China: Hacker training site shut down

Police in China shut down what officials think was the largest training Web site for computer hackers, local media said.

A former Sri Lankan general who ran against President Mahinda Rajapaksa in January has been arrested on charges of plotting to overthrow the country’s government, authorities announced.

China’s information technology ministry called accusations of government involvement in cyber attacks alleged by Google “groundless” in an interview with state-run media on Sunday.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Ryukyu Islands early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

A proposal to house federal prisoners, including some detainees from Guantanamo Bay, in a largely vacant maximum-security prison would be an economic boost to struggling northern Illinois, state officials said Sunday.

Britain’s gross domestic product suffered another decline in the third quarter of 2009, figures showed Friday, meaning the country remains mired in recession.

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After two years of waiting, Google Android phones are finally hitting the market en masse

Pakistan’s interior minister has defiantly characterized himself and other politicians facing corruption charges as victims of politically motivated opponents, in an interview with CNN.

Planning on boosting your income this holiday season by grabbing a temporary job in retail? Take a number. Retail employers, who usually boost their workforce ahead of the year-end shopping frenzy, have suffered dismal sales this year and are gearing up for a rough holiday season. With staffing levels already down, there will likely be a noticeable decline in openings for seasonal workers.

Pakistani Defense Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, above, is among 280 officials blocked from leaving the country after a court invalidates an amnesty protecting them from corruption charges, state media reports.

Arturo Fidelino couldn’t sleep.

U.S. President Barack Obama held a town hall-style meeting — a popular feature of his run for the White House — with “future Chinese leaders” in Shanghai on Monday, his first full day in China.

Five U.S. soldiers are wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb inside a U.S. base in Afghanistan, an Afghan official tells CNN.

As the fashion world mourns the death of top British designer Alexander McQueen, questions are raised over the future of his multi-million dollar clothing brand.

Responding to criticism of the privacy settings on Buzz, Google moved over the weekend to address concerns about its new social network service.