Best shot of his life moves Federer to final NEW YORK - And for his next act ... Myanmar sentences Suu Kyi to more house arrest YANGON, Myanmar - A Myanmar court convicted democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday of violating her house arrest by allowing an uninvited American to stay at her home. The head of the military-ruled country ordered her to serve an 18-month sentence under house arrest. Detained: Hikers in wrong place, wrong time SAN FRANCISCO - Freelance journalist Shane Bauer planned to cover the elections in northern Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region. His girlfriend, Sarah Shourd, was going with him on a backpacking trip. Another friend stayed put, under the weather with a cold.
In Davos, regulators tell bankers new rules coming DAVOS, Switzerland - Government regulators from the United States and Europe laid out their financial reform plans Saturday before a skeptical banking industry, asking financiers for input but adamant that change was coming with or without their support.
Townsend replaced in Marvel Comics tale `Thor' LOS ANGELES - Stuart Townsend has departed Marvel Comics' movie adaptation of "Thor" because of creative differences, according to sources close to the production.