S. Navy construction troops and a Philippines marine were killed Tuesday in a roadside blast in the southern Philippines that officials said was likely an attack by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants.
9/29/2009 2:57:54 AM
AP - The Swiss Criminal Court says imprisoned director Roman Polanski has filed a motion requesting to be released.
9/29/2009 1:03:39 AM
AP - With a departed teammate in their thoughts and celebrations, the Los Angeles Angels ended the AL West race with one emphatic win ? followed by one cathartic party.
9/29/2009 2:25:18 AM
Reuters - Philippine authorities braced on Tuesday for another storm as the toll from rain and floods from a weekend typhoon, now bearing down on Vietnam, rose to 246 dead while damages climbed to nearly $100 million.
9/29/2009 2:40:50 AM
Reuters - The four cities bidding for the prize honor of hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics began three intensive days of lobbying on Tuesday with the Obama factor looming large ahead of Friday's vote by the IOC.
9/29/2009 12:21:00 AM
AFP - Hundreds of thousands of exhausted Philippine flood survivors crowded into schools, gymnasiums and other makeshift shelters on Tuesday, as the death toll from the weekend disaster soared to 240.
9/29/2009 2:05:01 AM
AFP - At least 12 civilians were killed when a bus hit an improvised explosive device in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the local governor's office said.
9/29/2009 11:12:00 AM
At self-serve kiosks at San Francisco International Airport, travelers can now pay a fee to offset the carbon dioxide emissions of their trip. The idea is that the money goes to stop emissions somewhere else or even to a forest that can absorb the carbon. But will patrons get what they pay for?
9/28/2009 9:01:00 PM
Over the past year, top warlords from Colombia's once-fearsome paramilitary movement have been extradited to the United States on drug-trafficking charges. But some Colombians — and the country's high court — say those extraditions are preventing them from testifying about atrocities at home.
9/29/2009 2:15:03 AM
At least 12 civilians die as a bus hits a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, officials say.
9/29/2009 2:08:10 AM
Some Guinean soldiers lost control during an opposition rally, the military leader admits, after the death of 87 people.
9/29/2009 1:56:38 AM
Six people are jailed in Vietnam over the fraudulent adoption of more than 300 babies, a court official says.
9/29/2009 2:57:53 AM
UN's human rights representatives gather in Geneva for a sensitive debate on a report into Israel's military operation in Gaza.
9/29/2009 12:18:35 AM
The internet domain for the former state of Yugoslavia ends on 30 September 2009.
9/29/2009 2:46:42 AM
Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke is sent home from the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa with a back injury.
9/29/2009 1:36:37 AM
An urgent inquiry is under way into the death of a 14-year-old girl after she was given a cervical cancer vaccine at school.
9/29/2009 2:48:48 AM
A woman admits causing the death of an 11-year-old boy hit by a car as he walked home from a church youth group in Bristol.
9/29/2009 2:48:03 AM
Recorded crime in Scotland fell by 2% over the past year to its lowest level since 1980, official statistics reveal.
9/29/2009 2:40:28 AM
Gabon's highest court is due to recount the votes in last month's presidential poll, marked by accusations of fraud.
9/28/2009 4:30:23 PM
Children whose mothers work are less likely to lead healthy lives than those with "stay at home" mothers, a study says.
9/29/2009 2:22:42 AM
US prosecutors dispute claims Roman Polanski's arrest came out of the blue, saying he had been on a "wanted list" for years.
9/29/2009 1:31:37 AM
Network operators Vodafone and Orange reach an agreement to sell Apple's popular iPhone in the UK, ending O2's exclusive deal.
9/29/2009 2:35:33 AM
Health authorities are investigating after a 14-year-old girl died a few hours after receiving a cervical cancer vaccine. 
9/29/2009 2:23:23 AM
A lawyer representing imprisoned film director Roman Polanski says his legal team will file a motion Tuesday seeking his release ... 
9/29/2009 1:25:40 AM
Israeli envoys are setting off for the U.S. on Tuesday for talks meant to lay the groundwork for renewed Israeli-Palestinian ... 
9/29/2009 12:58:15 AM
Two U.S. troops were killed in a land mine attack Tuesday by suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants in the southern Philippines, ... 
9/28/2009 10:12:49 PM
On Wednesday, families and friends will hold vigils in more than a dozen cities to commemorate two months in Iranian captivity ... 
9/28/2009 10:00:46 PM
The USA's teetering economy is a top concern for millions of people, but it has had little effect over the past year on how connected ... 
9/28/2009 9:34:52 PM
As part of the effort to change the nation's $2.6 trillion health care system, President Obama has proposed expanding comparative ... 
9/28/2009 9:12:10 PM
Driver's education in public schools, which virtually disappeared a generation ago, could be staging a comeback. 
9/28/2009 9:05:11 PM
Simulators are a critical part of this high school's driver's ed class, which is a half-credit elective and costs parents $100. ... 
9/28/2009 11:38:00 PM
Four teens have been charged with first-degree murder in last week's beating death of a Chicago honor student, authorities said. 
9/29/2009 1:31:25 AM
The population 60 and older is growing twice as fast as in the United States as life expectancy climbs and birth rates drop. ... 
9/28/2009 7:41:54 PM
Many cities facing an increase in demand for social services are turning to a one-stop, centralized office to handle the challenge. 
9/28/2009 6:54:42 PM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi signed a declaration Monday night decrying what they call ... 
9/28/2009 6:37:41 PM
Officials say ls say the death toll in the massive flooding in the Philippine capital and surrounding areas has climbed to 240 people, ... 
9/28/2009 5:17:01 PM
The list of philandering politicians and their wronged wives continues to get longer and now there's even a TV show about them. ... 
9/29/2009 2:31:14 AM
A United Nations group will present a scathing report Tuesday on Israel's conduct during its military offensive into Gaza that began late last year. In the report, released earlier this month, the U.N. group accused Israel of committing "actions amounting to war crimes, possibly crimes against humanity" during its military incursion. 
9/28/2009 3:03:33 PM
The social networking site Facebook on Monday pulled a third-party application that allows users to create polls after a site member built a poll asking if President Obama should be killed. 
9/28/2009 10:55:40 PM
First lady Michelle Obama vowed Monday to "take no prisoners" as she and her husband launch an unprecedented bid for Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid. "It's a battle -- we're going to win -- take no prisoners," the first lady said with a smile at a roundtable discussion with reporters in the White House State Dining Room. 
9/28/2009 6:00:59 PM
Director Roman Polanski, who is in custody in Switzerland, will fight extradition to the United States where he faces sentencing for having sex with a 13-year-old girl, his California lawyers said Monday. Meanwhile, prosecutors released a timeline documenting multiple attempts to res to resolve the case over the years. 
9/28/2009 8:09:00 PM
Investigators in New England are looking for a woman who they say has robbed at least six banks -- often while claiming to have a bomb. 
9/28/2009 3:40:07 PM
Punctuality was one of Debbie Hooper's best traits. 
9/28/2009 6:49:38 AM
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to seek out covert items at fast food chains around the country. 
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