U.S. stocks drop sharply; banks lead decline
Widespread fear about the financial sector brought an end to a stock rally, sending the Dow Jones industrials down 283 points. read more »
Battle in Afghanistan leaves scores dead
Fierce fighting broke out in southern Afghanistan when Taliban insurgents attacked an Afghan Army convoy on the main highway south of the capital. read more »
Dim economic data in U.S. and Europe hurt shares
Stocks fell on both sides of the Atlantic on Thursday on gloomy economic reports in Europe and the United States and a recovery in oil prices. read more »
McCain visits German restaurant — in Ohio
John McCain asserted that he was happy to devote his time this week to touring the nation's heartland, as his Democratic rival toured Europe. read more »
Obama gets pop star reception in Berlin
Speaking to a crowd of 200,000 in the German capital, Barack Obama issued a trans-Atlantic call for unity and a reminder of a "shared destiny." read more »
Zimbabwe's governing party and opposition begin talks
A report indicated they were close to reaching a deal on forming a unity government. read more »
Ferreting out clues to Serb's secret life
As details of Radovan Karadzic's life on the lam emerged, prosecutors pledged to track down the accomplices of the former leader of the Bosnian Serbs suspected of war crimes. read more »
