World Oct 28 U.N., Congolese Soldiers Retreat as Rebels Advance Congolese soldiers and U.N. tanks were forced to retreat Tuesday from rebels vowing to take Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma -- home to the local U.N. headquarters.
Economy Oct 28 Dow Jumps Nearly 900 Points Despite Report of Low Consumer Confidence Investors looking for a bargain in devalued stocks helped the Dow Jones industrials soar nearly 900 points, the second-biggest one-day point gain ever, on Tuesday.
Politics Oct 27 Authorities Foil Alleged Plot to Assassinate Obama Federal agents said Monday they disrupted a plot hatched by two neo-Nazi skinheads to attempt to kill Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate scores of black people at a Tennessee school.
Politics Oct 27 Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens Found Guilty of Corruption After less than a week of deliberation, the jurors in the corruption trial of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens returned a verdict Monday of guilty on all seven counts.
Politics Oct 27 Peres Paves the Way for Snap Elections in Israel Israeli President Shimon Peres said Monday that efforts to form a coalition government had failed, officially clearing the way for snap elections to take place in the next few months.
Nation Oct 27 Syria Accuses U.S. of Killing Eight in Deadly Border Raid A funeral was held Monday for eight civilians killed in an attack on an eastern Syrian village on the Iraq border that Syria claims was carried out by U.S. forces.
Economy Oct 27 World Markets Slide as Yen Skyrockets A worldwide slide in markets continued Monday on fears that governments' efforts to stabilize the volatile global economy will not be able enough to prevent a global recession.
Science Oct 24 Hot Drinks Equal Warm Feelings, as Scientists Link Physical and Emotional Warmth A casual decision between an iced coffee and a hot cappuccino could have lasting effects, and not just on calorie intake.
Economy Oct 24 U.S., Worldwide Markets Plunge Anew on Recession Fears U.S. stocks slid Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing down more than 300 points, as worries of a global recession pushed investors to shed stocks and rattled markets worldwide.
Economy Oct 24 Oil Prices Continue Slide as OPEC Agrees to Cut Production Oil prices continued to slide Friday despite an agreement by OPEC members to cut production by 1.5 million barrels per day, in a new sign of the far-reaching fallout of the global financial crisis.