Papandreou: Greece won't default on debt Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:52 PM PST Despite deep public spending cuts that triggered waves of protests last year, Greece will not default on its debt payment obligations, Prime Minister George Papandreou told CNN. |
LA police officer accused of making up story about shooting Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:52 PM PST A police officer in Los Angeles who claimed he was shot while patrolling near a high school has now been arrested for making up the story, authorities said. |
FBI executes search warrants in probe of pro-WikiLeaks cyber attacks Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:51 PM PST FBI agents have executed 40 search warrants throughout the United States as part of an investigation into recent coordinated cyber attacks targeting major companies, the agency said. |
Trial of police official's son turns cause célèbre Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:48 PM PST The Chinese public, especially those in the social networking community, are abuzz over the case of a man charged with killing a girl in a hit-and-run: He is the son of a local deputy police chief. |
U.S. cables: Mubarak a vital ally, but concerns over succession remain Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:42 PM PST The U.S. relationship with President Hosni Mubarak's Egypt is full of contradictions and tensions, according to recently published U.S. diplomatic cables, but also underpinned by similar basic interests in a rough and unpredictable part of the world. |
American, Chinese diplomats meet in Beijing Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:34 PM PST Less than a week after Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Washington, senior diplomats from China and the United States sat down in Beijing Friday to follow up on the visit and discuss other issues. |
At least 11 killed in ferry fire in Indonesia Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:31 PM PST Eleven people died and dozens of others were injured when a passenger ferry caught fire in Indonesia early Friday, a transportation official said. |
Photos: Remembering Challenger Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:59 PM PST |
S&P move holds silver lining for Kan Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:39 PM PST Read full story for latest details. |
Ho seeks to block disposals by family Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:38 PM PST Read full story for latest details. |
Egyptians brace for Friday protests as internet, messaging disrupted Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:07 PM PST Hours ahead of what are expected to be massive displays of anti-government ferment across the world's most populous Arab nation, the internet went dark in parts of Egypt early Friday, and text messaging appeared to be blocked. |
Spouse: 3 trucks worked together in fatal shooting of missionary Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:46 PM PST Occupants of three trucks were working together in northern Mexico trying to pull over a vehicle carrying an American missionary before one of them shot the woman in the head, police said Thursday. |
Subway passengers commandeer train to stay warm Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:44 PM PST Subway passengers who were stranded on Coney Island, New York, because of the overnight snowstorm refused to get off of a train because they had no other way to stay warm, riders said Thursday. |
Police: Texas substitute teacher charged with making threats Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:42 PM PST A substitute teacher was arrested on suspicion of making terroristic threats, and authorities are investigating whether he is behind a threatening letter and text message in his small Texas school district, authorities said Thursday. |
Obama mixes up Iraq, Afghanistan on YouTube Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:27 PM PST President Barack Obama experienced a rare speaking stumble Thursday, mixing up Iraq and Afghanistan when responding in a YouTube interview to questions challenging the wars in those countries. |
Surviving the economy: Stories of reinvention and perseverance Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:14 PM PST Last year, we learned that the Great Recession had come to an end. It ended in June 2009, the experts said. But, for many Americans, the declaration had little meaning and was of little solace. Unemployment is still high and economic hardship is commonplace. |
Human trafficking suspect deported to United States Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:05 PM PST A top fugitive wanted by U.S. immigration officials on charges that include human trafficking, forced labor, alien smuggling, money laundering, extortion and conspiracy was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday, officials said. |
Police: Florida boy drops loaded handgun inside pre-kindergarten class Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:55 PM PST Florida police are trying to figure out how a 5-year-old boy came into possession of a loaded handgun that he dropped inside a pre-kindergarten class. |
Doctors explain battle to beat Alzheimer's Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:52 PM PST In the Colombian region of Antioquia, members of 28 extended families develop early-onset Alzheimer's in their 40s. |
Egypt's Mubarak faces toughest challenge yet Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:51 PM PST For nearly 30 years, one man has dominated Egypt. |
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