Mujica Headed for Presidential Victory in Uruguay Uruguay’s likely next president tried to lead an armed revolution as a young man, hiding in sewers, killing a police officer and twice escaping prison through elaborately dug tunnels. Raul O. Garces, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
Obama and GOP Differ Over Recipe for Jobs, Economy President Barack Obama and a top House Republican acknowledged in holiday messages Thursday the economic struggles facing Americans this Thanksgiving but offered starkly different recipes for relief. Douglass K. Daniel, AP NEWS - 8 minutes ago
Project Promotes Talking, Not Shopping, on Friday A national oral history project is trying to start a new tradition for Black Friday. Instead of hunting for bargains, StoryCorps suggests families sit down together and talk about their lives on a National Day of Listening. Travis Loller, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
Freed Foreign Journalists in Kenyan Hospital Two foreign journalists freed after 15 months in captivity in Somalia were receiving medical care on Thursday in neighboring Kenya, Canada’s ambassador said. Mohamed Olad Hassan and Tom Odula, AP NEWS - 18 minutes ago
Touched by NC Girl’s Death, Shaq Pays for Funeral Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal paid for the funeral of a 5-year-old North Carolina girl after being moved by national news coverage of the case of Shaniya Davis, who police say was kidnapped and killed. Staff, AP NEWS - 24 minutes ago
Ex-UK Envoy: US Focused on Iraq Hours After 9/11 Tony Blair could have delayed the 2003 invasion of Iraq and ensured better plans were in place for its chaotic aftermath by taking a tougher stance with President George W. Bush, Britain’s ex-ambassador to Washington said Thursday. David Stringer, AP NEWS - 25 minutes ago
Holiday Web Shopping Looks Brighter Than Last Year Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season — even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales. Rachel Metz, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
IAEA Chief: Iran Investigation at ‘Dead End’ The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday that his probe of allegations that Iran tried to make nuclear arms is at “a dead end” because Tehran is not cooperating, and he warned that confidence in Tehran had shrunk in the wake of its belated revelation of a previously secret nuclear facility. George Jahn, AP NEWS - 33 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 - 45 minutes ago
UN Nuclear Watchdog ‘Disappointed’ With Iran The outgoing head of the UN’s atomic watchdog expressed “disappointment” Thursday over Iran and said efforts to verify the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear drive had reached a dead end. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 45 minutes ago
Berlusconi Estranged Wife Eyes $65 Mln a Year Veronica Lario, the wife of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, is seeking 43 million euros (65 million dollars) a year in a divorce settlement, the Corriere della Sera newspaper said Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 45 minutes ago
Blair’s Role, US Tensions in Spotlight at Iraq 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 - 45 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 - 45 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 - 45 minutes ago
Gas Industry Faces Bleak 2009: Study The global gas industry, battered by the economic downturn, is likely to suffer a 4.8 percent slide in production in 2009, its worst performance in 40 years, an industry association warned on Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 45 minutes ago
Rebels Claim Ndele in Central African Republic Rebels in the Central African Republic claimed Thursday they had taken control of the key north central town of Ndele after an attack which was confirmed by an army source, with casualties on both sides. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 45 minutes ago
Euro Business Leaders Urge Yuan Revaluation European employers' chiefs on Thursday urged eurozone leaders, heading to China on Sunday to discuss exchange rates, to call for a revaluation of the yuan by Beijing. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 45 minutes ago
Anglo-Saxon Find Worth Over 3 Mln Pounds A record hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found in a field in Staffordshire was valued Thursday at more than three million pounds, to be split equally between the man who found it and the owner of the land. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 45 minutes ago
Blair’s Role, US Tensions in Spotlight at Iraq Probe 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 EUROPEAN EDITION - 45 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 - 47 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 - 51 minutes ago