Ongoing confrontation between Pakistan's President Zardari and the high court has raised concerns about political instability, but some analysts say the lack of appetite for change means the government is likely to finish its term.
A lower court has allowed a suit by an American Muslim, detained without charge in 2003 as a suspected material witness, to proceed against former Attorney General John Ashcroft. The Supreme Court says it will consider Ashcroft's appeal.
Despite the strength of insurgent candidates around the country, Andrew M. Cuomo is leading Carl P. Paladino in the race for governor, a New York Times poll found.
Banks like JPMorgan Chase offer to help big investors like pension funds earn a little extra. When it works, both win. When it doesn’t, only the client loses.
AP - The strongest cyclone in years to crash into the Philippines killed at least three people Monday, leaving a wasteland of fallen trees and power poles and sending thousands scampering to safety in near-zero visibility. A retired general said bracing for the onslaught was like preparing for war.
AP - French oil workers defied the government's demand Monday to get back to work and end fuel shortages, stepping up the fight against President Nicolas Sarkozy's retirement reforms. Youths and truckers joined in, facing off against riot police and creating chaos on the roads.
American hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, arrested for crossing into Iran from Iraqi territory last year, spent day 444 in Tehran's Evin prison, separated from the other prisoners. Fattal and Bauer have been told they will be tried for spying. They say they only strayed over the border.
Chinese human rights Yu Jie activist is accustomed to the close scrutiny from government authorities. But in the week since imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize, Yu says, the situation has intensified.
With the election days away, Democrats are working to keep their congressional majorities while Republicans hope angry voters propel them to power, CNN's Mark Preston reports.
Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri are believed to be hiding near each other in houses in northwest Pakistan, a senior NATO official said.
The wife of an American reportedly shot dead by gunmen believed linked to a Mexican drug gang gave an eight-hour interview and provided a detailed statement to federal and state authorities in Mexico, she said Monday.
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