Sat, 04 Jul 2009
North Korea test-fires more missiles
North Korea fired a fourth Scud-type missile toward the Sea of Japan, South Korean government confirmed Saturday.

Sat, 04 Jul 2009
New Honduras leaders reject Zelaya's return
The head of the Organization of American States said Friday he has found no willingness among leaders of Honduras' interim government to return President Jose Manuel Zelaya to power.

Sat, 04 Jul 2009
Palin quitting early as Alaska governor
Sarah Palin said Friday that she will step down as Alaska's governor by the end of the month. She will not seek election to a second gubernatorial term in 2010. Palin, a Republican, was elected governor in 2006. She was tapped as Sen. John McCain's vice presidential running mate last year.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Ex-Iranian president seeks to free detainees
Iranians worried about their loved ones detained in the protests that followed the presidential election got the ear of a former president, who wants the detainees released, an Iranian reformist party newspaper reported on Thursday.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Mexican elections are referendum on Calderon
Mexican President Felipe Calderon will wake up a lame duck Monday. How lame will depend largely on nationwide midterm elections Sunday.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
6 die in London high-rise fire
Two children were killed when a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in south London on Friday afternoon, officials said. Sixteen people were injured.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Video: Honduras protesters' bus tires shot
Honduran soldiers shot out the tires of buses headed for a demonstration in support of ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya, a video obtained by CNN shows.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Jackson memorial tickets available in lottery
Fans must register online for a lottery to win tickets to Tuesday's Michael Jackson memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, organizers said. People who don't have one of the 17,500 free tickets to be handed out should stay away and watch on TV, officials said.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Diprivan risk well-known to doctors
While authorities do not yet know what killed Michael Jackson, the possibility that anesthetics -- particularly the drug Diprivan -- might be involved continue to swell with each new revelation.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Hospital employee used shots, spread disease
A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds, or even thousands, of surgical patients to hepatitis C after taking their fentanyl injections and replacing them with used syringes filled with saline solution, authorities say.