Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so: As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. ›17:42 30 Nov, Sun

California Democrat considered for trade job: Rep. Xavier Becerra, a strong proponent of labor protections in free trade pacts, is in discussions with the Obama transition team about taking the job of U.S. trade representative. ›18:27

Neocons Converge Around Giuliani Campaign: ›21:52 6 Oct, Sat

Doris Lessings Nobel Prize: The unpredictable curmudgeon has written about everything from feminism to sci-fi to cats (twice). ›15:18 12 Oct, Fri

Study: 49 states flunk college affordability: An independent report on American higher education flunks all but one state when it comes to affordability an embarrassing verdict that is unlikely to improve as the economy contracts. ›14:12

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

Technology Review: 2007 Ford Expedition: Ford's full-size SUV is big on conveniences and standard features. ›07:00 19 Oct, Fri

China forces AIDS activist to return home: 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

Obama has bipartisan economy pledge for govs: The president-elect pledged quick work Tuesday on an economic recovery plan to include tax cuts and increased federal spending, and told the nation's governors he wants their advice. ›16:25 2 Dec, Tue

Books Q&A: The Real Charles Schulz: 'Peanuts' creator Charles Schulz emerges as insecure and an emotionally distant father and husband in a new biography and documentary. ›22:32 9 Oct, Tue

Obama teams scrutinize federal agencies: Obama teams review agencies in an attempt to minimize tension during the transition, but it creates anxiety among some Bush officials. ›05:15

Over 50 dead in Texas due to awful patient care: More than 50 mentally disabled patients in the large state-run institutions of Texas died in the past year from preventable conditions often related to poor care, an investigation shows. ›00:57

Judge affirms 'Millennium bomber' sentence: A federal judge in Seattle on Wednesday re-imposed a 22-year sentence on an Algerian convicted of plotting to bomb the Los Angeles airport at the turn of the millennium. ›18:56

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

Burmese Battle Spiritual and Economic Ills: Businesses are struggling, prices are rising and residents are facing a spiritual crisis. An on-scene report from post-protest Rangoon. ›18:10 11 Oct, Thu

Police break up Zimbabwe health protest: An Italian judge has suspended a kidnapping trial linked to the CIA's extraordinary rendition program after the government said testimony could be a threat to Italy's national security. ›12:46

World Blog: Cleaning up, and hoping, in Thailand: Nations began signing a treaty banning cluster bombs Wednesday in a move that supporters hope will shame the U.S., Russia and China and other non-signers into abandoning weapons. ›12:48

34 Nigerian kids die from tainted teething mix: Nigerian food and drug regulators on Tuesday updated the death toll to 34 in an outbreak of fatalities among infants given a locally-made teething formula tainted with a toxic agent. ›00:32

Evidence grows for vitamin D, heart health link: People with a deficiency in vitamin D may be at increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease, the authors of a new review on research of vitamin D and heart health conclude. ›00:29 2 Dec, Tue

A Muslim Letter to Christians: In an unprecedented letter, Muslim leaders across the globe invite the worlds Christians to the table. ›14:33 11 Oct, Thu

Will Knicks Scandal Affect Cablevision?: Jimmy Dolan's sports empire is a humiliation. Does that make him unfit to run Daddy's cable company? ›00:00 15 Oct, Mon