Pakistan Charges 7 Suspects in Mumbai Attacks Pakistan charged seven men in last year’s Mumbai attacks on Wednesday, its first indictment in a case being monitored by India and the United States to see if Islamabad makes good on promises to bring those responsible to justice. Kim Gamel, AP NEWS - 7 minutes ago
Obama Expects Support for More Afghanistan Troops President Barack Obama will announce his plan to bolster the war in Afghanistan in a speech Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, his spokesman said, a surge that military officials say could top 30,000 troops. Anne Gearan, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago
US Welcomes Israeli Settlement Moratorium The Obama administration on Wednesday welcomed Israel’s decision to temporarily freeze new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank as a step toward restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Staff, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
Blue Coat Systems Rises on Strong Results, Outlook Shares of Blue Coat Systems Inc. rose Wednesday after the security hardware and software maker reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and third-quarter earnings expectations. Staff, AP NEWS - 11 minutes ago
Haydn Expert HC Robbins Landon Dies at 83 H.C. Robbins Landon, a musicologist noted for his pioneering research on Franz Joseph Haydn and for writing popular works on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, has died at age 83. Robert Barr, AP NEWS - 13 minutes ago
Russian Ministry: Lawyer Was Fine Before Death Russian investigators have defended their treatment of a lawyer whose death in a Moscow prison last week has prompted deep concern and criticism. Staff, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
White House: Exit Plan From Afghanistan Is Key The White House says President Barack Obama is placing heavy emphasis on how the United States eventually will withdraw from Afghanistan even as he plans to announce a troop increase next week. Charles Babington, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
Wash. Court Reinstates $8M Award Against Hyundai The state Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated an $8 million default judgment against Hyundai Motor Co. in a lawsuit over the backward collapse of a front seat in a 1997 crash that left a man paralyzed. Rachel La Corte, AP NEWS - 18 minutes ago
Blast Yields Arsenal at Ex-Doctor’s Ohio Apartment Police in Ohio say they found dozens of pipe bombs, an assortment of firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in a former doctor’s apartment. Staff, AP NEWS - 18 minutes ago
Rains Soak Pilgrims at Islam’s Hajj Muslim pilgrims circled Islam’s holiest site, the Kaaba, on Wednesday in traditional white robes, with new additions — umbrellas and face masks — as the opening of the annual hajj was snarled by the heaviest rains in years and fears of swine flu. Hadeel Al-Shalchi, AP FEATURES - 18 minutes ago
Israel Approves 10-Month Settlement Freeze Israel will halt construction in its West Bank settlements for 10 months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday, in an effort to restart peace talks, but Palestinians rejected the freeze as insufficient because it did not include east Jerusalem. Josef Federman, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
Stocks Rise Following Drop in Jobless Claims Stocks climbed Wednesday following a drop in weekly unemployment claims to the lowest level of the year and a rise in new home sales. Tim Paradis and Ieva M. Augstums, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
US Welcomes Israeli Settlement Moratorium The Obama administration on Wednesday welcomed Israel’s decision to temporarily freeze new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank as a step toward resolving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Staff, AP NEWS - 22 minutes ago
Germany, IAEA Chief Urge Iran to Compromise The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Germany’s foreign minister urged Iran Wednesday to shift from nuclear confrontation to cooperation, with the German official warning Tehran only had limited time to avoid possible new U.N. sanctions. George Jahn, AP NEWS - 22 minutes ago
Agencies Call for More Aid to Fight Climate Change A global network of aid agencies on Wednesday called on governments to do more to reduce the impact natural disasters caused by climate change will have on poor countries. Tom Odula, AP NEWS - 24 minutes ago
Holiday Shopping Notebook The season’s traditional kickoff isn’t quite here, but already some winners have emerged, from electronic book readers and hot pink netbooks to shimmery tops and the “snood,” a hood-scarf hybrid that resembles a babushka. Staff, AP NEWS - 24 minutes ago
Mom Befriends Wife of PTSD Vet Charged With Murder When the envelope arrived, Windy Horner was talking with her husband, Nick — Windy on a cell phone, Nick in the Blair County jail. Joe Mandak, AP NEWS - 25 minutes ago
Paralyzed Ind. Man Confined to Bed as Men Rob Home Police say a paralyzed Indiana man was unable to leave his bed as his house was being robbed after burglars put a T-shirt over his face. Staff, AP NEWS - 29 minutes ago
Pro-Immigration Reform PACS Growing in Influence Two fledgling political action committees that support allowing some illegal immigrants to become citizens are raising more money than their immigration-control counterparts, signaling a possible fundraising shift ahead of next year’s congressional races. Laura Wides-Munoz, AP NEWS - 30 minutes ago
AP Newsbreak: Records Show WH Health Care Talks Top aides to President Barack Obama have met early and often with lobbyists, Democratic political strategists and other interests with a stake in the administration’s national health care overhaul, White House visitor records obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press show. Sharon Theimer, AP NEWS - 30 minutes ago
