The moment the earthquake hit Sumatra

The moment the earthquake hit Sumatra


The moment the earthquake hit Sumatra

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:42 PM PDT

Rescue teams have resumed the desperate search for survivors following a devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.


Who's going for gold in 2016?

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:15 PM PDT

Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio will start their final presentations to the IOC in Copenhagen. First up is Chicago, seen by many as favourites - before Tokyo, Rio and Madrid have their turn.


'Hero' pilots fly together again

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:14 PM PDT

The pilot and co-pilot who made a successful emergency landing in New York's Hudson River back in January have made their first flight together since the accident.


Fossil finds extend human story

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 08:18 PM PDT

Scientists say a fossil found in the desert in Ethiopia could be the oldest known ancestor of modern day humans.


Frantic search as Indonesia quake toll tops 1,000

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:24 PM PDT

PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Rescuers dug feverishly on Friday through the rubble of a school and other buildings toppled by an earthquake in the Indonesian port of Padang, but few victims were being found alive two days after the tremor.


IAEA chief will go to Iran this weekend - U.S.

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:24 PM PDT

GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, is expected to go to Iran this weekend, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.


Iran's aid to Iraq insurgents less broad-based - U.S.

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:24 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran continues to provide "significant" amounts of support to insurgents in Iraq but to a smaller number of groups than it did before, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday.


Evacuations start for new Philippine storm (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:00 PM PDT

Sporting's Adrien celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Hertha Berlin during their Europa League group D soccer match Thursday, Oct. 1 2009, at Sporting's Alvalade stadium in Lisbon. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)AP - Filipinos in the likely path of a looming typhoon began evacuating Friday, as the toll from a storm that tore across Southeast Asia days earlier rose to more than 400.



Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi's appeal vs. arrest (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2009 handout file photo released by United Nations Information Center (UNIC), United Nations special envoy to Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari, left, talks with detained Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during their meeting at the government guesthouse in Yangon, Myanmar. Government sources say Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, a court in military-ruled Myanmar has turned aside opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's latest bid for freedom, rejecting her appeal against her sentence of house arrest.  Suu Kyi had appealed her conviction in August for breaking terms of her last period of house arrest as unwarranted. (AP Photo/United Nations Information Center, HO, FILE )AP - A court in military-ruled Myanmar turned aside opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's latest bid for freedom Friday, rejecting an appeal against her most recent sentence of house arrest, government sources said.



The U.S. Accepts Karzai, for Better or Worse (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:00 PM PDT

Time.com - Despite credible cries of foul over the election that will return him to power, Washington and its NATO allies endorse an imperfect leader in the absence of workable alternatives


Maoists kill 16 in eastern India (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:04 PM PDT

File photo shows an Indian solider taking position in Jehanabad, some 45 kilometres south of Patna in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. Suspected Maoist rebels killed 16 villagers in eastern India, tying them up before shooting them over a land dispute, police and local residents said Friday.(AFP/File)AFP - Suspected Maoist rebels killed 16 villagers in eastern India, tying them up before shooting them over a land dispute, police and local residents said Friday.



Uzbek militant killed in Pakistan: security agents

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:14 PM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked Uzbek militant leader was killed in Pakistan in a U.S. drone missile strike in August, Pakistani intelligence agency officials said on Friday.


Deadly Maoist attack in India

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:31 PM PDT

At least 16 killed in attack on village in eastern state of Bihar.


Super typhoon bears down on flood-ravaged Philippines

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines ordered the evacuation of people living in low-lying coastal areas on Friday as a "super typhoon" threatened devastation a week after flash floods killed nearly 300 people in and around Manila.


Tiff over Gaddafi tent on Trump land ends

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The company that set up a huge tent for visiting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will plead guilty to zoning violations in the town of Bedford, New York, and pay a $1,000 fine, the town attorney said on Thursday.


Iran's aid to Iraq insurgents less broad-based - U.S.

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran continues to provide "significant" amounts of support to insurgents in Iraq but to a smaller number of groups than it did before, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday.


Obama bans gov't workers from texting while driving

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday signed an order banning federal workers from text messaging while driving on official business or using government vehicles.


FACTBOX - Foreign aid for Indonesia quake

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT

Aid to thousands of displaced survivors started trickling in, but rescue operations in and around the West Sumatran capital of 900,000 have been hampered by power blackouts and a lack of heavy equipment to shift fallen masonry.


