World Markets Plummet Despite Bailout
Asian markets have plunged and European stocks are on the same downward slope as global investors take scant comfort from Washington's passage of a $700 billion bank bailout.
Russian Troops Dismantling Georgia Posts
Russian troops began dismantling positions in the so-called security zones inside Georgia that they have occupied since August's brief but intense war, in the first reported sign a promised pullback was under way.
A Setback For "Milkshake Murder" Convict
An American woman sentenced to life in prison in Hong Kong for the death of her banker husband lost her bid for a new trial.
Black Hawks Collide; Iraqi Soldier Killed
Two U.S. helicopters collided while landing at a base in Baghdad on Saturday, killing one Iraqi soldier and wounding two American troops and two other Iraqis, the military said.
Israel Takes Indirect Heat Over Nukes
A U.N. nuclear conference of 145 nations indirectly criticized Israel on Saturday for refusing to put its atomic program under international purview.
Austrian Man Sets In-Laws On Fire
The 48-year-old man used a home-made flame-thrower to attack the elderly couple as they slept, police say. The suspect is in an induced coma following emergency surgery after he stabbed himself in the stomach.
"Modesty Patrols" Sow Fear In Israel
Patrols of ultra-Orthodox Jews are on a campaign to end behavior they consider unchaste. They have been accused of beating a Jerusalem woman for allegedly consorting with men and have attacked stores selling devices that can access the Internet.
9 Bodies Found Dumped In Tijuana
Police have found nine more bodies dumped around the Mexican border city of Tijuana, where nearly 50 people have been killed in a week of violence related to the drug trade.
