Q+A - U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security under scrutiny

Q+A - U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security under scrutiny
U.S. embassy reopens in Yemen after threat
FACTBOX - Possible successors to Japan Finance Minister Fujii
Q+A - What happens next on U.S. healthcare reform?
Democrats in final push on U.S. healthcare overhaul
FACTBOX - Major differences in U.S. Senate, House health bills
Quake in Atlantic near S.Sandwich Islands: USGS (AFP)
CIA bomber a Jordan 'double agent'
Obama poised to unveil counterterrorism reforms
Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty to murder
'Octomom' doctor accused of 'gross negligence'
Brazilian floods kill 72, hopes dim amid grim search
Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty
US uncovers third gatecrasher at India state dinner
Court upholds Moussaoui's 9/11 life prison term
Japan finmin's health woes keep markets guessing
Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty to murder (Reuters)
Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty to murder
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Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:54 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Department of Homeland Security, created following the Sept. 11 attacks, is under scrutiny after President Barack Obama blamed human and systemic failures for a Christmas Day airplane bombing attempt.

U.S. embassy reopens in Yemen after threat

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:54 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - The United States embassy in Yemen reopened on Tuesday, an embassy official said, a day after Yemeni forces killed two al Qaeda militants they said were behind a threat that had forced U.S. and European missions to close.

FACTBOX - Possible successors to Japan Finance Minister Fujii

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:54 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii, 77, left financial markets guessing on whether he will remain in the post, saying he was waiting for test results on his health.

Q+A - What happens next on U.S. healthcare reform?

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:54 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Now that the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives have passed their versions of healthcare reform, the two chambers must work out their differences before legislation can be delivered to President Barack Obama for his signature.

Democrats in final push on U.S. healthcare overhaul

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:54 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A final push to deliver a sweeping U.S. healthcare overhaul to President Barack Obama begins this week as House of Representatives Democratic leaders prepare for difficult negotiations with the Senate.

FACTBOX - Major differences in U.S. Senate, House health bills

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:54 PM PST

This compromise bill would have to be passed by both chambers of Congress before being sent to President Barack Obama to sign into law. Healthcare reform is Obama's top legislative priority, and the Democrats are aiming to overcome unified Republican opposition.

Quake in Atlantic near S.Sandwich Islands: USGS (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:16 PM PST

AFP - A major 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Atlantic ocean early Tuesday east of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a sparsely populated British territory, a US monitor said.

CIA bomber a Jordan 'double agent'

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:14 PM PST

Reports say a doctor working with a Jordanian officer attacked Afghanistan base.

Obama poised to unveil counterterrorism reforms

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:23 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday plans to unveil reforms aimed at thwarting future attacks like the attempted Christmas Day airliner bombing, as he seeks to limit political fallout from the incident.

Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty to murder

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:23 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - The mayor of a small Philippine town, the main suspect in the November massacre of 57 people in the country's troubled south, pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Tuesday.

'Octomom' doctor accused of 'gross negligence'

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 08:45 PM PST

LOS ANGELES -The fertility doctor who treated the woman who gave birth to octuplets last year has been accused of "gross negligence," a disciplinary complaint filed by the California Medical Board showed.

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 07:34 PM PST

ANGRA DOS REIS, Brazil -Rescue teams scoured ravines and hillsides searching for survivors of landslides that have killed 72 people in the past days as hopes dimmed with each passing hour.

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 07:05 PM PST

MANILA -The prime suspect in the worst political massacre in the Philippines pleaded not guilty when he appeared in a special police court on Tuesday on multiple counts of murder.

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 01:01 PM PST

WASHINGTON -US authorities said that a third gatecrasher sneaked into November's White House state dinner for India's prime minister after an uninvited couple raised security concerns.

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:52 PM PST

WASHINGTON - A US appeals court upheld the conviction and life sentence of Zacarias Moussaoui for complicity in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 09:57 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii left financial markets guessing on Tuesday on whether he will remain in the post, saying he was still waiting for test results after being hospitalised last week suffering from exhaustion.

Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty to murder (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 09:33 PM PST

Reuters - The mayor of a small Philippine town, the main suspect in the November massacre of 57 people in the country's troubled south, pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Tuesday.

Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty to murder

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 09:33 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - The mayor of a small Philippine town, the main suspect in the November massacre of 57 people in the country's troubled south, pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Tuesday.