UN probe clears Guatemalan leader

UN probe clears Guatemalan leader


UN probe clears Guatemalan leader

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:42 PM PST

A UN investigation clears Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom of involvement in the murder of a prominent lawyer.


Mexican Drug Lord Is Arrested

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:18 PM PST

Mexican federal police captured Teodoro GarcĂ­a Simental, a drug trafficker famed for his gang's alleged brutality, in an early morning raid.


Turkey calls for Israeli apology

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:14 PM PST

Turkey seeks an apology from Israel over the "discourteous" treatment of its ambassador in a row over a Turkish TV series.


Italy 'to open transgender jail'

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:08 AM PST

Italy is to open one of the world's first prisons for the exclusive use of transgender inmates.


Venezuela plans blackouts in Caracas, oil town

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:17 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will switch off lights for hours at a time in Caracas and other cities such as oil town Maracaibo in planned blackouts to tackle power shortages that threaten President Hugo Chavez's support.


U.S. boosts efforts to track aid money in Afghanistan

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:05 PM PST

KABUL -- President Obama's special inspector general for Afghanistan said in Kabul on Tuesday that his team is boosting its manpower as U.S. aid money into the country grows -- and along with it the potential for fraud and abuse.


New evidence of Qaeda tie to Madrid blast: expert

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:46 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - The 2004 Madrid bombings, Europe's deadliest Islamist militant attack, probably were instigated by al Qaeda and were not the work of autonomous cells, a top terrorism expert says.


Conan O'Brien Says He Won't Host 'Tonight Show' Following Leno

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:33 PM PST

NBC's Conan O'Brien says he will not do "The Tonight Show" at 12:05 a.m.


Mexican drug lord 'El Teo' captured

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:35 PM PST

Most-wanted trafficker carrying $2.3 million government bounty is detained.


Turkey demands Israeli apology as ties sour

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:37 AM PST

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey demanded an apology from Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its ambassador, further souring ties between the two regional powers on the eve of a visit by Israel's defense minister.


US port closed after explosive leak

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:25 AM PST

Nine containers of "highly explosive material" accidentally punctured in N Carolina.


Developer Campbell 'a DUP donor'

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:10 AM PST

A property developer from whom Iris Robinson obtained £25,000 for her teenage lover, once donated money to her party the DUP.


Adventures of the Man Who Leaked ‘Wolverine’

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:16 AM PST

Months after Gilberto Sanchez, a glass installer from the Bronx, uploaded the movie, his fate remains unclear.


Turkey says again Israel Gaza attack hurt peace

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:18 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Turkey renewed its criticism on Tuesday of Israel for its 2008 invasion of Gaza, saying it had scuttled a potential peace deal, despite an Israeli warning that Turkey's stance was detrimental to their relations.


Live - FA Cup

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:05 AM PST

Birmingham against Nottingham Forest is the pick of five FA Cup ties on Tuesday.


Fit for the job?

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:58 AM PST

Nigerian president's absence continues to rankle


WHO to review swine flu response

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:58 AM PST

The World Health Organization is to review its handling of the HIN1 swine flu pandemic, once it is over.


Pair charged over 'occult death'

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:06 AM PST

A couple in the Pakistani city of Karachi are charged with murdering their baby as part of an alleged "black magic" ritual.


Port Shut Down Over Explosives Leak

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:11 AM PST

An accident at a North Carolina port spilled a highly explosive chemical, causing officials to shut down the port and issue a voluntary evacuation for the surrounding area.


Hamas seeks to lower tension with Egypt, Israel

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:03 AM PST

GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas in Gaza tried to ease tension with Israel and Egypt Tuesday, urging other Palestinians to stop firing rockets into the Jewish state and promising Cairo answers over the shooting of an Egyptian soldier at the border.


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