World
Argentina forces dirty war orphans to provide DNA
Valuing truth over the right to privacy, Argentina's Congress has authorized the forced extraction of DNA from people who may have been born to political prisoners slain a quarter-century ago _ even when they don't want to know their birth parents.
Nov 20, 2009 | 5:30 pm
Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin
A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus.
Nov 20, 2009 | 5:20 pm
Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland
Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.
Nov 20, 2009 | 5:20 pm
Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found
Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday.
Nov 20, 2009 | 5:20 pm
Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid.
Nov 20, 2009 | 4:15 pm
McCain urges Obama to speed up Afghan decision
U.S. Sen. John McCain predicted success in the Afghan war effort Friday if President Barack Obama makes a decision quickly to send the reinforcements requested by his top commander there.
Nov 20, 2009 | 4:15 pm
Afghan police are weak link in security force
Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.
Nov 20, 2009 | 4:10 pm
Lesbian US war deserter wins stay of deportation
A lesbian who deserted the U.S. military and fled to Canada must be given another chance to plead her case for refugee status, Canada's Federal Court ruled Friday.
Nov 20, 2009 | 4:10 pm
Spokesman says world's largest atom smasher circulates beam of protons after yearlong repairs.
Nov 20, 2009 | 4:05 pm
US envoy criticizes coverage of Obama China visit
Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.
Nov 20, 2009 | 3:15 pm
Gates: US to do its part to slow Afghan corruption
The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:40 pm
Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after attack
The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:40 pm
Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:35 pm
Egyptian soccer fans riot against Algeria
Egyptian soccer fans burned Algerian flags and rioted outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo, smashing cars and shop windows, in an escalating row between the two countries over a bitter World Cup rivalry.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:30 pm
WHO investigating Norway swine flu mutations
The World Health Organization said Friday it is investigating samples of variant swine flu linked to two deaths and one severe case in Norway, but that so far the significance of the mutation is unclear.
Nov 20, 2009 | 1:25 pm
Italian prosecutor: Knox hated murder victim
An American student accused of fatally stabbing her British roommate in Italy had a growing hatred for the victim and killed her in retaliation during a drug-fueled sex game, a prosecutor contended Friday in closing arguments at her murder trial.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:50 pm
The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?
Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:40 pm
Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint
Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that concern as part of its new war strategy.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:20 pm
Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic
A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday.
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:50 am
Palestinians to set new date for elections
Palestinian officials announced Friday that a new date for parliamentary and presidential elections will be set next month now that President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to postpone the January vote, though the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers maintain they will boycott the voting.
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:25 am
