Police clash with youths on Greek riots anniversary

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• Police clash with youths on Greek riots anniversary
• Karzai urges flexibility for U.S. troop timeline
• Rainforests turned into smoldering ruins
• African Group Urges Guinea Transition
• Danyl Johnson voted off X-Factor
• Obama urges health support in Senate
• Murder hunt after teen falls from flat
• Iraq MPs 'resolve' poll law dispute
• Suburbs See a Challenge as Residents Grow Older
• U.S. Report on Sri Lanka Urges New Approach
• New Iraqi election law 'agreed'
• Indian PM arrives in Russia for arms, nuclear deals
• Extra £5 notes for cash machines
• Scholarly Investments
• Club Owner Charged in Russian Fire
• Swiss minaret ban reversal vote in pipeline
• Guinea president 'well' after surgery
• Gene flaw 'causes child obesity'
• U.N. says biggest climate talks in history must deliver
• Victory Claimed by Both Candidates in Romania

Police clash with youths on Greek riots anniversary Posted: 06 Dec 2009 12:29 PM PST ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas to disperse rioting protesters as thousands marched in Athens on Sunday to mark the police killing of a teenager, which unleashed the country's worst riots in decades last year.

Karzai urges flexibility for U.S. troop timeline Posted: 06 Dec 2009 12:53 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai raised doubts on Sunday that his country could take over responsibility for its security by July 2011, while U.S. leaders said the date was not a "drop-dead" deadline for Kabul.

Rainforests turned into smoldering ruins Posted: 06 Dec 2009 11:22 AM PST The land still smolders, tinted with a depressing gray. Twisted hulks of tree trunks take on abnormal shapes. A dark black canal cuts through the wasted landscape.

African Group Urges Guinea Transition Posted: 06 Dec 2009 12:34 PM PST A regional African body on Sunday urged Guinea's military to step down from power, in a sign of growing concern about the country's stability following the assassination attempt of its leader.

Danyl Johnson voted off X-Factor Posted: 06 Dec 2009 12:49 PM PST Schoolteacher Danyl Johnson has been voted off ITV's X-Factor, missing out on a place in the show's final.

Obama urges health support in Senate Posted: 06 Dec 2009 12:36 PM PST US President Barack Obama appears before Senate Democrats to persuade them to support his healthcare plans.

Murder hunt after teen falls from flat Posted: 06 Dec 2009 10:45 AM PST A 19-year-old man who fell nine floors from a Belfast city centre apartment was murdered, police say.

Iraq MPs 'resolve' poll law dispute Posted: 06 Dec 2009 12:50 PM PST Agreement over new version of law paves the way for elections early next year.

Suburbs See a Challenge as Residents Grow Older Posted: 05 Dec 2009 08:33 PM PST As many New York suburbs find themselves with an increasingly older population, communities must adapt to serve changing needs.

U.S. Report on Sri Lanka Urges New Approach Posted: 06 Dec 2009 11:22 AM PST A report on Sri Lanka to be released next week by the Senate Foreign Relations committee urges a less confrontational approach, citing strategic American interests.

New Iraqi election law 'agreed' Posted: 06 Dec 2009 12:09 PM PST Iraqi political parties have reached agreement on a stalled electoral law which would pave the way for elections, officials say.

Indian PM arrives in Russia for arms, nuclear deals Posted: 06 Dec 2009 11:19 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Moscow on Sunday to ink billions of dollars of weapons deals and for talks on a landmark nuclear deal that could significantly widen atomic fuel imports from Russia.

Extra £5 notes for cash machines Posted: 06 Dec 2009 11:18 AM PST The Bank of England is to urge banks to increase the availability of £5 notes in their cash machines.

Scholarly Investments Posted: 04 Dec 2009 10:29 PM PST Charter schools have become the "hot cause" for New York's hedge fund managers.

Club Owner Charged in Russian Fire Posted: 06 Dec 2009 10:29 AM PST A nightclub owner and three others were arrested in connection with a fire, ignited by a pyrotechnic display, that killed 112 people and wounded more than 120.

Swiss minaret ban reversal vote in pipeline Posted: 06 Dec 2009 10:42 AM PST ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss liberals are considering a new referendum to overturn the ban on building new minarets in the country, Sunday papers reported, as Libya's Muamar Gaddafi warned the ban played into the hands of terrorists.

Guinea president 'well' after surgery Posted: 06 Dec 2009 10:46 AM PST Guinea's military leader is in a "favourable" condition after surgery for injuries sustained in an assassination bid, doctors say.

Gene flaw 'causes child obesity' Posted: 06 Dec 2009 10:35 AM PST Scientists discover a genetic cause of severe obesity in children - an advance which might help avoid misplaced accusations of abuse.

U.N. says biggest climate talks in history must deliver Posted: 06 Dec 2009 10:20 AM PST COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The biggest climate talks in history must deliver an ambitious, sweeping agreement to capitalize on pledges by countries to fight global warming, the United Nations said on Sunday.

Victory Claimed by Both Candidates in Romania Posted: 06 Dec 2009 12:35 PM PST Mircea Geoana, the former foreign minister and leader of the leftist Social Democrats, declared victory. The incumbent, President Traian Basescu, refused to concede.

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