- 10 percent jobless rate adds to pressure on Obama
- Obama to push lawmakers as health care vote looms
- Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs
- Honduras crisis deepens after collapse of deal
- Cecil earns first Breeders' Cup win with Midday
- US grieves after Muslim doctor kills 13 on army base
- Opel chief quits after GM decides to keep European unit
- Obesity causes 100,000 US cancers every year: study
- Pioneering Swiss solar-powered plane rolled out
- Ancelotti won't rush for Chelsea chequebook
- Federer faces school friend Chiudinelli in Basel tennis
- 40,000 affected as storm batters Nicaragua
- England won't pay penalty again, vows rugby coach
- US jobless rate hits 10.2%; Obama eyes new steps
- US jobless rate hit 10.2 percent; Obama eyes new steps
- US jobless rate rises to 10.2 percent
- Search continues for missing US troops in Afghanistan
- Clashes as NATO seeks soldiers missing in Afghanistan
- NATO soldiers missing in Afghanistan drowned: police
- NATO soldiers missing in Afghanistan 'drowned'
- Climate talks set to hand major problems to Copenhagen
- Gold price hits record after 'Sri Lanka purchase'
- US reels after Muslim doctor kills 13 on army base
- Gunman alive after killing 13 at Texas army base
- US jobless rate hits 10.2% as 190,000 jobs lost
- US unemployment jumps to 10.2%
- Climate talks enter final day amid row
- Newborns cry, coo in their own language: study
- China hits back at US tariffs, trade spat escalates
- CAS lifts Chelsea transfer ban pending ruling
- Zimbabwe faces new deadline for reforms
- Woods storms to shared PGA lead in China
- SAfrica can reach WCup quarter-finals, says Parreira
- Britney Spears in Australian lip synch furore
- Zelaya calls for more protests after crisis deal collapses
- Zelaya says Honduras crisis deal has failed
- Honduran agreement has failed: Zelaya aide
- Royal Bank of Scotland reports sharp loss
- Aussies welcome chance to host America's Cup race
- Saudi air strikes to 'neutralise' Yemen rebels
- US slaps import penalties on Chinese tubular goods
- Shooter alive after Texas base rampage leaves 13 dead
- 12 dead, 31 hurt in Texas military base rampage
- 14 charged in Wall St insider trading probe
- Judge orders US music website to drop Beatles songs
- Japan PM says no US base deal before Obama visit
- Droid joins 'Google phone' army in smart phone war
- Angry words as timetable for climate deal slips
- Muslim officer guns down 11 at Texas military base
- Twelve dead, 31 wounded in Texas military base shooting
The jump in US unemployment above 10 percent for the first time since 1983 will pressure President Barack Obama to find additional stimulus to keep a fragile economic recovery on track, analysts say.
Honduras crisis deepens after collapse of dealHonduras sunk into further disarray after President Manuel Zelaya, ousted in a military-backed coup, said a US-brokered deal to end the nation's four-month crisis had collapsed.
Cecil earns first Breeders' Cup win with MiddayBritish trainer Henry Cecil captured the first Breeders' Cup win of his storied career as European horses won two of six races and Life is Sweet set the stage for star stablemate Zenyatta.
US grieves after Muslim doctor kills 13 on army baseUS President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor unleashed a massacre at a US military base, killing 13.
Opel chief quits after GM decides to keep European unitGeneral Motors said Friday it will seek a new chief for European operations with Carl-Peter Forster quitting following the automaker's decision to hang on to its Opel/Vauxhall division.
Obesity causes 100,000 US cancers every year: studyObesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.
Pioneering Swiss solar-powered plane rolled outSolar Impulse, the Swiss bid to make the first solar-powered flight around the world, rolled out its prototype on Friday at an airbase near Zurich and powered up the engines.
Ancelotti won't rush for Chelsea chequebookChelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti insisted on Friday that he will not be rushing for the Stamford Bridge chequebook despite a transfer ban being lifted on the Premier League leaders.
