Bernanke ready to act on economy

Bernanke ready to act on economy


Bernanke ready to act on economy

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 12:43 PM PDT

Federal Reserve chairman pledges to take action to boost slowing US economy.


Attack on Somali civilians sparks worries of militia's growing boldness

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 12:16 PM PDT

Violence has long riven Somalia. But the carnage at the Hotel Muna on Tuesday has placed the country's besieged capital on edge, triggering a collective dread that the conflict has entered a dangerous new phase.


Militia - Terrorism - Somalia - Government - United States


BBC is facing 'moment of realism'

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 12:09 PM PDT

Negotiations for the licence fee will present the BBC with a huge challenge about its future, director general Mark Thompson warns.


Conservative Group Accused of Abusing Tax Status

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:56 AM PDT

Democrats say that political commercials violate the tax-exempt status of a foundation with ties to the Tea Party.


On Katrina Anniversary, Recovery Takes Hold

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 12:06 PM PDT

New Orleanians are optimistic about their city's future, but frustrated by how much work still needs to be done.


Japan’s Leader Says He’ll Move to Rein In Surging Yen

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 12:30 PM PDT

Japan's policy makers are struggling over ways to put a cap on the yen, which hit a 15-year high against the dollar this week.


US man freed from N Korea returns

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 12:12 PM PDT

Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives back in Boston with an American whose release he secured from North Korea.


US man freed from N Korea returns

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 12:12 PM PDT

Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives back in Boston with an American whose release he secured from North Korea.


Lead investigator in Mexico massacre is missing

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:48 AM PDT

A lead investigator and another official looking into the massacre of 72 migrants whose bodies were found this week in northern Mexico are missing, President Felipe Calderon said Friday.


Accused Somali pirate pleads guilty in U.S. court

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:50 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An accused pirate from Somalia pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court in Virginia to criminal charges over an April attack on a U.S. Navy ship off the coast of Africa, according to the court and the U.S. Justice Department.


Carter arrives in Boston with freed prisoner after securing Kim Jong Il's pardon

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:41 AM PDT

Former president Jimmy Carter landed Friday in Boston with a U.S. citizen whose release he obtained from a North Korean prison, achieving the main goal of a trip to Pyongyang.


Boston - North Korea - United States - Jimmy Carter - Asia


UN links Rwanda to DRC massacre

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:53 AM PDT

Prosecutor says Tutsi troops butchered Hutus in central African nation in 1996-1997.


Trott & Broad tons rescue England

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:14 AM PDT

Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad hit centuries as England close day two of the final Test with Pakistan at Lord's on 346-7.


Leeds expecting huge Wembley test

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 04:34 AM PDT

Leeds hooker Danny Buderus predicts a bruising encounter when his team meet defending champions Warrington Wolves in Saturday's Challenge Cup final.


A Frontier With a View on the Far West Side

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:15 AM PDT

High-rise residential towers are attracting young people and forming the beginnings of a neighborhood.


Chilean miners in hot, damp, cramped dungeon

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 10:04 AM PDT

The 33 men trapped in a mine 2,300 feet below the surface in northern Chile face a physical, social, psychological and sanitary ordeal as they await a rescue that could take four months.


Romanian hospital workers charged in maternity ward fire

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 10:16 AM PDT

A hospital official in Romania's capital has been arrested on charges of negligence with severe consequences in connection with a deadly maternity hospital fire.


Dolls and guys

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 06:44 AM PDT

What does it take to be an Area Girl in Lagos?


U.S. Warns on Monterrey

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 12:20 PM PDT

The U.S. said it will pull out children of its diplomatic personnel in Mexico's business capital of Monterrey. The Mexican prosecutor leading the investigation into this week's massacre of migrants is feared dead.


Strasburg Likely Headed for Tommy John Surgery

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:56 AM PDT

Stephen Strasburg has a torn elbow ligament, likely bringing his promising rookie season to an end.


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