AIG rescue was 'mishandled'

AIG rescue was 'mishandled'


AIG rescue was 'mishandled'

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:33 PM PST

"Weak negotiating" by the New York Fed may have cost US taxpayers, watchdog says.


Jauron Is Dismissed as Bills Coach

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:28 PM PST

The Buffalo Bills fired Coach Dick Jauron Tuesday.


U.N. court acquits priest of genocide in Rwanda

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 11:48 AM PST

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A priest accused of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 Rwandan genocide has been acquitted, the second release in as many days, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda said on Tuesday.


French 'school shooting foiled'

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 11:40 AM PST

Police in a town near Paris foil a teenage boy's plan to shoot his teachers after being warned by his parents, officials say.


China Grapples With Yuan Pressure

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:52 PM PST

A growing number of global leaders are urging China to allow its tightly controlled currency to rise. But they are encountering reluctance from a government still very much worried about the economy in the short term.


Pakistan 'clears Taliban towns'

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:38 PM PST

Army claims South Waziristan gains, but warns many fighters still remain in hiding.


In Recession, Applicants Flood a Shrinking N.Y.P.D.

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:38 PM PST

The New York Police Department hasn't been able to take advantage of a wider pool of candidates because of budget cuts.


During Visit, Obama Skirts Chinese Political Sensitivities

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:43 AM PST

President Obama has avoided public meetings with liberals, free press advocates and even ordinary Chinese.


China's War on Low U.S. Interest Rates

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 09:51 AM PST

The world's No. 1 supplier of capital learns to live without U.S. consumers.


GM raises Vauxhall job cuts hope

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:36 AM PST

General Motors' head of operations in Europe has suggested that the UK job losses may not be as bad as feared.


Earth 'heading for 6C' of warming

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:20 PM PST

CO2 emissions rose by a quarter in the last decade, setting the course for a world up to 6C warmer, according to research.


Five sentenced to death over Iran vote unrest

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:21 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Five people have been sentenced to death and 81 have received jail terms of up to 15 years in connection with unrest after Iran's disputed election in June, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Tuesday.


Dead soldier was bomb hunt expert

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:30 PM PST

A British bomb disposal expert killed by a blast in Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence as Cpl Loren Marlton-Thomas.


Husband held in severed hand case

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:19 AM PST

The estranged husband of a 28-year-old woman who was left mutilated and dying in a London street is arrested.


Suspect arrested in slaying of Puerto Rican gay man

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 11:43 AM PST

A suspect has been arrested in the slaying of a 19-year-old Puerto Rican man found Friday decapitated, dismembered and partially burned, police said Tuesday.


French teacher back in Iran court

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:10 AM PST

Clotilde Reiss was arrested on spying charges after the dispute presidential election.


During Visit, Obama Skirts Chinese Political Sensitivities

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:43 AM PST

President Obama has avoided public meetings with liberals, free press advocates and even ordinary Chinese.


Bloomberg? Humble? Experts Have Some Advice

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 11:55 AM PST

After a close election, political consultants offered suggestions: grow a beard, visit the Bronx and listen to poor residents.


Shot UK soldier was TA volunteer

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 09:39 AM PST

A British soldier shot dead in his second week in Afghanistan was bidding to become a regular army officer, it has emerged.


Inquest told of navy man's binge

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:14 AM PST

A Royal Navy petty officer died after taking part in a German nightclub's "10 drinks for 15 euros" promotion, an inquest hears.


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