India's 'Silicon Valley' rocked by bomb attacks India's high-technology capital Bangalore was rocked by a string of bomb blasts Friday with at least two people killed and a dozen more wounded, police said. 7/25/2008 8:13:19 AM

Obama to visit with Sarkozy in France today Friday was France's turn to greet Barack Obama who was to visit Paris just long enough for talks with the French president and a joint news conference, but no rousing speech like the one he delivered in Berlin despite his solid French fan club. 7/25/2008 7:46:59 AM

FARC turns over 8 hostages to Red Cross The International Committee of the Red Cross announced Thursday that it arranged for the release Wednesday of eight civilians held for a week by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. 7/25/2008 7:39:08 AM

47 dead, 100 missing in Congo boat accident Officials say a motorized boat has sunk in Congo, killing at least 47 people. Some 100 people are missing. District Commissioner Mathieu Modeste Bella says the boat was carrying at least 182 passengers. 7/25/2008 7:37:10 AM

Hole in airplane forces emergency landing A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London, England, made an emergency stop in Manila on Friday after a loud bang was heard and a hole punched in the Boeing 747-400's fuselage. 7/25/2008 5:45:57 AM

Japan hunts for injured after powerful quake Rescue teams searched under dense fog and rain Thursday for victims of a powerful earthquake in northern Japan that left more than 100 people injured, some of them seriously. 7/24/2008 7:22:50 PM

Mine operator fined $1.85 mil for deaths The U.S. government Thursday announced its highest penalty for coal mine safety violations, $1.85 million, for a collapse that killed six miners in Utah last year. 7/24/2008 5:07:48 PM

More bull-s**t on torture from Bush Whitehouse The Bush administration told the CIA that its interrogators working abroad would not violate U.S. prohibitions against torture unless they "have the specific intent to inflict severe pain or suffering," according to a previously secret memo. 7/24/2008 5:06:00 PM

Karzai 'impeding Afghan drug war' Afghan President Hamid Karzai is obstructing efforts to tackle his country's drugs problem. Ex-US state department expert Thomas Schweich said Mr Karzai had protected drug lords for political reasons. In the New York Times, he claimed "narco-corruption went to the top of the Afghan government". 7/24/2008 11:50:22 AM

Obama seeks stronger Europe ties (Video) White House Democratic hopeful Barack Obama has told Berliners the US and Europe have drifted apart and it is time for them to come together again. His words were broadcast live in Germany, where he is a popular figure. 7/24/2008 11:45:00 AM

Britain-Ireland border check plan The first formal border checks between Britain and the Irish Republic in more than 80 years have been proposed. These would apply to those travelling by air and sea, but could also include more immigration checks between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland. 7/24/2008 9:47:05 AM

Libya 'halts Swiss oil shipments' Libya's state shipping company says it has halted oil shipments to Switzerland in protest at the brief arrest of leader Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son. 7/24/2008 9:35:59 AM

IOC says no Iraq team will go to Beijing The IOC suspended Iraq's national Olympic committee in June after Baghdad dismissed elected officials and installed its own people who are not recognized by the IOC. The IOC Charter forbids political interference in the Olympic movement. 7/24/2008 9:13:12 AM

Israel planning new settlement in West Bank A key committee has approved construction of the first new Jewish settlement in the West Bank in a decade. The news infuriated Palestinians, who said the decision could cripple peace efforts. 7/24/2008 7:22:59 AM

Hurricane Dolly hammers northern Mexico No deaths were reported in Mexico from Dolly, which struck land just north of the border in Texas, but Tamaulipas state Gov. Eugenio Hernandez urged residents there to be alert for flooding because of the heavy rains. 7/24/2008 7:00:38 AM

Ford posts $8.7 billion loss Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it lost $8.67 billion in the second quarter and will retool two more North American truck and sport utility vehicle plants to build small, fuel-efficient vehicles. 7/24/2008 6:40:49 AM

Arctic 'has 90 billion barrels of oil' The Arctic is thought to hold some 90bn barrels of untapped oil, equal to Russia's total known reserves, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has claimed. Exploration companies believe the recent rapid ice melt in the Arctic may make it easier to get reserves out of the region. 7/24/2008 6:02:34 AM

