Facebook privacy update

Facebook has announced it is to overhaul its privacy settings to make it clearer for users to know who has access to their personal data.

MIT engineers create school of robotic fish

Schools of robotic fish could one day map the ocean floor, detect pollution or inspect and survey submerged boats or oil and gas pipelines, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say.

Teen sailor breaks world solo record

The youngest person to sail solo around the world returned home Thursday from his 30,000-mile, 282-day ocean journey.

Mysterious case of disappearing Button

Jenson Button's recent form risks throwing away the Formula One title - can the Englishman recover?

Trouble in women's tennis?

CNN's Candy Reid ponders the trouble with women's tennis ahead of the start of the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows.

AIDS village

Cambodian families are moved for a second time and describe dirty water and dim prospects

Safe haven

A new program takes schoolgirls out of Pakistan's Swat Valley for a 10-day learning retreat

Challenges ahead for Japan's DPJ

Handed a sweeping mandate for change, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) begins the formidable task of delivering on a laundry list of promises intended to lift the country after its worst recession since World War II. full story

Playing for peace

Top classical musicians mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II

Rowing for a better world

Roz Savage says writing her obit helped change her course to raising awareness for the environment

Top Asia Stories

In Taiwan, Dalai Lama disputes China's claims
Rescuers hunt missing Australian minister
India ends unmanned moon mission
Pakistan rejects claim it modified missiles
Shares on Shanghai exchange tumble
Quake hits India's northeast
Tensions easing near China-Myanmar border

Green goo gets boost

Oil firms have invested in algae as the next generation of biofuel. Is the industry set to bloom?

Ancient ritual taking a toll

The ritual immersion of hundreds of thousands of Hindu idols in India's lakes, rivers and ocean is contaminating the human food chain. full story

Long lost son returns

Eleven years after being lost at a crowded bus station in China and adopted in the U.S., a son is reunited with his birth parents

Arctic odyssey

Sailing through the Northwest Passage, a crew encounter shifting ice and changing cultures.

Pop's musical misfit

Lady Gaga gives CNN her best 'Poker Face' when musing on the ups and downs of fame and celebrity

In Taiwan, Dalai Lama disputes China's claims

The Dalai Lama -- on a visit to Taiwan that includes prayers for recent typhoon victims -- rebuts China's claims that he is there for political reasons. In an exclusive interview with CNN, the Tibetan spiritual leader says he is visiting the island to comfort victims of Typhoon Morakot. full story

When to visit Florence

Florence is a year-round destination, but time your trip right and you'll catch one of the city's signature events.

Exploring Tahiti

In the South Pacific, there's an island paradise where fish literally eat out of your hands

Entertainment capital

The backdrop to countless films, Los Angeles offers escapism for all tastes

Slocum claims victory in The Barclays

Heath Slocum holes a 20-foot par putt on the final hole to deny a clutch of golf's elite, including Tiger Woods, the chance of a playoff at The Barclays and win the first of the PGA Tour's FedEx playoff series.

Mysterious case of disappearing Button

Jenson Button's recent form risks throwing away the Formula One title - can the Englishman recover?

Teen sailor breaks world solo record

The youngest person to sail solo around the world returned home Thursday from his 30,000-mile, 282-day ocean journey.

Jackson's death was a homicide, coroner rules

Michael Jackson died from "acute propofol intoxication," the Los Angeles County coroner has ruled. Other drugs found in his system were midazolam, diazepam, lidocaine and ephedrine. The full and final autopsy report and the complete toxicology report remain "on security hold." full story
Sleepless night preceded Jackson's death

Digital Biz

Eyes out for new techFrom mobile phone spy software to China's expanding online life, Digital Biz keeps you in the loop.

The Biz Clinic

Short memoriesMorgan Stanley's Stephen Roach says caution remains key, despite optimism about the downturn

Executive Education

The economic crisis has led to a surge of interest in courses teaching Islamic finance.

Gilgit-Baltistan

The Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self Governance Order, 2009 approved by the federal cabinet on Saturday has received mixed initial reactions.

Jaycee Lee Dugard police bring in sniffer dogs and start digging

Police investigating the kidnap of Jaycee Lee Dugard have started digging in the grounds of a house next to the property where she was kept hidden for 18 years.

Thousands flee California wildfires

AP Thousands of Californians have been told to flee the path of intense wildfires threatening 12000 homes in the Los Angeles area after two firefighters were killed trying to tackle the blazes.

Coalition strategy in Afghanistan failing, admits US

General Stanley McChrystal, the top American commander in Afghanistan, fears that the Western fight against the Taliban is failing.

Japan awakes to new era as opposition sweeps into power

The media wait for the vote count to start in front of posters for the Democratic Party of Japan, which swept into power yesterday.

More bodies in Pakistani valley

The bodies of 30 suspected militants have been found in Pakistan's Swat valley, local people say. The bodies all have gunshot wounds and local residents say they are believed to be of militants from Bajnot and other areas near the town of Mingora.