Bomb Kills at Least 24 in Pakistan

Bomb Kills at Least 24 in Pakistan


Bomb Kills at Least 24 in Pakistan

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 10:28 AM PST

A bomb near a crowded market in northwest Pakistan has killed at least 24 people. The bombing was the third attack in as many days around Peshawar.


Bear Stearns ex-managers cleared

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 12:51 PM PST

Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers charged with fraud are found not guilty by a New York jury.


'Drunk' pilot is held at Heathrow

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 12:53 PM PST

A United Airlines pilot is arrested on suspicion of being drunk before boarding a plane at Heathrow Airport.


Jock Art | Andy Warhol Polaroids

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 09:20 AM PST

There is a small gem of a show at Danziger Projects right now, featuring a little-known trove of Polaroids by Andy Warhol of famous athletes. They were commissioned by one collector in the late 1970s and early '80s. The simplicity of Warhol's method - straightforward portraits shot with the Big Shot camera - gives the tiny images (4 1/4" x 3 3/8") a purity and sincerity that belies the radiance and aura of greatness coming from the sitters.


U.S. announces one-on-one talks with North Korea

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 12:17 PM PST

U.S. officials will soon meet unilaterally with North Korean representatives to facilitate the resumption of talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Tuesday.


Bear Stearns Managers Acquitted of Fraud Charges

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 12:47 PM PST

A jury found that the managers did not lie by presenting an upbeat picture while their funds plummeted in value.


Jordan police held over man's death

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 12:01 PM PST

Jordanian police officers to face trial in connection with death of a civilian.


Germany keeper dies in accident

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 12:23 PM PST

Germany and Hannover 96 goalkeeper Robert Enke, 32, dies after being hit by a train.


Russia's Medvedev replaces Yeltsin-era governor

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 12:06 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday replaced the veteran governor of a Urals mountains region, one of the last of a generation of powerful regional heads who held sway before a return to centralized Kremlin rule.


Dead soldier's mother assails British leader

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 11:24 AM PST

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown was under mounting criticism on Tuesday over his perceived casual attitude towards soldiers killed in Afghanistan as support for the mission collapses.


The Dusenberry Diary: Living the Dream? Or Just Living?

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 11:46 AM PST

The reality of one small-business owner's journey.


More than 20 die in attack in Pakistan border region

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 11:24 AM PST

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN-- A suicide bomber rammed his car into a donkey cart in the northwest town of Charsadda on Tuesday, killing more than 20 people and wounding 45, officials said. It was the third suicide bombing since Saturday in the volatile border region, where army troops have been battling ...


Allies Uncover Vast Cache of Bomb Material in Afghanistan

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 10:56 AM PST

Afghan police and American soldiers discovered a half-million pounds of ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer that is used in most of Afghanistan's homemade bombs.


Allies Uncover Vast Cache of Bomb Material in Afghanistan

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 12:01 PM PST

Afghan police and U.S. soldiers discovered a half-million pounds of the fertilizer that is used in most of Afghanistan's homemade bombs.


Kurds Are Threat to Minorities, Rights Group Says

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 11:06 AM PST

Human Rights Watch warned that Christians, Shabaks and Yazidis in northern Iraq could suffer a "catastrophe."


‘Opt-Out’ Proposal Puts State Leaders to the Test

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 12:48 PM PST

Candidates for governor will likely be pressed for answers if the provision becomes part of a new health plan.


Former Astronaut Makes Plea Deal

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 11:53 AM PST

Capt. Lisa Marie Nowak pleaded guilty on Tuesday to felony burglary of a car and misdemeanor battery as part of a plea bargain.


Denzel Washington to Star in 'Fences' on Broadway

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 10:48 AM PST

Denzel Washington will play Troy Maxson in a revival of August Wilson's "Fences" in late spring of 2010.


Letterman Suspect Wanted to Sell, Not Extort, Lawyer Says

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 11:48 AM PST

Words from lawyers and court filings give the first hints of strategy in the Letterman extortion case.


Parting Glance: Evelyn Hofer, 1922-2009

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 10:28 AM PST

Evelyn Hofer searched for an "inside value, some interior respect" in the people she photographed. She has died, at the age of 87.


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