Chechen Leader Drops Libel Suits

Chechen Leader Drops Libel Suits


Chechen Leader Drops Libel Suits

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 12:30 PM PST

Ramzan A. Kadyrov, backed down from a conflict with human rights defenders and journalists on Tuesday, withdrawing several libel suits at the request, aides said, of his mother.


A warmer world will be more fragrant, researchers say

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 01:49 AM PST

Climate change will make the world more fragrant, as warming temperatures make plants release more chemicals, according to a major scientific review.


New Google social network

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:56 AM PST

Google takes the wraps off its latest social network - known as Buzz - pitting it directly against rival sites such as Facebook and Twitter.


Philippine massacre charges filed

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:30 AM PST

Clan leader faces 57 murder charges over election-related killings.


Obama Urges Setting Aside 'Petty Politics'

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:47 AM PST

The president stopped into the White House briefing room to talk about his meetings with leaders of both parties.


Season shifts 'alter food chains'

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:32 AM PST

The earlier arrival of spring in the UK appears to be throwing food chains out of synchronisation, a study suggests.


Wife outraged by Fonseka's arrest

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:20 AM PST

Sri Lanka accused of treating defeated presidential candidate "like an animal".


Philippine massacre charges filed

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:30 AM PST

Clan leader faces 57 murder charges over election-related killings.


Iran Unleashes Wave of Arrests of Dissidents, Analysts Say

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:19 AM PST

Iranian security officials were believed to have arrested as many as 1,000 people in the past two months, a rights group said.


Nigeria Votes to Transfer Power

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:17 AM PST

Lawmakers moved Tuesday to end the political stalemate created by an absentee president and hand the job to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, who so far has shown no outward sign of wanting to run the troubled oil-rich African nation.


Obama steps up pressure on Iran

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 12:00 PM PST

US President Barack Obama says the US and allies are developing "significant sanctions" against Iran over its nuclear programme.


UK soldiers killed in blast named

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 12:22 PM PST

Two British soldiers killed by an explosion in Afghanistan on Sunday are named by the Ministry of Defence.


Live - Tuesday football

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:59 AM PST

Man City entertain Bolton at Eastlands in one of four Premier League games and there are a whole host of Football League fixtures too.


Man killed in Tenerife 'robbery'

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:05 AM PST

A 71-year-old man from East Yorkshire dies in a suspected bungled robbery on the island of Tenerife.


Iran Is Said to Begin Nuclear Enrichment

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:05 AM PST

Brushing aside international threats of stricter sanctions, Iran reportedly began enriching its uranium on Tuesday.


Nigerian VP chosen to take over for ailing president

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:09 AM PST

Nigeria's vice president has been tapped to serve as head of state until ailing President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua recovers enough to resume his duties.


Sri Lanka Leader Calls Early Vote

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 12:46 PM PST

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolved the country's parliament Tuesday, making way for a national election two months earlier than scheduled.


EU Approves New Commission

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:41 AM PST

The European Parliament voted a new European Commission into office into office amid a spreading crisis of confidence in the ability of some euro-zone nations to curtail their runaway deficits and debt.


Malawi gays 'must be more open'

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:25 AM PST

Malawian gay-rights activists must be more open, say officials, even though homosexuality is illegal in the country.


Snowboard Videos: Send Us Your Tricks

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:22 AM PST

Contribute your videos to the New York Times' snowboard Trick Library by uploading onto YouTube.


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