65 militants killed in Afghan Logar province
2011-04-21 13:12:08
Afghan army, backed by NATO-led forces, killed 65 militants during a military operation in Baraki Barak district of Logar province.
Doctor: Japan nuke workers are at their limit
2011-04-21 12:48:12
Workers battling the crisis at Japan's stricken nuclear plant suffer from insomnia.
WikiLeaks suspect arrives at new jail
2011-04-21 12:35:05
The Army private suspected of illegally passing US govt secrets to WikiLeaks was transferred Wednesday to an Army prison in Kansas.
Obama off to 'friend' Facebook in person
2011-04-21 12:28:22
President Barack Obama likely has a few more "friends" after a town hall at Facebook headquarters Wednesday, but the real winner may be the medium of social networking itself.
Japan declares no-go zone around nuke plant
2011-04-21 12:22:37
Japan declared a 12-mile area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday.
Childhood music lessons pay off lifelong
2011-04-21 11:26:41
Those childhood music lessons could pay off decades later, even for those who no longer play an instrument, by keeping the mind sharper.
S Korean cargo ship hijacked in Somalian waters
2011-04-21 10:42:48
A South Korean container ship was abducted by Somalian pirates on Thursday, local media reported.
Gulf gets taste of recovery one year after spill
2011-04-21 10:31:21
A year after the worst US offshore oil spill swamped the Gulf coast with petroleum and misery, officials on Wednesday declared the hard-hit region reborn.
Japan declares evacuation area 'no-go' zone
2011-04-21 10:20:22
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan declared that the 20-km radius evacuation area around the crippled Fukushima No 1 nuclear plant will be off-limits from Thursday night.
Apple crushes forecasts again, iPad backlogged
2011-04-21 10:08:38
Apple Inc's results smashed Wall Street's expectations after iPhone and Mac sales scaled new heights.
Oscar nominee killed in Libya
2011-04-21 09:27:01
Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, were killed Wednesday in the besieged city of Misrata.
UN: More nuclear accidents are likely
2011-04-21 09:26:34
The world must prepare for more nuclear accidents on the scale of Chernobyl and Fukushima Dai-ichi plant.