An Indian navy frigate on Tuesday battled with and sank a suspected Somali pirate "mother ship" in the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest and most lawless shipping lanes. ...more

November 20, 2008

SARASOTA - Diana Cloud came within a ball's toss of the world's first spaceship for tourists last week, a vessel she hopes will eventually take her on a daring and expensive ride. ...more

August 5, 2008

In three years, just about the moment Jake Plummer emerges from the Idaho foothills sporting a frayed Bucs jersey, NFL facilities may be deserted. ...more

May 25, 2008

A defiant Japan embarked on its largest whaling expedition in decades Sunday, targeting protected humpbacks for the first time since the 1960s despite international opposition. An anti-whaling protest boat awaited the fleet offshore. ...more

November 19, 2007