Romney, in comeback, has narrow Maine caucus win
PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney grabbed back some momentum after midweek losses in three states, scoring ...
It's bailout or chaos, PM Papademos tells Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has told lawmakers to back a deeply unpopular international financial rescue in a vote Sunday ...
Syrian forces shell Homs ahead of Arab meeting
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded districts of the city of Homs in their drive to crush a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, ahe...
Al Qaeda leader backs Syrian revolt against Assad
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in a video recording posted on the Internet on Sunday, urged Syrians not to rely on the West or Ar...
Fidel Castro meets intellectuals in 9-hour meeting
HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro held his second lengthy public event in a week, this time a nine-hour session with writers and int...
Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies (AP)
AP - Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image was ruined by erratic b...
Houston remembered at Clive Davis gala (AP)
AP - More than two decades ago, Clive Davis introduced a young woman with a scintillating voice to the music industry at his annual pre-Grammy soiree:...
Whitney Houston's voice will never be forgotten (AP)
AP - Whitney Houston's downfall was so long and sad that, in an impatient public's mind, it overshadowed her many accomplishments.
Maine GOP chairman says Romney wins caucuses (AP)
AP - Mitt Romney narrowly won Maine's Republican caucuses, state party officials announced Saturday, providing his campaign with a much-needed bo...
Man to face Alabama trial in wife's diving death (AP)
AP - A dream honeymoon to scuba dive on Australia's Great Barrier Reef turned into a terrible nightmare, and the horror is about to play out year...