BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese spacecraft carrying three astronauts docked with an orbiting module Monday, another first for the country as it strives to match American and Russian exploits in space.The Shenzhou 9 capsule completed the maneuver with the Tiangong 1 module shortly after 2 p.m., 343 kilometers above Earth. The docking was shown live on national television.Astronauts will live and work in the module for several days as part of preparations for manning a permanent space station. The crew

CAIRO (AP) ― The Muslim Brotherhood declared early Monday that its candidate, Mohammed Morsi, won Egypt’s presidential election, which would be the first victory of an Islamist as head of state in the stunning wave of protests demanding democracy that swept the Middle East the past year. But the military handed itself the lion’s share power over the new president, sharpening the possibility of confrontation.With parliament dissolved and martial law effectively in force, the generals issued an in

A showdown between Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and the ruling military is unlikely to turn violent, analysts say, but the Islamists must avoid repeating mistakes if they want to stay in the political game.On Saturday, the Islamist-led parliament received a notice saying Egypt’s ruling generals had decided “to consider parliament dissolved,” after a court ruling that annuled the house.The move was swiftly rejected by the powerful Brotherhood, which had won 47 percent of the seats in the house, and

Tracy Jennings had a clear reason to lose weight -- to donate her kidney to her husband.“That’s what you do for people you love,” said Jennings.Jennings found that her kidney matched that of her husband, who was suffering from kidney failure.Her husband had already received a kidney from his father but the replacement later failed. He was told that he would die unless he found a new one.Even though her husband found hope from his wife’s kidney, there was a big problem: She was too heavy for the

Three construction workers were fired after they made fun of their client, the resident of the house being worked on, by posting a photo of his jeans on Facebook.The three men were working in Dennis Owen’s house in Bangor, Wales, when they found Owen’s jeans and took a picture.They posted the picture with the comment, “the fattest person I have seen in my life.”A councilor in the area reported that Owen was hurt by the workers’ actions.The post was removed from Facebook and mobile phones were la

Two Canadian sisters were found dead in a hotel room in Thailand, the Bankok Post reported.The two college students, aged 20 and 26, were reported to have been covered in vomit when they were found by a maid at the Phi Phi Palm Residence Hotel on the resort island of Phi Phi on Friday. They showed signs of skin lesions and were bleeding from their gums.The Krabi Provincial Police said that a possible cause of death could be "serious food poisoning."Foul play has been ruled out of the investigati

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- In an election crucial for Greece, Europe and the world, exit polls on Sunday showed the two top contenders in Greece to be neck-and-neck.The outcome of Sunday's vote could determine whether Greece remains in the euro or is forced to leave the joint currency, a move that could drag down other European countries and have potentially catastrophic consequences for the global ec

OSLO (AFP) ― Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday pledged to keep up her struggle for democracy as she finally delivered her Nobel Peace Prize speech, 21 years after winning the award while under house arrest.After a year that has seen sweeping changes in her Southeast Asian homeland, Suu Kyi pledged to work for national healing but also pointed to remaining political prisoners and continued ethnic strife in her country.“My party, the National League for Democracy, and I stand ready and willin

LONDON (AFP) ― Outgoing World Bank president Robert Zoellick warned that Europe was facing a “Lehmans moment” and the collapse of the euro currency could trigger a global crisis, in an interview out Sunday.Zoellick will warn the G20 summit that Europe risks sparking a financial meltdown that would have desperate consequences for developing countries, he told British newspaper The Observer.“Europe may be able to muddle through but the risk is rising,” the 58-year-old American said. “There could b

RIYADH (AFP) ― Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, a half brother of King Abdullah, died on Saturday, the royal court said, leaving the oil powerhouse with no apparent successor to the throne.Prince Nayef, a long-serving interior minister, “died outside” Saudi Arabia having recently left the Gulf state for medical treatment, said a statement carried by state media, including Al-Ekhbariyah Television and SPA news agency.His funeral would be held on Sunday after sunset prayers in the Muslim h

One member of a Japanese climbing team survived and four others are presumed dead after an avalanche swept them off a hill during their descent from Alaska’s Mount McKinley.U.S. National Park Service officials say five people were traveling as one rope team early Thursday morning as part of a Miyagi Workers Alpine Federation expedition on the Alaska mountain.Park Service spokeswoman Maureen McLaughlin said Hitoshi Ogi, 69, survived after falling 18 meters into a crevasse. He was able to climb ou