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A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts are set to launch a dummy 30km into the sky as part of their quest to develop a private launch system. [
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The Italian government is inviting private companies to sponsor the Colosseum to help fund repairs. [
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Armed with a map, compass, hiking boots and a blue Honda, a hiker tackles the highest point in each New England state.


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Wayne Rooney is still expected to travel to Switzerland for England's Euro 2012 qualifier despite allegations about his private life. [
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Five-time champion Roger Federer cruises into the fourth round of the US Open with a straight sets win over Paul-Henri Mathieu. [
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A referendum takes place in Moldova on Sunday which could unblock the country's political deadlock and speed its plans to join the European Union. [
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Novak Djokovic eliminated the crowd favorite James Blake in straight sets at a blustery Arthur Ashe Stadium.


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The Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools project in Los Angeles, at the site where he was assassinated, has become a new chapter in a long battle.


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A suicide car bombing at a military base in the southern Russian region of Dagestan kills five soldiers and wounds about 40 others. [
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The party is poised to redirect money from vulnerable incumbents to concentrate on protecting lawmakers who appear to be in the strongest position to fend off their challengers.


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J. Craig Venter wants to create creatures — bacteria, algae or even plants — to carry out industrial tasks and displace fossil fuels.


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Beatrice Capra’s surprising run ended in a swirl of gusting winds and a barrage of crosscourt strokes by Maria Sharapova.


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The proposal for a tax credit for business research expenses will be part of a pre-election initiative to spur job creation.


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At the New York Fashion Week that begins on Thursday, many promising new designers are of Asian descent, an important demographic shift on Seventh Avenue.


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Police and fire departments in some parts of the country have begun billing accident victims to offset budget cuts.


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Hip-hop is generally thought to have started in the Bronx 30 years ago. But efforts to give it its due have suffered.


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It seems you can teach an old telescope new tricks. The Expanded Very Large Array (or EVLA) has spotted a distant supernova during commissioning. [
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Afghanistan’s central bank was working on a deal to bail out the country’s largest bank after lines of depositors mobbed it for a third day.


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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck outside of Christchurch on Saturday. While damage to the city was extensive, no one died. Why? [
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Craigslist, the classifieds Web site, has blocked access to its “adult services” section and replaced the link with a black label with the word “censored.”


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The talks could cement the legacy of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as a diplomat, or pose risks to any political ambitions she may harbor.


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An Argentine court reopens an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity under General Franco in Spain. [
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A Belarus opposition website activist found hanged at his home outside Minsk committed suicide, officials say. [
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Air fares have marched steadily upward in recent months and are now close to pre-recession levels — and that’s not even counting all the new fees that airlines have introduced lately.


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Colombians call Uriel Henao the king of the prohibited ballads, a genre that describes the exploits of rebels, coca farmers and traffickers.


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