US duck hunters spark nuclear plant alert

US duck hunters spark nuclear plant alert


US duck hunters spark nuclear plant alert

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:52 AM PST

A pair of armed duck hunters trigger a security alert at a Texas nuclear weapons assembly plant.


Flood warning as snow thaws

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:46 PM PST

Flooding is possible this weekend as a thaw in the frozen weather sets in, the the Environment Agency has warned.


Dead, dying and injured mingle at overwhelmed Haiti hospital

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:37 AM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- The food and aid being ferried into this shattered city have yet to reach the overwhelmed central hospital, where some patients have eaten nothing since Tuesday's devastating earthquake.


Guinea's Camara to stay abroad, two proposed for PM

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:56 AM PST

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Guinea's military leaders agreed Friday that junta chief Moussa Dadis Camara would continue his convalescence after an assassination bid, leaving his second-in-command in power.


Obama to Campaign in Massachusetts on Sunday

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:50 AM PST

President Obama will appear in Massachusetts to campaign for Senate candidate Martha Coakley.


Israel, Turkey Try to Salvage Alliance

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:34 AM PST

The militaries of Israel and Turkey are trying to salvage an alliance severely damaged as Ankara realigns its position in the Middle East.


Russian Oil Pipeline Makes Splash in Asia

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:43 PM PST

Russia is set to push into Asian energy markets at the expense of Mideast rivals thanks to a new pipeline that pumps crude from Siberia to a new terminal on the Pacific Ocean.


Earthquake strikes Venezuela

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:21 AM PST

An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck eastern Venezuela on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.


Chaos at Port-au-Prince airport slows Haiti emergency aid efforts

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:45 AM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- Despite urgent needs following Tuesday's earthquake, emergency aid for Haiti is being slowed by chaos at the Port-au-Prince airport, where planes are clogging all available space, unloading equipment is scarce and fuel for departing aircraft is unavailable, officials said...


Few home comforts in Haiti's sidewalk quake camps

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:05 AM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Using doors, towels and foam mattresses for floors, bedsheets for walls and bags of clothes for pillows, Haiti's earthquake survivors are making their sidewalk homes as bearable as they can while they wait for help.


Ozawa Associates Arrested in Japan

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:24 AM PST

Japanese prosecutors arrested a member of parliament who is a close associate of Ichiro Ozawa, a top ruling party official, on suspicion of violating political-funds rules, local media reported.


Senior Qaeda Figures Killed in Attack, Yemen Says

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:15 PM PST

Yemeni officials said that they were "almost certain" that the airstrike on Friday also killed the group's military commander.


Haiti earthquake: Aid workers' diaries

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 09:29 AM PST

Read accounts from British aid workers as they make their way to Haiti to help with the relief effort.


Magnitude 5.4 quake shakes Venezuela coast town

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:22 AM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - A medium strength earthquake caused panic in the small eastern Venezuelan coastal town of Carupano on Friday and shook the nearby city of Puerto La Cruz, which contains an oil refinery, but no damage was reported.


US deploying 10,000 troops to Haiti

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:53 AM PST

Military chief says presence could rise further in bid to help earthquake-hit nation.


Tech tools offer Haiti lifeline

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 05:33 AM PST

Services like Twitter, Facebook, and Ushahidi have taken a prime role in disaster relief in the wake of the Haiti earthquake.


Big City: A Facebook Movement, Against Mom and Dad

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:12 AM PST

A 15-year-old from Queens is seeking online support to protest her punishment for drinking at a party.


Live text - Ivory Coast v Ghana

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 09:56 AM PST

Ivory Coast beat Group B rivals Ghana 3-1 to secure their passage to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.


Guinea coup leader 'steps back'

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:38 AM PST

Guinea's wounded coup leader agrees to let his deputy lead the country while he recovers from an assassination attempt.


Pact keeps Camara out of Guinea

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:46 AM PST

Rivals sign deal keeping junta leader 'in convalesence' and paving way for elections.


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