AP - One after the other, the models strutted across the stage to bouncy '80s dance tunes, all showing off designs of the same article of clothing — adult diapers.

AP - Ed McMahon has an unexpected new job title: rapper.

AP - In advance of the new Google phone, T-Mobile USA has changed the wording of the user agreement for its wireless data network and no longer claims the right to slow surfing to a crawl once a subscriber goes over a monthly usage limit.

AP - China launched a three-man crew into space Thursday, including one who will make the country's first spacewalk — its most challenging mission since its first orbital flight in 2003.

AP - Sen. Ted Stevens blamed the overzealousness of a contractor friend for the legal mess that had the senator on trial for corruption Thursday.

AP - In separate meetings with Middle East leaders Thursday, President Bush applauded Lebanon's efforts to forge a national reconciliation and told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that the administration has not given up hope on an agreement to create a Palestinian state.

AP - New home sales tumbled in August to the slowest pace in 17 years, while the average sales price fell by the largest amount on record, demonstrating the depth of the problem that Washington is trying to solve.

AP - John McCain's campaign expressed cautious optimism Thursday as congressional Republicans and Democrats agreed in principle on a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry hours before the two presidential candidates were to meet with President Bush on the crisis.

AP - Warned of a possible financial panic, key Republicans and Democrats reported agreement in principle Thursday on a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry and said they would present it to the Bush administration in hopes of a vote within days.

AFP - South Africa's third post-apartheid president is set to be sworn into office Thursday after the dramatic toppling of Thabo Mbeki by his own party, just months before the end of his term.

AFP - Warning "our entire economy is in danger," US President George W. Bush called unprecedented crisis talks for Thursday with White House rivals John McCain and Barack Obama and congressional leaders.

Reuters - China readied for its next leap into space on Thursday, with the Shenzhou VII craft primed to blast off with three astronauts and plans for a first space walk that will underscore the country's technological ambitions.

Reuters - Israeli President Shimon Peres called Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a danger and a disgrace on Wednesday, rebuking the Iranian president for his vitriolic condemnation of Israel and Zionism at the United Nations.

Reuters - The World Health Organization and UNICEF said on Thursday China's contaminated milk powder scandal was "deplorable" as more countries in Asia and Europe banned imports of Chinese milk products.

Reuters - A wide-ranging Bush administration review of the war in Afghanistan could recommend changes to U.S. strategy in less than a month, officials said on Wednesday.