France in Roma 'threat' to Romania

France in Roma 'threat' to Romania


France in Roma 'threat' to Romania

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:38 PM PDT

Paris may block nation's entry to Schengen area if it does not limit emigration of Roma.


New York Muslim taxi driver stabbed

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:10 PM PDT

Passenger held for hate crime after assaulting Yellow Cab driver with a folding knife.


Wal-Mart Asks Supreme Court to Weigh In on Suit

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:30 PM PDT

Wal-Mart Stores asked the Supreme Court to review the largest employment discrimination lawsuit in American history, involving more than 1.5 million female workers.


BP Testifies on Blowout Preventer

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:30 PM PDT

A senior BP official testified that emergency equipment at the top of the runaway well in the Gulf of Mexico had been configured improperly, delaying response.


Netanyahu pressured to reject settlement compromise

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:04 PM PDT

Netanyahu faces pressure from members of his government, including within his own Likud party, to reject any compromise with the U.S. and the Palestinians to extend a building moratorium in the West Bank.


Sarkozy Outlines G-20 Priorities

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:28 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on the world's 20 largest economies to work together to reform global monetary order.


Sean Penn Calls for Wyclef Jean to Drop Haitian Presidential Bid

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:45 PM PDT

Actor Sean Penn is calling for rapper Wyclef Jean to drop out of the Haitian presidential race.


Wikileaks posts CIA terror memo

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:40 PM PDT

Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks publishes a CIA memo examining the implications of the US being perceived as an "exporter of terrorism".


Canadians held over 'terror plot'

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:42 PM PDT

Canadian police arrest two Ottawa residents in a terror probe, reportedly concerning plans for an attack inside Canada.


Political Times: Yes, Cut the Budget, Says a Progressive

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:34 PM PDT

Earl Blumenauer, a liberal congressman, says that if Democrats want to protect federal programs, they need to bring down costs.


2 Spanish soldiers in Afghanistan killed

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:01 PM PDT

KABUL - Two Spanish soldiers were shot dead by their Afghan driver while conducting training of local police forces Wednesday, a Spanish official said, raising fears that the Taliban is employing a new strategy of infiltration to kill Western troops.



Afghanistan - Asia - Police - Taliban - War in Afghanistan


Haiti's Plas Timoun offers play therapy to young quake victims

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:43 AM PDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - When counselors asked the children at the Plas Timoun psychological therapy center to draw, what came out on the paper were images of crumbled houses, severed limbs and blood spurting from people trapped under the ruins. But Jasmine Etelus, 8, was drawing another kind of h...



Haiti - Caribbean - Health - Organizations - Partners in Health


Chile miner rescue bid unfazed by small quakes

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:41 PM PDT

COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) - Two small tremors shook northern Chile early on Wednesday but did not disrupt efforts to rescue 33 miners trapped deep underground 20 days after a cave-in, as the men sent heartwarming messages to relatives on the surface.


Bodies dumped on Mexico-US border

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:40 PM PDT

Discovery in Tamaulipas follows clash between troops and suspected drug cartel members.


Wikileaks posts classified CIA memo

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:47 PM PDT

Secret report asks what would happen if countries view US as "exporter of terrorism".


Flood Refugees Swamp Karachi

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:51 PM PDT

Refugees from the Sindh ethnic group have begun flooding a city now dominated by Pakistan's majority Muhajir group -- and tensions are rising.


India beat Kiwis to reach final

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 09:50 AM PDT

India beat NZ to reach tri-series final against Sri Lanka


New hope to restore lost vision

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:36 AM PDT

Custom-made 'biosynthetic' corneas can restore vision in humans as well as donor corneas, a new study reveals


Energy drinks 'to power gadgets'

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:17 AM PDT

Living cell parts have been used to create electricity from chemicals in devices that could one day be fuelled by energy drinks.


Supercomputer clue to black holes

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:20 AM PDT

The colossal black holes that reside in galaxies were probably formed shortly after the Big Bang, new research suggests.


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