‘Woe Is Me’ to Those Who Miss Biblical Rhetoric Woe is me: If you want to be all things to all people, remember that many are called but few are chosen. Thomas J. Sheeran, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
8 Plead Guilty to Sending Illegal Money to Mideast Eight members of the criminal Hamed Organization have pleaded guilty to federal charges for selling stolen goods at five St. Louis area convenience stores and funneling part of their profits to the Palestinian territories. Staff, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
Khmer Rouge Prison Chief Could Get 40 Years The prison chief being tried for running a torture center for the Khmer Rouge was only following orders and did nothing that scores of colleagues didn’t also do, his lawyer said Wednesday, seeking to rebut popular calls for his client to receive the maximum possible punishment. Sopheng Cheang and Luke Hunt, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
AT&T and Verizon Ads Duel on Airwaves and in Court What would the holidays be without bickering between siblings? AT&T and Verizon are swamping TV with ads attacking facets of each other’s wireless networks. While the ads stick fairly close to the truth, there’s a lot they don’t say. Peter Svensson, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
Fitch Reaffirms Saks Issuer Default Rating Fitch Ratings maintained the issuer default rating of Saks Inc. Wednesday and reaffirmed its outlook at negative. Staff, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
Taiwan Rethinks Land Use After Killer Typhoon The death and destruction wreaked on Taiwan by Typhoon Morakot was a disaster waiting to happen, aggravated by decades of unrestrained environmental abuse, critics say. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 33 minutes ago
SAfrica’s Zuma Appoints New Zimbabwe Team South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday appointed a new team to monitor Zimbabwe’s troubled unity government accord, ending former president Thabo Mbeki’s mediation role, his office said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Civilians on the Move in Eastern DR Congo: UN Thousands of civilians are fleeing Rwanda for eastern Democratic Republic of Congo causing fresh ethnic tensions in the region, the UN peacekeeping mission MONUC and refugee agencies said Wednesday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Trial of Cameroon President’s Ex-Doctor Postponed The trial for embezzlement of Titus Edzoa, a former doctor to Cameroon’s President Paul Biya and ex-secretary general of the presidency, was on Wednesday postponed until January 20. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Swiss Jetman Ditches in Sea as Africa-Europe Flight Fails Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy ditched in the sea Wednesday in a failed bid to make aviation history by flying from Africa to Europe using a jet-powered wing attached to his back. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Giant-Killer Soderling Beats Tennis Ace Djokovic Robin Soderling claimed his second big scalp at the ATP World Tour Finals as the Swede defeated reigning champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 34 minutes ago
FTSE 100 Closes Higher The leading stock exchange finished higher on Wednesday, following better-than-expected third-quarter GDP (gross domestic product) data and a boost in US consumer spending. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 34 minutes ago
FTSE 100 Closes Higher The leading stock exchange finished higher on Wednesday, following better-than-expected third-quarter GDP (gross domestic product) data. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Wal-Mart Suppliers in China Charged With Rights Abuses Wal-Mart supplier factories in China feature abusive conditions in violation of the retailer’s own “basic” standards, a labor report showed Wednesday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 34 minutes ago
Obama to Announce Afghan Plan on Dec 1 US President Barack Obama will announce his new Afghan strategy in an address to the nation Tuesday evening from the prestigious West Point military academy, the White House said. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 34 minutes ago
BofA CEO Search May Extend Into 2010 Bank of America is having such a hard time finding a new CEO that some analysts are wondering if Ken Lewis might have to stay past his planned Dec. 31 departure. Ieva M. Augstums, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
US Envoy Welcomes Israeli Settlement Moratorium The Obama administration’s special Mideast envoy is welcoming an Israeli announcement of a 10-month freeze for new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Staff, AP NEWS - 37 minutes ago
Top Cable Programs for Nov. 16-22 Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Nov. 16-22. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses: The Associated Press, AP NEWS - 38 minutes ago
Fed Tightens Conflict of Interest Rules The Federal Reserve on Wednesday tightened the conflict of interest restrictions governing the boards of directors of its 12 regional banks. Martin Crutsinger, AP NEWS - 40 minutes ago
Philippines Massacre Toll Rises More bodies are found by security forces at the scene of what is now branded the deadliest attack in the world on the media. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 41 minutes ago
Netanyahu Declares 10-Month Settlement Freeze Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a 10-month halt in new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Staff, AP NEWS - 42 minutes ago
EnerSys Chief Financial Officer Retires Industrial battery maker EnerSys Inc. said its chief financial officer and executive vice president of finance, Michael Philion, has elected to retire from the company. Staff, AP NEWS - 42 minutes ago