Moscow tops list of pricey cities Moscow has topped the league of most expensive cities for expatriates to live in for the third year running. The research by human resources firm Mercer took account of expenses such as rent, eating out and petrol. 7/24/2008 5:59:29 AM

Obama in Germany on European tour White House hopeful Barack Obama has landed in Berlin to begin the European leg of his international tour, ahead of November's US presidential poll. 7/24/2008 5:55:26 AM

Bears besiege Russian mine after killing guards Terrified workers at a mining compound in one of Russia's most isolated regions are refusing to go to work after a pack of giant bears attacked and ate two of their colleagues. 7/23/2008 7:03:59 PM

Man tries to glue himself to British PM A campaigner against Heathrow Airport's third runway has attempted to glue himself to Gordon Brown at a Downing Street reception. Dan Glass, a member of Plane Stupid, was about to receive an award from the prime minister. 7/23/2008 6:08:22 AM

Karadzic 'aims to defend himself' War crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic plans to conduct his own defence in his trial at The Hague, his lawyer says. Mr Karadzic was captured on Monday after more than a decade in hiding. 7/23/2008 6:06:26 AM

Islam subway ads cause stir Ads promoting Islam are to be placed on New York subway cars in September, but a U.S. congressman finds people sponsoring the messages unacceptable. 7/23/2008 5:53:33 AM

US Man Tasered 9 times by cop dies A police officer shocked a handcuffed Baron "Scooter" Pikes nine times with a Taser after arresting him on a cocaine charge. He stopped twitching after seven, according to a coroner's report. Soon afterward, Pikes was dead. 7/23/2008 5:50:32 AM

Hurricane Dolly pounds Texas, Mexico Hurricane Dolly hammered the Gulf Coast near the U.S.-Mexico border with strong winds and heavy rain Wednesday as it moved toward land. Forecasters expect the eye of the storm to come ashore around midday. 7/23/2008 5:48:13 AM

Kenya bans mobile phones to stem school riots The Kenyan Government has banned the use of mobile phones in schools in a bid to stem a string of deadly riots that have rocked the country. The ban, which takes effect immediately, comes a day after police charged dozens of students with arson. 7/22/2008 7:17:50 PM

Police State America: Want some torture with your peanuts? Just when you thought you’ve heard it all...A senior government official with Homeland Security has expressed great interest in a so-called GPS safety bracelet for air travellers that would serve as a stun device. 7/22/2008 6:17:08 PM

Mortgage crisis no surprise, Crooks were running the show Amid mounting criticism of his leadership, Florida's top mortgage industry regulator promised Monday to find out why his agency allowed thousands of people with criminal histories to sell home loans in the state. 7/22/2008 5:56:17 PM

Indian government wins confidence vote The vote capped a week of intense politicking that saw the government rename an airport for a legislator's father, promise a high-level job to another, and – rival politicians allege – hand out millions of dollars to many others. 7/22/2008 1:11:53 PM

Bosnia: : 'Every day we were raped' The outbreak of war seemed like a joke to Jasmina, then just 19 years old. She dreamed of being an economist and says she played with her toddler son and baby daughter as if they were toys. But in April 1992, the Serb soldiers took over her city. 7/22/2008 12:58:11 PM

Police fight rash of home 'strippers' When Atlanta police officers Bryan Ernest and Bernatt Collins get a burglary call, they know the house they walk into will probably be stripped, right down to the materials inside the walls. 7/22/2008 12:56:00 PM

India vote to go ahead despite bribery charges A vote of confidence in India's government will go ahead on Tuesday even though opposition lawmakers dramatically interrupted the session to wave wads of cash they said were offered as bribes to abstain. 7/22/2008 10:42:58 AM

Experts stunned by gene doping possibilities in China A German television report on the availability of gene doping in China has stunned anti-doping experts shortly before the Beijing Olympics. In a documentary broadcast late Monday by ARD television, a Chinese doctor offers stem-cell therapy to a reporter posing as an American swimming coach. 7/22/2008 10:33:30 AM