Britain unveils plans for new nuclear power stations

Britain unveils plans for new nuclear power stations


Britain unveils plans for new nuclear power stations

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 12:24 PM PST

The British government on Monday unveiled plans to launch one of the world's most ambitious expansions of nuclear power capacity, calling for the construction of 10 new plants in the coming years to help meet surging energy demands in the era of global warming.


Developer of Hydrogen Bomb Is Dead

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 12:17 PM PST

Mr. Ginzburg, a Russian physicist, helped develop the first Soviet hydrogen bomb and went on the win the Nobel Prize.


Tagged.com Settles Suits Over Deceptive Invitations

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 12:29 PM PST

The social network Tagged.com agreed to change misleading e-mail invitations and will pay $750,000 in fines to settle litigation by New York and Texas.


Iran Accuses 3 Americans of Spying

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 12:31 PM PST

An Iranian prosecutor said three Americans detained on the border with Iraq of espionage, the first signal that Tehran intends to put them on trial.


Belgian tipped for EU post, Miliband may decline

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 12:05 PM PST

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian leader Herman Van Rompuy and Britain's David Miliband have emerged as the front-runners for two top jobs in the European Union, but the British minister has distanced himself from the post of foreign policy chief.


NZ withstand Aamer heroics to win

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:44 AM PST

New Zealand weather a remarkable innings from Pakistan tail-ender Mohammad Aamer before clinching the one-day series decider in Abu Dhabi.


Lebanon's Hariri forms unity government with Hezbollah

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:34 AM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri formed a new unity government on Monday that includes two ministers from Syrian- and Iranian-backed Hezbollah.


Monday Puzzle: You Can't Fight Density... er, Destiny

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:58 AM PST

In this fictitious sequence of events, love sours and Tom Cruise tosses the golden statue given to him by his estranged wife, Nicole Kidman, into the lake. Will the water level go up, down or remain the same?


Boy Who Fled Vietnam War Returns as U.S. Officer

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:06 AM PST

The first Vietnamese-American to command a United States Navy destroyer makes an emotional return to Vietnam for the first time since he fled as a boy on a fishing boat at the end of the war in 1975.


Reading Saddam's Biography in Baghdad

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:49 AM PST

Readers in Iraq are eager to read a new biography of Saddam Hussein, but the government is less than enthusiastic about making it available to them.


Boy Who Fled Vietnam War Returns as U.S. Officer

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:25 AM PST

The first Vietnamese-American to command a United States Navy destroyer makes an emotional return to Vietnam for the first time since he fled as a boy on a fishing boat at the end of the war in 1975.


Obama Hosts Netanyahu

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:31 AM PST

The White House waited several days to confirm that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could meet with Obama, and sought conditions first.


Pushchairs recalled over 'amputations'

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:17 AM PST

About a million pushchairs made by Maclaren USA are recalled in the US amid reports of children's fingertips being cut off.


Paterson to Speak on Budget Crisis

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:25 AM PST

The governor's speech to a joint session comes a day before legislators will convene for an extraordinary session to take up his proposed cuts, among other issues.


Live text - Monday football

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:58 AM PST

Liverpool look to close a 12-point gap on the Premier League leaders as they host Birmingham, while Barnsley meet Sheffield United in the Championship and there is FA Cup first-round action.


Stocks Rise After Stimulus Push at G-20 Meeting

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 12:17 PM PST

Shares rose and the dollar fell on Monday after finance ministers affirmed support for more stimulus efforts.


The Home Buyers' Tax Credit: What You Need to Know

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:51 AM PST

If you're wondering if you qualify for the new homeowner and homebuyer tax credits, here's what you need to know.


U.S. relieved as Iraq passes election law, envoy says

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:20 AM PST

U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill said Sunday that American officials were extremely relieved that Iraq's parliament passed a long-awaited election law.


Flood misery

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:17 AM PST

US volunteer in El Salvador caught up in disaster


Modern Warfare prepares to strike

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:43 AM PST

Hotly-anticipated video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 begins its assault on the gaming industry on 10 November.


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