Conservatives snapped up a Labour seat in Norwich North in a Friday by-election. Brown has turned for help to self-made billionaire Alan Sugar, putting him in the House of Lords - and naming him ???enterprise czar.???
US envoy Richard Holbrooke Thursday defended the military, which has been launching 'softening up' operations in South Waziristan for more than a month.
Christine A. Varney, and some senior lawmakers, are preparing to rein in several major industries but are finding resistance from Obama administration officials.
AP - In a drive to inoculate people against swine flu before winter, many European governments say they will fast-track the testing of a new flu vaccine, arousing concern among some experts about safety issues and proper vaccine doses.
AP - Iran's opposition leader asked authorities Sunday for permission to hold a memorial service for victims of last month's post-election unrest, including a young woman whose death was caught on video and became a symbol for protesters, said the leader's top aide.
As Apollo 11 hurtled back towards Earth, there was a problem -- a problem only a kid could solve. It sounds like something out of a movie, but that's what it came down to after NASA landed on the moon in 1969. At the time, 10-year-old Greg Force didn't think what he was doing was a big deal, and 40 years later, he's still modest about his role in the mission.