UN: HIV Outbreak Peaked in 1996 The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS — about 33 million — has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years, United Nations experts said Tuesday. Maria Cheng, AP FEATURES - 6 minutes ago
Sparkling Reindeer-Dung Jewelry Sells at Ill. Zoo Sparkly reindeer-dung necklaces are going on sale at an Illinois zoo that hopes to attract the same holiday shoppers who swept up its dung Christmas ornaments last year. Staff, AP NEWS - 8 minutes ago
Iran Said Ready for Uranium Exchange on Its Soil Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the country is ready to exchange its low-enriched uranium with a higher enriched one, but only on its own soil. Staff, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
Bodies in Shallow Graves Following Philippine Massacre The death toll from an attack on a group of journalists and politicians in the southern Philippines rose to 39 on Tuesday after 17 more bodies were found, police said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 19 minutes ago
Asia Markets Lower Amid China Warning to Banks Asian stock markets retreated Tuesday as China’s warning to banks to control their lavish lending underlined the risks to an economic recovery driven by easy credit. European shares were lower. Stephen Wright, AP NEWS - 21 minutes ago
11 More Philippine Victims Found; Death Toll to 35 A Philippine police official says 11 more bodies have been recovered from a mass grave in the country’s south, raising the number of massacre victims to 35. Staff, AP NEWS - 25 minutes ago
Big Bang Atom Smasher Starts Speeding Proton Beams A spokesman says the world’s largest atom smasher has used its accelerator for the first time to speed up the proton beams in an initial test of its ability to reach much higher energy later. Staff, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
AP NewsAlert Philippine police official says 11 more massacre victims found in mass grave, death toll to 35. Staff, AP NEWS - 44 minutes ago
China Executes 2 for Role in Tainted Milk Scandal China executed two people Tuesday for their roles in a tainted milk powder scandal in which at least six children died and more than 300,000 became sick. Staff, AP NEWS - 52 minutes ago
Strong Banks, Weak Credit: Treasury Rethinks TARP Big banks are roaring back. At crisis' edge last year, they are repaying billions of dollars dumped into their vaults to rescue them. Dividend checks are accumulating at the Treasury. Taxpayers won’t recoup the full sum of the government’s unprecedented infusion to the financial sector, but the returns are ahead of schedule. Jim Kuhnhenn, AP NEWS - 58 minutes ago
Yemen Conflict Inflaming Saudi-Iranian Rivalry For years just an obscure fight raging in remote desert mountains, Yemen’s war with Shiite rebels has been dragged up to a new level, inflaming the rivalry between the Middle East’s two powerhouses Saudi Arabia and Iran. Donna Abu-Nasr, AP NEWS - 66 minutes ago
Govt Issues Record 2.1M Recall for Dropside Cribs More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations. Jennifer C. Kerr, AP NEWS - 69 minutes ago
Afghanistan Announcement Expected Next Week President Barack Obama held a “rigorous final meeting” with his Afghanistan war council and is expected to announce his revised strategy for the eight-year-old conflict just after his Thanksgiving break. Anne Gearan and Jennifer Loven, AP NEWS - 72 minutes ago
SPIN METER: Legislation Inflation Grips GOP Republicans love to get their hands on the Democrats' health care legislation. They show it to the cameras at every opportunity, even piling one version on top of another to make a big pile look even bigger. Calvin Woodward and Douglass K. Daniel, AP NEWS - 72 minutes ago
Obama to Honor Indian PM With State Visit Behind the elaborate ceremony of the Indian prime minister’s state visit Tuesday, Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama will be working to smooth over differences on climate change and U.S. ties with Indian rivals China and Pakistan. Foster Klug, AP NEWS - 73 minutes ago
Trying Last-Ditch Lung Bypass for Worst Swine Flu A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest. Lauran Neergaard, AP NEWS - 73 minutes ago
Pakistani Troops Kill 18 Islamist Militants Pakistani troops killed 18 militants in a fresh offensive Tuesday against insurgents blamed for a wave of recent bombings in the main northwestern city of Peshawar. Riaz Khan, AP NEWS - 74 minutes ago
SC Legislators Begin Sanford Impeachment Hearings Legislators irked for months over Gov. Mark Sanford’s summertime vanishing act and his tearful revelation that he was in Argentina for a rendezvous with his lover plan to start debating a measure Tuesday that ultimately would remove him from office. Jim Davenport, AP NEWS - 79 minutes ago
