Die Zahl der getöteten Zivilisten steigt, kritisiert Human Rights Watch, die Bombardierung eines Dorfes, bei der 90 Zivilisten getötet wurden, wird angeblich von Nato und Pentagon noch einmal überprüft

AP - Uncle Sam has just become the 800 pound gorilla in the U.S. mortgage market.

Reuters - Missiles fired by U.S. drones killed 16 people, including Pakistani and Afghan Taliban fighters, on Monday in a strike targeting a religious school founded by an old friend of Osama bin Laden, intelligence officials and Pakistani ... (Read More)

AP - U.S. stock futures pointed to a huge rally Monday as investors rushed to lay bets on a broad economic recovery following the weekend announcement that the U.S. government plans to bail out mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. U.S. ... (Read More)

AP - Many colon cancer patients aren't getting the screenings recommended after surgery to make sure the disease hasn't returned, new research shows.

An anonymous reader writes "From the EFF webpage: 'Over a period of twelve hours, between this Thursday night and Friday morning, American Rights Counsel LLC sent out over 4000 DMCA takedown notices to YouTube, all making copyright infringement ... (Read More)

AP - LOS ANGELES — No Madonna kiss. No Michael Jackson cameo. No flying Howard Stern. Not even a Kanye tantrum. MTV has set a high standard for the unexpected at its Video Music Awards, but on the show's 25th anniversary, the network ... (Read More)

By Frank Jordans, AP GENEVA - When scientists fire up the biggest physics experiment in history this week they will face a task that makes finding a needle in a haystack look simple.

AP - Should this world ever cease to exist, Stephen Colbert will live on. The comedian's DNA will be digitized and sent to the International Space Station, Comedy Central was to announce Monday. In October, video game designer Richard ... (Read More)

AP - Green polar bears are drawing questions from puzzled visitors at a Japanese zoo. Three normally white polar bears at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in central Japan changed their color in July after swimming in a pond with an ... (Read More)