NEW DELHI – Internet access in India improved Friday as international service providers shifted their Internet traffic to cables under the Pacific Ocean to bypass two undersea cables damaged earlier this week. Repairs, however, will take longer. The two cables deep under the Mediterranean Sea snapped on Wednesday, disrupting service …

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – In an Internet age, Al Qaeda prizes geek jihadis as much as would-be homicide bombers and gunmen. The terror network is recruiting computer-savvy technicians to produce sophisticated Web documentaries and multimedia products aimed at Muslim audiences in the United States, Britian and other Western countries. Already, the …

NEW YORK – His talk show has never won a Daytime Emmy, but now Regis Philbin will be singled out with a lifetime achievement award. Kelly Ripa joked on “Live With Regis and Kelly” that Philbin is being honored only because the TV Academy thinks his show “is never going …

MUNICH, Germany – A woman was stopped at Munich airport after baggage control handlers found the skeleton of her brother sealed in a plastic bag in her luggage, police said Wednesday. The 62-year-old woman and her 63-year-old friend, who both live in Italy, were hauled in by airport police Tuesday …

TWIN FALLS, Idaho – He looks like a normal boy with a pair of permanent front teeth growing into a big smile, full cheeks and a head full of dark hair. But 8-year-old A.J. Azevedo has cancer, and his life is a daily fight with the disease. “I consider this …

JAKARTA, Indonesia – An Adam Air jetliner skidded off a runway while trying to land in heavy rain Monday, injuring five people and severely damaging the plane, officials said. The Boeing 737-400 was carrying 170 passengers, including a baby, and six crew from the capital of Jakarta to the northern …

AUGUSTA, Ga. – It was a farm idea with a big payoff and supposedly no downside: ridding lakes and rivers of raw sewage and industrial pollution by converting it all into a free, nutrient-rich fertilizer. Then last week, a federal judge ordered the Agriculture Department to compensate a farmer whose …

CHICAGO – A longtime Republican district fell to the Democrats Saturday when a wealthy businessman and scientist snatched former House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s congressional seat in a closely watched special election. Democrat Bill Foster won 52 percent of the vote compared to 48 percent for Republican Jim Oberweis. With 565 …

SAN FRANCISCO – Traffic is flowing again on the Golden Gate Bridge after a pileup accident. Officials say at least seven people were injured Wednesday afternoon on the world-famous span. The California Highway Patrol says about 10 vehicles were involved. The bridge was closed in both directions for about 40 …

LOS ANGELES – In a further sign that Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray has won the high-definition format war, Paramount Pictures home entertainment unit said Friday it will release its last HD DVD titles on Tuesday. The company intends to switch to Blu-ray after it offers “Things We Lost in the Fire” …