Magazine Preview: The First Marriage

Magazine Preview: The First Marriage
WHO chief says Fidel Castro "looks wonderful"
Movie Review | 'This Is It': Monument to the Man Gliding a Last Time
Madoff Case Losses Put at $21.2 Billion
Live - Wednesday football
Ex-minister faces expenses rebuke
Russia urged to tackle HIV epidemic
Clinton has tough sell in Pakistan
Global Rise in Makeshift Bombs Worries U.S.
Lines Blur Between Phillies and Yankees Territory
Stellar blast is record-breaker
Mortars fired at Somali president
Uruguay ruling group 'wins vote'
NATO chief to discuss Afghan cooperation in Russia
Attacks Display Taliban Resolve
Clinton Announces Aid for Pakistan
Merkel Is Re-Elected as Chancellor
Vote Procedures Anger Iraqi Kurds
EU Orders Spain to End Tax Breaks
U.K. to Cut File Pirates' Connections

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 12:51 PM PDT

It's modern. It's a formidable brand. And it's an ongoing negotiation between two strong-minded individuals.

WHO chief says Fidel Castro "looks wonderful"

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:54 AM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro "looks wonderful," World Health Organization director general Margaret Chan said on Wednesday, after meeting the 83-year-old who resigned the presidency last year due to ailing health.

Movie Review | 'This Is It': Monument to the Man Gliding a Last Time

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 12:38 PM PDT

Death returned Michael Jackson's humanity, and in a curious, tentative way so too does "Michael Jackson's This Is It."

Madoff Case Losses Put at $21.2 Billion

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 12:16 PM PDT

The total of cash losses by investors in Bernard L. Madoff's giant Ponzi scheme has climbed to $21.2 billion, the court-appointed trustee overseeing victim claims said.

Live - Wednesday football

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 12:00 PM PDT

Arsenal host Liverpool in one of three remaining Carling Cup fourth round ties on Wednesday, while Celtic meet Hearts in the Co-operative Insurance Cup.

Ex-minister faces expenses rebuke

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 12:40 PM PDT

Former minister Tony McNulty is to be rebuked for his expenses claims and asked to repay about £13,000, the BBC understands.

Russia urged to tackle HIV epidemic

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:48 AM PDT

Health officials reject calls for methadone and needle exchanges to combat spread.

Clinton has tough sell in Pakistan

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:54 AM PDT

Just a few hours after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Islamabad, a massive car bomb exploded in a crowded market frequented by women in the northwest city of Peshawar, a two-hour drive away.

Global Rise in Makeshift Bombs Worries U.S.

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 12:17 PM PDT

Improvised explosive devices, as the military calls them, are spreading beyond the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Lines Blur Between Phillies and Yankees Territory

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:59 AM PDT

Data that tracks people searching for World Series tickets online suggests geographical overlap in the fan bases.

Stellar blast is record-breaker

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:47 AM PDT

A huge explosion known as a gamma ray burst is confirmed as the most distant cosmic event seen from Earth.

Mortars fired at Somali president

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:50 AM PDT

At least five people killed after fighters attack airport during Sharif Ahmed's arrival.

Uruguay ruling group 'wins vote'

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:31 AM PDT

Broad Front coalition wins parliamentary majority, initial election results show.

NATO chief to discuss Afghan cooperation in Russia

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:09 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen hopes to secure Russian help in equipping and training Afghan security forces during a visit to Moscow in December, an alliance spokesman said on Wednesday.

Attacks Display Taliban Resolve

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:42 AM PDT

The Taliban staged attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, killing at least 100 people just as Hillary Clinton arrived in the region -- showing just how little the Taliban's firepower has been curtailed despite U.S. and Pakistani efforts.

Clinton Announces Aid for Pakistan

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:25 AM PDT

Hillary Clinton, seeking to bolster Islamabad's fight against Islamic extremists, initiated a $125 million U.S. assistance program for Pakistan's power sector aimed at rolling back electricity shortages.

Merkel Is Re-Elected as Chancellor

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 05:12 AM PDT

Germany's lower house re-elected Angela Merkel as Germany's chancellor to lead the country's first center-right coalition government in 11 years.

Vote Procedures Anger Iraqi Kurds

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 09:49 AM PDT

Kurdish lawmakers said they will boycott an Iraqi parliament session on Thursday if members are asked to choose which voter-registration records to use to hold polls in the disputed area of Kirkuk.