Briton Sentenced for Afghan Bribery |
- Briton Sentenced for Afghan Bribery
- India Radiation Victim Dies
- Russia Mulls Expanded Security Powers
- India Government Survives Confidence Vote
- Veteran Mafia Boss Arrested in Italy
- Greek debt lowered to junk status
- In pictures
- Slovakia softens national pride law after outcry
- France keeps Noriega in detention
- Allwright to stand in on One Show
- Review call over soldier deaths
- In Shanghai, Bootleg Goods Are Moved to Secret Rooms
- Taliban fighters attack Afghan city
- Live text - Murray v Seppi
- Attendance Court for New York City Truants
- Violence in Somali capital kills at least 16
- Live - Lyon v Bayern Munich
- Tunisia dissident reporter free
- Investigators link Chechen leader to Vienna murder
- Netanyahu sees new talks with Palestinians
| Briton Sentenced for Afghan Bribery Posted: 27 Apr 2010 09:31 AM PDT An Afghan court sentenced a British national to two years in prison for bribing a pair of officials, the first conviction of a foreigner on corruption charges in Afghanistan, officials said.
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| Posted: 27 Apr 2010 09:47 AM PDT One of the eight workers exposed to radiation at a scrap market died late Monday as the government struggles to find the source of the industrial waste that ended up at a scrap-metal shop before it was discovered more than two weeks ago.
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| Russia Mulls Expanded Security Powers Posted: 27 Apr 2010 08:09 AM PDT Russia's Parliament is considering a bill that would increase the power of the Federal Security Service and restore practices once associated with its Soviet predecessor, the KGB.
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| India Government Survives Confidence Vote Posted: 27 Apr 2010 08:25 AM PDT The Indian government survived a key confidence vote, clearing the way for passage of the budget and dashing opposition hopes of bringing down the government over an unpopular hike in fuel and fertilizer prices.
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| Veteran Mafia Boss Arrested in Italy Posted: 27 Apr 2010 06:43 AM PDT Giovanni Tegano, a veteran Italian mobster, was arrested after 17 years on the run, but scores of people applauded as he was escorted out of the police barracks and taken to jail.
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| Greek debt lowered to junk status Posted: 27 Apr 2010 12:34 PM PDT World stock markets fall sharply after agency downgrades Athens' debt rating.
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| Posted: 27 Apr 2010 07:14 AM PDT Images of Russia's Black Sea fleet, based in Ukraine
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| Slovakia softens national pride law after outcry Posted: 27 Apr 2010 12:28 PM PDT BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovakia's parliament on Tuesday passed a softened version of legislation meant to boost national pride, dropping clauses that raised an outcry in a central European nation with just 17 years of independence.
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| France keeps Noriega in detention Posted: 27 Apr 2010 12:04 PM PDT Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is to be held in French custody until his trial, a judge in Paris rules.
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| Allwright to stand in on One Show Posted: 27 Apr 2010 12:22 PM PDT Presenter Matt Allwright and comedian Paul Merton will stand-in as hosts over the next two weeks for the BBC's One Show.
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| Review call over soldier deaths Posted: 27 Apr 2010 11:01 AM PDT A "top level government review" is needed following the deaths of three soldiers killed by "friendly fire", a coroner says.
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| In Shanghai, Bootleg Goods Are Moved to Secret Rooms Posted: 27 Apr 2010 11:59 AM PDT With Shanghai preparing for the World Expo, stores have moved bootleg DVDs and CDs to back rooms as China hides a trade that is usually out in the open.
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| Taliban fighters attack Afghan city Posted: 27 Apr 2010 11:41 AM PDT Attack comes after UN pulls out of Kandahar due to "deteriorating security situation".
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| Posted: 27 Apr 2010 11:20 AM PDT Britain's Andy Murray hopes to end a run of three defeats when he faces Italian Andreas Seppi in his opening match at the Rome Masters.
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| Attendance Court for New York City Truants Posted: 27 Apr 2010 11:50 AM PDT The court has no power to punish, but students get tough messages and offers of counseling and other services.
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| Violence in Somali capital kills at least 16 Posted: 27 Apr 2010 11:14 AM PDT MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A land mine killed one person and wounded eight in a rare attack on a mosque in the Somali capital on Tuesday, a day of chaotic violence that left at least another 15 people dead and scores wounded.
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| Posted: 27 Apr 2010 11:00 AM PDT Bayern Munich take a 1-0 lead over Lyon into the second leg of their Champions League semi-final at the Stade Gerland.
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| Tunisia dissident reporter free Posted: 27 Apr 2010 10:41 AM PDT Taoufik Ben Brik, a journalist critical of Tunisia's president, leaves prison after serving a six-month sentence for assault.
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| Investigators link Chechen leader to Vienna murder Posted: 27 Apr 2010 10:48 AM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian investigators believe that Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov ordered the kidnapping of an exile in Vienna that went awry last year and ended in the man's killing, the Vienna prosecutors' office said on Tuesday.
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| Netanyahu sees new talks with Palestinians Posted: 27 Apr 2010 12:43 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas "intends" to renew stalled peace negotiations, suggesting a breakthrough was possible after months of deadlock.
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