Syria's Assad hopeful on Israel talks, but with harsh words

Syria's Assad hopeful on Israel talks, but with harsh words


Syria's Assad hopeful on Israel talks, but with harsh words

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:03 PM PST

Syrian President Bashar Assad says peace talks with Israel could resume if the Jewish state showed willingness to fully engage in the process.


Canada seeks not to repatriate Guantanamo inmate

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:20 AM PST

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian courts grossly overreached when they ordered Ottawa to ask Washington to send a Canadian held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison back to Canada, a federal lawyer argued on Friday.


Six groups suspend Chad aid after killing, kidnap

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:59 AM PST

GENEVA (Reuters) - Six aid groups have suspended operations in eastern Chad following the killing of one worker, the kidnapping of another and a spate of banditry, the United Nations said on Friday.


F.D.A. Says It May Ban Alcoholic Drinks With Caffeine

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:22 PM PST

The agency said it told nearly 30 manufacturers of the beverages that they needed to provide clear evidence of safety.


Explosions seen miles away after Russian ammo depot blast

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:26 AM PST

A series of powerful blasts ignited a fire Friday at a Russian army munitions depot in the outskirts of Ulyanovsk, a city about 900 kilometers (560 miles) east of Moscow, Russian media reported.


Kosovo's PM met with stones, eggs ahead of historic election

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 10:04 AM PST

People hurled stones and eggs at the Kosovan prime minister's convoy this week, a spurt of violence just days before the one-time Serbian province holds its first elections since declaring independence.


Controllers Were Slow to Notify Air Force of Errant Jet

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:57 AM PST

Air traffic control supervisors delayed nearly an hour in notifying Norad that a Northwest Airlines jetliner was not responding to radio calls.


Blogging Imam Who Knew Fort Hood Attacker and 9/11 Hijacker Goes Silent

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:17 PM PST

Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical, American-born cleric who knew at least one of the 9/11 hijackers and exchanged e-mail messages last year with the Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shootings, abruptly stopped blogging this week.


Golf club strives to drive war away

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 10:32 AM PST

Why would anyone open a golf course in Afghanistan in the midst of war? One man explains with conviction why he has endured a Taliban attack to keep the country's only golf course alive.


Balloon Boy Parents Plead Guilty

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:01 PM PST

The parents accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting their son was aboard a runaway balloon have pleaded guilty to charges that could bring some jail time and probation.


Palin lifts lid on campaign clash

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 08:37 AM PST

Ex-US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's memoir lifts the lid on the simmering tensions during the 2008 Republican campaign.


England triumph in rain-hit match

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:15 AM PST

Eoin Morgan hits an explosive 85 as England win the opening Twenty20 international against South Africa by one run under the Duckworth/Lewis method.


EconoQuiz

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 10:20 AM PST

A quiz on economic issues in the news.


Khadr to face US military tribunal

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:08 AM PST

Attorney-general says young Canadian captured in 2002 will face military commission.


Live - Wales 14-6 Samoa

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 10:49 AM PST

Wales take on Samoa in an international friendly at the Millennium Stadium.


The Right Way to Change Your Name

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:27 PM PST

After getting married, figuring out the correct name change procedure can be tricky for many. Here's the proper process for making the change.


A Shtick With a Thousand Lives

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:46 AM PST

Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner look back on their 2,000 Year Old Man routine, which is being reissued on disc.


Fort Hood Gunman May Be Paralyzed

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 10:44 AM PST

The Army psychiatrist accused in the fatal shootings at Fort Hood may be paralyzed from the waist down, his attorney told The Associated Press on Friday.


Rescued orangutans face new test of survival: returning to the wild

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:24 PM PST

PALANGKA RAYA, INDONESIA -- Over the past decade, Lone Droscher-Nielsen, a former Scandinavian Airlines Systems flight attendant, has saved nearly 600 orphaned orangutans in Borneo from almost certain death. Funded by donations from abroad, she's given the apes food, shelter and better health ca...


Data show recession is over in Europe

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:07 AM PST

LONDON -- Buoyed by strengthening rebounds in Germany and France, the 16-nation euro zone has officially climbed out of its worst recession since World War II, fueling hopes that a lasting global recovery is beginning to take shape.



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