ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Security forces loyalto incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo openedfire Tuesday as they drove through aneighborhood where supporters of the election'sinternationally recognized winner...
Gbagbo forces descend on Ivory Coast neighborhood.
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Assange due in UK court over Swedish extradition.
LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks' founder JulianAssange is due to appear in a London courtTuesday as lawyers draw the battle lines in hisfight to avoid extradition to Sweden forquestioning about alleged sex...
Nine die as 'instant tsunami' hits Australia town.
BRISBANE, Australia - Rescuers raced Tuesday to reach peopletrapped on roofs after a flash flood hurled a tsunami-like wall ofwater through Australia's waterlogged east, tossing cars like toys,killing...
NKorea accuses SKoreans of hacking into website.
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea is accusingSouth Korean Internet users of hacking into oneof its websites, calling the behavior a provocationaimed at undermining its national dignity.The North's government-run...
Simon Withdraws $4.5 Billion Offer for CSC.
Simon Property said Tuesday that it wasdropping its offer to acquire Capital ShoppingCentres after CSC, a British mall owner, refused toallow it to conduct due diligence, and persisted ina side deal that...
Ivory Coast crisis needs a new approach.
The response of Laurent Gbagbo to electoraldefeat was predictable. Indeed, the onlysurprising aspect of the elections in Ivory Coastwas that he failed to manipulate the pollssufficiently to ensure victory.Ivory...
Redevelopment plans threatened by CA budget cuts.
Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to eliminateredevelopment agencies and enterprise zonesbaffled city and county officials who have reliedon the two programs for decades to spureconomic growth and development...
High-powered Ducks run out of gas.
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- LaMichael James enjoyed arare moment of unimpeded progress as hewalked through the tunnels of University ofPhoenix Stadium toward the Oregon team buslate Monday night."It's so quiet,"...
People Who Recovered From H1N1 Offer Clues to Better Vaccine.
They appeared to developantibodies against manystrains, study findsMONDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- The H1N1swine flu pandemic last winter offers clues abouthow to create a vaccine that can protect...
Disaster declared as Australia flood death toll rises to 9.
Brisbane, Australia (CNN) -- Rescuerssearching for dozens of people missing infloodwater west of Brisbane, Australia, havefound another body, taking the death toll fromrecent torrential rain to nine.Fifty-nine...
Iran Nuclear Delays Defer Military Action, Gates Says.
Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Technical glitches andsanctions that have delayed Iran ’s nuclearprogram give the U.S. and its partners more timeto exert pressure without resorting to militaryaction, U.S. Defense...
Sideshow: Douglas exults: Tumor gone.
In his first TV chat since being treated for throatcancer, Michael Douglas says he's "relieved"that the tumor that plagued him for months hasdisappeared."I feel good, relieved. The tumor is gone,"Douglas...
Long queues in south on 3rd day of Sudan vote.
JUBA, Sudan — Southern Sudanese flocked to thepolls once again on Tuesday, the third day ofvoting in the referendum on independence for thesouth, bringing the region a step closer tonationhood.Long queues...
Identifying the violent mentally ill is a challen.
In the best of times and most favorable ofcircumstances, it's tricky business to identifywhether a person who is mentally ill mightbecome violent, so that those in his path can beprotected from potential...
Chinese Stealth Fighter Appears to Make First Test Flight.
BEIJING—Images and witness accounts postedonline Tuesday appeared to show that China'sstealth fighter prototype had made its first testflight, even as Robert Gates, the U.S. DefenseSecretary who has downplayed...
No respite from Australia's deadly floods.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – Military helicopterssearched Tuesday for scores of people missingafter a tsunami-like wall of water ripped throughan Australian valley, tossing cars like toys in thedeadliest episode...
Earnings hopes help European stocks bounce back.
PARIS (Reuters) - European stocks rose in earlytrade on Tuesday, bouncing back from theprevious session's losses, as forecast-beatingresults from U.S. aluminum major Alcoa ( AA.N)sparked hopes for the...
Arizona Suspect Could Face Death for Attack.
PHOENIX -- The 22-year-old loner accused oftrying to assassinate a U.S. congresswoman andkilling six others, appeared in court and looked onimpassively as a judge told him he could face thedeath penalty...
Auburn's Newton claims redemption, and a national title.
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Cam Newton walked onto thefield, hours before the game, headphones on,rocking his head back and forth to an apparentlydelicious beat.Then, he stopped suddenly and bent down. Hetouched...
Cross hairs: Crossroads for Palin?
In her more than two years onthe national stage, formerAlaska governor Sarah Palinhas proven to be a master ofattention-grabbing quotes andvivid images. As a result, shefinds herself at the center of...
Singles file for the week of Jan. 11: New Britney Spears and Middle Brother.
Britney Spears: "Hold ItAgainst Me" Is it a Gagaslayer? Probably not, but thefirst track from Spears'supcoming don't-call-it-a-comeback disc mixes the bestof Gaga, RiRi and mid-'00selectro-inspired Europop.Middle...
Mourners to hold 'community healing' Mass after Arizona shooting.
Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Mourners will gatherat a memorial Mass Tuesday for victims of theweekend shooting outside an Arizonasupermarket that killed 6 people and wounded 14others.The Mass will be held...
Gates back in China for military talks.
BEIJING - One of China's topgenerals said Monday that itwas up to the United States tochange its policies if it wantsbetter ties with China'smilitary, and he offered alukewarm endorsement ofU.S. programs...
Google’s Android Is Likely to Lose Out as Verizon Sells IPhone.
Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. may losebusiness as Verizon Wireless starts selling AppleInc. ’s iPhone, giving the carrier’s customers anew alternative to smartphones running theAndroid operating...
