Spoon: Still Independent, Still Cool

Spoon: Still Independent, Still Cool
Children learn life of poverty, violence
Opinion: Al Qaeda has bounced back in Yemen
Bagram inmates challenge detention
Key Cameron aide arrested in 2008
Coral reefs are evolution hotspot
Guilty Plea in Galleon Insider Trading Case
S Lanka execution video 'authentic'
Saab sale deadline draws nearer
Punishment pays for fish cleaners
Bomber's Name Known Midflight
Drugs advisers join 'rival' panel
Blackwater settles US court cases
'Coldest night of winter' on way
The Way We Live Now: Walk Away From Your Mortgage!
Iranian report: 5 Ashura protesters could face death penalty
UK e-reader to challenge Kindle
Bombs mar Thai PM's visit to south
Bombs mar Thai PM's visit to south
Feeling chilly?

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 03:11 PM PST

After 17 years, an Austin-born band maintains a devoted following.

Children learn life of poverty, violence

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:01 AM PST

Poor families from rural areas of West Africa send their children to a network of Islamic boarding schools in Nigeria where the children are forced to beg and fight to survive.

Opinion: Al Qaeda has bounced back in Yemen

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 08:14 AM PST

In his weekly address, President Obama said that the Christmas Day airline bomber acted under orders from an al Qaeda branch in Yemen, which "trained him, equipped him with those explosives and directed him to attack that plane headed for America."

Bagram inmates challenge detention

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:52 AM PST

Three detainees seek release from US-run prison in Afghanistan in court hearing.

Key Cameron aide arrested in 2008

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:02 PM PST

The Conservatives say a key aide to David Cameron was arrested and fined £80 after a dispute at a train station in 2008.

Coral reefs are evolution hotspot

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:43 AM PST

Coral reefs give rise to many more new species than other tropical marine habitats, say scientists.

Guilty Plea in Galleon Insider Trading Case

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:33 PM PST

Anil Kumar, a former director at McKinsey & Company accused of leaking information to Raj Rajaratnam in the Galleon Group insider trading case, pleaded guilty on Thursday and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the widening investigation.

S Lanka execution video 'authentic'

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:16 AM PST

UN official says footage of Sri Lankan troops executing rebel soldiers is genuine.

Saab sale deadline draws nearer

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:27 AM PST

Saab owner GM gives bidders until 2200 GMT to make a serious offer or it will close the 60-year-old company.

Punishment pays for fish cleaners

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:28 AM PST

Male fish that nibble parasites off larger fish punish females of the species when they bite and drive off the bigger fish.

Bomber's Name Known Midflight

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 01:02 PM PST

Obama is set to speak again about the failed Christmas plot. The White House revealed that the would-be bomber's name came to the attention of border agents midflight.

Drugs advisers join 'rival' panel

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:20 AM PST

Five members of the Government's official drugs advisory panel are to join a new independent group set up by a sacked drugs adviser.

Blackwater settles US court cases

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:51 AM PST

Firm accused of unlawful treatment of Iraqi citizens settle seven cases out of court.

'Coldest night of winter' on way

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:03 PM PST

The UK is bracing itself for what could be the coldest night of the winter so far, with temperatures set to plummet as low as -20C.

The Way We Live Now: Walk Away From Your Mortgage!

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:44 AM PST

Why should underwater homeowners behave any differently from banks?

Iranian report: 5 Ashura protesters could face death penalty

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 08:04 AM PST

Five people arrested after street disturbances erupted in Tehran during the recent Ashura holy day could face the death penalty, an Iranian semi-official news agency reported Thursday.