Federer faces school friend Chiudinelli in Basel tennisRoger Federer puts an 18-match win streak at his home Swiss Indoors tournament on the line Saturday against old school friend Marco Chiudinelli in the semi-finals.
Regional
Wallabies look to rediscover spring in slam openerAustralia coach Robbie Deans will be under particular pressure to deliver a victory when the Wallabies face an injury-hit England at Twickenham on Saturday in the first leg of their grand slam tour.
All Blacks bid to continue Welsh dominationNew Zealand will bid to extend a winning streak of 20 games spread over 56 years when they take on Wales at the Millennium Stadium here on Saturday.
Korean, Saudi sides meet in AFC Champions League finalAl Ittihad of Saudi Arabia take on Pohang Steelers of South Korea in the AFC Champions League final this weekend with both sides aiming for a record third continental championship.
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Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia take on Pohang Steelers of South Korea in the AFC Champions League final this weekend with both sides aiming for a record third continental championship.
Obama delays Japan visit after Texas shooting: officialUS President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day, a Japanese foreign ministry official said Saturday, following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas.
Sci-Tech
Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songsUS online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.
Microsoft websites top spots in September: comScoreIndustry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties.
Norway court snubs call to block The Pirate BayA court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block its customers from accessing popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay.
Experts agree on proposed global privacy standardsExperts from 50 nations meeting in Madrid have reached a draft agreement on international standards for the protection of privacy and personal data, participants said Friday.
Pioneering Swiss solar-powered plane rolled outSolar Impulse, the Swiss bid to make the first solar-powered flight around the world, rolled out its prototype on Friday at an airbase near Zurich and powered up the engines.
Weird News
British butcher takes biro to meet the queenA butcher who received a medal from Queen Elizabeth II kept his trusty pen tucked behind his ear throughout the ceremony, newspapers reported Saturday.
Obama hints he'll be around a whileA year and a day since President Barack Obama was elected he hinted Thursday he planned on being around a while, spending eight years to push his ambitious reform agenda.
Louvre's Mona Lisa smiles on AppleParis's Louvre museum on Thursday launched an application giving Apple iPhone and iPod touch users access to its collections.
Shoe thrown at former Australian PM in Cambridge debateAn angry man threw a boot at former Australian prime minister John Howard during a debate at Britain's Cambridge University, the quick-thinking student who caught the shoe said Thursday.
Chinese ambassador to London 'loves TV's X Factor'China's ambassador to London revealed Thursday she is a fan of hit TV talent show "The X Factor" -- even though some of her embassy colleagues have complained about living near the show's contestants.
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Sports
HSBC slashes prize money of Women's ChampionsGlobal banking giant HSBC said it was renewing its sponsorship of the Women's Champions tournament for the next three years, but prize money would be slashed.
Wallabies look to rediscover spring in slam openerAustralia coach Robbie Deans will be under particular pressure to deliver a victory when the Wallabies face an injury-hit England at Twickenham on Saturday in the first leg of their grand slam tour.
Drogba has United in his sightsAn in-form Didier Drogba is capable of ruffling the feathers of even the most confident defences.
I'll be first to knock out Valuev, insists HayeBritish challenger David Haye insists he will be the first fighter to knock out WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev here on Saturday.
Celebrity Gossip
John Cusack's world-ending spreeJohn Cusack would run up a mammoth credit card bill if he thought the world was about to end.
Kate Hudson's surgery vowKate Hudson doesn't understand why actresses are scrutinised for having Botox injections because she thinks it is a great alternative to cosmetic surgery.
Megan Fox's appearance ignorance'Transformers' actress Megan Fox - who regularly appears in polls to find Hollywood's sexiest stars - insists she doesn't notice people finding her attractive.
Pamela Anderson's permanent trailerFormer 'Baywatch' actress Pamela Anderson's children love living in her trailer so much that they don't want to move back to their Malibu mansion when refurbishment work is completed.
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