Norbert slams into Mexico's Baja coast1

Hurricane dissipates into tropical depression after forcing thousands to seek shelter in Baja California 12/10/08 4:14 PM 1

Ethics investigation hits hardest at Todd, not Sarah Palin99

Self-described ‘first dude' of Alaska had extraordinary access to his wife's office, her staff and her power 11/10/08 10:10 PM 99

Peru's Garcia names leftist governor as new PM2

Yehude Simon was jailed a decade ago for links to a guerrilla group 11/10/08 10:43 PM 2

U.S. ups ante with plan to buy stake in ailing banks126

In a move that evokes the '30s, Washington hopes substantial infusion of taxpayer money will help free up lending 10/10/08 9:34 PM 126

Venezuela shuts down McDonald's113

Caracas has ordered all McDonald's restaurants closed for 48 hours for what it calls irregularities in the financial books of the fast-food chain 10/10/08 10:38 PM 113

British Lords reject tougher anti-terror laws8

Britain's upper house of parliament firmly rejected proposal, saying it would not support suspects being held for up to six weeks without charge 13/10/08 5:23 PM 8

Cashier documents decline of politesse4

Grocery store worker's blog describes dreary days of facing grouchy shoppers in France 12/10/08 11:46 PM 4

Austrian far-right leader speeding before fatal crash11

Haider's death could lead to co-operation with competing political party 12/10/08 5:32 PM 11

Anger erupts over Nobel Peace Prize recipient39

Results-oriented Finnish diplomat who pushes for an end to violent conflicts doesn't always please the parties at the table 10/10/08 9:43 PM 39

Finland's Ahtisaari wins Peace Prize13

Ex-president honoured for his efforts in Africa, Asia, Europe and Middle East. 10/10/08 6:05 AM 13

What next for Iceland?27

Options faced by the troubled nation 10/10/08 10:05 AM 27

Satellite images unveil Georgian torching31

Amnesty International says images of damaged South Ossetian villages could be evidence of war crimes 10/10/08 11:39 AM 31

Arabs criticize arrest warrant for al-Bashir20

Warrant for Sudanese president on genocide charges has ‘no sound legal basis,' say justice ministers 12/10/08 6:07 PM 20

Senior Shia politician assassinated in Baghdad by roadside bomber8

Saleh al-Auqaeili was considered a moderate within Muqtada al-Sadr's political movement 09/10/08 8:20 PM 8

Computer game designer blasts into space9

Richard Garriott is sixth space tourist to pay millions for the privilege 12/10/08 11:46 AM 9

Five dead in suspected U.S. missile strike on Pakistani town9

Second such attack this week in same tribal region on Afghan border 11/10/08 9:49 PM 9

Financial chaos bites the dragon44

China, once expected to lead world growth, now worries about its economic future 10/10/08 1:35 AM 44

10,000 Chinese children still sick from milk30

Country's government continues to defend dairy products at World Trade Organization meeting 09/10/08 4:25 PM 30

Suicide attack on Pakistani tribal council kills 203

Seventy people were wounded in the attack, which comes a day after a suicide bombing police headquarters in the Pakistani capital 10/10/08 9:38 AM 3

Two aid workers appeal for release in Somalia2

Foreign aid workers seized last month in a restive region of Ethiopia 10/10/08 3:01 PM 2

About 100 Somali migrants feared drowned16

UN and Yemeni officials say smugglers forced them overboard in the treacherous Gulf of Aden waters 10/10/08 1:54 PM 16

Cambodia issues ultimatum to Thailand17

Move Thai troops out of disputed border section or face ‘death zone,' Cambodian Prime Minister warns 13/10/08 2:43 PM 17

Thai police used tear gas laced with explosive40

Cheap Chinese product containing substance investigated after craters left in ground when canisters blew up, killing three protesters, maiming several others and wounding hundreds 13/10/08 11:26 AM 40

‘Not losing Afghanistan,' top NATO general says72

But General David McKiernan says there are not enough troops to provide sufficient security for the people 12/10/08 11:59 PM 72

Pakistan claims dozens of militants killed in fighting9

Country's military under pressure from the U.S. to target insurgents 12/10/08 5:49 PM 9

India's Catholics celebrate first woman saint

Canonization comes at a time when Christian minority has come under fresh attack amid long-running tensions over religious conversions 12/10/08 9:14 AM