Bigger waist may spell more success for women: An imperfect body might be just what the doctor ordered for women and key to their economic success, an anthropologist now says. ›19:29
China forces AIDS activist to return home: Escalating aggression from a group of extremist Israeli youths holed up in one of the West Bank's most explosive flash points a disputed house in Hebron approached a boiling point Wednesday. ›20:11
Saad Hariri on Lebanons Future: Saad Hariri takes up the mantle of his assassinated father, and argues for the world to isolate Syria. ›15:46 12 Oct, Fri
Victim's kin sue in Wal-Mart stampede death: The family of a New York man who was trampled to death the day after Thanksgiving by a stampede of bargain hunting Wal-Mart shoppers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. ›17:55
Want to sail without danger? Go surfing ... online: Always wanted to sail around the globe but never had the nerve? Just sign up online and now you can compete in one of France's most beloved yachting events without ever having to leave your desk. ›17:02
Police arrest aunt in shackled teen case: Police arrested the aunt of a 17-year-old boy who showed up at a gym shackled and terrified, claiming he had just fled his captors. ›17:22
Red Tape: eBay users say holiday giveaway hacked: eBay users are complaining that a holiday contest offered by the auction Web site has been overrun by Scrooge-like computer hackers, and that eBays poor design for the contest is to blame. ›15:43 2 Dec, Tue
Reputed mobster involved in Mumbai attacks?: Victorious anti-government protesters lifted their siege of Bangkok's two airports Wednesday while leaders of the ousted government named a caretaker prime minister to lead the politically chaotic kingdom. ›10:33
AP: Gregory to replace Russert, NBC exec says: AP: NBC News is close to naming chief White House correspondent David Gregory as Tim Russert's replacement on the political talk show "Meet the Press," a network executive said Tuesday. ›02:55
Hebron settlers brace for showdown: The Russian navy said Wednesday one of its warships would sail this week through Panama Canal a symbolic projection of Moscow's power to the U.S. zone of influence. ›19:55
Vermont named healthiest state, Louisiana last: Louisiana has displaced Mississippi as the unhealthiest state, and other Southern states were close rivals due to high obesity and smoking rates in new rankings. ›20:06
747 to carry space shuttle back to Florida: A planet outside of the solar system has been discovered orbiting a dying, puffed-up star called a red giant. ›01:23
Larry Craig, Hall of Famer: Not even a sex-sting arrest and an on-again, off-again guilty plea can keep Idahos senior senator from induction into the pantheon of Gem State greats. ›17:40 12 Oct, Fri
Franken pulls closer but Coleman still leads: Democrat Al Franken caught a couple of breaks Tuesday as the recount in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race drew closer to a finish, though not enough to undo Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's persistent lead. ›15:15
Cosmic Log: Rocket rides for $95,000: Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A brand-new travel agency is selling front-row seats on an XCOR Aerospace rocket plane that will soar more than halfway to outer space. ›17:57 2 Dec, Tue
Italian judge suspends trial of CIA agents: Frustrated by rules preventing military doctors from treating Iraqis, two U.S. soldiers began arranging for sick children to receive free medical treatment abroad. ›05:13
Non-sports fans will cheer for these films: "Bend It Like Beckham" is a sweet girl-power tale, and for fun and mostly mindless entertainment, it doesnt get much better than Caddyshack. ›18:03 1 Dec, Mon
Cleveland Clinic discloses doctors' business ties: The Cleveland Clinic says it is publicizing the business ties its 1,800 doctors and researchers have with drug companies and device makers. ›18:09
Cops: Kmart shooting suspect commits suicide: A Philadelphia man suspected in the shooting of a Kmart manager on a store loading dock has committed suicide. ›15:35
Simon Cowell says Britney was in awe of me: Singer made recent visit to his British reality show, The X Factor. ›04:02
Study explains dark spots on Venus: The clouds are parting on Venus as new images reveal more about the structure of a dense layer that enshrouds the hot planet. ›20:11