Obama to meet with McCain
Once campaign rivals, President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain are ready to talk about how they can collaborate on issues facing the United States.
Citigroup to cut 53,000 employees
Citigroup Inc. is cutting some 53,000 more jobs in the coming quarters as the banking giant struggles to steady itself after suffering massive losses from deteriorating debt.
Suspected ETA chief nabbed
The suspected military leader of Basque separatist rebel group ETA has been arrested in France, the French interior ministry said Monday, the biggest blow to the organization in months.
30 years after, the legacy of Jonestown
By their wiles or happenstance, scores of temple members escaped the events of Nov. 18, 1978, when more than 900 people died by drinking poisoned drinks at the behest of Jim Jones.
Scoop: Palin book deal could rake in $7 million
One McCain-Palin ad tried to paint Barack Obama as a celebrity, but it's Sarah Palin who's on the verge of a celeb-sized book deal.
Federal workers wooed by Obama
Before the election, Barack Obama sent letters to seven agencies, offering details about plans to beef up programs and roll back some Bush administration policies.
Economists: Tougher times ahead
The latest outlook from U.S. business economists is dire. They see the economy shrinking further in 2008 and next year.
Brothels bill health insurers for sex acts
Dozens of Sydney brothels are passing off sex acts as therapeutic massages and illegally billing health insurers for the services, a newspaper and an official said Monday.
Vietnam braces for tropical storm
Vietnam called its fishermen ashore and began evacuating 80,000 people from high-risk areas as a tropical storm churned toward the country's southern coast Monday.
Flood traps 33 in China mine
A flood at a coal mine in Henan trapped more than 30 workers on Monday — the third mine accident in as many weeks to hit the resource-rich central Chinese province, the government said.
