KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A video showing what appears to be American forces urinating on dead Taliban fighters prompted anger in Afghanistan and promises of a U.S. investigation on Thursday, but t...
Iran embargo gathers support in Asia, Europe- 2 hours agoTEHRAN (Reuters) - U.S. allies in Asia and Europe voiced support on Thursday for Washington's drive to cut Iran's oil exports, though fear of self-inflicted economic pain is curbing enthusiasm...
NKorea signals it's open to US disarmament deal- 3 hours agoAt first glance, it seems like business as usual: North Korea issues an indignant statement taking aim at the United States over a proposal to donate food in return for nuclear disarmament.
Summary Box: Italy, Spain easily raise $28 billion- 24 minutes agoSUCCESSFUL BOND SALES: Debt-laden Spain and Italy boosted financial markets Thursday as they raised nearly €22 billion ($27.98 billion) in two debt auctions.
Urban Outfitters stock recovers a bit from plunge- 28 minutes agoShares of Urban Outfitters Inc. recovered a bit on Thursday from a steep plunge the day before, when it was the biggest loser in the S&P; 500 index following the abrupt resignation of its CEO.
BART plans to buy a slick new ride - 260 new rail cars - for about $1 billion in May. The cars will sport a sleek modern look, cleaner seats, digital information displays, even air conditioning that w...
East Bay firm keeps log of private cars' locations- 7 hours agoCapitalizing on one of the fastest-growing trends in law enforcement, a private company in Livermore has compiled a database bulging with more than 550 million bits of information that let police know...
Walgreens spat sends millions to new pharmacies- 7 hours agoSan Francisco resident Anne Crawford has been putting off getting her prescriptions filled because she was hoping a contract dispute between Walgreen Co. and a firm that handles drug benefits for mill...
California revenue estimates differ by $5 billion- 7 hours agoCalifornia's chief fiscal examiner said his independent analysis shows the state may collect $5 billion less in revenues than Gov. Jerry Brown has projected in his new $92.5 billion spending plan....
Calif. stands to reap windfall from Facebook IPO- 9 hours ago(01-12) 01:27 PST Sacramento, Calif. (AP) -- What's good for Facebook and its employees could be very good for California's treasury. If the Palo Alto company goes public this year, as many ha...
A judge says a jury should decide if a sheriff's deputy who arrested Mel Gibson for drunken driving faced discrimination after the incident because of his religion.
Films? Stars? Who Cares. Globes' spotlight on Gervais- 46 minutes agoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - What will Ricky Gervais say and about whom will he say it? Those are the two most pressing questions heading into Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards, not what will win best...
"People's Choice" down as ABC wins ratings night- 59 minutes agoLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - NBC's new comedy "Are You There, Chelsea?' premiered with decent numbers Wednesday night, while ABC swept the top four ratings spots to win the evening, accord...
A video purportedly showing US Marines urinating on dead Afghans is "utterly deplorable", says Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, vowing to investigate.
Zardari Dubai trip stirs unease- 4 hours agoPakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has flown to Dubai to attend a wedding, reports say, amid a deepening political crisis with the military.
Winner in satellite image contest- 1 hour agoAn image of the ribbon-like Rakaia river in New Zealand has won an online vote for one company's best satellite image of 2011.
UK police launch rendition probe- 4 hours agoBritish police are to investigate claims that UK secret services helped the rendition of a man to Libya.
$10m prize for 'Star Trek' gadget- 8 hours agoA $10m (£6.5m) prize will be awarded to whoever can create a Star Trek-like hand-held medical diagnosis device.
