Aussie bus boss wows staff with $16M in bonuses
Upon sale of company, boss surprises employees by dropping thousands in their bank accounts as thank you for loyalty
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Haiti names Sean Penn "ambassador at large"
Actor's humanitarian work honored by Haiti's president in a special ceremony
Clinton urges U.N. action to end Syria violence
Secretary of State tells Security Council that action to end the violence in Syria would be different from pacifying Libya
Report: US hostage freed in Somalia home tonight
Rescued from Somali pirates six days ago, Jessica Buchanan should be arriving home in Pennsylvania tonight, ABC News reports
U.S. Intel: Iran could strike U.S. if threatened
Al qaeda on decline, Iran greater threat says U.S. Intel chief
High-level offensive launched on Syria at U.N.
Western, Arab diplomats hope to overcome Russia's opposition to a draft resolution demanding that Assad relinquish power
Mexican health officials keep careful eye on Swine flu spike
Despite surge in January 2012, overall cases down last year says Mexican Health Secretary
Serbia buys U.S. Steel plant; Price: $1
Cash-strapped nation hopes to avoid unemployment of 5,400 workers with purchase of loss-making plant
Intel chief: U.S. faces many interconnected foes
Diminished al Qaeda still leading threat, but U.S. also faces a host of other enemies, intelligence report states
USS Cole bombing suspect killed in Yemen strike
American airstrikes targeting leaders of Yemen's al Qaeda branch kills 4 suspected militants, officials say
Isolated Peru tribe makes uncomfortable contact
Clan of isolated Amazon Indians began appearing on the banks of a jungle river popular with environmental tourists
Draft Syria resolution vows no foreign forces
United Nations resolution calls for Assad to cease violence, step down; Russia says U.N. action could lead to civil war
Israeli gov't offers incentives to settlers
Netanyahu's concessions to hardline elements in ruling Likud Party threaten to derail tentative peace efforts with Palestinians
Iran looks to widen reach with Spanish TV network
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls 24-hour Hispan TV a strike against "dominance seekers" and an attempt to reach Spanish-speaking countries
Search for Costa Concordia missing called off
Safety concerns preclude any further recovery efforts, officials say; 16 people listed as missing
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Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should go, sources say
2 women advanced further in Navy SEAL tryouts than any in history
2 Native American women make history in midterms
All the House districts that flipped in the midterm elections
The 2026 blue wave, in charts
Democrats' election rout is poised to reorder federal health policy
Mamdani says Democrats must keep their "foot on the gas"
Trump touts White House ballroom after GOP midterm losses
