| Sentencing for ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich set for Tuesday Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:03 PM PST The sentencing phase for Rod Blagojevich is set to begin Tuesday, six months after the former Illinois governor was convicted of 17 public corruption charges.  |
| Ice, snow bring dangerous conditions for New Mexico travelers Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:58 PM PST Icy conditions blanketing areas of New Mexico prompted authorities to close parts of interstates as a winter storm warning remains in effect until late Tuesday morning.  |
| Syrian opposition leader warns Iran, Hezbollah Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:49 PM PST Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement are risking their future ties with Syria by supporting embattled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad now, the head of a leading Syrian opposition group says.  |
| Authorities cancel flights as haze shrouds Beijing Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:41 PM PST Thick haze shrouding Beijing forced authorities to cancel flights and close expressways, state media reported Monday.  |
| Tsunami that struck Japan in March resulted from merging waves Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:40 PM PST The devastating wall of water that struck Japan in March was the result of at least two waves that combined to create a more powerful tsunami, U.S. scientists said Monday.  |
| 3rd accuser of Syracuse coach admits to abusing teen Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:34 PM PST Zachary Tomaselli, who was thrust into the national spotlight this month as the third man to publicly allege that former Syracuse University coach Bernie Fine molested him, said on Monday he will plead guilty to charges that he sexually abused a teenage boy.  |
| Ratings agency jumps into euro dilemma Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:15 PM PST As eurozone leaders prepare to meet in what some are calling a last-ditch effort to prevent a break-up of Europe's monetary union, the rating's agency S&P warned on that 15 eurozone nations -- including top ranked Germany and France -- may face possible downgrade in the next 90 days.  |
| Cain accuser says candidate's exit 'bittersweet' Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:49 PM PST The woman whose public accusation of sexual harassment helped push Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain out of the 2012 race called his decision to suspend the campaign "bittersweet" Monday.  |
| Emirates leader discounts fear of Iranian bomb Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:34 PM PST The leader of the United Arab Emirates discounted concerns about a nuclear-armed Iran in a CNN interview Monday, saying Tehran would find the ultimate weapon to be of little use.  |
| Symbol against 'honor crimes' gives birth Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:32 PM PST A Pakistani woman whose gang rape made international headlines nine years ago has given birth for the first time.  |
| Alleged victims' lawyer says Sandusky 'can't answer a simple question' Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:29 PM PST An attorney who represents alleged victims of Jerry Sandusky blasted the former Penn State assistant football coach on Monday in the wake of a recent interview Sandusky gave to the New York Times.  |
| Taliban could return, Karzai warns Bonn conference Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:17 PM PST The Taliban could make a comeback and take over Afghanistan again, the country's President Hamid Karzai warned Monday at an international conference on Afghanistan's future.  |
| Man who killed 25 is denied parole Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:02 PM PST Now-aged serial killer Juan Corona was denied parole for the sixth time on Monday, California authorities said.  |
| U.S. vacating air base in Pakistan after troop deaths Posted: 05 Dec 2011 06:53 PM PST The United States is vacating an air base in Pakistan at Islamabad's request following a NATO attack that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers.  |
| France admits lapses after breach of nuke reactor security Posted: 05 Dec 2011 06:48 PM PST France's interior minister admitted Monday that lapses in security made it possible for Greenpeace activists to gain entry to a nuclear power plant southeast of Paris.  |
| Body of missing Georgia girl, 7, found Posted: 05 Dec 2011 06:45 PM PST Police have found the body of a 7-year-old Georgia girl who went missing more than two days ago, the state's chief law enforcement official said Monday.  |
| UK recruits code-breakers with online puzzle Posted: 05 Dec 2011 06:24 PM PST Calling all code-breakers, hackers, and would-be-James Bonds: Britain's eavesdropping agency is looking for recruits.  |
| Pakistani actress alleges Indian mag doctored nude photos Posted: 05 Dec 2011 06:22 PM PST A Pakistani actress wants to sue an Indian magazine for publishing a nude photo that she alleges was doctored.  |
| Cleveland to demolish serial killer's home Posted: 05 Dec 2011 05:59 PM PST The city of Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday morning will demolish the house where serial killer Anthony Sowell hid the bodies of his victims, officials said.  |
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