MOMBASA, Kenya – Alicia Kalhammer and Jose Tena came to Kenya for a month of sun and safaris. What they got was a three-day ordeal that ended Saturday when they were released from the police station where they were held on suspicion of taking part in the twin attacks on …
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RAMALLAH, West Bank – Mahmoud Abbas (search) was sworn in as the new Palestinian leader Saturday facing a series of crises that imperiled fledgling peace moves and raised questions about the elections that brought him to power. Fresh violence killed eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip (search) a day after …
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The infant dubbed “Baby 81” (search) nurses from a bottle of milk and kicks playfully at a pink blanket as nine desperate, heartbroken women quarrel over him — all claiming he was torn from them by the tsunami. One man standing outside the nursery at Kalmunai …
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WASHINGTON – Orders to U.S. factories for durable goods, helped by strong demand for communications equipment, rose a solid 0.6 percent in December, capping off a year in which demand for big-ticket manufactured goods rose at the fastest clip in a decade. The Commerce Department (search) report Thursday provided further …
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This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” January 27, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “On the Record” every weeknight at 10 p.m. ET GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Tonight, the mysterious disappearance of Cindy Lynch (search), the Georgia woman missing for more than a week. Her …
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This week, Gail explains a simple boost for your retirement nest egg — just for the over-50 crowd. Gail — My wife has a 403(b) at her place of employment while I have a 457. Both plans appear to be identical in regard to contribution limits. Both also allow for …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – The U.S. ambassador to Iraq (search) acknowledged serious problems ahead of next weekend’s election but gave assurance Sunday that “great efforts” were being made so every Iraqi can vote. In an audiotape posted on the Web, a speaker claiming to be Iraq’s most feared terrorist declared “fierce …
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LONDON – Four Britons who were freed after being detained for up to three years at the U.S. military camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, returned Tuesday to Britain. The four men — the last of the British detainees at Guantanamo (search) — were accompanied by anti-terrorist officers on a British …
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DETROIT – DaimlerChrysler (DCX) boosted global car sales 2.1 percent to 3.9 million units in 2004 as a strong showing by U.S. arm Chrysler offset a dip at flagship Mercedes Car Group (search), the world’s fifth-biggest carmaker said on Sunday. Chrysler Group sales rose 3.5 percent worldwide to 2.7 million …
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TRENTON, N.J. – Toy sales dipped 1.4 percent during the crucial holiday sales period, Toys R Us Inc. (TOY)reported Thursday, citing tiny decreases in sales at its U.S. and international stores, as well as on the Internet. The nation’s No. 2 toy seller, which has been struggling to compete against …
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