Philippines Kicks Off Global Mass Breastfeeding (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:20 PM PDT

Time.com - With one of Asia's highest birth rates, the Philippines has become a leader in recent years in the effort to legally combat the aggressive marketing of formula to moms around the world


Japan's jobless rate falls for 1st time in 7 months (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:37 PM PDT

Pedestrians are seen crossing a street in downtown Tokyo. Japan's jobless rate fell unexpectedly for the first time in seven months in August while consumer spending rose, according to the latest data, boosting hopes the economy is healing after its worst slump in decades.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Japan's jobless rate fell unexpectedly for the first time in seven months in August while consumer spending rose, data showed Friday, boosting hopes the economy is healing after its worst slump in decades.



Texting While Driving Banned for Federal Workers

Texting While Driving Banned for Federal Workers


Texting While Driving Banned for Federal Workers

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:28 PM PDT

Federal employees will no longer be allowed to send text messages in government vehicles, or their own cars if they are using cellphones paid for by the government.


'Ardi' Skeleton Sheds Light on Origin of Human Species

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:32 AM PDT

Ardi lived 4.4 million years ago in the woodlands of East Africa. She spent most of her time in the trees. She stood about four feet tall, weighed 110 pounds, and had long arms, short legs, and a grasping big toe that was perfect for clambering branch to branch. She ate in the trees, raised her...


Investor conference holds hope for poor Haiti

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:49 AM PDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Declaring Haiti "open for business," Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis welcomed hundreds of potential investors on Thursday to a conference meant to kick-start an economy stunted by decades of political turmoil.


China Celebration Kicks Off

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:05 PM PDT

China's National Day parade showcased how far the country has come in six decades -- especially the past three when it cast off central planning and embraced free markets.


McChrystal Urges European Allies to Show Resolve in Afghanistan

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:13 AM PDT

LONDON, Oct. 1 -- As the White House deliberates over the future of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, the top American commander there issued a call in Europe on Thursday for "resolve" in the war effort, saying that "time does matter" in charting a new course in the escalating conflict.


Iran agrees to more nuclear checks

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:43 AM PDT

Tehran to allow inspections of Qom facility after talks with six world powers.


Guinea opposition rejects unity bid

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:07 AM PDT

Opposition leaders say the call is a tactic to divert attention from crackdown on protesters.


Hudson 'heroes' reunite on flight

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:57 AM PDT

Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles fly together for the first time since they landed a disabled plane on the Hudson River in January.


UK court serves first ever injunction via Twitter

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:44 AM PDT

The High Court gives permission for an injunction to be served via social-networking site Twitter.


Nursery abuser urged to tell all

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:51 AM PDT

Police pledge to try to identify the victims of three child abusers who pleaded guilty to a string of "horrific" offences.


'Lucky ones'

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:38 AM PDT

A boy describes surviving disaster in American Samoa


Video shows Pakistan army 'abuse'

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:22 AM PDT

Pakistani soldiers are seen apparently abusing Taliban suspects in a video posted on the social networking site, Facebook.


UN: Poverty tripled in Gaza

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:47 AM PDT

UNRWA says the number of Gazans considered "abject poor" has tripled to 300,000 this year.


Protein reveals how insects smell

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:37 AM PDT

X-rays reveal the structure of a protein that shows the mechanism of insects' sense of smell, say scientists.


Jackson autopsy details revealed

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:02 AM PDT

Michael Jackson had a strong heart and was a "fairly healthy" 50-year-old, autopsy details obtained in the US say.


Live text - Europa League

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:30 AM PDT

Celtic host Rapid Vienna and Fulham entertain Basle in the Uefa Europa League, after Everton come from behind to beat BATE Borisov 2-1 in Minsk.


Auto Sales Fall Back as Clunker Program Ends

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:37 AM PDT

After two frenzied months during the auto rebate program, new-vehicle sales sagged in September.


Philippines braced for new storm

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:13 AM PDT

The Philippines is braced for a new storm in the wake of Typhoon Ketsana, which left more than 380 dead across the region.


Row over China Kashmir visa move

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 06:50 AM PDT

A senior Congress party member in Indian-administered Kashmir condemns moves by China to issue separate passport visas.