Obama hails 'special' ties to UK

Obama hails 'special' ties to UK
Mubarak faces charges for corruption, deaths
NATO chopper crashes in Afghanistan
Children join desperate flight from Syria
The Caucus: In House Race, Medicare Is Focus
City Room: Cuomo Backs Assembly Plan to Cap Property Taxes
ArtsBeat: New York City Ballet Announces Season
Goggles essential
Syria death toll 'surpasses 1,000'
At War: A Rumor From the Roundabout
Deaths in Baghdad car bomb attack
Report Says Abortions Aimed at Girls Are Increasing in India
U.S. Commodity Regulator Sues Oil Traders
New entrepreneurs on the rise in socialist Cuba
I'll be fit for US Open - Woods
VIDEO: Iceland: Life under the ash cloud
VIDEO: Obama and Cameron play table tennis
VIDEO: Small army keeps US President safe
The Libyan connection
Losing Appeal, Khodorkovsky Calls Case a Sham

Posted: 24 May 2011 01:16 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama hails his country's "special relationship" with the UK in a speech delivered at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace.

Mubarak faces charges for corruption, deaths

Posted: 24 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons will face trial before a criminal court for the killings of protesters and the waste of public money, the Egyptian general prosecutor's office announced Tuesday.

NATO chopper crashes in Afghanistan

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:21 AM PDT

A NATO helicopter crashed in western Afghanistan Tuesday morning, officials said.

Children join desperate flight from Syria

Posted: 24 May 2011 05:59 AM PDT

A bloody crackdown by Syrian troops sent four children fleeing their hometown, sometimes crawling across the mountainous terrain between Lebanon and Syria, in a frantic effort to get to safety.

The Caucus: In House Race, Medicare Is Focus

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Many voters in the 26th Congressional district race mentioned the overhaul of Medicare passed by House Republicans last month as an important campaign issue.

City Room: Cuomo Backs Assembly Plan to Cap Property Taxes

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:25 AM PDT

The odds of a mandatory ceiling on property tax increases increased significantly after the Assembly unveiled legislation that was endorsed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

ArtsBeat: New York City Ballet Announces Season

Posted: 24 May 2011 10:26 AM PDT

The world premiere of "Ocean's Kingdom," a collaboration between Paul McCartney and Peter Martins, is among the highlights of the company's 2011-12 programming.

Goggles essential

Posted: 24 May 2011 04:28 AM PDT

Life under the thick cloud of volcanic ash in Iceland

Syria death toll 'surpasses 1,000'

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:32 PM PDT

Rights groups say they have documented names of civilians allegedly killed by security forces since protests erupted.

At War: A Rumor From the Roundabout

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:09 PM PDT

Afghans seemed content to let reports of Mullah Muhammad Omar's possible death vanish with the news cycle.

Deaths in Baghdad car bomb attack

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:49 AM PDT

At least four killed in Iraq attack, which comes two days after a series of explosions that claimed 16 lives.

Report Says Abortions Aimed at Girls Are Increasing in India

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:10 PM PDT

A new study finds that among affluent, educated families, sex-selective abortions of girls have spread nationwide during the past two decades.

U.S. Commodity Regulator Sues Oil Traders

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:00 PM PDT

The agency accuses three companies and two individuals of manipulating oil markets when crude prices reached $100 a barrel in 2008.

New entrepreneurs on the rise in socialist Cuba

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:06 PM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - The salvation of socialism in Cuba is taking some odd turns, with words like "competition," "marketing" and "opportunity" being heard for the first time in decades on the communist-led island.

I'll be fit for US Open - Woods

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:18 AM PDT

Tiger Woods expects his knee, Achilles and calf injuries to heal in time for the US Open in June.

VIDEO: Iceland: Life under the ash cloud

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:11 AM PDT

Life under the ash cloud created by Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano

VIDEO: Obama and Cameron play table tennis

Posted: 24 May 2011 10:45 AM PDT

Barack Obama and David Cameron teamed-up to play some pupils at table tennis at the Globe Academy school in south London.

VIDEO: Small army keeps US President safe

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:20 AM PDT

Behind the scenes of the visit to the UK, wherever President Obama goes, so too does as a small army of secret service officers, bodyguards and their high tech hardware.