Indian PM Offers to Work With Obama Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered a hand to the United States to help build an “open and inclusive” Asia as President Barack Obama prepared to toast him Tuesday with his first state dinner. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 79 minutes ago
Israel Official Secret Meet With Omani FM: Report A senior Israeli official has met with the foreign minister of Oman on the sidelines of a water meeting in Muscat, the Haaretz daily reported on Tuesday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 79 minutes ago
Finnish Unemployment Rises to 8.2 Pct in October Finland’s unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent in October from 7.3 percent in September, the national statistics agency said Tuesday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 79 minutes ago
Spain Police Detain 30 in Basque Raids: Report Spanish police on Tuesday detained more than 30 suspects in a major operation against a radical youth movement believed to have ties to armed Basque separatist group ETA, public radio reported. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 79 minutes ago
Chinese Banks to Be Punished for Risky Lending China has stepped up its moves to curb banks lending massive amounts of money by issuing a rare warning it will restrict lenders' access and other operations if they do not meet risk requirements. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 79 minutes ago
Japan’s Hitachi to Build Rail Car Plant in Britain Japanese high-tech giant Hitachi Ltd. plans to build railway cars in Britain in a multi-billion-dollar deal that would also create hundreds of new jobs, a company spokesman said Tuesday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 79 minutes ago
China Backs Writers in Fight Against Google Books China said Google has probably breached copyright laws by scanning Chinese books for its online library and supported writers to “defend their rights”, state media reported Tuesday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 79 minutes ago
Japan Finance Minister Urges BoJ on Deflation Japan’s finance minister said Tuesday that monetary policy is key to tackling deflation and urged the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to take on a more aggressive role in staving off falling prices. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 79 minutes ago
India’s Tata ‘Eyeing Stake in Rival Vehicle Maker’ India’s largest carmaker Tata Motors is considering buying a stake in truck and bus manufacturer Swaraj Mazda, a report said Tuesday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 79 minutes ago
Jetstar ‘Sorry’ After Taking Paralympic Hero’s Wheelchair Australian budget airline Jetstar apologised on Tuesday after making a Paralympic champion check in his wheelchair before catching a flight, prompting him to drag himself through the airport. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 79 minutes ago
‘Amazing’ Bangladeshi Twins Out of Intensive Care Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna are out of intensive care and seeing each other for the first time as they make an “amazing” recovery from surgery to separate their conjoined heads, doctors said Tuesday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 79 minutes ago
Obama Meets War Cabinet on Afghanistan President Barack Obama has huddled with his war cabinet for what officials indicated could be the final time before he decides whether to dispatch tens of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 79 minutes ago
Shaq Back at Practice With NBA’s Cavs Shaquille O'Neal has returned to practice with Cleveland, and hopes he can play in the Cavaliers' NBA clash at Detroit on Wednesday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 79 minutes ago
Philippines Declares Emergency After 24 Killed Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed two southern provinces under a state of emergency Tuesday, giving security forces free hands to pursue gunmen who killed at least 24 people in one of the country’s worst election massacres. Hrvoje Hranjski, AP NEWS - 81 minutes ago
Atlanta Cops, Shaken Community Try to Make Amends After a 92-year-old grandmother was cut down in a hail of police bullets during a botched raid three years ago, her community seemed to trust officers about as much as the drug dealers who roam the blighted streets. Greg Bluestein, AP NEWS - 83 minutes ago
NYC Police Promote Head of 9/11 Trial Security The man in charge of the New York City Police Department’s security planning for the upcoming trial of the Sept. 11 terror attack suspects is being promoted. Staff, AP NEWS - 87 minutes ago
Astronauts Rest Up After 3 Spacewalks The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle-station complex are resting after their three successful spacewalks. Marcia Dunn, AP NEWS - 88 minutes ago
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