Economy Apr 15 Pilots Could Prove Obstacle to Airline Mega-Merger To combat rising fuel prices and other economic woes, Delta and Northwest airlines have agreed to a merger that would create the planet's biggest carrier, a move that could prompt similar proposals in the troubled industry.
Politics Apr 14 Deadly Gang Protests Sour Power-sharing Progress in Kenya One day after a new coalition cabinet was named in Kenya, machete-wielding gang members blocked roads and fought police Monday to protest the killing of an imprisoned gang leader's wife.
Politics Apr 14 Zimbabwe Court Rejects Call to Release Vote Tally Zimbabwe's High Court dealt a major blow to opposition party leaders on Monday by rejecting their demand that the results from the March 29 presidential election be released.
Science Apr 11 Scientists Create Plan to Save Madagascar Species The island nation of Madagascar is one of the world's poorest countries, but it is rich in one resource -- biodiversity. Perched in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa, Madagascar broke from the continent more than 80…
Nation Apr 11 Assassination of Al-Sadr Aide Threatens Cease-fire A relative and senior aide of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was killed Friday in the holy city of Najaf. The assassination threatens to raise tensions amid a violent standoff between al-Sadr's Mahdi Army and the U.S.-backed Iraqi government.
Politics Apr 10 Mugabe, Opposition to Attend Emergency Summit Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai will meet with leaders of southern African nations this weekend in an emergency summit to discuss the deepening political standoff in the country.
Nation Apr 10 Flight Cancellations Continue Amid FAA Checks Flight delays continued Thursday as American Airlines moved to cancel another 900 flights and expectations grew that cancellations are likely to spread to other U.S. carriers as regulators tighten their safety audits of airlines.
Nation Apr 09 San Francisco Braces for Olympic Torch Protests Security was tightened around San Francisco Wednesday as city officials braced for a wave of protests in response to the Olympic torch's only North American appearance on its journey to Beijing.
Nation Apr 09 American Airlines Cancels 850 Flights Due to Wiring Concerns American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, cancelled 850 additional flights on Wednesday after cancelling nearly 500 on Tuesday in order to reinspect and possibly rework the wiring of its widely-used MD-80 fleet.
Science Apr 08 After 25 Years, AIDS Vaccine Research Makes Mid-course Correction It took 47 years to develop a polio vaccine, 42 to develop a measles vaccine and 105 for typhoid. So historically speaking, at 24 years in, research on the AIDS vaccine is still young.