Airport stops man with circuits in shoes

Airport stops man with circuits in shoes
Turkish opposition leader quits over sex scandal
Operation Condor suspect charged
Iran to Allow Mothers to Visit Held Americans
Israel to Join Paris-Based Economic Group
BA Cabin Crew to Hold Strikes
Kraft announces UK office closure
Hewitt on Europe
Yemen says will not turn over militant cleric to US
BP in fresh bid to stem oil leak
'Cosmonauts' chosen for Mars test
Fannie Mae asks for $8.4bn in aid
Royal Marine's widow pays tribute
UK's Brown offers resignation to keep party in power
Brown to resign as Labour leader
Brown Announces New Talks and End of His Tenure
MoD names marine killed in blast
Glitches Mar Voting in Philippines
Brown to Step Aside in Bid to Keep Labour in Power
Ready to blow?

Posted: 10 May 2010 07:06 AM PDT

A man who was arrested at an airport in Pakistan with shoes that contained batteries, a circuit board and an on/off switch says he did not know the materials were in his shoes.

Turkish opposition leader quits over sex scandal

Posted: 10 May 2010 10:54 AM PDT

Turkey's main opposition leader resigned as head of his party Monday after the circulation of a videotape allegedly showing him having an affair with a female party deputy who had once been his secretary.

Operation Condor suspect charged

Posted: 10 May 2010 01:12 PM PDT

An Argentine former secret service agent is charged with human rights abuses under military rule.

Iran to Allow Mothers to Visit Held Americans

Posted: 10 May 2010 12:39 PM PDT

Iran's foreign minister said the mothers of three Americans arrested along the Iraqi border in July will be allowed to visit them in a Tehran prison.

Israel to Join Paris-Based Economic Group

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:50 AM PDT

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a 31-country group often seen as an exclusive club of rich countries, voted unanimously to admit Israel.

BA Cabin Crew to Hold Strikes

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:26 AM PDT

LONDON — British Airways cabin crew plan 20 days of strike action in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions, the Unite union said on Monday.

Kraft announces UK office closure

Posted: 10 May 2010 12:09 PM PDT

Kraft Foods, the new owner of chocolate maker Cadbury, has announced plans to close its UK headquarters.

Hewitt on Europe

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Staggering gambit to see off eurozone speculators

Yemen says will not turn over militant cleric to US

Posted: 10 May 2010 01:14 PM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen will not hand over to Washington a militant Muslim cleric wanted dead or alive by U.S. authorities, but instead put him on trial if he is arrested, the Yemeni foreign minister was quoted on Monday as saying.

BP in fresh bid to stem oil leak

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:27 AM PDT

BP is to lower a smaller dome dubbed the "top hat" over the blown-out well in the latest bid to stem the Gulf of Mexico slick.

'Cosmonauts' chosen for Mars test

Posted: 10 May 2010 10:57 AM PDT

Two Europeans are selected to be part of an 18-month mission to Mars in "spaceship" that will never leave a Moscow institute.

Fannie Mae asks for $8.4bn in aid

Posted: 10 May 2010 10:25 AM PDT

US mortgage finance firm Fannie Mae has asked for another $8.4bn (£5.6bn) in state aid after announcing further big losses.

Royal Marine's widow pays tribute

Posted: 10 May 2010 12:03 PM PDT

The widow of a Royal Marine killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on Sunday says she is "broken by his loss".

UK's Brown offers resignation to keep party in power

Posted: 10 May 2010 10:28 AM PDT

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is prepared to step down as part of a deal to keep his party in power after elections left no party with an absolute majority in parliament, he said. FULL STORY l

Brown to resign as Labour leader

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:37 AM PDT

British PM to step aside as talks begin between his party and Liberal Democrats.

Brown Announces New Talks and End of His Tenure

Posted: 10 May 2010 12:50 PM PDT

The British prime minister announced that his Labour Party would launch formal talks with Liberal Democrats and that he was prepared to step down as party leader.

MoD names marine killed in blast

Posted: 10 May 2010 10:30 AM PDT

A Royal Marine killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on Sunday is named as Corporal Christopher Harrison.

Glitches Mar Voting in Philippines

Posted: 10 May 2010 12:20 PM PDT

Voters went to the polls on Monday to elect a new president, as a new automated voting system created long lines and delays in many areas of the Philippines.

Brown to Step Aside in Bid to Keep Labour in Power

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:45 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on he would step aside this year, sacrificing himself to try to give his Labour Party a chance of forming a government with Liberal Democrats.