Spring break danger warning

Spring break danger warning


Spring break danger warning

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 12:06 PM PST

The Texas Department of Public Safety took the unprecedented step Thursday of telling college students not to visit Mexican border cities during spring break because they are just too dangerous.


For Many House Democrats, Cost Is the Concern

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 12:11 PM PST

Democratic leaders need to win over fiscal conservatives in the House, but no new steps toward cost containment are envisioned for the health care legislation.


The Gowanus, in All Its Gooey Glory

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 09:38 AM PST

We asked for your photos and paintings of the Gowanus Canal. You sent us close to 200 of them. Here they are. Thanks.


Congress Urged to Delay Armenia Vote

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 07:24 AM PST

The Obama administration is urging Congress to hold off on a resolution declaring the Ottoman era killing of Armenians as genocide.


Post-quake looting challenges Chile's perceptions of social equality

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:36 AM PST

CONCEPCION, CHILE -- In a country considered safe, democratic and increasingly egalitarian, the stores were sacked.


Study Says Undersea Release of Methane Is Under Way

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:30 AM PST

But a scientist who led the study said it was too soon to say whether the findings suggest the potential for a dangerous release of methane — a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide.


New York Is Among Finalists for U.S. School Grants

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:30 AM PST

The competition, known as Race to the Top, offers states a chance at a share of $4 billion in school improvement money.


Pakistan 'holds key Taliban boss'

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 12:12 PM PST

Another top leader of Afghanistan's Taliban, Agha Jan Mohtasim, is held in Pakistan, US and Pakistani officials say.


Former Rebels Turned Forest Rangers in Aceh

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:19 AM PST

Provincial program integrates combatants and promotes sustainable development, but some are skeptical it will succeed.


Methane Seen as Growing Climate Risk

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:00 AM PST

Methane, a potent global warming gas, is bubbling out of the frozen Arctic faster than had been expected, researchers said.


Vessels stuck in Baltic Sea ice

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:56 AM PST

A number of ships, including ferries with thousands of passengers, are stuck in ice in the Baltic Sea, officials say.


Greece bond issue oversubscribed

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:10 AM PST

Greece sees strong demand for government bonds in a vote of confidence for the country's debt-ridden economy.


Two arrested over kidnapped boy

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:24 AM PST

Two people "very close" to men suspected of kidnapping a British boy in Pakistan have been arrested, the BBC learns.


Marines face skepticism after taking Afghan town

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:03 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. forces who pushed the Taliban out of their main stronghold in Marjah, southern Afghanistan, have found residents there deeply skeptical of the Afghan government's promises to rebuild, a top U.S. commander said on Thursday.


Boyfriend on double murder charge

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:08 AM PST

The boyfriend of a woman found dead along with her baby daughter in Hampshire is charged with their murders.


What do you think of it so far? New Wise statue divides opinion

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:19 AM PST

A statue of funnyman Ernie Wise is unveiled in Morley, dividing opinion among residents.


Italian judges say Knox did not plan Kercher murder

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:12 AM PST

PERUGIA (Reuters) - The murder of British student Meredith Kercher by American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend was not planned or motivated by hatred but the result of a crescendo of sexual violence, a court in Italy said on Thursday. The court, which in November sentenced Knox and Raffaele Sollecito to 26 and 25 years respectively, said in an explanation of its ruling the murder of 21-year-old Kercher was the result of a sexual assault which spiraled out of control.


Nigeria probes 'brutal robbery'

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:42 AM PST

Nigeria's Senate orders an investigation into reports that the police failed to attend the scene of a brutal robbery.


Kremlin tough on gas deal ahead of Yanukovich visit

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:33 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday said Ukraine should stick to existing gas deals with Russia, drawing a line on a divisive issue expected to be in focus during Viktor Yanukovich's first visit to Moscow as Ukraine's president.


Iraq holds early voting amid blasts

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:39 AM PST

At least 14 people killed in Baghdad as first votes are cast ahead of parliamentary poll.


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