Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, extending their recent rally into an eighth straight day, inspired by hopes massive US government spending and tax cuts will continue to support the dollar and stimulate demand for exports.
Former President George H.W. Bush, who has already seen one son, George W., serving in the Oval Office, said Sunday that he would like to see a second son, Jeb, be president one day.
A string of taxi driver killings in central Japan is being investigated by police, as cab companies in the normally safe country install shields and cameras to protect drivers from being slashed.
Nobody said this was going to be easy. From his suite at the historic Hay-Adams Hotel, US President-elect Barack Obama is watching problems pile up as he prepares to take power in 15 days.
Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader lashed out at Barack Obama in a new audio message Tuesday, accusing him of not doing anything to stop Israel's offensive in Gaza, according to an intelligence monitoring center.
Russia cut off all gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine on Wednesday, playing hardball in a weeklong standoff that has left more than a dozen countries struggling to cope with dwindling energy supplies in the depths of winter.
Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebels killed more than 400 people in Christmas massacres in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Caritas aid charity said Tuesday.
