Wave of bad news sends Dow down nearly 360
[2008-06-27 09:09]A barrage of bad news drove stocks sharply lower Thursday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 360 points to their lowest level in almost two years.
The buildings, they are a changin'
[2008-06-26 08:02]This artist rendering released by Dynamic Architecture shows a rotating skyscraper that is to be built in Dubai, in various stages of movement.
S Korea to resume US beef imports on Thursday
[2008-06-25 10:59]South Korea will start the procedure of US beef imports on Thursday, the Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday.
Israeli guard kills self at Sarkozy farewell
[2008-06-25 00:02]An Israeli guard on the perimeter of a farewell airport ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy shot himself dead on Tuesday, causing a security stir but not endangering the visiting leader, police said.
Only bodies under toppled ferry in Philippines
[2008-06-24 17:19]Divers wriggled into an upside-down ferry Tuesday and found bodies but no survivors three days after the vessel capsized during a powerful typhoon with more than 800 people aboard, officials said.
US may open diplomatic outpost in Iran
[2008-06-24 09:31]The Bush administration is considering setting up a diplomatic outpost in Iran in what would mark a dramatic official US return to the country after 30 years of severed ties.
Former spokesman: Bush 'veered off course'
[2008-05-28 18:47]In the new memoir set to be published next week, former White House spokesman Scott McClellan has harsh criticism for President George Bush and his faction for an unnecessary war in Iraq created by their deceptive propaganda.
Spacecraft reveals look at Mars' polar region
[2008-05-26 23:06]NASA's newest outpost in the solar system is a polygon-cracked terrain in Mars' northern polar believed to hold a reservoir of ice beneath. Avalanches on Mars Photos
Buffett sees 'long, deep' US recession
[2008-05-25 08:35]The United States is already in a recession and it will be longer as well as deeper than many people expect, US investor Warren Buffett said. Soros: Global Boom Is Over
Oil rockets to new high above $135 on supplies
[2008-05-22 11:22]Crude oil soared to a fresh record high above $135 per barrel on Thursday as a surprise drawdown in US crude oil inventories and a weaker dollar prompted heavy fund inflows into the market.
Obama rakes in more cash, Clinton heavily in debt
[2008-05-22 11:10]New US Federal Election Commission files show Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama collected 31.3 million US dollars in April from more than 200,000 new donors.
Extinct Tasmanian tiger gene brought back to life
[2008-05-20 15:39]Scientists said Tuesday they had achieved a world first by bringing back to life a gene from the extinct Tasmanian tiger after implanting it in a mouse.