WHO: More research on foodborne ills needed: Foodborne diseases appear to be on the rise in both rich and poor countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. ›18:20
Where bottom of the market is isnt clear: Economists, money managers and traders who watch the markets closely say you can't assume previous bear market measures mean much. ›23:50
Over 1,000 melamine babies still in hospitals: Over a thousand Chinese infants are still in hospital receiving treatment for kidney damage caused by tainted milk, China's Health Ministry said. ›14:40
Did attacker use a club sandwich?: A man faces a domestic battery charge after allegedly hitting his girlfriend with a sandwich as she was driving on Interstate 95 on Friday. ›02:42 19 Nov, Wed
Xbox 360 gets a makeover and avatars: Will Halo 3 players want to make cute little avatars on their Xbox 360? Well, guess what? Theyll have to. Its the first thing youre prompted to do in the New Xbox Experience, the shiny new makeover to the Xbox interface that rolled out on Wednesday. ›02:21
Dubai parties at hotel bash despite economy: Dubai developers threw a $20 million party Thursday complete with Hollywood celebrities Robert DeNiro and Charlize Theron and fireworks that lit up the evening sky. ›00:08 21 Nov, Fri
Afghanistan markets pomegranates: Afghanistan is telling the world that it has a trendy, new replacement for its dreaded poppy crop: sweet, juicy pomegranates. ›00:40 21 Nov, Fri
Quit your job and make your game: Created by two guys with a big idea and little money, "World of Goo" is proof that small-time game developers fueled by nothing more than a unique vision and a willingness to take big risks are coming up with some the year's most compelling, distinctive and buzzed-about games. ›09:38
Ex-Gitmo detainee to taste freedom: Australian police said Thursday they will stop restricting the movements and communications of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee. ›09:13
Unable to recognize voices, except Sean Connery's: Body Odd: A 60-year-old British woman is the first documented case of someone born without the ability to detect familiar voices. ›14:19 19 Nov, Wed
For many CEOs, private jets the only way to fly: Some in Congress pounced this week on what they view as the hypocrisy of auto executives flying on corporate jets to Washington to ask for public help. ›00:17 21 Nov, Fri
Pilot has mid-flight mental breakdown: An Air Canada co-pilot having a mental breakdown had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated, and a stewardess with flying experience helped the pilot safely make an emergency landing, an Irish investigation concluded Wednesday. ›16:15
Video: View from the war zone: Nov. 20: NBC's Richard Engel offers a first-hand account of what American troops are facing in Afghanistan.(Nightly News) ›00:00 21 Nov, Fri
Cover-up alleged in missionary plane downing: A classified CIA report on the 2001 shoot down of a small plane carrying American missionaries by the Peruvian air force suggests that U.S. officials may have misled Congress. ›20:33
Video: Big Three struggles ripple through Detroit: Nov. 20: NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports on the local businessesincluding a florist, a sign maker, and a restaurant ownerthat once thrived in the shadows of the Big Three automakers.(Nightly News) ›00:03 21 Nov, Fri
Woman pleads no contest in corpse case: A member of a religious sect pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor after being accused of leaving another member's corpse in her bathroom so the group could collect her Social Security checks. ›21:19 17 Nov, Mon
Google empowers users to edit search results: If Google delivers useless search results, just erase them and you won't see them again. ›00:39 21 Nov, Fri
Paulson says stricter regulation not the answer: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says the financial crisis now plaguing the world economy is an event that happens "once or twice" in 100 years. ›22:57
eHarmony agrees to provide same-sex matches: Online dating service eHarmony said Wednesday it will launch a new Web site which caters to same-sex singles as part of a discrimination settlement with New Jersey's Civil Rights Division. ›14:38
Man wields bat to get cat from shelter: Dallas police are looking for an irate pet lover so intent on liberating his lost cat that he wielded a bat to fend off animal shelter employees. ›16:57 19 Nov, Wed
Deflation poses new economic threat: Strapped consumers are rejoicing at falling prices. But some economists warn of the growing risk of a ruinous downward price spiral called deflation. Here's what's at stake. ›19:00