Black Friday sales up 7 pct; retailers look ahead AP - 6 hrs agoThe holiday shopping season got off to a strong start on Black Friday, with retail sales up 7 percent over last year, according to the most recent survey. Now stores just have to keep buyers coming back without the promise … More »Black Friday sales up 7 pct; retailers look ahead
The holiday shopping season got off to a strong start on Black Friday, with retail sales up 7 percent over last year, according to the most recent survey. Now stores just have to keep buyers coming back without the promise of door-buster savings.
Tentative deal moves the NBA lockout closer to end AP - 3 hrs agoWith a Christmas Day tripleheader on everyone's wish list and a tentative labor agreement in place, NBA owners and union officials went back to work Saturday, relaying details of the deal with hopes of cementing it quick … More »Tentative deal moves the NBA lockout closer to end
With a Christmas Day tripleheader on everyone's wish list and a tentative labor agreement in place, NBA owners and union officials went back to work Saturday, relaying details of the deal with hopes of cementing it quickly.
2nd American student arrested in Cairo back in US AP - 1 hr 13 mins agoAt least two of three American students arrested during protests in Cairo arrived back in the U.S. late Saturday, three days after an Egyptian court ordered their release. More »2nd American student arrested in Cairo back in US
At least two of three American students arrested during protests in Cairo arrived back in the U.S. late Saturday, three days after an Egyptian court ordered their release.
NASA launches super-size rover to Mars: 'Go, Go!' AP - 4 hrs agoA rover of "monster truck" proportions zoomed toward Mars on an 8½-month, 354 million-mile journey Saturday, the biggest, best equipped robot ever sent to explore another planet. More »NASA launches super-size rover to Mars: 'Go, Go!'
A rover of "monster truck" proportions zoomed toward Mars on an 8½-month, 354 million-mile journey Saturday, the biggest, best equipped robot ever sent to explore another planet.
Blasts kill 15 in Iraq as US troops pull out AP - 4 hrs agoA string of explosions hit a Baghdad market and the capital's western outskirts on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and exposing the challenges still facing Iraqi security forces just over a month before all American … More »Blasts kill 15 in Iraq as US troops pull out
A string of explosions hit a Baghdad market and the capital's western outskirts on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and exposing the challenges still facing Iraqi security forces just over a month before all American troops leave the country.
- If you raise the price, they'll still come AP - 47 mins ago
The way Americans are chomping Big Macs, lacing up pricey sneakers and gulping peppermint mochas in this economy, you'd think they're taking advantage of big holiday discounts.
- Richardson powers No. 2 Bama past Auburn, 42-14 AP - 51 mins ago
Trent Richardson and No. 2 Alabama have convinced Nick Saban that they're worthy of competing for college football's top prize.
- Egypt's ElBaradei turns up heat on ruling generals Reuters - 5 hrs ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei has offered to lead a government of national unity, raising the pressure on Egypt's ruling generals amid protests demanding an immediate end to army rule. Activists are calling on citizens to converge again in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday, a day before the start …
- Germany, France plan quick new Stability Pact: report Reuters - 5 hrs ago
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are planning more drastic means - including a quick new Stability Pact - to fight the euro zone sovereign debt crisis, Welt am Sonntag reported on Sunday. The Sunday newspaper reported in an advance before publication that if necessary …
- Retailers look to keep Black Friday momentum going Reuters - 5 hrs ago
(Reuters) - U.S. retailers moved from the frenzied start of the holiday shopping season to the next phase on Saturday, hoping to avoid a drop after Black Friday and keep the momentum going during a fitful economic recovery. After featuring the usual deep discounts on Thanksgiving on Thursday and on Friday, retailers were …
- Greece may miss 2012 selloff target due to EU crisis Reuters - 9 hrs ago
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece may miss its target for privatization revenues next year because of the worsening economic climate in Europe, the head of the agency responsible for selling state assets said in an interview to be published on Sunday. Greece's repeated failure to meet budget targets including for privatization …
- Police ban Congo election rallies, at least 2 dead Reuters - 5 hrs ago
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Congo blocked President Joseph Kabila's main rival at an airport in Kinshasa on Saturday to stop him staging an election rally after at least two died in violence across the central African state's capital city. Two days before presidential and parliamentary elections, rival factions hurled …
- Arab states plan to cut commercial ties with Syria Reuters - 6 hrs ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab states plan to cut commercial ties with President Bashar al-Assad's government and freeze its assets in response to violence in Syria, where activists said 42 civilians and soldiers died on Saturday. The sanctions, which would plunge Syria deeper into economic crisis and regional isolation, were drawn …
- FARC rebels execute 4 military hostages: Colombia Reuters - 4 hrs ago
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian FARC rebels executed four members of the security forces during a botched mission to free them from a decade as hostages, the most violent act by the group since troops killed its leader Alfonso Cano this month. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which has a policy of killing hostages …
- Yemen presidential election set for February 21 Reuters - 6 hrs ago
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's vice president called presidential elections for February 21 on Saturday under a deal aimed at ending months of protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh that have brought the country to the edge of civil war. If the agreement goes according to plan, Saleh will become the fourth Arab ruler …
- NASA rover launched to seek out life clues on Mars Reuters - 8 hrs ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Florida on Saturday, launching a $2.5 billion nuclear-powered NASA rover toward Mars to look for clues on what could sustain life on the Red Planet. The 20-story-tall booster built by United Launch Alliance lifted off from its seaside launch …
- Pakistan stops NATO supplies after deadly raid Reuters - 5 hrs ago
YAKKAGHUND, Pakistan (Reuters) - NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military outposts in northwest Pakistan Saturday, killing as many as 28 troops and plunging U.S.-Pakistan relations deeper into crisis. Pakistan shut down NATO supply routes into Afghanistan - used for sending in nearly half of the alliance's …
- FARC rebels execute 4 military hostages: Colombia Reuters - 7 hrs ago
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian FARC rebels executed four members of the armed forces during a botched mission to free them from a decade as hostages, the most violent act by the group since troops killed its leader Alfonso Cano this month. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which has a policy of killing hostages …
- Police ban Congo election rallies, at least 2 dead Reuters - 6 hrs ago
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Congo blocked President Joseph Kabila's main rival at an airport in Kinshasa on Saturday to stop him staging an election rally after at least two died in violence across the central African state's capital city. Two days before presidential and parliamentary elections, rival factions hurled …
- New NBA season likely to begin on Christmas Day Reuters - 16 hrs ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) and its players have reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement which paves the way for a 66-game season starting on Christmas Day.
- Multiple Baghdad blasts kill at least 13 people Reuters - 16 hrs ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded in a commercial Baghdad district and another blast hit the city's western outskirts on Saturday, killing at least 13 people, police and hospital sources said. The first blast hit Baghdad's central Bab al-Sharji district followed by two other explosions in a street nearby, in attacks …
Pakistan has blocked vital supply routes for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan and demanded … More »NATO attack allegedly kills 24 Pakistani troops
