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Obama-McCain debate likely to be more pointed, personal

Leading in the polls, Barack Obama hopes to cement his standing while John McCain is trying to turn his fortunes around in their second presidential debate -- with economic turmoil bordering on chaos suddenly serving as the backdrop.

Full Story updated 10/7/2008 3:49 PM

Somali pirate says ransom reduced to $8 million

A man on a hijacked ship said Tuesday that the ransom had been reduced to $8 million. It was unclear if he was officially speaking for the pirates holding the vessel.

Full Story published 10/7/2008 8:48 AM

Who says penguins can't fly?

More than 370 penguins that mysteriously washed up on Brazil's equatorial beaches were flown south on an air force jet and released closer to the frigid waters they call home, environmentalists said Monday.

Full Story updated 10/7/2008 7:41 AM

6 die in family murder-suicide in upscale L.A. home

An unemployed man with an advanced finance degree who was despondent over his own financial problems shot and killed his wife, three children, mother-in-law and then himself in an upscale home in a gated community, police said Monday.

Full Story published 10/7/2008 12:03 AM

Tear gas fired at Thai protesters, injuring 65

Police fired tear gas canisters Tuesday at several thousand demonstrators trying to bar lawmakers from Parliament, injuring scores of them and heating up a political crisis that has gripped the country for six weeks.

Full Story published 10/7/2008 12:03 AM

Iceland teeters on the brink of bankruptcy

This volcanic island near the Arctic Circle is on the brink of becoming the first "national bankruptcy" of the global financial meltdown.

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Man nabbed for skinny dipping in Japan palace moat

Police have apprehended a Western man who went skinny dipping in a moat ringing the Imperial Palace in a busy Tokyo business district, attracting a huge crowd, officials said Tuesday.

Full Story published 10/7/2008 10:38 AM

Vatican joins international police force

Vatican joins international police force Interpol members unanimously approved the Holy See's request to join at a General assembly of the organization in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Tuesday.

Full Story published 10/7/2008 10:37 AM

Police say Kentucky woman kills self, daughters

Police were still trying to determine Tuesday why a Louisville woman apparently stabbed her two school-age daughters to death and then shot herself.

Full Story published 10/7/2008 8:42 AM

Italian survivor recalls WWII massacre

Gino Massetti was 15 when he was rounded up by German troops near the Italian village of Falzano di Cortona and herded with 10 other civilians into a barn.

Full Story published 10/7/2008 8:10 AM

Fan use linked to lower risk of sudden baby death

Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday.

Full Story published 10/7/2008 7:36 AM

Pakistan condemns blast that wounds lawmaker

Pakistan's top leaders have condemned a suicide bombing that wounded an opposition lawmaker and killed at least 16 people in the country's east, promising the attack will not deter the fight against terrorism.

Full Story published 10/7/2008 12:03 AM

Tropical storm prompts oil platform evacuations

Mexico's state-owned oil company said Monday that it had begun evacuating workers from offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Marco roared closer and forecasters warned it could approach hurricane strength.

Full Story published 10/7/2008 12:03 AM

China vows overhaul of "chaotic" milk industry

China's Cabinet vowed a complete overhaul of the scandal-ridden dairy industry Monday, pledging to inspect every link from the farm to the dinner table to try to restore public trust in Chinese-made food products.

Full Story published 10/7/2008 12:01 AM

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