News Corp. Will Disclose Its Political Donations Posted: 14 May 2011 12:24 PM PDT The company, accused of bias toward Republican causes, says it will list all political contributions made each year.  
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Key Mississippi floodgates opened Posted: 14 May 2011 01:05 PM PDT US army engineers open floodgates in Louisiana that will inundate up to three million acres to try to protect cities from Mississippi river floodwaters.  
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Florida imams arrested over Taliban charges Posted: 14 May 2011 01:05 PM PDT Six people accused in US lawsuit of helping fund "murder, kidnapping and maiming" carried out by the Pakistani Taliban.  
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Gunmen kill U.N. worker in Ethiopia's Somali region Posted: 14 May 2011 12:44 PM PDT ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Gunmen have killed a U.N. driver in Ethiopia's Somali Region in an ambush that also injured another staff member, the World Food Programme said on Saturday.  
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Pakistan bus bomb leaves six dead Posted: 14 May 2011 12:02 PM PDT Ten others wounded after a bomb planted in a bus explodes near eastern town of Kharian, 130km southeast of Islamabad.  
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Zoo criticised over gorilla death Posted: 14 May 2011 11:51 AM PDT A leading anthropologist calls London Zoo "incompetent" after the death of its baby gorilla in an attack by an adult male gorilla.  
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VIDEO: Iran acid punishment postponed Posted: 14 May 2011 11:32 AM PDT An Iranian man who was due to be blinded as a punishment for throwing acid in the face of a woman has had his sentence postponed.  
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As Rift Deepens Between U.S. and Pakistan, Kerry Offers Carrots and Sticks Posted: 14 May 2011 12:15 PM PDT Senator John Kerry arrives in Islamabad with a list of actions and offerings from Washington aimed at defusing tensions.  
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Singapore’s Founder Quits Cabinet Posted: 14 May 2011 11:50 AM PDT The nation's 87-year-old founding father resigned after his party's worst showing in an election since independence.  
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Florida Men Accused of Aiding Pakistani Taliban Posted: 14 May 2011 12:20 PM PDT Three Pakistani-Americans were charged with providing financing and other support to the Pakistani Taliban.  
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Week in Review: Marital Matters and the 2012 Election Posted: 14 May 2011 12:38 PM PDT An early focus on presidential candidates' relationships with their spouses — and whose business it is, anyway.  
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Nine Libyans Killed in NATO Attack Are Buried Posted: 14 May 2011 12:54 PM PDT Vowing revenge, Libyan mourners buried nine men they said were Muslim religious leaders and medics killed in a NATO aerial attack.  
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McCain Foods founder dies age 81 Posted: 14 May 2011 10:35 AM PDT Wallace McCain, a billionaire Canadian frozen food mogul and philanthropist, has died aged 81.  
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Chicago Trial May Unmask Pakistan’s Links to Militants Posted: 14 May 2011 12:30 PM PDT David Coleman Headley is expected to testify that he laid he groundwork for the 2008 Mumbai attack with $25,000 from an officer in Pakistan's powerful intelligence service.  
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As Rift Deepens Between U.S. and Pakistan, Kerry Offers Carrots and Sticks Posted: 14 May 2011 12:15 PM PDT Senator John Kerry arrives in Islamabad with a list of actions and offerings from Washington aimed at defusing tensions.  
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‘Sex on Wheels’? Now Ferrari Has ‘Room for Groceries,’ Too Posted: 14 May 2011 11:07 AM PDT Ferrari's chairman is broadening its lineup with a hatchback, but wants to retain the exclusivity of a luxury brand.  
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Army Corps Ready to Open Louisiana Spillway Posted: 14 May 2011 12:38 PM PDT The corps hopes to divert Mississippi River water from New Orleans and other areas downriver, flooding a large part of southern Louisiana instead.  
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A Big Belter Who Found a True Voice Posted: 13 May 2011 04:00 PM PDT Sutton Foster says she wants to be known "as an actress who sings and dances." But this is far from the way she started off.  
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Manchester celebrates double win Posted: 14 May 2011 10:12 AM PDT The city of Manchester completes a remarkable double on Saturday as its two football clubs win the Premier League and the FA Cup.  
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Murder inquiry over teenage death Posted: 14 May 2011 04:14 AM PDT Four people are arrested as police start a murder inquiry following the death of a 17-year-old boy in Stokesley.  
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