Venezuela captures bigger drug haul in 2009

Venezuela captures bigger drug haul in 2009
Yemen president to work with U.S. to boost security
Local Stop | Port Authority: In the Shadows of a Commuter Hub
Talks in Yemen for top US general
Taliban Claims Retaliation for Drone Strikes
Afghan Parliament Rejects Cabinet
Police investigate baby's death
9-Year-Old Boy Fatally Stabbed
Brazil mudslide death toll rises
Remains of historic Antarctica plane 'found'
Reading take Liverpool to FA Cup replay
Blowing Smoke at a Ban
Afghans Answering the Call to Fight
Harvard Teaching Hospitals Cap Outside Pay
Economic View: Fruitful Decade for Many in the World
Jets Could Feel Like Visitors at Home
Picasso, other art works stolen from French villa
Yemen rebels ready for talks once fighting stops
Complaint Box | Why Whine?
Two vessels hijacked off Somalia

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:43 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela reported on Saturday 60 metric tons of drugs were confiscated in 2009, an 11 percent bigger haul than the previous year, and said anti-narcotics efforts had improved since it ended cooperation with the United States.

Yemen president to work with U.S. to boost security

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:32 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's president met a top U.S. general on Saturday to discuss boosting military cooperation, after President Barack Obama tied al Qaeda's regional arm to the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a U.S. passenger jet.

Local Stop | Port Authority: In the Shadows of a Commuter Hub

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 11:45 AM PST

Nestled around the hulking and bustling Port Authority Bus Terminal are cafes and bars that recall the wilder days of Hell's Kitchen.

Talks in Yemen for top US general

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:27 PM PST

Top US General David Petraeus has met Yemeni President Ali Abdallah amid a renewed Yemeni offensive against al-Qaeda, local media say.

Taliban Claims Retaliation for Drone Strikes

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:19 PM PST

An Afghan Taliban commander involved in the suicide bombing against the CIA said the attack was retaliation for U.S. drone strikes.

Afghan Parliament Rejects Cabinet

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:01 PM PST

Lawmakers rejected most of Karzai's cabinet picks, in a move that could be a key test of the Afghan parliament's ability to check the powers of the president.

Police investigate baby's death

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 08:47 AM PST

Northumbria Police are investigating the unexplained death of an 11-month-old boy in North Tyneside.

9-Year-Old Boy Fatally Stabbed

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:04 PM PST

A 9-year-old boy was fatally stabbed at a sprawling apartment complex in Upper Manhattan, the police said.

Brazil mudslide death toll rises

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 11:34 AM PST

At least 19 people are dead and more are missing after a mudslide at a tourist resort close to the resort of Angra dos Reis.

Remains of historic Antarctica plane 'found'

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 11:19 AM PST

Australian researchers find what they believe are the remains of the first aeroplane ever taken to Antarctica.

Reading take Liverpool to FA Cup replay

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 11:22 AM PST

Liverpool come from behind to draw 1-1 with Championship strugglers Reading in the third round of the FA Cup.

Blowing Smoke at a Ban

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 11:44 AM PST

New York City's indoor smoking ban has grown hazy inside some clubs.

Afghans Answering the Call to Fight

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:07 PM PST

An effort to raise local militias to fight the Taliban is gaining traction in some rural areas.

Harvard Teaching Hospitals Cap Outside Pay

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:12 PM PST

The owner of two hospitals limited outside pay for officials who are on biotechnology or drug companies' boards.

Economic View: Fruitful Decade for Many in the World

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:16 PM PST

For China, India, Indonesia and Brazil, which have more than 40 percent of the world's people, the decade was one of solid economic growth.

Jets Could Feel Like Visitors at Home

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:13 PM PST

It may be known as Giants Stadium, but it's the Jets who could record the last victory at the Meadowlands.

Picasso, other art works stolen from French villa

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 09:21 AM PST

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Thieves have stolen about 30 paintings, including a work by Spanish master Pablo Picasso, from a private villa in the south of France, police said on Saturday.

Yemen rebels ready for talks once fighting stops

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 09:17 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Shi'ite rebels are ready for talks with the government once fighting stops, their leader said on Saturday, responding to a presidential plea as fears grow that al Qaeda could exploit the country's instability.