Three Americans believed among four men murdered in Mexican amusement park;
in separate shootout with police nine men die.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO (OCTOBER 22, 2008) REUTERS -
Separate shootouts claim 13 lives as violence ...   more »

French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to see a voodoo doll of his image
taken off the shelves. The doll comes with a "voodoo manual" and a
set of needles to torture it.

(EU) PARIS, FRANCE ...   more »

Crisis-hit Iceland agrees to begin formal negotiations with the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) to request 2 billion United States dollars
in aid to rescue economy.

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND (OCTOBER 24, 2008) REUTERS -
Crisis-struck Iceland called ...   more »

Ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries,
agree to a 1.5 million barrel per day production cut, but it does little to
stop the price slide.

The price of crude oil has been falling ...   more »