Auschwitz theft 'ordered abroad'

Auschwitz theft 'ordered abroad'


Auschwitz theft 'ordered abroad'

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:54 PM PST

A Polish prosecutor says the theft of the "Arbeit macht frei" sign from Auschwitz was ordered from abroad.


Microsoft patent verdict upheld

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:31 PM PST

A US appeals court upholds a $290m (£182m) verdict against Microsoft in a patent dispute with Canadian company i4i.


Wenger to plan without Van Persie

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:44 PM PST

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he does not expect Dutch striker Robin van Persie to play again this season.


Hanoi Weighs Price Controls in Crackdown

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:32 AM PST

Vietnam is considering putting price controls on a broad array of products and is cracking down on certain personal and political activity, in a sharp reversal of what has been a move toward more-open markets and a more-open society.


Green Christmas

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 04:58 AM PST

A special seasonal message from Father Christmas


Boat with £375m of cocaine seized

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:51 AM PST

A ship carrying cocaine worth £375m - mostly thought to be destined for London - is seized off Spain.


Rough Ride for Hatoyama After Landslide Election

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:08 AM PST

A growing deficit, a spat with Washington, a campaign finance investigation and broken promises: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's first 100 days in office in Japan have been anything but smooth.


F.B.I. Releases Files on Michael Jackson

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:31 PM PST

The files detail the bureau's investigations into charges of child molestation that were brought against the singer, as well as extortion threats that were made against Mr. Jackson in 1992.


Police Called to Quell Unruly Passengers at J.F.K.

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:44 AM PST

As New York City airports struggled to recover from the hundreds of canceled flights over the weekend, passengers vying to get on one overbooked flight at Kennedy Airport became so angry that airport police had to be called in.


Jail term cut for man in Briton's murder in Italy

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:04 PM PST

PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian appeals court nearly halved the sentence on Tuesday for an African immigrant convicted of assisting in the murder of a British woman during a drunken sex game.


Iran's Mousavi loses public post

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:04 PM PST

Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi is fired as head of Iran's Arts Institution, one of two public posts he holds.


Torres warns against sacking Benitez

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:44 AM PST

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres says sacking manager Rafael Benitez will not solve the club's current ills.


Climate meltdown

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 08:33 AM PST

Reasons why the Copenhagen summit failed


HIV babies

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:43 AM PST

Romanians come to terms with their difficult childhoods


China and Britain in Testy Exchange Over Climate Pact

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:22 AM PST

Chinese officials, stung by criticism in the West that China had sabotaged climate talks, said wealthy nations were intentionally sowing discord among developing countries.


Destination of Arms Seized by Thais Is a Mystery

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:16 AM PST

The final destination of an arms cache on an aircraft seized by the Thai government remains unknown, although one report claims it was headed for Iran.


Ambitious South Korean Parents See Tall as All

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:29 AM PST

A growing conviction that tallness is crucial to success has prompted South Korean parents to try all manner of approaches to increase their children's height.


Chefs and farmers top list of unhealthy professions

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:09 AM PST

Chefs appear to have more unhealthy habits than any other profession while those in advertising are near paragons of virtue, a survey suggests.


Iran militia attack pro-reform cleric's home: website

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:20 AM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Members of an Islamic militia and "plainclothes men" attacked the house of a senior pro-reform cleric, Grand Ayatollah Yusuf Sanei, in the Shi'ite holy city of Qom on Tuesday, a reformist website said.


Mexican relatives die in likely revenge attack

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:10 AM PST

QUINTIN ARAUZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Suspected drug gang hitmen shot dead the grieving mother, brother and sister of an elite Mexican marine who died after taking part in a raid that killed a top drug lord, police said on Tuesday.


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