Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, the patriarch of the first family of Democratic politics, died Wednesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. He was 77.
Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy dead at 77
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Inside al Qaeda underground torture bunkers
The hot wind swirls around the human bones and cracked skulls that litter the forsaken desert lands in Western Iraq.
Iran military wants ‘swift retribution’
Top Iranian military officials have called for even faster prosecutions and demanded "swift retribution" for post-election detainees, despite more than 100 Iranians going through mass trials this month, Iranian media reported. The detainees were among those arrested amid protests against the disputed election, in which hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the overwhelming winner.
Analysis: Distrust debunks Lockerbie deal theories
An act of compassion or an undercover deal?
Modest Yang savors historic PGA triumph
South Korea’s Y.E.Yang is still coming to terms with his historic victory at the PGA Championship where he became the first Asian-born golfer to win a major title. It was a triumph made the more remarkable because he was paired with overnight leader Tiger Woods in the final round and even Yang could scarcely believe he had defied the odds to win. “If I were to tee off tomorrow, I wish it wouldn’t happen,” Yang told CNN, acknowledging that the prospect of going head-to-head with Tiger is never a prospect to be relished
Malaysian model, mother to be caned for drinking beer in public
A Malaysian model, who is set to become the first woman in the Southeast Asian country to be caned for drinking alcohol in public, wants her punishment carried out in public. Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno said Thursday that if the intent of the Islamic, or Shariah, court that sentenced her was to set an example for other Muslims, then the flogging should take place in the open. “Let’s be transparent about it,” she said.
Rio Tinto profits drop in line with rivals
A depressed aluminum market dragged down first-half earnings at Rio Tinto, the global mining company, which paid no interim dividend in order to husband cash and cope with $39 billion in net debt. Rio, fresh from a $15.2 billion rights issue, recorded a $206 million loss before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization at its Rio Tinto Alcan aluminum unit, compared with an ebitda gain of $2.38 billion in the first half of 2008
’60 Minutes’ creator Don Hewitt dies
Television pioneer and longtime CBS executive Don Hewitt, the creator of "60 Minutes," has died, CBSNews.com reported Wednesday. He was 86. The winner of eight Emmy and two Peabody awards, Hewitt began working for CBS News as an associate director in 1948.
Spielberg gets movie cash with India partnership
Financing for Steven Spielberg’s partnership with one of India’s richest men was finalized Monday, giving the legendary Hollywood director money to resume making movies. The deal with Anil Ambani, chairman of India’s Reliance BIG Entertainment, provides Spielberg’s DreamWorks Studios with $875 million, coming from Ambani, the Walt Disney Co
Mad Men Season 3: The Pauses That Refresh
Before the drama Mad Men could return for its third season, AMC and creator Matthew Weiner had to resolve a conflict over — fittingly for a series set on Madison Avenue — advertising. The network wanted to add two minutes of ads; Weiner didn’t want to cut the show