Carbon monoxide kills 11 girls at China school
Eleven girls died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a school in northern China's Shaanxi province, an education official said Tuesday evening. The girls had reportedly lit a fire to keep warm.
Teen shows up bruised, chained at gym
Police are questioning a couple after a bruised and half-naked 17-year-old boy showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, claiming he had just fled his captors, authorities said.
Ruling dissolves Thai government
Thailand's prime minister resigned on Tuesday after protests that paralyzed his government and closed the capital's airports. Protesters promised to lift their siege by Wednesday.
Pirates open fire on U.S. cruise ship
Pirates near Somalia chased and shot at a U.S. cruise liner with more than 1,000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel, a maritime official said Tuesday.
Celizic: Burress should've packed his brain, not a gun
Celizic: I keep getting this mental picture of Plaxico Burress going through his mental checklist last Friday night as he left his palatial home in New Jersey and headed for the bright lights of Manhattan: aftershave, check; wallet, check; credit cards, check; wad of cash, check; Glock, check. What a moron.
Canada's opposition moves to oust PM
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces two highly unpalatable choices after opposition parties signed an unprecedented deal on Monday to bring down his minority Conservative government.
Ford may not need bailout billions
Ford's CEO said Tuesday his company will seek financial aid from the U.S. government, but may not need it, adding that he'll work for $1 per year if the automaker has to take a loan.
Rapport with Obama will be key for Clinton
Hillary Clinton's success as secretary of state may depend as much on Obama's willingness to admit her to his inner circle as her mastery of the job, officials say.
British Airways in merger talks with Qantas
British Airways said it is in talks with Australia's Qantas Airways about a merger, sending its shares soaring as it confirmed expectations of consolidation in the aviation industry.
Activists blast U.S. at climate talks
Environmentalists criticized the United States and other rich countries Tuesday for failing so far to make meaningful commitments at a U.N. conference on climate change.
