Sailing the Pacific's toxic dump

Sailing the Pacific's toxic dump
TSA to swab passengers' hands to test for explosives
British PM wants probe of 'fake' passports in Dubai murder
Haiti 'to free US missionaries'
US hails Taliban chief's capture
Trendspotting: Grunge Gets Respectable
Haiti to Free Eight Americans
Afghan troops raise flag in Marjah
Report: Iran's supreme leader says U.S. 'spreading lies'
Berlin children win right to be noisy
Tiger Woods set to break silence
Small plane crashes in California
Tech Industry Catches Its Breath After a Burst of Innovation
Haitian judge to order release of eight of 10 American missionaries
Taliban arrest helps, but won't change the fight, U.S. says
Vonn Takes Commanding Lead in Downhill
Ukrainian football team turned away from top London store
U.N. calls on Sudan to probe attack on peacekeepers
Ukraine suspends election result
French guilty in US wine scandal

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 07:57 AM PST

Go on a journey with VBS.TV to the North Pacific Gyre, where shampoo bottles, shopping bags and other toxic flotsam congregate in a vast morass of plastic refuse that might not go away, ever.

TSA to swab passengers' hands to test for explosives

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:07 AM PST

To the list of instructions you hear at airport checkpoints, add this: "Put your palms forward, please."

British PM wants probe of 'fake' passports in Dubai murder

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 07:44 AM PST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Wednesday called for an investigation into the alleged use of fraudulent British passports by some of the suspects in the slaying of a top Hamas official in Dubai last month.

Haiti 'to free US missionaries'

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:47 PM PST

A judge in Haiti says he will order on Wednesday the release of eight of the 10 Americans accused of kidnapping children there.

US hails Taliban chief's capture

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:48 PM PST

The US breaks its official silence on the capture of a top Taliban military commander, declaring it a "big success".

Trendspotting: Grunge Gets Respectable

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:50 PM PST

Grunge returned with a vengeance in the form of a multitiered orchestration of garments.

Haiti to Free Eight Americans

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:39 PM PST

A judge said he would order the release of eight of 10 Americans accused of kidnapping children, while the remaining two would be held for further questioning.

Afghan troops raise flag in Marjah

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:11 PM PST

US military says only pockets of resistance remain on fifth day of Helmand offensive.

Report: Iran's supreme leader says U.S. 'spreading lies'

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:10 AM PST

Iran's supreme leader accused the United States of "spreading lies" about the Islamic state Wednesday, Iranian media reported.

Berlin children win right to be noisy

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:15 AM PST

Children in the German capital Berlin win the right to be exempt from strict laws on noise pollution.

Tiger Woods set to break silence

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:05 PM PST

Tiger Woods will speak publicly on Friday for the first time since the scandal surrounding his private life erupted.

Small plane crashes in California

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:29 AM PST

A small aircraft crashes in Palo Alto, California reportedly killing all three people on board.

Tech Industry Catches Its Breath After a Burst of Innovation

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:59 AM PST

After a series of new products have altered the technology landscape in recent years, companies at the Mobile World Congress are making smaller changes.

Haitian judge to order release of eight of 10 American missionaries

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:37 AM PST

Taliban arrest helps, but won't change the fight, U.S. says

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:36 AM PST

The arrest of a key Afghan Taliban leader represents a setback for the militant group but won't directly affect the fighting in Afghanistan, a senior U.S. military official said.

Vonn Takes Commanding Lead in Downhill

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:51 PM PST

Lindsey Vonn finally kicked off women's Alpine skiing at the Vancouver Olympics with a blistering run to grab the lead in the downhill Wednesday.

Ukrainian football team turned away from top London store

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:14 AM PST

Shakhtar Donetsk footballers are barred from Mohamed Al Fayed's Harrods store - days before playing his Fulham team.

U.N. calls on Sudan to probe attack on peacekeepers

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:13 AM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Wednesday for the Sudanese government to investigate an attack on peacekeepers in Darfur, a U.N. spokeswoman said.