World Oct 24 Indonesia to Execute 2002 Bali Bombers in Nov. Indonesia will execute three Islamist militants convicted of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people in early November, a government official said on Friday.
Economy Oct 23 Greenspan Calls Financial Crisis a 'Credit Tsunami' In testimony before Congress Thursday, former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan said that the current financial crisis is a "once in a century credit tsunami" that will continue to impact the U.S. economy, spurring more job losses to come.
Science Oct 23 Researchers ID 26 Genes Associated With Lung Cancer Researchers have identified 26 genes associated with lung cancer -- a finding that could lead to new ways to identify and treat the world's most common cancer.
Politics Oct 23 Suspects on Trial for Planning to Incite Coup in Turkey A massive trial underway in Turkey -- involving retired military generals, journalists, politicians and a university rector accused of trying to create the conditions for a coup -- might have far-reaching political and military implications.
Economy Oct 22 Foreclosure Rates for 3rd Quarter Up 70% From Last Year New data released Thursday show the number of homeowners caught in the foreclosure crisis grew by more than 70 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period last year.
Science Oct 22 India Launches First Mission to the Moon India successfully launched its first mission to the moon Wednesday, an unmanned orbiter that will map the moon's surface and look for signs of water, ice and useful minerals.
Nation Oct 22 Gates Resists Changes to Iraq Security Deal U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that Washington does not want to change a draft deal governing U.S. troops in Iraq, despite concerns raised by Iraqi politicians.
Economy Oct 22 Weak Earnings Reports Trigger Market Losses A number of poor earnings reports from major corporations, including Wachovia Corp. and Merck & Co., caused U.S. stocks to drop more than 500 points Wednesday.
Economy Oct 21 Fed to Provide Up to $540 Billion to Money Market Funds The Federal Reserve took new steps Tuesday to loosen struggling credit markets, authorizing a new plan to inject liquidity into money markets as the government continued to search for ways to ease a global financial crisis.
Economy Oct 21 Pakistan Looks to Raise Billions in Foreign Loans Pakistan must raise between $10 billion to $15 billion over the next few weeks in order to keep making debt payments and pay for imports, the country's new economic affairs adviser Shaukat Tarin has said.