Nation Jul 25 Thousands Stampede for Last of Olympics Tickets Scuffles broke out Friday as nearly 50,000 people who had waited up to two days for the final batch of tickets to next month's Olympic Games swarmed sales windows in Beijing.
Economy Jul 25 Foreclosures More than Double; Uptick Seen in Durable Goods U.S. homeowners lost 220,000 homes to foreclosure in the second quarter, according to a report issued Friday by RealtyTrac, Inc., a marketer of foreclosed homes.
Economy Jul 24 Ford Reports $8.7 Billion Second-Quarter Loss The Ford Motor Co. on Thursday posted a second-quarter loss of $8.7 billion, due mostly to the declining value of its SUV and pickup truck lines, and announced a plan to overhaul its North American production to focus on small…
Politics Jul 23 Former Bosnian Serb Leader Mladic Still at Large Ratko Mladic, a name that has become synonymous with the Serb campaign of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia in the 1990s, continues to evade authorities and avoid facing charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Politics Jul 23 China to Set up Olympic Protest Zones The Chinese government will set aside three protest zones in city parks during the Olympic Games, Chinese officials said Wednesday.
Economy Jul 23 President Bush Drops Veto Threat for Housing Bill President Bush will sign into law a housing rescue bill hammered out in a compromise among House and Senate leaders, the White House said Wednesday.
Economy Jul 22 Wachovia Posts Surprising $8.9 Billion Loss Banking giant Wachovia Corp. reported a nearly $9 billion second-quarter loss Tuesday, surprising Wall Street analysts who had expected a smaller drop. The company plans to cut 6,350 jobs and slash dividends to offset the losses.
Politics Jul 22 Judge Orders Karadzic into U.N. Tribunal Custody A judge has ordered ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to be handed over to the U.N. war crimes court to face charges of genocide and other atrocities against Muslims and Croats in his country, a Serbian prosecutor said Tuesday.
World Jul 22 Another Construction Vehicle Attack Injures at Least 16 in Jerusalem A Palestinian man from east Jerusalem smashed a backhoe into traffic on a busy Jerusalem street, injuring at least 16 people before being shot dead.
World Jul 21 War Crimes Suspect Karadzic Arrested in Serbia Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most-wanted men for his role in civilian massacres, was arrested Monday evening in a sweep by Serbian security forces, President Boris Tadic's office said.