Stores Counting on Post-Holiday Shopping  © The Associated Press Tsunami Aims at Philippines After Quake A powerful quake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering a potentially destructive tsunami that was headed toward the Philippines on the second anniversary of the deadly waves that killed thousands in south Asia. more Schwarzenegger to Have Surgery on Leg  © The Associated Press Nigerian Pipeline Explosion Kills 200 At least 200 people were killed Tuesday when a gasoline pipeline exploded in Nigeria's biggest city of Lagos, a Red Cross official said. The death toll was expected to rise. more Islamic Forces on the Retreat in Somalia  © The Associated Press
Tokyo Stock Prices Hit 7-Month High Stock prices in Tokyo hit a seven-month high Tuesday, Shanghai set a new record and Taipei advanced to a six-year high, but other Asian markets saw little movement as traders took time out for the Christmas holiday. more Report: Iran's Oil Exports May Disappear Iran is suffering a staggering decline in revenue from its oil exports, and if the trend continues income could virtually disappear by 2015, according to an analysis published Monday in a journal of the National Academy of Sciences. more Oil Rises Despite Warm U.S. Weather Oil prices rose Tuesday as the market watched continued warm weather forecasts in the United States and awaited Iran's response to U.N. sanctions approved over the weekend. more Stores Counting on Post-Holiday Shopping  © The Associated Press Best Buy Opens First China Outlet Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy is opening its first outlet in China, teaming up with a local partner to tackle the hyper-competitive market for gadgets and appliances. more
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Schwarzenegger to Have Surgery on Leg  © The Associated Press Sharpton Loses Mentor in Soul Man Brown  © The Associated Press Schwarzenegger Returns for Surgery © The Associated Press Brown's Widow Fights for Access to Home James Brown's widow said Monday she was denied access to the home she shared with the singer and their 5-year-old son, claiming the gate was padlocked at the request of Brown's lawyer and accountant. more Longtime President of CBS Dies at 98  © The Associated Press
Study: Overcoming Allergies Possible  © The Associated Press Poor Records Plague Bush AIDS Effort President Bush's ambitious AIDS-fighting program in poor countries has pushed so hard for fast results that basic record keeping and accountability often went by the wayside, making it hard to judge the true success, according to government audits and officials. more 12 Ideas to Keep Off Holiday Pounds Three French pastries ... two turtle cheesecakes ... and a partridge in a pear sauce. more Hospital Clowns Boost Sick Kids' Spirits Stephen Ringold is a clown facing a tough audience _ a sick child in a hospital room who needs holiday cheer. For a few minutes, Stephany Nieto sits on her mother's lap, suspiciously eyeing the tall man with the red-and-white checkered shoes half-hiding behind the curtain. Smiling doesn't come easily to the little girl, who her mother says is being examined for a serious illness called moyamoya, an rare inflammation of the brain arteries that can cause seizures and paralysis. more Report: Health Care Suffers at LA Jails The deaths of at least 14 inmates since 1999 in the nation's largest county jail system came after treatment errors and other breakdowns in their medical care, a newspaper reported Sunday. more
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Xbox Gets a Longer Warranty Microsoft Corp. is extending its warranty on the Xbox 360 video game console to one year from the previous limit of 90 days. The change announced Friday applies to future and present owners. more Candidates Turn to Web to Reach Voters  © The Associated Press Web 'Safe' Mark May Elude New Merchants As an online shopper, Claudia Race knows she must look out for scams. So as an Internet entrepreneur working out of her home in New Braunfels, Texas, Race wants to use all the tools available to assure customers they can trust the vacation-rentals service she is about to launch. more 'Safe' Web Seal Requires Rigorous Checks Beginning next month, version 7 of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser will start flagging certain e-commerce and banking sites as green for "safe." The browser will look for an extended-validation certificate issued by any number of vendors. more Company Develops Virtual Meal Technology  © The Associated Press
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