Eric Linton

Stock futures pointed to sharp falls for equities on Monday after tumbling in the previous session following the resignation of a top official at the European Central Bank, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down 1.6 to 1.9 percent.

Defiant and angry, captured Libyan spy chief Bouzaid Dorda denied any wrongdoing when he was presented to reporters Sunday by the former insurgents who tracked him down in the capital Tripoli the previous day.

Right-wing retired general Otto Perez took an early lead in Guatemala's presidential election Sunday, promising a crackdown on gangs and rampant crime.

Libya's new rulers said Sunday night they were holding back an assault on one of the last bastions loyal to Moammar Gadhafi but were edging toward Sirte. Niger said Sunday one of the fugitive former leader's sons, Saadi Gadhafi, had turned up there.

U.S. Air Force jets were scrambled Sunday to escort two passenger airline flights because of security scares as Americans marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

European shares kept falling Friday, with investors disappointed on U.S. stimulus measures, and banks lower after Goldman Sachs downgraded target prices across the sector.

European shares fell early on Friday, tracking Wall Street's Thursday losses, after U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke gave no indications of new stimulus measures.

Relentless rain caused more catastrophic flooding in the northeastern United States on Thursday, killing at least five people and forcing the evacuation of more than 130,000 more in three states.

A massive blackout caused by human failure left nearly 5 million people without power in parts of California, Arizona and Mexico on Thursday, and officials said many residents may be out of service for a day or more.

Indian police detained for questioning three people Thursday, including the owner of an Internet cafe in Kashmir, over an e-mail allegedly claiming responsibility for the deadly bombing at the New Delhi High Court, police said.

A rebound in Asian stocks ran out of steam Thursday as worries over the widening euro zone crisis and the faltering U.S. economy undermined investor confidence.

Spot gold suddenly dropped 2 percent Wednesday to as low as $1,826, nearly $100 off the all-time high above $1,920 hit in the previous session, tracking heavy losses on U.S. gold futures on technical selling.

A suspected bomb blast outside India's High Court in the heart of New Delhi killed four people Wednesday, a senior Home Ministry official told CNN-IBN channel.

An explosion outside the High Court in New Delhi injured at least 24 people on Wednesday, Indian media said, citing police sources.

President Barack Obama, facing waning confidence in his economic stewardship, plans to propose some $300 billion in tax cuts and government spending in his speech to Congress, Democratic sources say.

Moammar Gadhafi was last tracked heading for Libya's southern border, the man leading the hunt for the deposed dictator told Reuters, and French and Niger military sources said scores of vehicles carrying his forces had crossed into Niger.

European financial markets steadied Tuesday, with the euro jumping against the Swiss franc, after a sharp sell-off a day earlier due to fears for the euro zone's future and that of its banking sector.

State prosecutors accusing major U.S. banks of improper mortgage practices have offered them a deal that may limit their legal liabilities in return for a multibillion-dollar payment, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.

Asian shares fell and the euro slipped Tuesday amid fears that Europe's sovereign debt troubles are worsening and could trigger a second full-blown banking crisis.

Hundreds of Libyan army vehicles have crossed the desert frontier into Niger in what may be a dramatic, secretly negotiated bid by Moammar Gadhafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state, military sources from France and Niger told Reuters Tuesday morning.

Katia strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane Monday night but is unlikely to hit the U.S. East Coast, the National Hurricane Center said.

Gold prices held steady Friday as investors stood on the sidelines ahead of a key U.S. payrolls report due later in the day

European shares fell sharply on Friday, snapping a four-session rally, as traders feared U.S. non-farm payrolls numbers could signal a return to recession.

China is backing off from oil and gas investments in Iran, angering the Islamic republic with move officials and executives said reflected Beijing's efforts to appease Washington and avoid U.S. sanctions on its big energy firms.

Mexican authorities have arrested a police officer in connection with an attack last week on a Monterrey casino that killed 52 people, the attorney general's office said Thursday.

Brent crude hovered at $114 a barrel Friday, on track for its second consecutive weekly gain, as investors eyed U.S. jobs data for clues on whether the world's largest oil consumer will be able to dodge a recession.

Moammar Gadhafi is in a desert town outside Tripoli planning a counterattack, a Libyan military chief said Thursday morning.