Perry Leads Texas GOP Fight Against Climate Bill While the U.S. Senate considers a climate bill aiming to dramatically slash air pollution linked to global warming, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and other Republican leaders in the state that leads the nation in greenhouse gas production are watching closely — and objecting loudly. John McFarland, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago
Haiti Bans Aristide’s Party From 2010 Election Haiti’s electoral council has banned the influential party of exiled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from running in next year’s legislative elections. Evens Sanon, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
Robotic Hamsters Are Holidays' Unlikely New Craze When Lori Fowlkes first saw robotic Zhu Zhu Pets toy hamsters in September, she remembers her kids started jumping up and down and saying “Please! Please! Can we buy them?” Mae Anderson, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
Thanksgiving Day Kicks off With Slew of Parades Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to thousands of revelers Thursday eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie. Deepti Hajela, AP NEWS - 25 minutes ago
Seniors Suffer in Troubled California Subdivision John and Donna Pringle were newly widowed when they fell in love and decided to slip into retirement together at a sprawling community being built for the 55-and-up crowd a few miles from their homes in this sun-bleached Southern California town. Jacob Adelman, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
Christmas Markets Still Dazzle Germany kicks off the countdown to Christmas with the opening of its seasonal markets. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 36 minutes ago
Philippines Prepares to Charge Suspect in Massacre Under threat of military attack, the scion of the clan suspected in the slaughter of 57 people in the southern Philippines turned himself in Thursday, and prosecutors say he will face murder charges in the country’s worst election violence. Aaron Favila and Jim Gomez, AP NEWS - 41 minutes ago
Soldiers in Afghanistan Enjoy Turkeys They Raised As daylight faded and the winter cold set in, soldiers huddled inside a crude wooden hut to tuck into Thanksgiving turkeys the unit itself had fattened and to give thanks for having survived a year of combat in Afghanistan. Denis D. Gray, AP NEWS - 48 minutes ago
Coma Recovery Case Attracts Doubters Rom Houben’s mother remembers her son’s amazement when he finally started communicating again after spending 23 years locked in a paralyzed body that was misdiagnosed as vegetative. Raf Casert, AP NEWS - 55 minutes ago
Experts: Bishops Covered Up Priests' Child Abuse Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Dublin covered up decades of child abuse by priests to protect the church’s reputation, an expert commission reported Thursday after a three-year investigation. Shawn Pogatchnik, AP NEWS - 56 minutes ago
S.Leone Elephants ‘Wiped Out’ by Poachers: Official Poachers “wiped out” the entire elephant herd in Sierra Leone’s only wildlife park, wildlife managers said Thursday after police said they had arrested a gang of 10 poachers. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Israel Awaits Response to Settlement Offer Israel on Thursday said it put the ball in the Palestinian court with temporary controls on settlement building aimed at reviving US-backed talks, as the two sides traded charges of gamesmanship. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Polanski to Be Placed Under House Arrest Roman Polanski will be placed under house arrest at his chalet in a luxury ski resort and made to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet after the Swiss justice ministry decided not to contest a court’s decision to grant bail. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Israel Awaits Palestinian Response to Settlement Offer Israel said on Thursday it put the ball in the Palestinian court with a temporary settlement ease aimed at reviving US-backed peace talks as the sides traded charges of political gamesmanship. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Palestinian Stabs Two Israelis in West Bank: Army An axe- and knife-wielding Palestinian man was shot on Thursday after stabbing and wounding an Israeli man and woman near the West Bank town of Hebron, medics and the army said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Iran Pilgrims Stage Hajj Protest Iranians chanted death to America and Israel on Thursday as some 2.5 million Muslims, drying out after a day of torrential rains, continue their hajj pilgrimage and mass at the site of the prophet Mohammed’s last sermon. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Blair’s Stance ‘Hardened’ After Bush Talks: Probe Britain’s Tony Blair may have swung behind US calls for regime change in Iraq after meeting President George W. Bush at his Texas ranch in 2002, a top diplomat told an inquiry into the war on Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Sex Abuse Report Shames Irish Catholic Church The Catholic Church in Ireland covered up widespread allegations of sexual abuse of children by priests for four decades, a damning official report released on Thursday said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Sex Abuse Report Shames Irish Catholic Church The Catholic Church in Ireland covered up widespread allegations of sexual abuse of children by priests for decades, according to a damning report released on Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
India Marks Anniversary of Mumbai Terror Attacks India on Thursday marked the first anniversary of last year’s deadly attacks on Mumbai with a show of security strength and prayers for the dead, as the government vowed a tough line to curb terror. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Europe Banks Lightly Exposed in Dubai: Credit Suisse European banks have 13 billion euros' worth of exposure to debt-laden Dubai, Swiss lender Credit Suisse estimated on Thursday after the Gulf state shocked investors by moving to suspend some repayments. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Shareholders Back Record Rights Issue: Lloyds Shareholders in state-controlled Lloyds Banking Group on Thursday overwhelmingly approved its plans to raise 13.5 billion pounds in Britain’s biggest-ever rights issue, the bank said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
World Court Prosecutor Requests Kenya Probe The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Thursday he has asked judges to allow a probe of the deadly violence that followed Kenya’s 2007 polls as the masterminds had evaded justice at home. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Funds to Help Improve S.African Energy Programmes The African Development Bank said Thursday it had approved a 1.86-billion-euro (2.8-billion-dollar) loan to South Africa’s energy giant Eskom. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
French National Kidnapped in Mali: Officials Armed men have kidnapped a French national in the northern Malian town of Menaka close to the border with Niger, officials said on Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Prosecutor Asks Court Permission for Kenya Probe The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Thursday he had asked judges to allow a formal probe of Kenya’s 2007-08 post-election violence with a view to trying those responsible. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Urinating Student Escapes Jail Term The student who was photographed urinating over a Sheffield war memorial was ordered to do community service on Thursday, avoiding a jail term. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Vidic Planning to Stick With Man Utd Serbia captain Nemanja Vidic has dismissed speculation that he wants to leave Manchester United by claiming that he would like to help the transition to a new generation of players at Old Trafford. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Indycar Season to Open in Brazil IndyCar racers will open the 2010 season with a street car race in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 14, the IndyCar Series announced Wednesday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 58 minutes ago
New Spy Charge Against Jailed Iranian-American Iran brought new espionage charges against an Iranian-American scholar who was already convicted of spying and sentenced to 15 years in prison in the country’s crackdown following June’s disputed presidential election, a human rights group said Thursday. Lee Keath, AP NEWS - 61 minutes ago
Obama Telephones Thanks to 10 US Service Members On his first Thanksgiving in the White House, President Barack Obama has telephoned 10 U.S. servicemen and women stationed in war zones to thank them for their service. Staff, AP NEWS - 65 minutes ago
Norway: Iran Seizes Nobel Laureate Ebadi’s Medal Iranian authorities have confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi’s medal, the Norwegian government said Thursday, accusing Iran of a shocking first in the history of the prize. Ian Macdougall, AP NEWS - 65 minutes ago
Swiss Police: Geneva Mosque Vandalized Swiss police say a Geneva mosque has been vandalized, three days ahead of a national vote on whether to ban the construction of minarets as an Islamic intrusion. Staff, AP NEWS - 67 minutes ago