Glitches mar Nigeria state vote

Glitches mar Nigeria state vote

Glitches mar Nigeria state vote

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:53 PM PST

Observers complain of chaos in vote seen as a test ahead of 2011 presidential poll.


G7 pledges to cancel Haiti debt

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 01:00 PM PST

The world's seven industrialised nations vow to cancel the debts that Haiti owes them, following the devastating earthquake.


Red Cross worker abducted in Chad freed

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 11:14 AM PST

A French aid worker was freed Saturday nearly three months after his abduction near Chad's border with Sudan, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.

Man Utd 5-0 Portsmouth

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:00 AM PST

Manchester United storm to the top of the Premier League after crushing bottom club Portsmouth.


Political Notebook: Tea Party Looks to Move From Fringe to Force

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:21 PM PST

About 600 people gathered to get serious about electing conservatives.

Group of 7 Vows to Keep Cash Flowing

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:07 PM PST

The Group of 7 finance ministers, who are meeting in Canada, want to keep support for their economic recoveries while pledging to tackle their debt levels once sustained growth returns.

England battle to win over Wales

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 10:57 AM PST

Two tries from flanker James Haskell help England open their RBS Six Nations campaign with a 30-17 victory over Wales at Twickenham.


Man seriously hurt at Stoke match

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:00 PM PST

An arrest is made after a man is found unconscious and suffering a head injury at a Stoke City Premier League home game.


Retired Officers Question Integrity of Crime Reports

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:28 PM PST

More than a hundred retired New York captains and higher-ranking officers said in a survey that pressure led some of them to manipulate statistics.

Testy Conflict With Goldman Helped Push A.I.G. to Edge

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:30 PM PST

The bank's demands for billions of dollars from the insurer bled it of cash, which the government later provided.

Japan whalers 'ram' activists

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 10:07 AM PST

Anti-whalers say their boat was holed in a standoff in Australia's Antarctic waters.


Children rescued from cliff ledge

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:40 AM PST

Five children are rescued by Torbay's inshore lifeboat after becoming trapped on cliffs at Roundham Head.


Lebanon finds crash jet recorders

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:31 AM PST

Divers retrieving black boxes but "will take time", transportation minister says.


US contractor 'abducted in Iraq'

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:11 AM PST

Armed group releases video believed to show AMerican missing since last month.


Toyota Has Pattern of Slow Response on Safety Issues

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:36 PM PST

Toyota's recent recalls and disclosures are part of a long-term pattern in which the automaker has often reacted slowly to safety concerns.

Notes From the Tea Party Convention

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:30 AM PST

In Nashville, about 600 people gathered to get serious about electing conservative candidates.

Gates Scoffs at Iran Nuclear Claim

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 11:52 AM PST

The United States and Germany rejected Iran's assertion that it was close to accepting an international compromise on enriching uranium abroad.

Complaint Box | Online Insults

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 08:46 AM PST

Political blogs, celebrity blogs, literary blogs and, yes, even some mommy blogs have one overwhelming thing in common: snark.

Zuma apologises over love-child

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:50 AM PST

South African President Jacob Zuma apologises for fathering an illegitimate son, after a national outcry.


Iraq group says it has kidnapped U.S. contractor

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 08:46 AM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi militant group said on Saturday it kidnapped a U.S. civilian contractor last month and was negotiating the release of the body of another.

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