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South Africa spent $3 billion on 2010 World Cup
South Africa spent more than $3 billion on the 2010 World Cup, and in return gained an "intangible legacy" from the first world soccer showpiece in ...
Postcard mailed during WWII arrives at NY home
A postcard mailed nearly 70 years ago has finally arrived at the former upstate New York home of the couple who sent it. The postcard was sent July ...
Cops: Conn. real estate agent stole for sale signs
A Connecticut real estate agent has been charged with stealing a competitor's for sale signs from the front lawns of area homes. Police say ...
2 dead in violence at South Africa gold mine
A South African gold mining company says two of its workers have been killed and another injured in violence at one of its mines as unrest continues ...
Pakistan to cut phone service to prevent attacks
Pakistan's interior minister said Friday that the government will suspend cell phone service in most parts of the country over the next two days to ...
Calif.-Vegas party train could hit tracks in 2013
As if a weekend in Las Vegas isn't wild enough for Southern Californians, a Nevada entrepreneur is about to add five more hours of party to either end
Cash-strapped post office tests same-day delivery
Emboldened by rapid growth in e-commerce shipping, the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service is moving aggressively this holiday season to start a premium ...
INFLUENCE GAME: Election over, campaign continues
The election may be over, but a new campaign is being waged in the nation's capital as lobbyists, advocates and trade groups fight to shape the ...
Best-selling Australian author Courtenay dies
Best-selling Australian author Bryce Courtenay, whose first and final books drew on his tough early-life experiences in Africa, has died of stomach ...
Tax increases could factor in MLB negotiations
Team executives and agents wandered into the Agave Sunset lounge at the resort where the general managers' meetings were held in Indian Wells, Calif.
Black Friday creeps into Thursday
The nation's shoppers put the turkey down to take advantage of an early start to the holiday shopping season. Stores typically open in the wee hours ...
California city building "tsunami-resistant" port
It doesn't matter if the earth sways in Chile, Alaska or Japan, the formation of the sea floor along the U.S. West Coast generally aims any tsunami ...
Fewer holiday catalogs but still plenty in mail
Catalog shopper Kerry Falagario would be hard-pressed to tell that there's been a decrease in catalog circulation. They're coming fast and furious ...
4 Chinese oil workers freed by Colombian rebels
Four Chinese oil workers have been freed in the same southern jungles where the country's largest rebel group kidnapped them 17 months ago, police ...
Hamas cries victory; truce with Israel holds
Hamas leaders and thousands of flag-waving supporters declared victory over Israel on Gaza's first day of calm under an Egyptian-brokered truce ...
Facebook proposes to end voting on privacy issues
Facebook is proposing to end its practice of letting users vote on changes to its privacy policies, though it will continue to let users comment on ...
Codelco reports higher Jan-Sept profit
Chile's state-owned mining company Codelco said Thursday its January-September profits rose 27 percent over the same period last year, boosted by the ...
Cyprus 'very close' to signing bailout deal
Cyprus is "very close" to signing an agreement with potential creditors for a bailout to support its troubled banks and pay its bills, the crisis-hit ...
Blogger's death in Iran window onto cyber patrols
In his last blog entry, activist Sattar Beheshti wrote that Iranian authorities had given him an ultimatum: Either stop posting his "big mouth" ...
Calif. city building a "tsunami-resistant" port
It doesn't matter if the earth sways in Chile, Alaska or Japan, the formation of the sea floor along the U.S. West Coast generally aims any tsunami ...
Locked-out Lundqvist finally finds game to play
Henrik Lundqvist finally found a game to play. It won't be under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden, or in front of a hostile crowd in ...
Qatar set to host major climate talks
When the tiny desert nation of Qatar was chosen to host the latest round of United Nations climate change negotiations, environmentalists were stunned
BBC chooses former news chief as director-general
The BBC chose a former head of its news division Thursday to lead the broadcaster through a "long, hard look" at itself as it struggles to recover ...
Japan brands fend off rivals at China auto show
Global automakers and their Chinese rivals put on sleek displays of new cars at a major auto show Thursday in Guangzhou, the southern Chinese ...
Catalan independence debate hits cold realities
As in towns across this wealthy northwestern region, the maze-like cobblestone streets of Girona's medieval quarter are fluttering with flags in favor ...