10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- The president-elect declared again that he and his staff had no involvement in alleged deal-making over an appointment to his vacated Senate seat.
8:26 AM ET 12/12/08
- Congressional Republicans are trying to turn the tables on Democrats who pressed a good-government theme in their successful drive to recapture Congress in 2006.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- As the endgame of Robert Mugabe's rule plays out, a cholera epidemic deepens the human tragedies in the country.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- Chen Shui-bian, who served eight years as president of Taiwan, was indicted on corruption charges, making him the first former president to face criminal prosecution.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- Nine oil companies that were fined millions of euros met in five-star hotels, wined and dined and even kept notes of price-fixing activities, according to EU documents.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- Senate Republicans refused to support a bill endorsed by the White House and congressional Democrats. Senator Christopher Dodd, pictured, was among the negotiators working on the bill.
3:22 AM ET 12/12/08
- Many of the Big Three's auto suppliers are teetering on the verge of bankruptcy themselves, and do not have the luxury of extending credit much longer.
3:00 AM ET 12/12/08
- It's not clear whether there will be a chief overseer for Detroit, but if there is, he or she will need not only the power to force change but also an abundance of personality and political skills.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- European stocks followed Asian markets sharply lower, and the dollar fell to a 13-year low against the yen.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- The company said that the cuts reflected the pending merger with Merrill Lynch and the weak economy.
3:48 AM ET 12/12/08
- The effects of the financial crisis have spread beyond Wall Street to white-collar jobs, construction and retail.
2:01 AM ET 12/12/08
- Companies whose pension funds suffered big losses this year will not have to replenish the money quickly under a relief measure that flew through the Senate Thursday.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- Japan's ruling party pushed through a law on Friday to extend a refueling mission by its navy in the Indian Ocean, allowing Tokyo to keep its small but symbolic presence in the American-led military action in Afghanistan.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- The vote was meant to cement democratic rule in Africa's most populous nation. But thugs openly stuffed or stole ballot boxes, purchased votes and intimidated voters.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- The arrest of Governor Rod Blagojevich has resurrected the corrupt image of politics in Chicago and Illinois.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- Astronomers have detected carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet 63 light-years away, but the planet is too hot for any possibility of life.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- Poland's attempt to transform its military is occurring in a season of turmoil, as its soldiers have left Iraq and are expanding their presence in Afghanistan.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- Barack Obama has described a bailout conditioned on oversight, sounding close to a word no one in his camp wants to say: nationalization.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- When Barack Obama chooses his agriculture secretary, America needs a bold reformer in a position renamed "secretary of food."
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- These are troubled times when people yearn for diversion, so feel free to indulge in a little schadenfreude at the expense of the governor of Illinois.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- The world is still waiting for Sudan to call off its murderous militias, stop obstructing deployment of a strengthened peacekeeping force and begin serious peace talks.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- The lessons learned are coming under fresh scrutiny as EU leaders meet to work on the next phase, and President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to move quickly on a similar program.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- Two new books by atomic weapons insiders examine why the world is not awash with countries armed with nuclear weapons.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- After several unusually saucy broadcasts, the British are taking a harder look at the language used by television personalities.
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- Nicole Wong and her colleagues decide what the world can see on YouTube. Are they also determining the limits of free speech?
10:09 AM ET 12/12/08
- In Britain as elsewhere, organic restaurants are increasingly seeking out local suppliers. After all, what good is an organic carrot or blueberry with a giant carbon footprint?
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