The North, which wants one-on-one talks with the US, said it's open to dialogue and had entered the "completion phase" of developing highly enriched uranium.
Election workers loyal to President Hamid Karzai set up hundreds of fictitious polling sites that delivered votes for the incumbent, according to officials.
Millions of hidden casualties of the Great Recession are not counted in the unemployment rate because they have stopped looking for work. A look at four of the uncounted.
Nearly 2,000 pieces of debris from the disaster, some weighing tons, others the size of a street sign, are being given away to towns across the country.
AP - A Swedish charity accused American troops Monday of storming through a hospital in central Afghanistan, breaking down doors and tying up staff in a search for militants. The U.S. military said it was investigating.
AP - As crews contained more than half of a deadly wildfire near Los Angeles, authorities found two more burned homes amid a trail of destruction that has already included dozens of scorched residences and the lives of two firefighters.
A moderate Senate Democrat says he could support a bill that would trigger government-funded public health insurance if new health care legislation failed to deliver on its promises. The comment Sunday by Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska on CNN's "State of the Union" signaled a possible compromise on the most contentious issue in efforts to overhaul the nation's ailing health care system.
San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman was arrested on suspicion of choking and restraining MTV reality show star Tila Tequila, police said. The incident happened when Tequila tried to leave Merriman's residence, a police statement said.
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has tagged two great white sharks off Cape Cod in an area where shark sightings have been reported, state officials said Sunday. The first of two taggings Saturday marked the first time a great white shark had been successfully tagged in the Atlantic Ocean, the division said in a statement. The sightings took place about a mile away from Chatham's Lighthouse Beach, a public swimming area.
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