Franken tops recount, lawsuit looms

On Nov. 5, Norm Coleman stood before TV cameras, declaring victory and saying if he were opponent Al Franken he'd "step aside." Now Coleman finds himself down by nearly the same margin.

Stranded sea cow saved by Filipino fishermen

Filipino fishermen rescued an endangered sea cow, pushing it back into open water after it was stranded off a beach in the western Philippines, conservationists said Tuesday.

Outline of possible Gaza truce emerges

The contours of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas are emerging, with diplomacy focusing on international guarantees, including monitors to oversee any agreement.

India: Pakistanis 'must have' backed attack

Pakistani authorities "must have had" a hand in the deadly Mumbai siege, India's prime minister said Tuesday, stopping just short of directly accusing Islamabad of aiding the gunmen.

Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor

Former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California, a person with knowledge of her political aspirations said Monday.

NYT: Panetta pick for CIA reveals divisions

Leon E. Panetta has been selected by President-elect Barack Obama to head the C.I.A. The choice immediately revealed divisions in the Democratic Party.

War tactics used against Rio gangs
Police are using counterinsurgency tactics in battle against gangs in Brazil's favelas, or slums.

Police search for boy missing 10 years

The parents who failed to report their 11-year-old adopted son missing nearly a decade ago are "people of interest" as authorities search for him nationwide, a sheriff said Monday.

Ukraine: Russia slashed gas to Europe
Ukraine's gas company Naftogaz said Tuesday that Russia cut natural gas supplies to Europe by about two-thirds, raising the stakes in a dispute between the two neighbors that bodes ill for European consumers.

Certificate says seizure killed Jett Travolta

An official with a Bahamian funeral home says Jett Travolta's death certificate says he was killed by a "seizure."