Pakistan honors slain Bhutto on 55th birthday

Pakistan - Pakistani officials commemorated Benazir Bhutto's birthday Saturday with plans to rename an airport after the slain former prime minister, build a monument on the site of her assassination and grant clemency to thousands of death row inmates. Prime Minister Yousuf...

Celebrity polar bear Knut is one

Not only is "cute Knut" the polar bear - abandoned at birth by his mother - now in rude health as he marks his first birthday, he has an army of fans and the honour of being a massive marketing...

East Germany Alive and Well

"It is almost 17 years since the fall of communist East Germany, but still the regime is commemorated in thousands of street names all over the region. Those who fought the dictatorship, on the other hand, are...

9/11 trauma continues with anniversary jitters

"As the world commemorated the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, a United Airlines flight from Atlanta to San Francisco was diverted to Dallas after an unclaimed handheld e-mail device slid from first class to the...

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