GENEVA - Roman Polanski has been granted $4.5 million bail, clearing the way for the fugitive director to move within days from a Swiss jail to house arrest and electronic monitoring at his Alpine resort chalet. The justice minister said Wednesday s
The next general election is very likely to produce a hung parliament, former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine has said.This was because to take overall control, the Conservatives needed the biggest electoral swing, with two exceptions, since
WASHINGTON - A senior aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday for the first time that he expected a second round in disputed elections and pushed for the run-off to be held quickly. Said Tayeb Jawad, Afghanistan's ambassador to the Unit
WASHINGTON - A runoff vote is very likely between incumbent Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his closest challenger in the country's highly contested election, Karzai's ambassador to the United States said Thursday. Said Tayeb Jawad predicted the r
Test results of its swine flu vaccine suggest that children under 10 are likely to need two shots to be fully protected, vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur said Wednesday. Federal officials said the news is not surprising, since this age group needs two d
TRENTON, N.J. - Plan on getting your swine flu shot at work? Don't count on it. The new vaccine will be rationed initially to groups most at risk of contracting the virus or developing complications - children and young adults, pregnant women, healt
TOKYO, Aug. 31 Stiff, shy and very rich, Yukio Hatoyama cuts a curious figure for an opposition leader whose party laid waste on Sunday to the most formidable political machine in the history of modern .Hatoyama, 62, who soon will become prime mini
BAGHDAD - Iraq's prime minister said Saturday that insurgents will likely intensify their attacks in the run-up to January national elections in an attempt to destroy national unity and political stability. A flurry of recent bombings has sparked fe
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