Madagascar's leader names new PM

Madagascar's leader names new PM


Madagascar's leader names new PM

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 12:32 PM PST

Madagascar's leader, Andry Rajoelina, names a new PM days after dismissing the man agreed in a power-sharing deal.


Israel vows action against settlers

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 11:53 AM PST

Leaked document says military will be used to enforce partial 10-month halt on building.


Mourners heap flowers by Mexican drug lord's coffin

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 11:26 AM PST

CULIACAN, Mexico (Reuters) - Mourners trickled into a palatial chapel in the heart of Mexican drug trafficking territory on Sunday to pay their respects to late drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva, shot dead by security forces this week.


Iran opposition calls for mourning

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 11:58 AM PST

Opposition supporters urged to head to Qom for funeral of senior dissident cleric.


US snowball fight takes a twist when 'detective draws gun'

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 11:36 AM PST

Police in Washington DC investigate a detective accused of drawing his gun during a public snowball fight.


Hopes Dim, G.O.P. Still Vows to Fight Health Bill

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 11:06 AM PST

A day after Senate Democrats said they had a health care overhaul deal, Republicans vowed to continue their fight but acknowledged their chances of stopping passage had faded.


Plenty of Snow, and Hard to Get Anywhere

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 11:12 AM PST

New York is blanketed in about a foot of snow, but Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg says the storm caused no injuries.


The Buzzwords of 2009

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 09:39 PM PST

Who knew there could be a word for a mother of eight? Or for our tangled relationship with China? They're both part of the year's lexicon.


55 dead, 38 injured in Nigeria truck crash

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 11:00 AM PST

At least 55 people were killed and 38 injured when a truck carrying fertilizer crashed into a crowd of people in Nigeria's Kogi state, a federal official told CNN.


Taiwan Protests Flare Over Visit of China Envoy to Sign Accords

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 10:41 AM PST

Tens of thousands of opposition demonstrators marched in the central city of Taichung a day before the arrival of a senior mainland Chinese envoy, Chen Yunlin.


Leaders Chelsea held by West Ham

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 09:56 AM PST

Chelsea fail to fully capitalise on Manchester United's shock defeat on Saturday as they are held to a 1-1 draw by West Ham.


Rage win Christmas chart battle

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 12:14 PM PST

Rage Against The Machine win a gripping battle for the Christmas number one, beating X Factor winner Joe McElderry.


Eurostar Suspends Service Indefinitely

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 10:35 AM PST

Eurostar stopped all its rail links between London, Paris and Brussels as cold weather caused chaos on the high-speed passenger line for a third day.


Colombia 'facing foreign threat'

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 10:26 AM PST

Minister says Bogota is preparing for 'foreign aggression' as ties with Caracas worsen.


UNDP calls on wealthy Arab states to help neighbors

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 09:43 AM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Oil-rich Arab states should devote more money to creating jobs and boosting food security among their poorer Arab neighbors to help the region meet development goals by 2015, a U.N. report issued on Sunday said.


Pakistan minister denies corruption

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 06:07 AM PST

Pakistan's interior minister has defiantly characterized himself and other politicians facing corruption charges as victims of politically motivated opponents, in an interview with CNN.


Grand Ayatollah Montazeri dies

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 08:01 AM PST

Grand Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri, has died, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported Sunday.


Philippines volcano eruption likely soon

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 07:35 AM PST

Philippine authorities on Sunday raised the alert status of the country's most active volcano to level 4 and established an extended danger zone around it, saying an eruption is imminent.


Lebanon and Syria move to thaw relations

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 02:11 AM PST

The leaders of Lebanon and Syria took a big step toward thawing frosty relations, agreeing at an unprecedented meeting Saturday to strengthen bilateral cooperation.


A dozen Gitmo detainees sent to 3 countries

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 09:34 AM PST

Twelve detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were transferred to Afghanistan, Yemen and Somaliland, the U.S. Justice Department said Sunday.


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