October 26, 2011
US Stocks Decline
U.S. stocks declined in Tuesday's midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped nine-tenths of one percent, the S&P 500 fell 1.1 percent, while the NASDAQ slid 1.2 percent. European stock markets were down by the close of Tuesday's…
October 26, 2011
Europe Scrambling to Complete Debt-Relief Plan
European leaders are scrambling to finalize a plan aimed at resolving the continent's government debt contagion, ahead of a Wednesday summit in Brussels. The outline of a package of reforms is emerging, but details have yet to be set, and a…
October 26, 2011
Turkey’s Rescue Teams Pressed to Find Quake Survivors
Time is running out for people believed to be still trapped in collapsed buildings after Sunday's deadly earthquake in southeastern Turkey. The number of dead is more than 400, but that is expected to rise after a second night of freezing…
October 26, 2011
Tunisian Islamists, Liberal Partners in Talks to Form Unity Govt.
Tunisia's moderate Islamist party has begun talks to form an interim unity government with a pair of liberal rivals, after preliminary election results showed the Islamists winning more than 40 percent of the vote. Partial tallies released…
October 26, 2011
Gunfire, Explosions Heard After Yemeni Troops, Rivals Declare Cease-fire
Yemen's government and forces loyal to a dissident general declared a cease-fire Tuesday, but residents in the capital later said they heard explosions and gunfire. Officials from both sides confirmed the agreement started at 3:00 p.m. local time…
October 26, 2011
US Dismantles Last of Huge Cold War-Era Nuclear Bombs
It was the end of an era Tuesday when experts near Amarillo, Texas dismantled the United States' oldest and biggest nuclear bomb, the B53. Officials say dismantling the bomb involved separating 136 kilograms of high explosives from a uranium “pit”…
October 26, 2011
Gadhafi Buried at Secret Site in Libyan Desert
Libya’s ousted leader, Moammar Gadhafi, was buried before dawn Tuesday in a secret desert location five days after he was captured, killed and his slowly decomposing body put on public display in a meat locker in the city of Misrata. Officials…
October 23, 2011
Lindsay Lohan reports for morgue cleanup duty
Lindsay Lohan made sure she made it to the Los Angeles morgue early Friday for her first…
October 23, 2011
Snoop Dogg Held Up in Norway For Carrying Too Much Cash
Who knew you could get stopped by authorities for carrying too much cash. California rapper Snoop Dogg was stopped by immigration officials in Norway for carrying too much money. He was due to make an appearance at a an Adidas store before…
October 23, 2011
Cameron Douglas pleads guilty to possessing drugs in prison
Cameron Douglas, who is serving a five- year federal prison sentence for drug dealing, pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing drugs in his jail cell. For the latest charges, the son of actor Michael Douglas faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in…