Quick restart of Big Bang machine stuns scientists
AP - 3 hours ago

GENEVA (AP) - Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.

Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations
AP - 14 minutes ago

VATICAN CITY (AP) - After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.

Coal mine blast kills 42 in China, 66 trapped
AP - 2 hours ago

HARBIN, China (AP) - Rescuers working in frigid cold and darkness tried to reach 66 people believed trapped a third of a mile (half a kilometer) underground after a huge gas explosion Saturday ripped through a coal mine in northern China, killing at least 42 people.

Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks
AP - 1 hour ago

ROME (AP) - Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son who allegedly spent just over $200 to set up a reliable and untraceable phone network that was used by the militants who carried out last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, India.

Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate
AP - 5 minutes ago

LONDON (AP) - Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online — stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change.

Life requested for US suspect in Italy murder case
AP - 2 hours ago

PERUGIA, Italy (AP) - Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a drug-fueled sex game — charges the U.S. woman dismissed as "pure fantasy."

Rocket hits outside luxury hotel in Afghan capital
AP - 2 hours ago

KABUL (AP) - A rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital late Saturday, wounding two people, the Interior Ministry said.

Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote
AP - 5 hours ago

ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for manipulating recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly.

Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear sites
AP - 2 hours ago

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday, reflecting the country's concern that Israel could make good on threats to strike militarily.

Afghan road builder's dream thwarted by violence
AP - 4 hours ago

KABUL (AP) - Khalid Khan stares through the dusty window pane, down across the rooftops of the capital, and wonders if they really know where he lives.