Atlantis Launch Postponed

The launch of space shuttle Atlantis has been postponed yet again -- this time because of a problem with a fuel cell. NASA scrubbed the liftoff after discovering the problem early Wednesday. The space agency has scheduled the launch for 12:03 p.m. ET Thursday. More

"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin's father said the family would refuse the offer of a state funeral for the popular TV naturalist, because his son was an "ordinary bloke."


Lebanon will attempt to break Israel's blockade of its land, sea and air routes if Israeli forces do not allow them to reopen within 48 hours, Lebanon's foreign minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday. More

Six members of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's government resigned Wednesday to protest his refusal to set a date to leave office, the same day a British newspaper reported he will step down next July. More