Nation and World
-
Seven released, return with Sarkozy to France
Nov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - N'DJAMENA, Chad -- Seven Europeans among 17 detained for over a week in an alleged attempt to kidnap 103 African children were released Sunday and left the country with ...
-
Reluctant Specter to support Mukasey
Nov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday he is bothered by Michael Mukasey's refusal to say whether waterboarding is torture but wi...
-
Rice: U.S. disappointed
Nov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday the U.S. will review aid to Pakistan and denied that the Bush administration has "put all its chips" on Gen....
-
Israeli leader's assassin celebrates birth of son
Nov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - RIMONIM PRISON, Israel -- Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassin celebrated the birth of his son with a circumcision ceremony inside his heavily guarded prison on Sunda...
-
Not all kid TV shows good for kids
Nov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - "Arthur" and "Barney" are OK for toddler TV-watching. But not "Rugrats" and certainly not "Power Rangers," reports a new study of early TV-watching and future attention ...
-
Poor sleep habits may lead to fatter children
Nov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Here's another reason to get the kids to bed early: More sleep may lower their risk of becoming obese. Researchers have found that every additional hour per night a thir...
-
Fight against terror?
Nov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Police and soldiers emboldened by state of emergency powers swept up hundreds of activists and opposition members Sunday, dragged away protesters ...
-
Citigroup chief executive Prince resigns
Nov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Citigroup Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Charles Prince, beset by the company's billions of dollars in losses from investing in bad debt, resigned Sunday ...
-
Oprah says she wept after learning matron was accused of assault
Nov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Oprah Winfrey said Monday she wept after hearing allegations that a dorm matron at her academy for disadvantaged girls had abused students....
-
Berlusconi wants immigrants expelled from Italy
Nov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - ROME -- Opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi urged Italy to close its borders to Romanian workers and a conservative ally called Sunday for the expulsion of tens of thous...