Care worker taped up man's mouth

Care worker taped up man's mouth


Care worker taped up man's mouth

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:09 AM PDT

A mental health worker who taped up the mouth of a dying dementia patient to keep him quiet is found guilty.


News Analysis: Fruits of Violence Pose Challenge for Mideast Peace

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:52 PM PDT

As the Obama administration tries to broker a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there is a dark truth lurking: force has produced clearer results than talk.


Colombia probes vice president over militia ties

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:10 PM PDT

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian prosecutors have reopened a probe into Vice President Francisco Santos over charges by a former paramilitary boss that he had sought to organize outlawed militias, an investigator said on Monday.


Invalidated votes for Karzai set up possible runoff election in Afghanistan

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:11 PM PDT

KABUL -- The commission investigating fraud in Afghanistan's presidential election has invalidated enough ballots that it appears President Hamid Karzai has lost his first-round majority, setting up a potential runoff with his closest challenger, according to election observers Democracy Internat...


Election law stalls in Iraqi parliament

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:48 AM PDT

BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi parliament failed for a second time Monday to vote on an election law crucial for organizing elections in January that will choose a new parliament and serve as a milestone in American plans to withdraw combat troops from the country.



Lebanon blasts called 'spy devices'

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:23 PM PDT

Hezbollah and army say Israel detonated underground sensors in country's south.


US 'permits' medical marijuana use

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:51 AM PDT

Justice department says users of drug should not face prosecution in certain states.


PKK fighters in 'peace' initiative

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:50 AM PDT

Group crosses border from Iraq to show support for Ankara's plans to end conflict.


Croatia arrests seven people for war crimes: report

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:28 AM PDT

ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia arrested seven people on Monday on suspicion of committing war crimes in neighboring Bosnia in 1995, a state prosecution spokeswoman told state radio.


Times Says It Will Cut 100 Newsroom Jobs

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT

The New York Times says it will trim 100 newsroom jobs by the end of the year, a reduction of about 8 percent.


Firefighters begin strike action

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:46 AM PDT

Firefighters in South Yorkshire begin 24 hours of strike action in response to a continuing dispute over shift patterns.


Analysis: Why Was Cliff Lee Pitching So Late?

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT

Both Joe Torre and Charlie Manuel wasted precious pitches from premier hurlers in Game 3 of the N.L.C.S.


Parents in Balloon Case to Surrender

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:18 PM PDT

Richard Heene and his wife, Mayumi, are accused of staging a hoax. The authorities expect to file charges against them on Wednesday, and their lawyer said they would plead not guilty.


US banker under Sri Lanka scrutiny

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:11 AM PDT

Stock exchange to probe Raj Rajaratnam's trades after his arrest in insider trading case.


Sudan says new U.S. policy has "positive points"

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:34 AM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The Khartoum government said on Monday that U.S. President Barack Obama's new policy on Sudan had positive points and was a strategy of engagement, not isolation.


Pakistan Offensive Enters Third Day

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:28 PM PDT

Pakistani forces neared the hometown of a Taliban leader as the U.S. tried to ease concerns over conditions attached to $7.5 billion in aid.


Iraqis Try to Win U.S. Investment

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:55 AM PDT

The Iraqi government, backed by the Obama administration, kicks off its biggest post-Saddam investment roadshow Tuesday, to convince American businesses to join the country's reconstruction efforts.


US treasury faces bonds lawsuit

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:27 AM PDT

Six US states say federal government has failed to pay out "war bonds" on maturity.


Justice Dept. to Stop Pursuit of Medical Marijuana Use

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:56 PM PDT

People who use marijuana for medical purposes and those who distribute it will not face federal prosecution, provided they act according to state laws.


Icahn Offers $6 Billion to Help CIT

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:09 AM PDT

The billionaire financier says a loan could help the CIT Group, a business lender, avoid bankruptcy.


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