Rescuers are searching for survivors in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a day after the deadliest bombing for a year killed at least 43 people. More than 60 were hurt as buildings... More

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Danny has formed in the open Atlantic off the Bahamas. Forecasters say the storm has top winds of 45 mph and is moving to the west-northwest at 18 mph. The... More

Greg Sargent notes another document secured by the ACLU. (Yes, Greenwald is right that it’s bizarre the media in this country are second to the ACLU in demanding information... More

The death of Sen. Ted Kennedy — announced early this morning by his family — brings to a close nearly five decades in which he stood atop the Democratic political world. The... More

Up to half of the population of the U.S. could come down with the swine flu and 90,000 could die this season, according to a dire report from the President’s Council of Advisors... More

On Martha’s Vineyard, it’s golf today with the first lady and friends. Tomorrow, more golf. A pile of books to read. In between, the Fed chief is renominated. Then it’s... More

The federal deficit will soar to nearly $1.6 trillion this year, miring the nation in the deepest pool of red ink since the end of World War II, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget... More

Greece — With a wildfire contained after raging for days near Athens, the Greek government faced a different kind of firestorm Tuesday as media lambasted its response to the blaze... More

Voters are turning away from Japan’s ruling party in virtually every district and the opposition is on track to win in a landslide when elections are held this weekend, a senior... More

The African Union is considering a proposal to demand at least $67 billion a year in environmental damages from developed countries at the Copenhagen Climate summit in December. Africa... More

Reporting from Beirut – Hard-line supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad employed the nation’s judiciary against two major moderate political parties in their boldest... More

Gordon Brown today broke his silence on the release of the Lockerbie bomber, saying that the UK government had done no deal with Libya and that he was “angry and repulsed”... More

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is leading by just two percent, according to official, partial election results five days after millions of voters braved Taliban threats to cast... More

Maruti Suzuki India has launched a new revamped Zen Estilo with the new K-series engine and significant visual upgrades, further strengthening their small car lineup. This new updated... More

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez (L) is named Miss Universe 2009, while Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza from Venezuela was preparing to put the crown on his head during the annual... More