U.S. Senate on verge of passing healthcare bill

U.S. Senate on verge of passing healthcare bill

U.S. Senate on verge of passing healthcare bill

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:46 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate was poised to approve President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul on Thursday, backing major changes in the medical insurance market and new coverage for tens of millions of uninsured Americans.


Japan PM's ex-aide charged over funds scandal - NHK

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:46 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - A former close aide to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama was charged on Thursday over falsified political funding records, public broadcaster NHK said, in a development that threatens to erode support for the government.


FACTBOX - Major differences in Senate, House healthcare bills

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:46 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is expected on Thursday to pass its version of sweeping healthcare overhaul legislation that aims to extend coverage to some 30 million uninsured Americans.


Yemen says kills 30 al Qaeda militants in airstrike

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:46 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - A Yemeni airstrike killed 30 al Qaeda militants planning an attack on Yemeni and foreign oil targets, a security official said on Thursday.


Blast in Pakistani city of Peshawar: residents

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:13 PM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A blast went off on a busy road in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, near offices of the national airline and some media companies, but there was no immediate word on casualties, residents said.

Officials: Suicide bombers kill 2 in NW Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:22 PM PST

A computer screen displaying stocks is reflected in the window of a booth, where a man is monitoring the market, at Karachi's Stock Exchange October 19, 2009. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroAP - Two people are dead after two suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a state-run Pakistani airline building in the country's main northwest city.

Funeral held for Colombia governor

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 08:08 PM PST

Hundreds mourn death of state governor as leftist rebels are blamed for his murder.


Farc in frame for governor murder

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:26 PM PST

There are fears that Colombia's problems with drug-violence are spiralling out of control, following the kidnap and murder of governor Luis Francisco Cuellar on Monday.


Farc in frame for governor murder

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:26 PM PST

There are fears that Colombia's problems with drug-violence are spiralling out of control, following the kidnap and murder of governor Luis Francisco Cuellar on Monday.


Mother's grief over son's missing body

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:52 AM PST

In Bogota, a mother thumbs through memories. Another Christmas comes around but neither the government nor the communist guerrillas who took her son hostage can grant her one wish -- to bring home his remains.

U.N. Security Council hits Eritrea with sanctions

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:51 PM PST

The U.N. Security Council slapped Eritrea with an arms embargo and further sanctions Wednesday for its role in aiding rebels in Somalia and refusing to withdraw from a border dispute with Djibouti.

Prince sleeps on street

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:07 AM PST

A cold icy sidewalk isn't where you would normally expect to find a sleeping British royal, but it is where Prince William spent the night to highlight the plight of the homeless.

Yemen says kills 30 al Qaeda militants in airstrike

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:38 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - A Yemeni airstrike killed 30 al Qaeda militants planning an attack on Yemeni and foreign oil targets, a security official said on Thursday.

Japan PM's ex-aide charged over funds scandal: report

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:00 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - A former close aide to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama was charged on Thursday over falsified political funding records, public broadcaster NHK said, in a development that threatens to erode support for the government.

India's Baba Ramdev is guru, TV star and source of controversy

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:00 PM PST

HARIDWAR, INDIA -- At the crack of dawn, 4,000 people sitting on yoga mats silently watched the renowned guru Baba Ramdev on stage. After his introduction as the one who will dispel the darkness of ignorance, the orange-robed Ramdev chanted "Om" into a microphone. The audience followed with a re...


Baba Ramdev

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:00 PM PST

-- Background: Born Ramkishan Yadav in a village in the northern Indian state of Haryana.



Obama says climate discontent is 'justified'

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:20 PM PST

WASHINGTON -President Barack Obama said disenchantment over the Copenhagen climate talks was "justified" but defended the chaotic outcome as the top UN envoy urged an end to post-summit recriminations.

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British soldier killed in Afghanistan explosion (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:39 PM PST

British soldiers during a patrol in Helmand province in July 2009. A British soldier has been killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the third to die in the region in three days, the Ministry of Defence said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Abdul Malik)AFP - A British soldier has been killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the third to die in the region in three days, the Ministry of Defence said Wednesday.

Japan PM's ex-aide charged over funds scandal: report (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:45 PM PST

Reuters - A former close aide to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's was charged on Thursday over falsified political funding records, public broadcaster NHK said, in a development that threatens to erode support for the government.


Vizio Looks Beyond TVs

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:23 PM PST

The flat-panel TV maker is set to unveil new consumer electronics items amid optimism about 2010.


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