Saudis Consider IMF Contribution

Saudis Consider IMF Contribution

Saudis Consider IMF Contribution

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia's central banker, Muhammed al Jasser, said his country is negotiating a substantial contribution to the International Monetary Fund in large part to assure that its ownership share of the fund isn't reduced.


Protests as IMF and World Bank meet

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:34 PM PDT

Turkish police fight running battles with protesters trying to reach venue of meeting.


Madagascar rivals 'agree cabinet'

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:49 PM PDT

Madagascar's political rivals have agreed cabinet posts in a unity government, officials at power-sharing talks say.


Man grows new skull after decades

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:42 AM PDT

The damaged skull of a man involved in a car crash 50 years ago has regenerated itself, a process thought to be rare.


U.S. warns Iran may face more sanctions

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:00 PM PDT

WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United States and its allies may impose sweeping sanctions on Iran if Tehran fails to allay fears it is building nuclear weapons, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.

Ex-SA police chief 'took bribes'

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:21 PM PDT

A drugs smuggler says he paid ex-South African police chief Jackie Selebi more than $150,000 in bribes, at the latter's trial.


NBA ponders regular London games

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:17 PM PDT

NBA officials hope to organise annual matches at the O2 Arena in London's Docklands.


Truck Bomb Kills 9 in Western Iraq

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:54 AM PDT

BAGHDAD, Oct. 6-- A pickup truck piled with explosives blew up in front of a restaurant frequented by Iraqi police near Fallujah on Tuesday, killing nine people and wounding dozens more in the second attack in as many days in western Iraq.


Study Asks $10 Trillion for Climate

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:41 AM PDT

An investment of $10 trillion in renewable energy and other technology will be necessary over the next two decades to limit the rise in the Earth's temperature.


Hizb-e Islami leader slams US

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:07 PM PDT

Afghan with alleged links to Taliban and al-Qaeda says US used false pretext for war.


Many dead in Iraq market blast

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:50 AM PDT

Nine dead and 31 injured as car bomb explodes in market in Anbar province, police say.


Zelaya mistrusts Honduras talks

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:27 AM PDT

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, holed up in an embassy three months after being toppled in a coup, was skeptical on Tuesday about the chances of holding talks with the divided country's de facto leader.

South Yemenis rally for self-rule

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:22 AM PDT

Thousands of Yemeni separatists stage rallies on streets to demand south secession.


Hamas Digs In, Dimming Hopes for Mideast Peace Talks

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:52 AM PDT

GAZA -- In the two years since it seized power here, the militant Hamas movement has undercut the influence of the Gaza Strip's major clans, brought competing paramilitary groups under its control, put down an uprising by a rival Islamist group, weathered a three-week war with Israel, worked arou...



UK TV appeal for Asia victims

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:10 AM PDT

Aid agencies launch a major TV appeal to help the victims of the recent earthquakes and typhoons in south east Asia.


Gay Marriage Bill Introduced in D.C.

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:58 AM PDT

The measure is expected to face opposition from Republicans and conservative Democrats in Congress, who could act to block or overturn it.

The Caucus: Obama Sees Progress in Terrorism Fight

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:38 PM PDT

President Obama said on Tuesday that Al Qaeda has "lost operational capacity" after a series of recent missile strikes and special forces raids.

Key Rwanda Genocide Suspect Arrested

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 09:52 AM PDT

Interpol agents arrested one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's 1994 genocide who is accused of sending soldiers to execute the Rwandan queen.


'Nine dead' in Iraq market blast

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:12 AM PDT

A car bomb in a market near the Iraqi city of Falluja kills at least nine people and wounds dozens more, police say.


Stocks and Gold Gain as Investors Shun the Dollar

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:54 AM PDT

Shares rose ahead of the start of earnings season, and the value of the dollar skidded as investors fretted over a report that crude oil could one day be priced in other currencies.

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