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'Occupy Wall Street' protests spread as Obama weighs in
Samsung predicts lower earnings
Nobel committee to award peace prize
'Occupy Wall Street' uses the street as a stage
10 years on, Taliban holds key to Afghan peace
U.S. tensions rise over China's currency policy
Mexican navy discovers 32 bodies in residential neighborhood
Top seed Nadal into Tokyo quarters
Head of DOE loan office resigns in midst of Solyndra furor
How Steve Jobs saw the future
Was Jobs an Edison for our time?
Protesters across the U.S.: Who are they?
Parents of missing Missouri baby say they are cooperating
China labor costs push jobs back to U.S.
Judge: FDNY minority hiring practices will be monitored
Senate vote on free-trade deals may happen next week, Reid says
Occupy Wall Street: The tea party of the left?
30 years later, questions remain over Sadat killing, peace with Israel
Replacement hired for TV weatherman found in tub with body
Pakistani doctor faces treason charges after bin Laden raid

'Occupy Wall Street' protests spread as Obama weighs in

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:28 PM PDT

The "Occupy Wall Street" protests are scheduled to go on Friday as the grassroots movement continues to grow, spread to other cites and grab the attention of the president.

Samsung predicts lower earnings

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:54 PM PDT

Samsung Electronics said Friday it is expecting weaker third quarter sales as demand for flat screen televisions and computer chips falls.

Nobel committee to award peace prize

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:39 PM PDT

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday morning in Oslo, Norway.

'Occupy Wall Street' uses the street as a stage

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:37 PM PDT

"We are the 99 percent." This is the one belief all protesters in New York's Zuccotti Park have in common, according to OccupyWallSt.org. Although they claim to be using Arab Spring tactics, they are actually continuing a practice that emerged in Great Britain and the United States near the end of the 18th century, quickly spread to other countries and is now a truly transnational phenomenon.

10 years on, Taliban holds key to Afghan peace

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:28 PM PDT

There was little to celebrate in Kabul this week as the United States marked the tenth anniversary of its invasion of Afghanistan. The war against the Taliban is already the longest in America's history and there are few signs that it will be ending any time soon.

U.S. tensions rise over China's currency policy

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:20 PM PDT

Since China adopted a "managed float" of the renminbi (RMB) in 2005, the RMB has appreciated in real terms by over 20 per cent against the U.S. dollar.

Mexican navy discovers 32 bodies in residential neighborhood

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:45 PM PDT

Thirty-two bodies were discovered Thursday inside three houses in Veracruz, Mexico, the Mexican navy said in a news release.

Top seed Nadal into Tokyo quarters

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:28 PM PDT

World number two Rafael Nadal beat Milos Raonic in the second round of the Japan Open for the second successive year on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Tokyo tournament.

Head of DOE loan office resigns in midst of Solyndra furor

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:18 PM PDT

The head of the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Program Office has resigned amid a fiscal firestorm over the bankruptcy of a company that received a $535 million federal loan, DOE Secretary Steven Chu said.

How Steve Jobs saw the future

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:17 PM PDT

Steve Jobs died Wednesday at the age of 56. Within minutes of the announcement, Twitter and other digital channels were flooded with outpourings of grief for a very private man who leaves a very big mark on the world.

Was Jobs an Edison for our time?

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:14 PM PDT

The death of Steve Jobs has renewed comparisons to another great innovator who died 80 years ago this month -- Thomas Edison. But there are important differences between the two men.

Protesters across the U.S.: Who are they?

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:13 PM PDT

Parents of missing Missouri baby say they are cooperating

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:12 PM PDT

The parents of a missing 10-month-old Missouri girl late Thursday indicated they are cooperating with detectives, counter to what police said earlier in the evening, a relative said.

China labor costs push jobs back to U.S.

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:09 PM PDT

Rising Chinese labour costs are changing the economics of global manufacturing and could contribute to the creation of 3m jobs in the US by 2020, according to a study being released on Friday.

Judge: FDNY minority hiring practices will be monitored

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:04 PM PDT

A federal judge has ordered that an official monitor be put in place to prevent discrimination in the hiring of New York City firefighters.

Senate vote on free-trade deals may happen next week, Reid says

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:43 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that he is hopeful the Senate will vote next week on proposed free-trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.

Occupy Wall Street: The tea party of the left?

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:14 PM PDT

Wall Street should have seen it coming. After all, market forces were at work.

30 years later, questions remain over Sadat killing, peace with Israel

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:14 PM PDT

October 6, 1981, remains etched in the minds of Egyptians who witnessed the assassination of President Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat at the hands of four military officers during an annual parade celebrating the anniversary of Egypt's 1973 war with Israel.

Replacement hired for TV weatherman found in tub with body

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:09 PM PDT

An Arkansas TV station has officially replaced former weatherman Brett Cummins, a month after he was found in a tub next to a dead body, the station's news director said.