Huge wildfire shutters Chile national park
Chile closed one of its most popular national parks in peak hiking season after a massive wildfire ravaged tens of thousands of acres of pristine Patagonia and showed no signs of abating. High winds fanned the blaze More...
Chinese man critical with bird flu
A man is in critical condition after testing positive for the deadly bird flu virus in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, state media said Saturday. The city borders Hong Kong, which has already culled thousands More...
Boeing wins $3.48bn contract for US missile shield
Boeing won a $3.48 billion contract to retain its leading role in building a US shield against long-range ballistic missiles, defeating rival Lockheed Martin Corp., officials said. The US Missile Defense Agency More...
Controversial ‘All-American Muslim’ has its 9/11 moment
A controversial reality TV show about Arab Americans tackles 9/11 in its penultimate episode this weekend, with its stars seething anger at Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda for upending their lives. Since it premiered More...
Whirlpool accuses LG, Samsung of ‘dumping’ washers
US home appliance maker Whirlpool filed legal action Friday against South Korean rivals LG and Samsung, saying they dumping underpriced clothes washers into the US market in violation of trade laws. Whirlpool said More...
Al-Qaeda trying to recruit fighters in Libya: officials
Al-Qaeda has sent militants to Libya in a bid to recruit a fighting force after the fall of Moamer Kadhafi’s regime, but the group has yet to gain a strong foothold there, US officials said Friday. The assessment More...
Anonymous releases more Stratfor data
Online “hacktivist” group Anonymous has released a trove of email addresses and credit card numbers stolen from the website of intelligence analysis firm Stratfor and promised further attacks. In a statement More...
Verizon backs down on bill-pay fee after backlash
Leading US wireless carrier Verizon Wireless backed down Friday on instituting a $2 charge for people paying their bills by credit card after a sweeping popular backlash over the plan. The reversal just one day More...