Southern Calif. Wildfire Spreads Amid Strong Winds A wind-driven wildfire broke out in the hills of Southern California Tuesday night as late season Santa Ana winds blasted down burning slopes toward homes. Staff, AP NEWS - 3 minutes ago
Philippine Massacre Probe Focuses on Arroyo Ally Philippine authorities, under intense public pressure to make arrests in the country’s worst election massacre, said Wednesday they are investigating a member of a powerful clan allied with the government along with four police commanders. Aaron Favila, AP NEWS - 8 minutes ago
Americans Search for Cheaper Thanksgiving Trips The Miles family is changing it up this year in the annual American race to make it to the table for Thanksgiving dinner. Instead of booking plane tickets, they opted to take the 1,100-mile trip by train. Michael Tarm, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago
Death Toll in China Mining Blast Rises to 107 The number of dead in China’s worst mining accident in two years rose to 107 Wednesday after three more bodies were pulled out of the coal mine, state media said. Staff, AP NEWS - 12 minutes ago
Hong Kong Director Takes on Mulan With Real Actors More than a decade after Disney made a blockbuster animated film out of a folk tale about a young woman in ancient China who takes her father’s place on the battlefield, a Hong Kong director is taking on the story of Hua Mulan with real actors. Min Lee, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
Kandahar Is Key City in Afghan War A wedding was called off because international troops killed the groom. A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a police patrol. An old woman was beaten by the Taliban after she tried to stop them from taking her son. Kathy Gannon, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
Oil Hovers Near $76 Amid Weak US Crude Demand Oil prices hovered near $76 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as investors mulled whether signs of a sluggish U.S. economy and weak crude demand justified a further sell-off this week. Alex Kennedy, AP NEWS - 21 minutes ago
Asian Stocks Mixed on Concern About US Recovery Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday after more evidence that recovery in the world’s biggest economy is set to be slow and bumpy. Joe McDonald, AP NEWS - 24 minutes ago
Icebergs Head From Antarctica for New Zealand Ships are on alert and maritime authorities are monitoring the movements of hundreds of menacing icebergs drifting toward New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean, officials said. Ray Lilley, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
Iran’s Leader Makes Inroads in Latin America Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won support for his country’s nuclear ambitions and expanded his reach in Latin America in a three-country goodwill tour that took him to close ally Venezuela for his final stop. Ian James, AP NEWS - 28 minutes ago
India Is ‘Indispensable’: Obama Barack Obama threw the biggest party of his presidency for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, hailing the world’s largest democracy as “indispensable” and pledging to work out a range of thorny issues. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 28 minutes ago
St. Vincent Contemplates Cutting Ties With Queen Voters in the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines decide Wednesday whether to break their ties with Britain’s monarchy, even as Queen Elizabeth II is making a rare visit to the region. Duggie Joseph, AP NEWS - 29 minutes ago
Southern Calif. Wildfire Spreads Amid Gusty Winds A wind-driven wildfire broke out south of Los Angeles Tuesday night as late season Santa Ana winds blasted down burning slopes toward homes. Staff, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
Death Toll in China Mining Blast Rises to 106 The number of dead in China’s worst mining accident in two years rose to 106 Wednesday after two more bodies were pulled out of the coal mine, state media said. Staff, AP NEWS - 60 minutes ago
Khmer Rouge Prison Chief Could Get 40 Years Prosecutors in the genocide trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief demanded a 40-year jail sentence Wednesday for a man whom they described as snuffing out innocent lives and spreading terror across Cambodia. Sopheng Cheang and Luke Hunt, AP NEWS - 65 minutes ago
Sales of New Homes Forecast to Rise 2 Percent Sales of new homes are expected to post a modest increase in October, reinforcing data this week that showed the real estate market is regaining its footing after a dramatic collapse. Alan Zibel, AP NEWS - 67 minutes ago
Police: Ky. Census Worker Staged Death as Homicide On the surface it all seemed like a gruesome hate crime in a rural part of Kentucky with a history of disdain for the government: a census worker found bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree, the word “fed” scrawled across his chest. Bruce Schreiner and Roger Alford, AP NEWS - 80 minutes ago
Wary Consumers, Rising Unemployment Snag Recovery The economy is not growing as fast as the government first thought and the recovery still faces significant obstacles, including households nervous about spending and rising unemployment. Martin Crutsinger, AP NEWS - 80 minutes ago
6 More Bodies Uncovered in Philippine Massacre Authorities have recovered six more bodies, bringing the death toll to 52 in one of the Philippines' worst election massacres. Staff, AP NEWS - 83 minutes ago
Obamas Welcome Guests With Curry at State Dinner The first state dinner of the Obama White House had it all: Oscar-winning entertainers, Hollywood moguls, a knockout guest chef and even a wardrobe malfunction. Darlene Superville, AP NEWS - 84 minutes ago
Mysterious Toilet Blockages Plague Cathay Flights Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it has endured a spate of mysterious toilet blockages on its Airbus fleet, with one packed plane forced to make an unscheduled landing because it had no working lavatory. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Iran’s Ahmadinejad in Venezuela on Official Visit Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Caracas for a meeting with President Hugo Chavez, just hours after the Iranian leader stopped in La Paz for a meeting with the Bolivian leader. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Philippine President’s Ally ‘Top Suspect’ in Massacre Philippine police on Wednesday named a political ally of President Gloria Arroyo as the prime suspect in an election-linked massacre of 46 people. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
We’re Running Out of Gold: Miners Gold production will continue to fall, despite a brief boost in 2009 and soaring prices, as deposits are exhausted and new discoveries remain elusive, say miners. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Japan Posts $9.1 Bln Trade Surplus Japan posted a trade surplus for a ninth straight month in October as the world’s number two economy slowly emerges from its deep slump thanks to recovery in the rest of Asia, according to the latest data. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Zoellick Warns of Asset Bubble Risks The post-crisis world economy faces new risks from investment bubbles that risk plunging millions back into poverty, according to World Bank chief Robert Zoellick. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Thailand Tightens Sex Change Laws Punlop Tongchai is awake for the entire two hours it takes to be turned into a woman on the operating table of a Bangkok sex change clinic, realising a childhood dream. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Obama Vows to ‘Finish the Job’ in Afghanistan President Barack Obama, vowing to “finish the job” in Afghanistan, promised he would soon announce his decision on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 88 minutes ago
NBA Wizards Owner Pollin Dead at Age 85 Abe Pollin, whose 45 years as owner of the Washington Wizards made him the NBA’s longest-tenured club owner, died at age 85 and was honored with a moment of silence in the arena he built. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Wizards Win After Death of Owner Pollin Abe Pollin, whose 45 years directing the Washington Wizards made him the NBA’s longest-tenured club owner, died at age 85, hours before his team won a tribute triumph in an arena he built. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 88 minutes ago
AP NewsAlert Police say 6 more bodies uncovered in Philippine massacre, pushing death toll to 52. Staff, AP NEWS - 88 minutes ago
UNAIDS: Sex Main Cause for HIV Spreading in China The virus that causes AIDS is now spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend demanding new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic after years of progress in containing it, a United Nations report said. Elaine Kurtenbach, AP NEWS - 91 minutes ago