On the Road: The Transformation of Buffalo's Lower West Side

On the Road: The Transformation of Buffalo's Lower West Side


On the Road: The Transformation of Buffalo's Lower West Side

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:04 PM PST

A visit to the Lower West Side of Buffalo, a neighborhood that has changed considerably because of immigration.


Qaeda wing says behind attack on U.S. plane: website

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:59 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - A regional wing of al Qaeda said it was behind the failed Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. passenger plane, which was meant to avenge U.S. attacks on the group in Yemen, according to a web statement posted on Monday.


US vows to pursue plane plotters

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:39 PM PST

President Barack Obama pledges the US "will not rest" until all those behind a plane bomb plot are tracked down.


Ship released by Somali pirates

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:53 AM PST

Somali pirates have released a Singapore-flagged ship held for nearly 10 weeks, an EU naval force in the area says.


Al-Qaeda wing claims US plane plot

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:10 PM PST

Statement on website says foiled bombing bid was in retaliation for US offensive in Yemen.


Bangkok Asked to Stop Repatriations

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:33 AM PST

Thailand is facing pressure to stop the repatriation of 4,000 ethnic Hmong refugees to Laos amid fears they might be persecuted for pro-American allegiances in the Vietnam War.


Ship released by Somali pirates

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:53 AM PST

Somali pirates have released a Singapore-flagged ship held for nearly 10 weeks, an EU naval force in the area says.


Russian 'YouTube cop' in fraud case

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:24 AM PST

Officer who used video to allege abuses by police force is charged with embezzlement.


UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:49 AM PST

A British soldier has been killed in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms.


Israeli building plan prompts U.S. criticism

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:11 AM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel announced plans on Monday to build nearly 700 new Jewish homes in areas of the occupied West Bank it considers part of Jerusalem, prompting strong U.S. criticism implying they could undermine peace talks.


Activists blocked from planned march to support Gaza

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:08 AM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - About 80 foreign supporters of Palestinians protested outside the French Embassy in Cairo on Monday after Egypt refused to let them to march to Gaza, witnesses said.


Three Saudis killed by gunmen in Niger

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:42 AM PST

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Three Saudi Arabian citizens were killed by gunmen on Monday while traveling in a car near Niger's border with Mali in West Africa, a Niger government spokesman said.


Attack Puts Afghan Leader and NATO at Odds

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:50 AM PST

President Hamid Karzai and senior NATO officials are at odds over whether civilians or Taliban insurgents were killed in a Sunday operation by Afghan and U.S. forces.


Al-Qaeda claims US jet bomb plot

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:02 PM PST

Al-Qaeda says it carried out the failed plot to bomb a US-bound jet, according to a US monitoring group.


Karzai: Civilians Killed in Attack

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:51 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday said 10 civilians, including eight students, had been killed in fighting involving international forces in the country's remote east.


Russia Warns on European Fuel Supplies

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:29 AM PST

Russia has warned the EU it may cut its crude-oil supplies to Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary due to demands by Ukraine for higher transit fees.


'Peacemaker' dies after attack

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 07:58 AM PST

A passer-by dies after being hurt in a fight between two groups in east London that he had tried to break up.


Tyra Banks Says She's Ending Her Talk Show

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:29 AM PST

Ms. Banks said that the current season of "The Tyra Banks Show" would be its last.


Plea for UK man facing China death

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:04 AM PST

Relatives of man facing execution for smuggling heroin say he is mentally ill.


Plea for UK man facing China death

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:04 AM PST

Relatives of man facing execution for smuggling heroin say he is mentally ill.


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