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Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from elections (AP)

Members of the detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy Party read state-run newspapers carrying military government's announcement on election laws at the party's headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar Tuesday, March. 9, 2010. Myanmar's ruling junta will appoint the commission that will have final say over the country's first elections in two decades, state-run newspapers announced Tuesday as the country's military rulers began unveiling the laws that will govern this year's balloting. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

AP - Myanmar's military rulers have barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running in upcoming elections and may force her own political party to expel her under a new election law unveiled Wednesday.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:06:44 GMT

Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast (AP)

Israeli Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau speaks to media during an international conference on civilian nuclear energy, in Paris, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Mideast rivals Israel and Syria on Tuesday each announced ambitions to develop nuclear energy, with Israel facing the prospect that its plan could bring new attention to its secretive nuclear activities. Landau said nuclear plants built in Israel will be subject to strict safety and security controls, and even said his country would like to build them in cooperation with scientists and engineers from 'our Arab neighbors.'(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

AP - Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:33:29 GMT

Bali bombing suspect confirmed dead in police raid (AP)

Paramedics carry the body of a suspected militant killed in a police raid in Pamulang on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Anti-terror police hunting a mastermind of Indonesia's worst terror attack killed three suspects on Tuesday, police said. Police were trying to determine whether one of those killed was the alleged terrorist Dulmatin. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

AP - A top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the deadliest terrorist attack in Indonesia's history has been killed in a shootout with police at an Internet cafe, the president confirmed Wednesday.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:26:44 GMT

Ex-spy chief: US misled allies over detainees (AP)
AP - United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of suspected terrorists, the former head of the country's domestic spy agency, MI5, said Tuesday.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:28:16 GMT

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Twins' Nathan has torn elbow ligament (AP)
The Minnesota Twins suddenly have a glaring concern about closing games for the first time since Joe Nathan took over in 2004. Tests on Nathan's right throwing elbow have revealed a significant tear in the ulnar collateral ligament, an injury that could require season-ending Tommy John surgery. Nathan's 246 saves over six seasons are the most in the majors during that span.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:55:15 PST

Edwards placed on 3 weeks' probation (AP)
Sticking with its ``boys, have at it'' attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races Tuesday for deliberately wrecking Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:58:11 PST

Chiefs sign former Jets RB Jones (AP)
The Kansas City Chiefs' running game just got a big boost. The Chiefs signed free agent running back Thomas Jones, who led the New York Jets to the AFC championship game last season and was the NFL's third-leading rusher. The team announced the deal Tuesday, but declined to disclose the terms.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:22:49 PST

Browns release QB Anderson (AP)
Quarterback Derek Anderson's uneven five-year stint with the Cleveland Browns is over. The team released the one-time Pro Bowl quarterback Tuesday, one day after the Browns acquired backup Seneca Wallace in a trade from Seattle. Anderson made the Pro Bowl in 2007 when he threw 29 touchdown passes and led the club to a 10-6 record.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:10:29 PST

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Curbing derivatives might hurt, not help, Greece (AP)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner talks with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou before their meeting, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

AP - Derivatives have become a dirty word.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:09:53 GMT

Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California (AP)

Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in El Cajon, Calif. Sikes' 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:30:13 GMT

Asia markets little changed as China exports surge (AP)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

AP - Asian stock markets were little changed Wednesday even as surging Chinese exports pointed to a pickup in global trade.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:56:03 GMT

Oil hovers above $81 amid mixed US inventory data (AP)

In this image released by Nord Stream on Tuesday March 9, 2010 shows the wheel of a 18th or 19th century sailing ship seen in the waters of the Baltic Sea. A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks some of them unusually well-preserved have been found in the Baltic sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany, Swedish experts said Tuesday. The oldest wreck probably dates back to medieval times and could be up to 800 years old, while the others are likely from the 17th to 19th centuries, said Peter Norman, of Sweden's National Heritage Board. (AP Photo/Nord Stream, Ho)

AP - Oil prices hovered above $81 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed mixed evidence about U.S. crude demand.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:45:48 GMT

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U.S. Sitting on Mother Lode of Rare Tech-Crucial Minerals (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - China supplies most of the rare earth minerals found in technologies such as hybrid cars, wind turbines, computer hard drives and cell phones, but the U.S. has its own largely untapped reserves that could safeguard future tech innovation.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:59 GMT

Obama using 'bounty hunters' to root out fraud (AP)

US President Barack Obama speaks on healthcare and health insurance reform at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Obama has launched a populist assault on price-gouging American insurance firms, escalating his last-ditch bid to pass a historic health reform bill.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

AP - President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:14:14 GMT

Soldier tells how he threw back Taliban grenade (Reuters)

Rifleman James McKie from Recce Platoon, 3rd Battalion The Rifles is pictured here in this undated handout photo. REUTERS/Handout

Reuters - A soldier serving with the British Army in Afghanistan has told of the moment he threw back a Taliban hand grenade, telling himself: "I've really only got one chance to do this."

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:22:48 GMT

Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident (AP)

El comit� encargado del segmento 'In Memorian' dentro de la ceremonia del Oscar dijo que se omiti� a la actriz Farrah Fawcett porque era m�s conocida como estrella de televisi�n, que de cine. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, ARCHIVO)

AP - The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:28:47 GMT