"We are the watchers. We are the witnesses. We see what has gone before. We see what happens now, at this dangerous moment in human history. We see what's going to happen, what will surely happen unless we come together---we , the Peoples of all Nations---to restore peace, harmony and balance to the Earth, our Mother." --Chief Arvol Looking Horse, from White Buffalo Teachings
SAN'A, Yemen -- Yemeni
forces raided an al-Qaida
hideout and set off a
gunbattle Wednesday as
the government vowed to
eliminate the group that
claimed it was behind the
Christmas bombing attempt
on a U.S. airliner.
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. -- A
man savagely killed a
dog, ran naked through a
tennis club and poured
hot coffee on his head
before he was finally
arrested early Wednesday,
Orange County sheriff's
deputies said.
BAGHDAD -- A British
contractor was freed
Wednesday and in good
health more than two
years after he was
abducted, apparently the
only survivor of a group
of five Britons abducted
in a daring raid outside
Iraq's Finance Ministry
in 2007.
WASHINGTON -- For all
their differences,
Americans largely agree
on two things: 2009 was a
lousy year for the
nation, and 2010 is
likely to be better.
Nearly three-fourths of
Americans think 2009 was
a bad year for the
country, which was rocked
by job...
LONDON -- A British man
abducted in Baghdad by
armed militants disguised
as policemen was freed
Wednesday, alive and
remarkably well after 2
1/2 years in captivity,
the British government
said.
MOSCOW -- Russia's space
agency chief said
Wednesday a spacecraft
may be dispatched to
knock a large asteroid
off course and reduce the
chances of earth impact,
even though U.S.
scientists say such a
scenario is unlikely.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands --
The Netherlands announced
Wednesday it will
immediately begin using
full body scanners for
flights heading to the
United States, saying
that could have stopped
the attempted Christmas
Day airline bombing.
DENVER -- Actor Charlie
Sheen and his wife Brooke
want to reconcile, their
lawyers said Wednesday,
even though she told
police he put a knife to
her throat and threatened
to kill her less than a
week ago.
Authorities say a Florida
man who called 911
claiming he'd been beaten
and shot at was hoping
the tale would get him a
ride to a bar. Instead,
37-year-old Gregory J.
Oras is facing charges of
misusing the 911 system
and battery of a law
enforcement of...
FRANKFURT -- A German
security expert has
raised the ire of the
cell phone industry after
he and a group of
researchers posted online
a how-to guide for
cracking the encryption
that keeps the calls of
GSM-standard cell phone
users secret.