Couple detained after India security alert

Couple detained after India security alert
Polls open in second round of Ukraine elections
Iran's president ups uranium enrichment
Human rights group slams Israel's probe of Gaza conflict
Malawi man arrested for posting gay rights posters
Karzai wants Afghanistan security handover to begin this year
Snow Recovery Slow Going in Mid-Atlantic
Live: Super Bowl XLIV Pregame
Exit polls suggest Yanukovich will gain office Ukraine's Orange Revolution denied him
Counterterror Chief Takes Critics to Task
Polls: Yanukovych Ahead in Ukraine
In Compromise, Iraq Court Will Review Candidates
Deaths in US power plant blast
At Least 2 Dead, 7 Hurt in Connecticut Blast
Los Angeles Suburbs Dig Out After Mudslides
Heathrow expansion e-mails probed
Yanukovych 'wins Ukraine's poll'
Brilliant Drogba fires Chelsea back to top
Palin Responds to ‘Run, Sarah, Run’
Ainsworth warns on war casualties

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 08:34 AM PST

A male passenger and his wife were detained for questioning Sunday after a Dubai-bound flight from Mumbai, India was called back before take-off because of a security scare, the airline said.

Polls open in second round of Ukraine elections

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 01:20 AM PST

Polls opened Sunday for the second round of Ukraine's presidential elections -- a bitter battle between a populist prime minister and the man she once helped oust.

Iran's president ups uranium enrichment

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 11:07 AM PST

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered Iran's atomic chief on Sunday to enrich uranium to 20 percent, in a fresh challenge to Western powers bidding to rein in Tehran's galloping nuclear drive.

Human rights group slams Israel's probe of Gaza conflict

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 05:26 AM PST

An international human rights organization on Sunday faulted Israel's investigation into alleged war crimes last year in Gaza.

Malawi man arrested for posting gay rights posters

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 12:31 AM PST

Malawian police have arrested a man for allegedly putting up posters supporting homosexuality, which is illegal in the southern African nation.

Karzai wants Afghanistan security handover to begin this year

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 11:45 AM PST

Afghanistan is prepared to begin taking over security from international forces in some parts of the war-torn nation by the end of the year, President Hamid Karzai said Sunday.

Snow Recovery Slow Going in Mid-Atlantic

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 12:52 PM PST

Residents tried to restore electricity and mobility, but it seemed unlikely that life would return to normal by the beginning of the workweek on Monday.

Live: Super Bowl XLIV Pregame

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 01:11 PM PST

New York Times reporters and editors provide live analysis from Miami of Super Bowl XLIV between the Colts and Saints.

Exit polls suggest Yanukovich will gain office Ukraine's Orange Revolution denied him

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 12:17 PM PST

The party boss who was accused of election fraud and ousted by Ukraine's peaceful Orange Revolution appeared on the verge of pulling off a remarkable comeback Sunday, with exit polls suggesting he had prevailed in a bitter presidential race and won the office denied him by mass protests five years...

Counterterror Chief Takes Critics to Task

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 12:48 PM PST

White House Counterterrorism Chief John Brennan ripped into lawmakers for criticizing the administration's handling of Christmas Day bombing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.

Polls: Yanukovych Ahead in Ukraine

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 11:03 AM PST

Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appeared headed for victory Sunday in Ukraine's presidential election, according to exit polls, but his opponent's campaign said it would contest the results.

In Compromise, Iraq Court Will Review Candidates

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 11:10 AM PST

Iraq staggered toward a resolution of its election crisis as its leaders gave a court time to reconsider a ban on certain candidates.

Deaths in US power plant blast

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 12:11 PM PST

At least two dead and 100 injured after explosion rips through plant in Connecticut.

At Least 2 Dead, 7 Hurt in Connecticut Blast

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 12:25 PM PST

A power plant under construction in Middletown, Conn., experienced a massive explosion on Sunday.

Los Angeles Suburbs Dig Out After Mudslides

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 11:21 AM PST

Crews waded through thigh-high mud to check for gas leaks and survey damage as evacuated residents waited to find out if they could return to their homes.

Heathrow expansion e-mails probed

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 10:16 AM PST

The Department for Transport is being investigated over claims e-mails about Heathrow airport's expansion were deleted.

Yanukovych 'wins Ukraine's poll'

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 12:02 PM PST

Exit polls from Ukraine's presidential election indicate opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has won.

Brilliant Drogba fires Chelsea back to top

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 10:08 AM PST

Didier Drogba scores twice as John Terry ends a difficult week by helping Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 and move back to the top of the Premier League table.

Palin Responds to ‘Run, Sarah, Run’

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 10:19 AM PST

Sarah Palin said she would consider a run for president in 2012 "if I believe that that is the right thing to do for our country and for the Palin family."