Obama Proposes Overhaul in Education Law |
- Obama Proposes Overhaul in Education Law
- Chinese fishing boat, 7 crew hijacked off Cameroon
- New York Prisoner Who Posed as Another to Escape Is Captured
- Thousands protest against Italy's PM
- Flaming torches light up whole of UK's ancient Hadrian's Wall
- Bendtner secures late Arsenal win
- Dam burst destroys Kazakh village
- Fake report on Russian tanks sparks panic in Georgia
- China delivers Venezuela jets for anti-drugs fight
- Deadly blasts rock southern Afghanistan
- Iraq vote count too close to call
- Payout over cancer misdiagnosis
- Explosions in Afghanistan’s Kandahar
- Italian court rejects Berlusconi government ballot appeal
- England toil to draw with Scots
- The New Poor: For-Profit Schools Cashing In on Recession and Federal Aid
- Thirteen killed in crime wave at Mexico's Acapulco
- Iran arrests 30 over U.S.-linked cyber ring: report
- Deadly blasts rock Afghan city
- New Fraud Cases Point to Lapses in Iraq Projects
| Obama Proposes Overhaul in Education Law Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:24 PM PST The Obama administration called for changes to the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind law, proposing to eliminate provisions that have encouraged teaching to tests and labeled one in three schools as failing.
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| Chinese fishing boat, 7 crew hijacked off Cameroon Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:41 PM PST YAOUNDE (Reuters) - A Chinese fishing vessel with seven fishermen aboard was hijacked off the coast of Cameroon in the latest attack in the waters of West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, the Chinese embassy in Cameroon said on Saturday.
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| New York Prisoner Who Posed as Another to Escape Is Captured Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:26 AM PST Freddie Thompson, who escaped during a court appearance on Staten Island, was back in custody after about 56 hours of freedom.
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| Thousands protest against Italy's PM Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:14 PM PST Tens of thousands of Italians stage a protest in central Rome against the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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| Flaming torches light up whole of UK's ancient Hadrian's Wall Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:45 PM PST About 500 volunteers holding flaming torches illuminate Hadrian's Wall from coast to coast.
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| Bendtner secures late Arsenal win Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:17 PM PST Nicklas Bendtner's late goal takes Arsenal level with Chelsea at the top of the table via a 2-1 win at 10-man Hull.
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| Dam burst destroys Kazakh village Posted: 13 Mar 2010 09:42 AM PST At least 35 killed and many homes ruined after dam unleashes flood in south Kazakhstan.
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| Fake report on Russian tanks sparks panic in Georgia Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:34 AM PST TBILISI (Reuters) - Panic gripped Georgia on Saturday when a pro-government television station broadcast a fake report that Russian tanks had entered the capital and President Mikheil Saakashvili had been killed.
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| China delivers Venezuela jets for anti-drugs fight Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:14 AM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Saturday tested six training and light attack jets bought from China for defense and anti-drugs flights in a deal that dodges an embargo banning sales of U.S. weapons parts to oil exporter Venezuela.
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| Deadly blasts rock southern Afghanistan Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:18 AM PST A series of explosions rocked southern Afghanistan's volatile Kandahar province on Saturday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 47 others, local officials said.
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| Iraq vote count too close to call Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:51 AM PST The votes tallied so far suggest weeks or months of horse-trading ahead.
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| Payout over cancer misdiagnosis Posted: 12 Mar 2010 10:38 AM PST A Lincolnshire woman is awarded more than £500,000 damages from the NHS after her cervical cancer was misdiagnosed.
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| Explosions in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:57 AM PST Twenty-seven people were killed and more than 50 wounded when a series of explosions hit the center of Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar after nightfall, a hospital official said.
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| Italian court rejects Berlusconi government ballot appeal Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:07 PM PST ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top administrative court on Saturday dealt a blow to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's regional election hopes when it refused to reinstate the ruling coalition's candidate list submitted late for the poll in Rome province.
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| England toil to draw with Scots Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:54 AM PST England retain the Calcutta Cup as they fight out a 15-15 draw with Scotland, who now look certain to end with the Six Nations wooden spoon.
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| The New Poor: For-Profit Schools Cashing In on Recession and Federal Aid Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:17 PM PST Long accused of overpromising and underdelivering, commercial trade schools are under fire because they are attracting more students and more Pell grants.
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| Thirteen killed in crime wave at Mexico's Acapulco Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:28 AM PST MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Thirteen people were killed in and around the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco early on Saturday in apparent drug-related violence, with four victims found beheaded, security officials said.
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| Iran arrests 30 over U.S.-linked cyber ring: report Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:13 AM PST TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has arrested 30 people suspected of belonging to a U.S.-linked cyber network gathering information on Iranian nuclear scientists and sending people abroad for training, a news agency reported on Saturday.
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| Deadly blasts rock Afghan city Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:44 PM PST A series of co-ordinated explosions kill at least 35 people and injure 45 in Kandahar.
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| New Fraud Cases Point to Lapses in Iraq Projects Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:20 PM PST Chaos, weak oversight and wide use of cash payments in the Iraq reconstruction program allowed Americans who took bribes to get off scot-free.
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