Former Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf is delaying his return home, his party says, after the country's leadership said he would be arrested on arrival. Read more »
Passengers on the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship are expected to receive compensation of 11,000 euros ($14,400) each, the Italian Association of Tour Operators said. Read more »
NASA's prolific planet-hunting spacecraft has hit the jackpot again, discovering 11 new planetary systems with 26 confirmed alien planets among them.#160; Read more »
Prince Turki al-Faisal once worked as a diplomat for the kingdom, but now that he no longer wears that hat, he is free to express what he feels about his particularly troublesome neighbor, Iran. Read more »
Reuters - The Dow was on track to post the first weekly loss this year on Friday as lackluster earnings from blue-chip companies and weaker-than-expected data on U.S. economic growth disappointed investors.
Yahoo! News - All that time you've spent reading books and solving Rubik's cubes may have far more lasting benefits than previously thought. A new University of California, Berkley study, published today, shows that a lifetime of activities that require high levels of brain function helps … Read more »
AP - Joe Paterno's doctors say the former Penn State coach's condition has become "serious" after he experienced complications from lung cancer in recent days.
AP - India will celebrate a full year since its last reported case of polio on Friday, a major victory in a global eradication effort that appeared to be stalled just a few years ago.