AFP - China police have arrested 27 people as the probe intensifies into those responsible for the baby milk scandal that has sickened 53,000 children and spread around the world, state media said Tuesday.
Reuters - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will join forces with Russian tycoon Alexander Lebedev to launch a new political party independent of the Kremlin, the billionaire businessman said on Tuesday.
AFP - A top Barclays executive was beaten to death by a group of youths in Norwich as he tried to stop them attacking a homeless man, Norfolk police said on Tuesday.
AP - Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever is recalling its Lipton-brand milk tea powder in Hong Kong and Macau after they were found to contain traces of a banned industrial chemical, the company said Tuesday.
Reuters - Armed with guns, slingshots, knives and stun grenades, Jewish settlers pelted the house of Palestinian Nahla Makhlouf with stones, uprooted young trees and painted the Star of David on her walls.
AP - NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft has discovered evidence of past water at its Martian landing site and spotted falling snow for the first time, scientists reported Monday. Soil experiments revealed the presence of two minerals known to be formed in liquid water. Scientists identified the minerals as calcium carbonate, found in limestone and chalk, and sheet silicate.
AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed two bills making it tougher for teachers who commit sex crimes to remain in California’s public schools.
AP - Adding to their woes, mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are facing a federal grand jury investigation into their accounting practices.
The Christian Science Monitor - The much-maligned bailout appears set to become law. Members of Congress suggest they’ll hold their noses but vote for it anyway. Their reasoning? Something must be done.
AP - The bodies of 11 men and one woman, some with their tongues cut out, were found dumped in an empty lot next to a Tijuana elementary school Monday morning, an hour before children were scheduled to arrive.
Reuters - Grandparents play a critical role in their grandchildren’s lives, helping boost their development even through simple activities such as reading to them or going shopping together, an Australian study said.
AP - British candy maker Cadbury said Monday it is recalling 11 types of Chinese-made chocolates found to contain melamine, as police in northern China raided a network accused of adding the banned chemical to milk.
AP - NASA said Monday it is delaying its mission to the Hubble Space Telescope until next year because of a serious breakdown of the observatory in orbit.
AP - Egyptian and Sudanese troops, backed by European commandos, rescued a tour group that was kidnapped in Egypt and taken on a 10-day dash across the Sahara to the frontier of Chad. The 19 European tourists and Egyptian guides returned to Cairo unharmed Monday.
AP - Adding to their woes, mortgage finance giants Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac are facing a federal grand jury investigation into their accounting practices.