Rival Koreas fail to agree over factory park

Rival Koreas fail to agree over factory park
Rescue teams pull back as Haiti aid flows in
FEATURE - Hugo Chavez tries to show he's serious about drugs
Dutch General in Afghanistan slams critics (AFP)
Prince William meets Australian wildfire survivors (AP)
Impossible to separate Afghan, Pakistan Taliban - U.S.
Gates warns of militant threat to India-Pakistan (AFP)
At least 23 dead in prison riot in Mexico
US asks EU to install body scanners at airports
Muslim anger over US military 'Jesus' scopes
Haiti quake rescuers keep hoping against hope
Obama admits 'mistake' after shock election loss
Zelaya says may leave Honduras at end of mandate
Study links thyroid disease to non-stick chemicals
NZ army to remove bible quotes from weapon sights (AP)
Cockpit-Door Defects Worry Officials
Mr. Europe Goes To Downing Street
How Obama Can Get His Groove Back
Europe's Troubled IMF Borrowers
What Can (Scott) Brown Do For Us?

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:40 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - Talks between North and South Korea over the operations of a lucrative joint industrial project have ended without agreement, compounding Pyongyang's economic woes and increasing tension on the troubled peninsula.

Rescue teams pull back as Haiti aid flows in

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:40 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The search for survivors of Haiti's killer earthquake has started to wind down as international rescue teams begin pulling back and aid, though more plentiful, is still not enough for the tens of thousands left homeless and injured.

FEATURE - Hugo Chavez tries to show he's serious about drugs

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:40 PM PST

RIO CARIBE, Venezuela (Reuters) - Powering through Caribbean swell in a heavy grey patrol boat and toting new Kalashnikov guns, soldiers scouring the craggy coves of Paria peninsula for cocaine smugglers look like they mean business.

Dutch General in Afghanistan slams critics (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:24 PM PST

AFP - Brigadier General Marc van Uhm has a blunt response for critics who say Dutch troops have avoided fighting Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province.

Prince William meets Australian wildfire survivors (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:22 PM PST

AP - A somber Prince William met Thursday with emotional survivors of last year's deadly wildfires in southern Australia, doling out comforting words and occasional kisses to those who turned up to greet the prince.

Impossible to separate Afghan, Pakistan Taliban - U.S.

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:13 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Making a distinction between Pakistani Taliban and their Afghan allies is counterproductive and pressure on Taliban havens on both sides of the border is necessary, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.

Gates warns of militant threat to India-Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:39 PM PST

AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has warned that South Asian militant groups were seeking to destabilise the entire region and could trigger a war between nuclear-armed Pakistan and India.

At least 23 dead in prison riot in Mexico

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 07:58 PM PST

DURANGO, Mexico -Rival gangs clashed inside a notorious prison in the Mexican state of Durango, leaving at least 23 inmates dead, officials said.

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:41 PM PST

TOLEDO, Spain -Washington will try to convince the EU to install body scanners at its main airports for use by US-bound passengers at talks in Spain on Thursday but European officials are seeking privacy safeguards before agreeing to the measure.

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:40 PM PST

WASHINGTON -Muslim groups reacted angrily after it emerged that the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan were using rifle sights inscribed with coded Biblical references.

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:29 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE -Refusing to give up hope as they race against time and terrifying aftershocks, rescue teams scouring Haiti's earthquake-hit capital are rewarded with small miracles.

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:00 PM PST

WASHINGTON -President Barack Obama has said he had mistakenly neglected his direct connection to the American people, after a stunning Republican election win shifted the balance of power in Washington.

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:40 PM PST

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said on Wednesday he may leave the country under an agreement with the newly elected president, bringing an end to his state of political limbo after a June coup.

Study links thyroid disease to non-stick chemicals

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:40 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have linked a chemical used in consumer goods like non-stick pans and water-resistant fabrics with thyroid disease, raising questions about the potential health risks of exposure to the substance.

NZ army to remove bible quotes from weapon sights (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:20 PM PST

AP - New Zealand said Thursday that Biblical citations inscribed on U.S.-manufactured weapon sights used by New Zealand's troops in Afghanistan will be removed, saying they are inappropriate and could stoke religious tensions.

Cockpit-Door Defects Worry Officials

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:01 PM PST

Airlines and aviation authorities around the globe are worried that cockpit-door locks installed on thousands of widely used jetliners to prevent intruders from accessing flight decks might be defective.