Economy Sep 15 Lehman Brothers Files for Bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch Sells to Bank of America After a frantic weekend that shook Wall Street to the core, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy Monday under the weight of $60 billion in bad real estate holdings and Bank of America moved to buy Merrill Lynch in a $50…
Politics Sep 15 Hurricane Ike Wreaks Havoc on Gulf Coast, Leaves Parts of Midwest Without Power Thousands of residents in and around the Gulf Coast were left stranded after Hurricane Ike destroyed homes and businesses Saturday and Sunday, while the Associated Press reported the hurricane killed 30 people across eight states.
Politics Sep 15 Mugabe Agrees to Share Power Under New Zimbabwe Deal Zimbabwe's political rivals signed a landmark power-sharing agreement Monday that shows President Robert Mugabe of the ZANU-PF party loosening his grip on the economically ravaged country for the first time in nearly three decades.
Science Sep 12 Hurricane Forecasters Wrestle With Uncertainty to Track Tricky Storms By Friday morning there was little question as to the direction of Hurricane Ike's path -- the storm was gaining strength as it barreled toward Texas, and storm surges had already begun to batter the coastal city of Galveston.
World Sep 12 Texans Evacuate, Find Shelter as Ike Approaches As Hurricane Ike approached the Texas coast Friday, Galveston residents continued to flee their island city while Houstonians 60 miles inland boarded up their homes and businesses and hunkered down.
Politics Sep 12 Mugabe, Opposition Leader Said to Reach Power-sharing Deal South African President Thabo Mbeki announced late Thursday that weeks of negotiations had produced a power-sharing deal between Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and his bitter rival, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
Politics Sep 12 Unrest in Bolivia Leads to Ousting of U.S. Diplomats Violent clashes between government supporters and opposition protesters in Bolivia have left at least eight dead and tipped off a diplomatic dispute culminating in U.S. diplomats being expelled from both Bolivia and Venezuela.
World Sep 11 Texas Coastline Braces for Brutal Landfall by Hurricane Ike Hurricane Ike amassed strength in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday as it continues a slow march toward the Texas coast where residents are evacuating or stocking up in preparation for a landfall late Friday or Saturday.
Politics Sep 11 Georgia Conflict Reveals Contrasts Between Candidates on Russia Among the foreign policy challenges facing the next president, U.S.-Russian relations loom large, and differences between how Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama might handle matters related to Moscow came to light during the recent Georgia conflict.
Science Sep 10 Scientists Celebrate as Particle Collider Passes First Test Scientists fired a beam of protons around a 17-mile, multi-billion dollar track today -- a successful first run for the world's most powerful particle accelerator.