The Unite union will announced the result of their strike action ballot on December 14 which could mean the earliest day for a strike by British Airways workers could be December 21. A strike at this time will cause chaos for holiday travelers. Nearly 14,000 British Airways cabin crew could walk out on strike just 4 days before Christmas.

Twitter is buzzing with news that the BBC website is down. The BBC site started showing signs of instability shortly before 9pm EST and then crashed completely about twenty minutes later. Approximately one hour later, the outage on the BBC website continues.

Contrary to most reports in the news media, wages and benefits are not the main bone of contention between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and striking members of Transport Workers Union Local 234.

Carly Fiorina, the first woman to head technology pioneer Hewlett-Packard Co., announced today that she is running for the U.S. Senate seat currently being held by Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) First, however, she must secure the Republican nomination.

An Italian judge has convicted 23 in absentia in connection with a CIA rendition case, it was announced Wednesday. The 23 Americans were accused of illegal kidnapping an Egyptian cleric, Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, on a Milan street in February of 2003.

With Republicans sweeping top offices in Virginia and New Jersey, this much is clear: The 2009 off-year elections are not a referendum on Barack Obama.

Here is what is happening between Turkey and Azerbaijan in regard to Nagorno Karabakh. Azerbaijan in late 1990s started war against the civilian population of the Nagorno Karabakh Armenians, who voted to be independent from Azerbaijan due to cultural and human rights related oppression. Armenia supported the move and Turkey blockaded Turkish-Armenian border showing solidarity with Azerbaijan. The later holds Turkey hostage to relations with Armenia. Turkey says you can't do that.

Too late for Monday morning's commute, the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge has re-opened. The bridge had been closed since last Tuesday afternoon when a 5,000-pound steel assembly and two steel tie rods plunging into traffic.

Two and 1/2 months after the actual Presidential election, Afghanistan has named incumbent President Hamid Karzai as the winner, after the challenger, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, dropped out of a runoff. The runoff had been scheduled after a large number of Karzai ballots had been declared fraudulent.

Questions surrounding a second attempt at another presidential election arise. With only one choice, Hamid Karzai, left after contender opposition leader Dr. Abdullah Abdullah withdrew there may be no need.