Football first in Argentinian schools

Football first in Argentinian schools

Football first in Argentinian schools

Posted: 08 May 2010 01:15 AM PDT

Officials in football-mad Argentina have developed a special teaching curriculum to coincide with this summer's World Cup matches.


Iran sees Turkish, Brazil nuclear ideas as positive

Posted: 08 May 2010 01:13 AM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran can work with proposals put forward by Turkey and Brazil to try to revive a stalled U.N.-backed nuclear fuel swap deal, a senior official said in remarks published on Saturday.


Rainstorms kill 65 in southern China

Posted: 08 May 2010 01:13 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Rainstorms in southern China killed at least 65 people and toppled 9,900 houses this week, the Ministry of Water Resources said in a statement on its website.


Violence raises tensions as Thai protests drag on

Posted: 08 May 2010 12:50 AM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two Thai policeman were killed and 13 people wounded in gun and grenade attacks overnight, threatening efforts to forge a deal on ending nearly two months of anti-government protests that have undermined the economy.


Spill could devastate U.S. Gulf Coast oyster reefs

Posted: 07 May 2010 11:28 PM PDT

MOBILE, Ala. (Reuters) - The lowly oyster, a tasty delicacy to seafood lovers but a curiosity to more squeamish diners, is also the backbone of marine life along the U.S. Gulf Coast and among the most vulnerable creatures now threatened by a giant oil spill.


Why the minor parties may be key

Posted: 07 May 2010 10:54 PM PDT

The small parties could find they have a big part to play if power-sharing talks between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats were to collapse.


Lib Dems consider Tory power deal

Posted: 07 May 2010 10:38 PM PDT

David Cameron has invited Nick Clegg's Lib Dems to join a Tory-led coalition, after voters delivered the first hung parliament in 36 years.


SA glee as World Cup goes on show

Posted: 07 May 2010 05:53 AM PDT

Excited South Africans have queued for hours to catch a glimpse of the World Cup, after it went on show in Cape Town.


Containment dome suspended just above U.S. Gulf leak

Posted: 07 May 2010 10:29 PM PDT

ROBERT, La. (Reuters) - BP Plc engineers using undersea robots had a massive metal chamber hovering just above a gushing, ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday in a mission seen as the best chance yet to contain what could be the most damaging U.S. oil spill.


'Two police officers killed in Bangkok'

Posted: 07 May 2010 08:44 PM PDT

Police in Thailand say two officers have been killed in attacks close to the scene of recent anti-government protests.


Violence raises tensions as Thai protests drag on

Posted: 07 May 2010 09:01 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two Thai policeman were killed and at least seven people wounded in gun and grenade attacks overnight, raising tensions just as anti-government protesters hinted they might call a halt to nearly two months of street rallies.


Eurozone grants Greece aid package

Posted: 07 May 2010 08:12 PM PDT

Leaders of the sixteen countries that use the European single currency have approved an unprecedented 140billion Euro loan to Greece to prevent its financial crisis from spreading.


New regulations likely as U.S. probes big stock dive

Posted: 07 May 2010 07:59 PM PDT

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday that regulators would look for ways to prevent a repeat of Thursday's mysterious stock market meltdown, adding to expectations the U.S. government will make new regulations to curb runaway computer trading.


U.S. says wants more from Pakistan, could boost aid

Posted: 07 May 2010 07:59 PM PDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) - The United States wants and expects more from Pakistan in the fight against insurgents and is ready to offer additional assistance if Islamabad asks, two senior Obama administration officials said on Friday.


UK's Clegg considers government deal with Conservatives

Posted: 07 May 2010 07:28 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, will seek backing from senior party members on Saturday for a possible deal with the Conservatives that may give them their first role in government for decades.


Robots under sea work on oil leak

Posted: 07 May 2010 07:12 PM PDT

A mile under the surface of the Gulf of Mexico robots are working to stop the catastrophic flow of oil from a broken well.


Ship delays expected due spill, but none yet

Posted: 07 May 2010 06:19 PM PDT

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Shippers and ports on the Gulf of Mexico prepared Friday for a worst-case oil spill impact, including vessel delays for cleaning, but ships so far had passed through the mess without contamination, officials said.


Massive dome lowered at site of huge U.S. oil spill

Posted: 07 May 2010 06:19 PM PDT

ROBERT, La. (Reuters) - BP Plc engineers using undersea robots maneuvered a massive metal chamber to fit over a gushing ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday in their best chance yet to contain a leak that threatens an environmental catastrophe on U.S. shores.


U.S.says wants more from Pakistan, could boost aid

Posted: 07 May 2010 06:19 PM PDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) - The United States wants and expects more from Pakistan in the fight against insurgents and is ready to offer additional assistance if Islamabad asks, two senior Obama administration officials said on Friday.


INTERVIEW - Gulf oil spill might have surpassed Exxon Valdez

Posted: 07 May 2010 06:19 PM PDT

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Gulf of Mexico oil spill may already be bigger than the massive Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 and could have dumped as much as 13 million gallons (49 million litres) of crude into waters off the U.S. coastline, a Florida oceanographer said on Friday.


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