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.

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.

Calif. firefighters gain on wildfires

Firefighters aided by Mother Nature continued to make gains early Monday on raging wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee in Southern California.

Mask ban upsets Iraqi interpreters

The U.S. military has barred Iraqi interpreters working with American troops in Baghdad from wearing ski masks to disguise themselves, prompting some to resign and others to bare their faces even though they fear it could get them killed.

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.

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.

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.

Top GOP senators oppose auto bailout

Top Republican senators said Sunday they will oppose a Democratic plan to bail out Detroit automakers, calling the U.S. industry a "dinosaur" whose "day of reckoning" is coming.

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.