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.

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.

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.

Shuttle docks with space station

Space shuttle Endeavour linked with the international space station on Sunday, kicking off a huge home makeover that will allow twice as many astronauts to live up there beginning next year.

Bush makes call to Libya's Gadhafi
The White House says President Bush called Libya's Moammar Gadhafi to thank him for settling a long-standing dispute between Washington and Tripoli over terrorist attacks in the 1980s.

NYT: GOP debates roadmap back to power

Nearly 30 years after Ronald Reagan ushered in a period of conservative ascendancy in American politics, how should the movement re-energize itself?

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.

Asia markets mixed as Japan enters recession

Asian markets were mixed Monday as confirmation Japan has slipped into recession emphasized the gloomy outlook for the world economy.

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.