AFP - In the latest twist of a political saga, top Democrat Dick Durbin said that the US Senate will not seat the man tapped to replace president-elect Barack Obama. more

Sat Jan 10 05:35am IRST

AP - Barack Obama's economic team is talking with the Bush administration about having Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson ask Congress within the next week for access to the $350 billion remaining in the financial bailout fund, officials on both sides said Friday. more

Sat Jan 10 05:24am IRST

AP - Energized by the prospects of a pro-labor president, House Democrats marked the first week of the new Congress Friday by pushing through two bills to help workers, particularly women, who are victims of pay discrimination. more

Sat Jan 10 12:50am IRST

AFP - British-based Lloyds TSB Bank agreed Friday to pay a 350 million dollar penalty to settle a probe that it illegally handled financial transfers for Iran and Sudan in violation of US sanctions. more

Sat Jan 10 05:31am IRST

AP - Israeli jets and ground troops hammered at Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip and Islamic militants fired barrages of rockets at southern Israeli cities Friday, ignoring a U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire after two weeks of combat. more

Sat Jan 10 05:35am IRST

AP - As of Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at least 4,223 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. more

Sat Jan 10 04:20am IRST