Honda quits F1 amid slowdown
Honda has pulled out of Formula One racing, the Japanese automaker saying Friday it needs to focus on its core business amid the slowdown in the global economy.
Australia: Holidays help economy
As Australia fights to head off recession, the national government on Thursday urged workers to take a holiday to help stimulate the economy.
Scoop: Sarah Palin snubs Oprah Winfrey
Is Sarah Palin intentionally snubbing Oprah Winfrey?
Record 1-in-10 Americans in mortgage trouble
An industry group says a record one in 10 American homeowners with a mortgage were either at least a month behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of September.
India admits 'lapses' in terror attacks
India's top law enforcement official admitted Friday there were government "lapses" in last week's terror attack on Mumbai.
Stocks slump after dismal jobs data
News of a rapidly weakening job market put Wall Street on track for a sharply lower open Friday.
Clinton looks to loyalists for staff
Preparing for her new role as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton is moving to surround herself with a cast of die-hard loyalists and veterans of her husband's administration.
Cops: Couple robbed 60 homes in 45 days
Authorities said a husband-and-wife burglary team robbed about 60 homes and deputies discovered 100 guns at the home of the man accused of selling the stolen loot online.
Paris robbers in drag net $100 million
Armed robbers — some dressed in drag — made off with $100 million in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store theft in central Paris, in what police Friday called one of France's costliest jewel heists.
Al-Sadr movement seeks reinvention
The followers of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr once were powerful enough to battle the U.S. military and play kingmaker in Iraq but lately their influence has been on the wane.
