BAGHDAD, Iraq – Saddam Hussein‘s genocide trial was adjourned on Tuesday until Oct. 9 to allow defendants to contact their lawyers or appoint new ones. The adjournement was called by the chief judge after the trial resumed without the ex-president and his six co-defendants present in the courtroom. They had …

DETROIT – Mazda Motor Co. says it won’t sell as new any of its 4,700 cars on board a ship that severely listed on its side south of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands in July. The Cougar Ace was transferring ballast in the Pacific Ocean on July 23 when it listed 60 …

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The United States and the European Union failed to reach a new deal on sharing air passenger data by Saturday’s deadline, putting airlines at risk of huge fines or the loss of landing rights if they do not hand over data to U.S. authorities, the EU executive …

NEW YORK – A Manhattan firehouse glistened with a fresh coat of red paint on Saturday, memorial quilts were put on display, and an enormous American flag billowed from the George Washington Bridge, all parts of the preparations for the approaching fifth anniversary of the World Trade Center attack. And …

KABUL, Afghanistan – Taliban militants raided a police headquarters in western Afghanistan, igniting clashes that killed four and raised fears of a new insurgent front, while Poland promised at least 900 troops to bolster a NATO-led security force. The raid was the second bout of Taliban violence in two days …

HICKSVILLE, New York – A Catholic high school increased security Monday after an unspecified threat was discovered on the social networking Web site, MySpace.com, the school announced. All but three entrances at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville were to be locked, with Nassau County police officers posted at each …

WASHINGTON – The government allowed state-inspected meat plants to operate despite finding soot-like material on pig carcasses and old meat residues on cutting boards, according to a report made public Thursday. The findings come amid efforts in Congress to let state-inspected plants sell meat anywhere in the United States. Only …

DUBLIN, Ireland – Martin Sheen, star of the TV drama series “The West Wing” and dozens of Hollywood films, began a new career Friday — as a full-time student. Sheen, 66, who recently finished seven seasons playing President Josiah Bartlett on the Emmy-winning TV series, registered at National University Galway …

NEW YORK – In one of the more unusual twists in the current wave of stock options irregularities, cable TV operator Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC) said it granted options to an executive after he died. Cablevision restated its financial results Thursday because of the improper stock options practices and also …

Sunday, October 29 at 4 p.m. ET Hosted by Greta Van Susteren What happened to Natalee Holloway? An Alabama teenager goes missing on a school trip to Aruba. She is last seen leaving a popular nightclub with three local boys who provide conflicting stories about what happened next. Within twenty-four …