Nearly 1,000 refugees were detained on a remote island in December before being towed out to sea and abandoned with little food or water, rights group says.
President Obama stepped into the effort to assemble an economic recovery package, seeking to quell criticism and to retain leadership on an initiative that could define his term.
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has said no nation is more important to the United States than China. But ties between the two powers may be off to a rocky start just days into the Obama administration.
AP - The U.S. coalition said Saturday that an overnight raid killed 15 Taliban militants but village elders who quickly traveled to speak with government officials said the dead were all civilians.
AP - A top official at China's central bank has dismissed U.S. Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner's comment that President Barack Obama believes Beijing is "manipulating" its currency.
Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa, whose hands and feet were amputated in a bid to save her from a deadly and little-known illness, died early Saturday, two friends of the model told CNN.
Prominent Chicago defense lawyer Ed Genson said Friday he intends to resign as attorney for embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in the criminal case against the governor.
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said his country is being treated "unequally" to other countries, despite being a staunch U.S. ally in its war on terror. The interview took place amid reports of U.S. drones striking militant targets in Pakistan days after the start of the Obama administration, a continuation of a Bush policy that Musharraf warned against.