Taiwan election may be gauge of support for president's referendum
The referendum asks voters to support the island's bid to join the United Nations under the name of Taiwan, rather than its formal name, the Republic of China.

Europe struggles to avoid effects of a U.S. downturn
A growing number of economists feel that Europe is not as insulated from America's woes as many Europeans would like to believe.
- ECB and Fed lay out sharply different paths
- Is Ben Bernanke too nice to run the Fed?
- German unions begin talks for sharp increase in pay

Jones gets 6-month prison term for steroids and fraud scam
Disgraced Olympic champion was sentenced to six months by a U.S. judge who wanted to send a message to athletes.

Kenyan opposition to resume rallies
Opposition leaders Friday called for three days of nationwide protests next week, after no signs of a breakthrough in Kenya's political crisis.

Musharraf rejects U.N. inquiry on Bhutto
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf ruled out a U.N. inquiry into the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, as demanded by her party, saying that Pakistan should not be compared to Lebanon.

Suharto's condition worsens
Suharto suffered multi-organ failure and was placed on a ventilator Friday, doctors said, as family members rushed to the former Indonesian dictator's bedside.

For Singapore Airlines, an awkward mishap with its new Airbus A380
The carrier's $300 million Airbus A380 took an unexpected roll into the grass - its first misstep since entering service barely three months ago.

Who's the winner: Countrywide or Bank of America?
Bank of America may eventually realize a profit by buying and then turning around the troubled mortgage lender. But the bank has lost big with recent investments -- in terms of its reputation.

This year, Clinton is off the stage and on the streets in Nevada
The candidate went door to door Thursday in a Las Vegas neighborhood, asking voters to caucus for her as the state gets ready for the Jan. 19 caucus kickoff.
- Republican candidates spar in South Carolina debate
- Gender takes center stage in Democratic primaries
- Next campaign battleground: Michigan
- Kerry endorses Obama as campaign goes nationwide
- Democrats rush to build up campaigns in Nevada
- Richardson drops out of Democratic race
- Clinton's message, and moment, won the day
- Obama swipes at Clinton, but takes aim at Bush
- Women's support for Clinton rises in wake of perceived sexism
- Analyzing the New Hampshire surprise
- New Hampshire primary provides comebacks for Clinton and McCain

Chinese woman goes way off-message on the Olympics
Hu Ziwei, a well-known Chinese television personality, burst onto the stage during a lavish ceremony where the state broadcaster was inaugurating its new Olympics sports channel and proceeded to cast a rock into the pond of official happiness.

Sir Edmund Hillary, 88, a conqueror of Everest
The New Zealander and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, were the first men to reach the summit, in 1953.

Take the kids to the movies, and don't feel guilty
What exactly is a family film, anyway? The rating doesn't always tell the story.
- Review: An otherworldly romp through a cluttered universe