Nearly 10,000 Sri Lanka war refugees go home
Sri Lanka said Friday it has sent nearly 10,000 war-displaced people back to their villages in the island nation's north and east, four months after the military won a 25-year-old war with Tamil Tiger separatists.
911 Timeline of Events - remembering horrific attacks
On September 11, 2001, hijacked passenger airplanes destroyed the World Trade Center in New York City and damaged the Pentagon in Washington D.C. killing near 3,000 people.Following is a brief timeline of the events of the day.
Congress wary of more U.S. Afghanistan troops: Pelosi
There is little support in Congress for sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives said on Thursday, indicating possible trouble ahead for President Barack Obama.
Biden pays tribute to Sept. 11 victims in NY
Vice president Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden visited the World Trade Center at Ground Zero on Friday marking the eighth anniversary commemoration of the 9/11 attacks.
China tainted milk parents mourn, seek support
Chinese parents wept at a memorial for babies poisoned by tainted milk powder, demanding support for sons and daughters still sick a year after the scandal broke and more research into long-term problems.
Prisoners riot at Iraq's Abu Ghraib
Prisoners started a fire during a riot at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, U.S. and Iraqi officials said, resulting in some injuries at the jail that became synonymous with U.S. detainee abuse.
Needle attacks and rumors spread in China's Xinjiang
Mysterious needle attacks have spread to new cities in China's restive far-western region of Xinjiang, the China Daily said on Friday, although once again the assaults appear to be a mix of real and imagined.
Russia's Putin says not yet decided on 2012 election
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday he had not yet decided whether to run for president in 2012 when Dmitry Medvedev's current term ends.
Facebook unloads heavy apps - launches new Facebook Lite
Social networking site Facebook has rolled out a new slim down version of Facebook aimed at people with slow net connections.
Campbell Soup quarterly profit beats estimates
Campbell Soup Co posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, helped by higher prices and increased sales of condensed soup and Prego pasta sauce as people ate at home more to save money.
Tracy Raver photography amazes many (VIDEO)
Nebraska photographer, Tracy Raver, has become the latest sensation in photographing newborns making the moment last a lifetime.
Wall Street flat despite improved consumer sentiment
U.S. stocks struggled for traction on Friday after five days of gains, even as positive economic data and a rosier outlook from FedEx supported hopes for economic recovery.
Obama remarks on 9 11 (full transcript)
President Barack Obama delivered brief remarks on Friday at a wreath laying ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va. remembering the 911 attacks of 2001, the worst seen in the history of the United States.
U.S. probes AIG finance executives: source
U.S. investigators are probing the former head of American International Group Inc's Financial Products unit, Joseph Cassano, and other executives for securities fraud, a law enforcement source familiar with the case said on Friday.
US Gulf refiners say ops normal, watch storm threat
U.S. refiners said operations were normal at refineries in Texas and Louisiana on Friday morning as they monitored a storm system in the western Gulf of Mexico that has a low chance of becoming a tropical cyclone.
FedEx shares jump on improved outlook
FedEx Corp said profits in both the current and next quarters would be higher than Wall Street expected, citing an improving economy and stable fuel prices, and its shares jumped 6.8 percent to their best level in nearly a year.
Obama remarks on 9 11 memorial eight years later
President Barack Obama delivered brief remarks on Friday at a wreath laying ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va. remembering the 911 attacks eight years ago.
FedEx quarterly profits to top forecasts
FedEx Corp said profits in both the current and next quarters would be higher than it had earlier expected, citing an improving economy and stable fuel prices, and its shares jumped 5.4 percent to their best level in nearly a year.
Campbell Soup posts higher profit
Campbell Soup Co posted higher quarterly operating profit on Friday, helped by higher prices.
Wall Street flat after five days of gains
U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday as positive data and a rosier outlook from FedEx supported hopes for economic recovery, but Wall Street struggled for traction after five days of gains.
U.S. consumer sentiment rises in September: survey
U.S. consumer sentiment rose in early September to the strongest in three months with growing expectations the economy will improve, a survey showed on Friday.
Wells Fargo downgrades AIG to underperform
Wells Fargo Securities downgraded American International Group Inc to underperform, saying the company has virtually no tangible book value at the moment and that its shares are over priced.
Prosecutors preparing to impanel AIG grand jury-WSJ
U.S prosecutors are preparing to impanel a grand jury to consider indicting the former head of American International Group's AIG Financial Products unit for securities fraud, the Wall Street Journal reported.
911 Remembrance quotes
September 11, 2009 marks the eighth anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of many.
FedEx says quarterly profits to top forecasts
FedEx Corp said profits in both the current and next quarters would be higher than it had earlier expected, citing an improving economy and stable fuel prices, and its shares jumped 5.4 percent to their best level in nearly a year.
World must help China shift to clean growth: Stern
China will have to retool its engines of economic growth to help the world avoid increasingly dangerous levels of greenhouse gas emissions in coming decades, a leading expert on the economic impact of climate change said.
Rockhopper to farm out licence to third party energy co
Oil and gas explorer Rockhopper Exploration Plc said on Friday that it agreed on the terms for a farm-in of one of its licences with a third party energy company.
BPC says institutional investors buy stake, shrs up
British oil company BPC Ltd said a number of well-known institutional investors bought over 272 million shares of the company after RAB Special Situations and Edgewater Estates cut their stake, sending its shares up 30 percent.
MOL sells $4 mln in shares to finance gas project
Hungarian oil group MOL sold 47,369 of its own shares on the Budapest Stock Exchange on Thursday, it said on Friday, raising about 675 mln forints ($3.57 million) to help finance a gas project in Iraq.
Wall Street set to rise on recovery hopes
Wall Street was set for a modestly higher open on Friday as investors were optimistic about economic recovery prospects and FedEx said its first-quarter earnings would exceed expectations.