Palestinians die in Gaza tunnel

Palestinians die in Gaza tunnel


Palestinians die in Gaza tunnel

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:05 PM PDT

Four Palestinians die in a smuggling tunnel under Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics say.


Washington Approves Wind Farm Off Cape Cod

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:55 PM PDT

After nine years of review, the approval of the 130-turbine farm off the coast of Cape Cod gives a significant boost to the nascent offshore wind industry in the U.S.


Everything the Traffic Will Allow

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:56 PM PDT

When the Bloomberg administration announced a river-to-river reimagining of 34th Street, City Room began to wonder about the future of traffic in the city.


US interest rates kept on hold

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:49 PM PDT

The US Federal Reserve kept its main interest rate at a near zero level, saying it expects to hold it there for an "extended period."


Guinea PM warns of pro-Camara plot, threat to vote

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:50 PM PDT

CONAKRY (Reuters) - Supporters of Guinea's sidelined military ruler are secretly plotting his return to the country, but any actions to disrupt a planned election will be quashed, Guinea's interim prime minister said Wednesday.


Israeli troops kill Gaza protester

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:37 PM PDT

Israeli forces have opened fire on protesters against a Gaza buffer zone, killing a teenager.


26 Convicted in Egypt Attack Planning

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:26 PM PDT

An Egyptian court on Wednesday convicted 26 men of belonging to a Hezbollah cell that was charged with planning to attack Israeli tourists in the Sinai Peninsula.


Nigeria orders elections chief to step down

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:30 PM PDT

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's acting president on Wednesday ordered the OPEC member's elections chief to step down immediately over widespread concern that next year's vote would not be credible under his leadership.


In China, Sarkozy Stresses Iran Sanctions

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 11:24 AM PDT

Sarkozy stressed the urgency of efforts to curb Iran's nuclear program in a meeting with China's President Hu, saying new sanctions must be imposed on Tehran if negotiations fail.


Radioactive Scrap Traced to Delhi University

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 11:58 AM PDT

Delhi police have traced the source of radioactive waste that ended up at a scrap market, causing the death of one worker and impairing seven others, to a machine in the chemistry department of the University of Delhi.


Shop assistant 'feared she was shot'

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 07:11 AM PDT

A shop assistant held at gunpoint during a robbery at an exclusive London jewellers feared she had been shot, a court hears.


Nigeria fires elections chief

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:19 PM PDT

Acting president orders the head of the electoral commission to step down.


China stripped of 2000 Olympic bronze

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 11:15 AM PDT

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday stripped China of a bronze medal in the women's team event at the 2000 Olympic Games after finding one of the team's athletes was underage.


Federal Reserve Maintains Low Interest Rates

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:20 PM PDT

The Fed maintained, as it has for months, that rates would stay low for "an extended period."


Crist Drops More Hints

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:24 PM PDT

Gov. Charlie Crist is expected on Thursday to formally announce his plans to bolt the Republican Party and run in November as an independent candidate.


Labour candidate in crash arrest

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 11:48 AM PDT

Labour general election candidate Kathryn Smith was arrested after crashing her car into a roundabout on Monday.


Justices’ Ruling Blocks Cross Removal

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:45 PM PDT

The Supreme Court said Wednesday that a lower court went too far in ordering the removal of a war memorial cross from its home atop an outcropping in California.


Bronson artwork removed from Tube

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 11:39 AM PDT

Mystery surrounds how a piece of art by notorious criminal Charles Bronson was removed from display at a Tube station.


Moscow Releases Katyn Documents

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:47 AM PDT

Russian President Medvedev ordered his government to release once-secret documents on the 1940 Katyn massacre of 22,000 Polish prisoners to Warsaw, the latest step in a warming trend in ties with Poland.


26 Convicted of Spying for Hezbollah

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 11:00 AM PDT

An Egyptian court convicted 26 men of spying for Hezbollah and plotting attacks on Egyptian soil on behalf of the Lebanese militant group.


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