A man travelling on a French high speed train is rescued by firemen after having his arm sucked down the on-board toilet. "He came out on a stretcher, with his hand still jammed in the toilet bowl, which they had to saw clean off," said a witness.

Pakistan's military has ordered its forces to open fire if U.S. troops launch another air or ground raid across the Afghan border, an army spokesman said Tuesday. Looks like our last 9/11 goodwill is shot...

U.S. stocks headed for a sharply lower open and Treasury bond prices soared Mon as investors reacted to a stunning reshaping of the landscape of Wall Street. A series of events took out two storied names Sun: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Merril Lynch

That's why the U.S. Army has just awarded a $4 million contract to begin developing "thought helmets" that would harness silent brain waves for secure communication among troops. Ultimately, the Army hopes the project will "lead to direct mental control

Researchers who designed one experimental breast cancer vaccine say they have fine-tuned the process and come up with another that they hope will be more effective.

Republican John McCain heads into the final stretch of the U.S. presidential campaign with a 4-point lead over Democrat Barack Obama, a USA Today/Gallup poll released on Sunday showed.

John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate, two senior campaign officials told The Associated Press on Friday.

Batman star Christian Bale is arrested by detectives investigating claims he assaulted two family members.