Holloway Suspect Sought in Peru Killing

Holloway Suspect Sought in Peru Killing
Ford Appears Ready to End Its Mercury Brand
Spain to stick with labour reform
Vietnam to U.S.: A journey home
Greek corruption inquiry lost in translation
Volunteers to begin 'Mars exile'
Deadly toxin found in Kenya maize
A mock mission to Mars
Darfur activism had negative consequences: report
Comedy Review: Conan O’Brien’s ‘Legally Prohibited’ Tour Hits New York
U.S. lawyer retracts Rwanda "genocide denial" remarks
Okinawa Base Remains Contentious Issue
EU Supports Balkan Integration
Germany to Cut Spending
Melzer dumps out Djokovic in epic
Stosur stuns Serena in quarters
UN criticises US on drone attacks
U.N. Report Highly Critical of U.S. Drone Attacks
Iraqi Kurdish leader in Turkey for landmark visit
Hubble captures odd star motion

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:59 AM PDT

Peruvian police say a young Dutchman twice arrested in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway is now a suspect in the slaying of a Peruvian woman.

Ford Appears Ready to End Its Mercury Brand

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:59 AM PDT

Mercury, the fabled automotive brand created in 1939 by Edsel Ford, appears to be headed for the scrapyard.

Spain to stick with labour reform

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:37 PM PDT

Spain's government vows to move ahead with labour market reform, even it it does not reach a deal with unions and employers.

Vietnam to U.S.: A journey home

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 06:33 AM PDT

Faithe Chu's world fell apart when she was 18.

Greek corruption inquiry lost in translation

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:10 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Scenting a ministerial bribe, a Greek inquiry into a corruption scandal seized on an email that referred to a deposit for a "cabinet man," only to find that the payment was in fact to a carpenter.

Volunteers to begin 'Mars exile'

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:22 PM PDT

Six men are about to lock themselves into a mock spaceship to simulate an 18-month mission to Mars.

Deadly toxin found in Kenya maize

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:24 PM PDT

There is growing alarm in Kenya where the government has announced 2.3m bags of maize are unfit for human consumption.

A mock mission to Mars

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:00 AM PDT

In an attempt to re-create the experience of a manned mission to Mars, an international team of researchers will lock themselves up in a windowless capsule for about a year and a half -- time required for a round trip to the Red Planet.

Darfur activism had negative consequences: report

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:47 AM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Activists concerned about the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region diverted attention and aid from other African conflicts, a U.S.-based foundation said on Wednesday.

Comedy Review: Conan O’Brien’s ‘Legally Prohibited’ Tour Hits New York

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:18 PM PDT

Conan O'Brien's Radio City Music Hall performance was a more manic version of his comedy show of old.

U.S. lawyer retracts Rwanda "genocide denial" remarks

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:28 AM PDT

KIGALI (Reuters) - A U.S. lawyer arrested in Rwanda for alleged genocide denial has retracted all statements which could have violated the country's anti-genocide laws, Rwanda's chief prosecutor and a legal source said Wednesday.

Okinawa Base Remains Contentious Issue

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:50 PM PDT

The contentious issue of relocating U.S. troops in Okinawa will continue to be a challenge for Washington and Japan's new prime minister as persistent local opposition will make it extremely difficult to implement a key bilateral accord to build a new military facility.

EU Supports Balkan Integration

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:40 AM PDT

The EU pledged to keep its doors open to membership for the poorer states of the western Balkans, despite mounting worries about expanding the group in the wake of the Greek financial crisis.

Germany to Cut Spending

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:26 PM PDT

Germany's government is set to outline billions of euros in budget cuts in coming days to reduce its deficit, despite hopes in the euro zone and the U.S. that Europe's biggest economy will keep the fiscal spigot open to support the region's weak economic recovery.

Melzer dumps out Djokovic in epic

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:24 AM PDT

World number three Novak Djokovic becomes the latest seed to crash out of the French Open as he loses to Jurgen Melzer in an epic quarter-final.

Stosur stuns Serena in quarters

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 07:37 AM PDT

Sam Stosur holds off a Serena Williams fightback to continue her stunning run at the French Open and dump the world number one out of the quarter-finals.

UN criticises US on drone attacks

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:43 PM PDT

The use of targeted killings with drone aircraft poses a growing challenge to the international rule of law, a UN official says.

U.N. Report Highly Critical of U.S. Drone Attacks

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:53 AM PDT

The use of drones to kill terrorism suspects undermines global constraints on using military force, an official said.

Iraqi Kurdish leader in Turkey for landmark visit

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:56 AM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey and Iraq already enjoy burgeoning trade and security cooperation, but Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani's first visit to Ankara since the U.S. invasion in 2003 is a breakthrough for regional stability.