Greece Could Get Outside Help to Ease Fiscal Woes

Greece Could Get Outside Help to Ease Fiscal Woes
Egypt Arrests Opposition Leaders
Open plan
Congressman Murtha Dies
Michael Jackson’s Doctor Is Charged With Manslaughter
Palestinians set terms for talks as violence flares
Church of England at loggerheads over women bishops
Michael Jackson's doctor charged
Gunmen Open Fire on Former Official in Pakistan
France Defends Afghan Troop Pledge
Sri Lankan opposition leader arrested on conspiracy charge
Haiti studies Colombian town for quake rebuilding
Ukraine Opposition Leader Appears to Win Election
Saudi rights panel take up child bride case
Sri Lanka Arrests Defeated Candidate
Katrina tragedy 'inspired Saints'
Pitt and Jolie sue Sunday paper
Ex-Merrill boss takes over at CIT
Africa malaria drugs 'low-grade'
After the Parade, Saints Face Many Decisions

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:31 PM PST

European officials are quick to scoff at talk of a bailout for crisis-racked Greece, insisting Athens needs to get its fiscal house in order. But if the sovereign-debt worries that are infecting the currency area's weakest members intensify, and Greece has trouble refinancing its heavy borrowings, European policy makers will have several options to help Greece out of its jam.

Egypt Arrests Opposition Leaders

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:24 PM PST

Three of the top leaders in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood were arrested early Monday morning in the latest government crackdown on the country's most powerful opposition force.

Open plan

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:24 PM PST

Why surprise plays little part in latest Afghan operation

Congressman Murtha Dies

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:46 PM PST

The Pennsylvania congressman was 77.

Michael Jackson’s Doctor Is Charged With Manslaughter

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:55 PM PST

The doctor, Conrad Murray, provided Mr. Jackson with a powerful anesthetic that was ruled a major factor in his death.

Palestinians set terms for talks as violence flares

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:24 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - More than a dozen people were injured when Israeli police confronted Palestinian protesters in a refugee camp at the edge of Jerusalem on Monday, violence stoked by rising tensions over a stalemate in peace talks.

Church of England at loggerheads over women bishops

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:30 AM PST

LONDON - The Church of England said on Monday it would go ahead with installing women as bishops, but a delay in draft legislation has left liberals and traditionalists alike uncertain about how the plan will work in practice.

Michael Jackson's doctor charged

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:00 PM PST

Michael Jackson's former doctor is formally charged with involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death.

Gunmen Open Fire on Former Official in Pakistan

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 10:47 AM PST

Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, who served as minister for information under Pervez Musharraf, survived the attack on Monday though four others were killed.

France Defends Afghan Troop Pledge

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 08:49 AM PST

Defense minister Herve Morin defended his country's decision to send only 80 additional military trainers to Afghanistan, saying France has already increased its presence by 1,300 soldiers in less than two years.

Sri Lankan opposition leader arrested on conspiracy charge

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 10:43 AM PST

A former Sri Lankan general who ran against President Mahinda Rajapaksa in January has been arrested on charges of plotting to overthrow the country's government, authorities announced Monday night.

Haiti studies Colombian town for quake rebuilding

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:41 AM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Haiti's interior minister on Monday toured a Colombian town rebuilt after a huge 1999 tremor as his own country considered plans to reconstruct its wrecked capital city after last month's devastating earthquake.

Ukraine Opposition Leader Appears to Win Election

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:24 PM PST

Prime Minister Yulia V. Tymoshenko refused to concede the presidential election to Viktor F. Yanukovich.

Saudi rights panel take up child bride case

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 10:14 AM PST

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's state human rights body has hired a lawyer to review the case of a girl whose mother sought her divorce from an 80-year-old man, a move activists hope is a first step against child marriage.

Sri Lanka Arrests Defeated Candidate

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:32 PM PST

Sri Lanka arrested the former army commander and presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka on Monday, for what the army said were military offenses.