The head of Iraq’s election commission rules out a manual recount of votes in the country’s parliamentary election.
See how far people go in the naming of their babies
Source:Odd names quiz
A close up view of the Israeli PM’s tense US visit
Source:Inside the bubble
A US government report finds that Mexican drug gangs have expanded in the US with heroin production doubling in 2008.
Lawyers for Toyota and those suing the firm over alleged accelerator pedal problems want 200 claims to be heard together.
Eurozone states agree on a safety net involving IMF help for debt-laden Greece - a move that may bolster the euro.
The Red Knights consortium says it will not make a bid for Manchester United before the end of the season.
A message said to be from Osama Bin Laden threatens to kill Americans if US executes the alleged 9/11 mastermind.
A court in Rwanda sentences an opposition politician to 17 years in prison for his part in the 1994 genocide.
China overtook the US during 2009 as the leading investor in clean energy, researchers conclude.
Outside a historical museum along Highway 198, a 2,600-pound statue of Paul Bunyan may itself be history-making. The statue was carved by Carroll Barnes, in 1941-42, from a fallen giant sequoia. "We think it is the world’s largest one-piece carving,"…
Source:Three Rivers Historical Museum reopens with new floor and roof
Murder charges have been filed against a northern New Jersey man accused of fatally beating a toddler he was caring for at a friend’s home last weekend…The 22-year-old Passaic man also was charged Thursday with aggravated sexual assault.
Former Ryder Cup hero McGinley, who has now had to have six operations during his career, was only two shots off the lead at the Andalucian Open when he started his second round with a birdie…A birdie at the 17th…
Source:McGinley makes an early move
Oil’s foray above $81 failed to hold as early confidence over a deal to help debt-ridden Greece was tempered by worries the global recovery could still falter and keep demand for crude weak. Euro zone leaders agreed on a safety…
Source:Oil rises above $81
Formula One bosses called for calm amid worries about "boring" Bahrain on Friday, warning that rule changes to prevent a similar procession that plagued the season-opener would be unduly hasty. "It would be premature to say that’s how future races…
