Woman charged in the drunken-driving death of her son went to a bar after his funeral instead of reporting back to jail,state police said.A judge had given Erin Howard,26,of Corry,permission to leave the Erie County Prison for 24 hours to attend Funeral.

Pirates took four European tourists hostage after their yacht ran out of fuel off the coast of northern Somalia in the Red Sea's Gulf of Aden,according to a Somaliland official.The pirates then took their hostages -- a man, woman, and their child.

We dont want him either! Now after the he has put 10 innocent people in prison in Austria and he is the new Governor of Tyrol the green Party protests against this move to Tyrol . He created a mess in Austria now he is about to create a mess in Tyrol!

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Americans are to retain tens, if not hundreds of military camps and bases, which may contain tens of thousands of soldiers and millions of tons of munitions, war materials, and equipment for an open and indefinite period of time that Washington will ultim

Oil prices climbed higher despite a decision by Saudi Arabia to boost output. Saudi Arabia's decision to boost output failed to stop the continuing climb higher in the energy markets. Bobbi Rebell reports from New York. © 2008 Reuters

Heavy fighting between pro and anti-government supporters in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli raged for a second day Monday and officials said four more people had died overnight. (June 23) © 2008 The Associated Press

Worldwide fuel protests may have spurred China to subsidize gas prices, keeping them artificially low. With the Olympics approaching, China wants peace and production. Barry Petersen reports. © CBS News

06/23/08 Foreign investment in Vietnam has soared this year amid surging inflation and stock market slump. © NYFP

The Snohomish County sheriff's office says a 14-year-old Snohomish boy who came home with D's and F's on his report card was beaten with a stick until he bled. Deputies found the stick apparently used in beating the boy. It had broken into three pieces.