Unemployment to be high in U.S. cities through 2013 - study

Unemployment to be high in U.S. cities through 2013 - study


Unemployment to be high in U.S. cities through 2013 - study

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 11:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unemployment rates will likely peak in most U.S. cities in 2010, but it will be many more years before jobless rates hit their lows of the last decade, a report released by a U.S. mayors group shows.


FEATURE - Mexico's drug war leaves a generation of narco widows

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 11:05 PM PST

ARTEAGA, Mexico (Reuters) - Deep in western Mexico's sun-baked marijuana hills, where the presence of drug gangs hangs heavy in the air, Norma Bello and her five children live in a tatty storeroom since her husband was knifed to death and her eldest son jailed over a narco slaying.


Massachusetts win blow for Obama

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:46 PM PST

Republican Scott Brown wins the US Senate election in Massachusetts - a result which could derail President Obama's healthcare reform plans.


Australian police hunt koala shooters (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:36 PM PST

File photo shows a koala bear. Australian police said Wednesday they were investigating the shooting of the indigenous creature in two separates incidents, including one involving a baby animal which was repeatedly hit.(AFP/File)AFP - Australian police said Wednesday they were investigating the shooting of koalas in two separates incidents, including one involving a baby animal which was repeatedly hit.



Mexico's drug war leaves a generation of narco widows

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:30 PM PST

ARTEAGA, Mexico (Reuters) - Deep in western Mexico's sun-baked marijuana hills, where the presence of drug gangs hangs heavy in the air, Norma Bello and her five children live in a tatty storeroom since her husband was knifed to death and her eldest son jailed over a narco slaying.


Eight dead in Virginia shooting

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:12 PM PST

Police hunting for assilant after attack on a rural home in northeast United States.


In blow to Obama, Republican wins in Massachusetts

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:34 PM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - In a stunning blow to President Barack Obama, Republican Scott Brown won a bitter U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts on Tuesday and promised to be the deciding vote against his sweeping healthcare overhaul.


Global slide in '09 economic freedom holds risks - index

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:34 PM PST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Economic freedoms were sharply reduced last year on massive spending and bailouts during the financial crisis, a trend that could imperil future economic prospects, the U.S.-based Heritage Foundation said on Wednesday.


Thai "red shirts" consider symbolic airport rally

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:34 PM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai "red shirt" demonstrators are planning a symbolic rally next week near Bangkok's main airport, but insisted on Wednesday there would be no repeat of a crippling blockade a year ago by a rival protest movement.


Eurostar reports turnover up in 2009 (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:13 PM PST

The Eurostar train service said Wednesday its turnover edged up last year, despite the economic downturn and a high-profile breakdown which stranded hundreds of passengers in the Channel Tunnel.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Eurostar train service said Wednesday its turnover edged up last year, despite the economic downturn and a high-profile breakdown which stranded hundreds of passengers in the Channel Tunnel.



Grisly massacre footage shown at Philippine trial (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:04 PM PST

Datu Unsay Mayor, Andal Ampatuan Jr. (C) the prime suspect in the massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao province is led by a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agent into a courtroom during the resumption of his trial at the national police headquarters compound in Manila on January 20, 2010. Andal Ampatuan Jnr has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of murder.(AFP/Ted Aljibe)AFP - A Philippine politician accused of massacring 57 people displayed no emotion Wednesday as grisly footage was shown in court of the victims' mangled and bloodied bodies being pulled from mass graves.



Haiti violence fears lift, U.S. troops help deliver aid

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:04 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Fears of violence and looting eased in earthquake-devastated Haiti as U.S. troops provided security for water and food aid deliveries, and thousands of displaced Haitians heeded the government's advice to seek shelter outside Port-au-Prince.


Republican wins U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:04 PM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican Scott Brown won a bitter U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts on Tuesday, dealing a stunning blow to President Barack Obama's legislative agenda and casting doubt on the fate of his sweeping healthcare overhaul.


Australia says whaling row will not hurt Japan pact (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:08 PM PST

File photo shows a mother whale and her calf being dragged on board a Japanese ship after being harpooned in Antarctic waters. Australia's disagreement with Japan over its annual whale hunts will not affect a proposed defence pact between the nations, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Wednesday.(AFP/HO/Australian Customs/File)AFP - Australia's disagreement with Japan over its annual whale hunts will not affect a proposed defence pact between the nations, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Wednesday.



Sex with teen lands man in jail

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:03 PM PST

 SINGAPORE Barely two weeks after meeting a 15-year-old student, the 21-year-old man, got intimate with her.

The teen gave birth to a daughter in July last year.

On Tuesday, the full-time National Service man admitted to having sex with

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Looters follow trail of bulldozers in Haiti

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 06:43 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE -Bulldozers churn up tonnes of earth dotted with human remains from beneath a flattened supermarket in Haiti's quake-hit capital, and people fearlessly plunge in behind hoping to snatch food or something of value to sell.

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Republicans deal Obama massive blow with Senate win

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:44 AM PST

BOSTON, Massachusetts -Republicans won a stunning upset in Massachusetts' Senate election, dealing a potentially fatal blow to US President Barack Obama's health care reforms.

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Growth the Key for Latin America

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:05 PM PST

Latin America's economies showed surprising resilience during one of the worst economic downturns in modern history, avoiding the borrowing spree that traditionally followed previous crises in the developed world.


Politically Incorrect

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:01 PM PST

Robert Lawrence Kuhn's "How China's Leaders Think."


China Cracks Down On Texting

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:01 PM PST

Send an improper message, and it might be your last.


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