Gillette to Limit Role of Woods in Marketing

Gillette to Limit Role of Woods in Marketing


Gillette to Limit Role of Woods in Marketing

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:25 PM PST

A spokesman said the move amounted to "a timeout" for Tiger Woods, who has been at the center of a worldwide scandal for the past two weeks after being linked to numerous women.


Brazil, Peru condemn Honduran limits on Zelaya

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:47 AM PST

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil and Peru on Saturday condemned the refusal by the de facto government of Honduras to allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya to leave the country unless he drops his demand to be reinstated.


Menopause, as Brought to You by Big Pharma

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:04 PM PST

Lawsuits and internal company documents offer a rare look into how Pfizer and its predecessors promoted the idea of taking hormone drugs.


Poor Man Utd suffer Villa defeat

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:33 AM PST

Aston Villa end a 10-year wait to beat Manchester United and move up to third place after achieving their first Premier League victory at Old Trafford.


'North Korean arms plane' seized

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:26 AM PST

Thailand seizes a cargo plane refuelling in Bangkok which it says was carrying weapons from North Korea to an unknown destination.


'North Korean arms plane' seized

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:26 AM PST

Thailand seizes a cargo plane refuelling in Bangkok which it says was carrying weapons from North Korea to an unknown destination.


Congregation Works With U.S. to Release Immigrant Detainees

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:13 PM PST

An unusual agreement between the Reformed Church of Highland Park, N.J., and immigration officials has freed some Indonesians.


Blair attacked for Iraq war claim

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 10:44 AM PST

Critics attack Tony Blair, after he said he would have invaded Iraq even if he had known there were no weapons of mass destruction.


Climber dies in mountain accident

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:57 AM PST

A climber dies and a man is injured in an accident on a mountain near Three Sisters Gully in Glencoe, rescuers say.


Rates Are Low, but Banks Balk at Refinancing

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:13 PM PST

The plight of homeowners unable to refinance despite massive aid to banks is a volatile political issue.


Pakistani officials zero in on mastermind of plot to send men to Afghanistan

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 10:29 AM PST

KABUL -- Pakistani authorities on Saturday zeroed in on the alleged mastermind of a plot to send five Northern Virginia men to Afghanistan to kill U.S. troops, saying they hope the case could help unravel an extensive network of terrorist recruiters who scour the Internet for radicalized young men.


U.S. and Russia Open Arms Talks on Web Security

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:13 PM PST

After years of rejecting Russia's overtures, the United States is seeking a new approach needed to blunt an international arms race in cyberspace.


Manning and Saturday Have Kept Colts on Leading Edge

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 09:45 AM PST

Center Jeff Saturday was out of football when the Colts found him. Eleven years later, he is still snapping the ball to Peyton Manning.


Sports of The Times: Time for Woods to Put a Face on the Apology

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:04 PM PST

If Tiger Woods's handlers think his statement Friday that he is taking a sabbatical from golf will put out the fire, they are wrong.


Shippers Prepare (and Hope) for a Holiday Crush

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:17 PM PST

Retail sales in the U.S. showed a slight increase in November, and delivery companies are expecting to see a resulting rise in holiday package traffic.


Intelligence on Baghdad blasts mishandled: interior minister

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 10:04 AM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security officials had prior warning of bloody bombings this week that police said killed 112 people, but bureaucracy and blunders tripped up efforts to stop them, the interior minister said on Saturday.


U.S. government contractor arrested by Cuban officials

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 09:55 AM PST

MEXICO CITY -- The Cuban government has arrested a U.S. government contractor who was distributing cellphones and laptop computers in the country, State Department officials said Saturday.



Abkhazia holds presidential poll

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 09:58 AM PST

Five candidates including incumbent in race for top post in rebel Georgian region.


Protesters arrested in Copenhagen

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 08:57 AM PST

Thousands of protesters took to the streets and a few hundred were arrested in Copenhagen Saturday, as they demanded a climate-change agreement that would curb greenhouse gas emissions and aid developing countries.


Afghan cabinet unveiled end of the week: official

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 09:33 AM PST

MANAMA, Bahrain (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will unveil his new cabinet at the end of this week, an Afghan official said on Saturday, and a programme to reintegrate Taliban insurgents will start in the new year.


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