Picasso toy guitar found in shoe box in Italy

Picasso toy guitar found in shoe box in Italy


Picasso toy guitar found in shoe box in Italy

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:46 AM PST

Italian police find a toy guitar sculpture created by Picasso for his daughter Paloma, which had been kept in a shoe box by a businessman.


Key reformer

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:07 AM PST

The man who helped Indonesia achieve democracy


Americans killed in Afghan attack

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:25 PM PST

Eight civilian deaths reported in attack on military base in southeastern Khost province.


Nigeria, Netherlands announce security plans; Somalia reports foiled bombing attempt

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:59 AM PST

Nigeria and the Netherlands announced plans Wednesday to equip their international airports with full-body scanners to prevent terrorists from sneaking hidden explosives aboard airliners, as Somalia reported that it foiled a bombing attempt last month similar to one allegedly directed against a N...


At Least Six Americans Killed in Afghan Attack

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:02 PM PST

A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest made his way into an American base in southeastern Afghanistan, according to NATO military officials.


Afghans Say Inquiry Shows Boys Were Killed

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:26 AM PST

Deepening a rift between the allies, Afghan investigators sharply contradicted accounts by NATO officials about the victims of a weekend raid in eastern Afghanistan.


Internal Army Report Finds Early Missteps in Afghanistan

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:59 AM PST

U.S. forces, hamstrung by inadequate resources, missed opportunities to stabilize Afghanistan during the early years of the war, an unpublished Army history found.


Hong Kong Prepares to Accept Chinese Accounting Standards

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:36 AM PST

The move would be an important advance in Beijing's drive to globalize its financial sector.


Shot pair were 'innocent parties'

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:45 AM PST

The father of a woman killed with her daughter after a row with her former boyfriend says they were "innocent parties".


Canada to suspend Parliament until after Olympics

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:47 AM PST

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government will suspend Parliament until early March, a spokesman said on Wednesday, winning significant political advantages but bringing an angry backlash from a sidelined opposition.


Magazine Preview: What’s a Bailed-Out Banker Really Worth?

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:46 AM PST

Kenneth Feinberg, Washington's pay czar, has grappled more than anyone with the question of how much to pay executives at failed companies.


Texas Tech Fires Coach Mike Leach

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:19 PM PST

Texas Tech Coach Mike Leach, who had come under fire the past few days for his treatment of a player, was fired on Wednesday.


'Dead' US mother hails 'miracle'

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:46 AM PST

A mother from Colorado who doctors said died while giving birth to her son, says she is glad to be alive.


Beef Fight Strains U.S.-Taiwan Ties

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:19 AM PST

Taiwan is negotiating a closer relationship with its onetime enemy, China, while its ties with Washington are being strained by the island's new proposed ban on U.S. beef.


At Least Six Americans Killed in Afghan Attack

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:02 PM PST

A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest made his way into an American base in southeastern Afghanistan, according to NATO military officials.


Moderate quake jolts Mexican border city

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:42 AM PST

TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - A moderate strength earthquake rattled both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border on Wednesday, breaking windows and scaring residents but there were no immediate reports of injuries.


Key reformer

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:07 AM PST

The man who helped Indonesia achieve democracy


US citizens killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:54 PM PST

Eight Americans have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in south-eastern Afghanistan, US officials say.


Government supporters hold mass rallies against Iran's political opposition

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:36 AM PST

TEHRAN -- Hundreds of thousands of government supporters rallied against Iran's political opposition in Tehran on Wednesday, calling for the execution of the movement's two key leaders.


Twin bomb attacks kill dozens, wound Iraqi governor

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 05:28 AM PST

BAGHDAD -- A car bomb and a suicide bomber struck a government building in the city of Ramadi on Wednesday, killing at least 24 people and wounding the governor of Anbar province, according to Iraqi police officials and witnesses.


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