Nepal to extend parliamentary term

Nepal to extend parliamentary term


Nepal to extend parliamentary term

Posted: 28 May 2010 01:02 PM PDT

Move will allow political party leaders more time to finalise new constitution.

NPT declaration to name Israel

Posted: 28 May 2010 01:12 PM PDT

UN to consider draft calling for 2012 conference on "WMD-free" zone in Middle East.

Ecuador volcano forces villagers to evacuate

Posted: 28 May 2010 12:41 PM PDT

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean villagers fled their homes after the Andean nation's "Throat of Fire" volcano erupted on Friday, spewing columns of ash that forced officials to reroute some flights, authorities said.

Simon Cowell to get special Bafta

Posted: 28 May 2010 06:22 AM PDT

Music mogul Simon Cowell is to receive a special prize at the Bafta TV Awards next month, organisers announce.

Your Money: Another Debt Crisis Is Brewing, This One in Student Loans

Posted: 28 May 2010 11:39 AM PDT

Is it really worth $100,000 in debt to graduate from a top school? And is it responsible?

A Son’s Killing, and a Queens Mother’s Crusade

Posted: 28 May 2010 12:11 PM PDT

The 2008 stabbing death of Keron Agard in Queens attracted little attention, but his mother is ensuring that the police keep searching for his killer.

Gary Coleman, Actor and Former Child Star, Dies

Posted: 28 May 2010 12:22 PM PDT

As a child star of the television comedy "Diff'rent Strokes," Mr. Coleman made "What'choo talkin 'bout, Willis?" a catchphrase of the 1980s.

US genocide lawyer held in Rwanda

Posted: 28 May 2010 11:47 AM PDT

A US lawyer who planned to defend an opposition leader in Rwanda is arrested on allegations of genocide denial.

Yemen separatists kill 3 soldiers

Posted: 28 May 2010 11:45 AM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Separatists ambushed two convoys of Yemen's armed forces, killing three soldiers and wounding 11 others, the Defense Ministry website said Friday.

Rift Widens Between Germany, ECB

Posted: 28 May 2010 12:25 PM PDT

Top central bank official criticizes German response to Greek rescue efforts, ratcheting up tensions with the euro zone's largest member.

UN struggles over nuclear treaty

Posted: 28 May 2010 11:49 AM PDT

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference battles to reach consensus on the wording of a new text.

Music Review: The Philharmonic’s Challenge: Merely the End of the World

Posted: 28 May 2010 11:13 AM PDT

The production of Gyorgy Ligeti's musically audacious opera "Le Grand Macabre" was an exhilarating success.

Russia, Kazakhstan agree customs union minus Belarus

Posted: 28 May 2010 11:16 AM PDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russia and Kazakhstan agreed to launch a customs union from July 1 in a move that complicates accession talks with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and further sours relations with Belarus.

Serbia snaring border migrants to bolster bid for EU

Posted: 28 May 2010 11:21 AM PDT

HORGOS, Serbia (Reuters) - For many illegal migrants a Serbian village on the pastoral border with Hungary is the last hurdle blocking their dream of crossing into the European Union and starting a more prosperous life.

Spain Rating Is Downgraded

Posted: 28 May 2010 12:13 PM PDT

Fitch Ratings removed Spain's AAA credit rating, dropping it by a notch, on expectations that the moves to cut the nation's debt will slow its economic growth.

U.K. Budget Cuts Will Target Welfare

Posted: 28 May 2010 11:25 AM PDT

Assembly Votes to Double Number of Charter Schools

Posted: 28 May 2010 10:49 AM PDT

With the move, officials in New York hope the state will have a better chance at receiving federal grant money.

UConn Cited for Basketball Violations

Posted: 28 May 2010 10:46 AM PDT

The Connecticut men's basketball program, coached by Jim Calhoun, received notice of eight major rules violations, and two assistants have resigned because of them.

Economy clouds song contest

Posted: 28 May 2010 09:41 AM PDT

Like it loathe it, musicians from 25 countries will shrug off the economic gloom shrouding Europe on Saturday, to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest -- the continent's biggest musical competition.

Cyprus bans activists from joining flotilla

Posted: 28 May 2010 10:51 AM PDT

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriot authorities prevented pro-Palestinian activists from leaving the island Friday to join a flotilla sailing to Gaza in defiance of a three-year Israeli blockade of the Hamas-controlled enclave.

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