Gunmen kill Afghan election candidate

Gunmen kill Afghan election candidate
Manchester United 3-0 West Ham
Saudi crown prince on leave abroad
Qaeda says responsible for killing 8 Yemen troops
Belgian cardinal urged victim to delay sex abuse statement
Lula's Pick Surges in Brazil Poll
Ruthless England close on victory
Planet Ice to build Cardiff rink
Graft-Fighting Prosecutor Is Dismissed in Afghanistan
Insurgents Attack NATO Base
Lampard to miss Euro qualifiers
Graft-Fighting Prosecutor Is Dismissed in Afghanistan
Pakistanis Scramble to Stay Ahead of Floodwaters
Bankers Told Recovery May Be Slow
Pakistanis Scramble to Stay Ahead of Floodwaters
In Hard Times, One New Bank (Double-Wide)
Man injured in July crash dies
Chelsea 2-0 Stoke
Venezuela helicopter crashes with 10 soldiers killed
Qaeda in Iraq Says It Was Behind Latest Attacks

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:51 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen killed a candidate for Afghanistan's parliamentary elections in the west of the country Saturday, a government official said, the fourth candidate to be killed ahead of the September 18 poll.

Manchester United 3-0 West Ham

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:49 AM PDT

Wayne Rooney scores his first goal since March as Manchester United cruise to victory to remain two points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea.

Saudi crown prince on leave abroad

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:45 AM PDT

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, who was for much of last year out of the country for medical treatment and rest, went abroad on Saturday for vacation, state news agency SPA said.

Qaeda says responsible for killing 8 Yemen troops

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:34 AM PDT

ADEN (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's regional wing claimed responsibility for an attack on a checkpoint in southern Yemen on Saturday in which eight soldiers were killed, a security official said.

Belgian cardinal urged victim to delay sex abuse statement

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:29 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The former head of Belgium's Catholic Church suggested to a sexual abuse victim it would be better to delay a public statement on the case until the bishop involved resigned in 2011, a Church spokesman said on Saturday.

Lula's Pick Surges in Brazil Poll

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:17 AM PDT

With Brazil looking to a presidential election in October, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's hand-picked successor led in a poll published Saturday.

Ruthless England close on victory

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:50 AM PDT

England are scenting an innings victory at Lord's after bowling out Pakistan for 74 and then reducing them to 41-4 after enforcing the follow-on.

Planet Ice to build Cardiff rink

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 08:47 AM PDT

Cardiff council names leisure firm Planet Ice as the company it wants to build a new ice rink for the city's sports village.

Graft-Fighting Prosecutor Is Dismissed in Afghanistan

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:27 PM PDT

One of Afghanistan's most senior prosecutors said that President Hamid Karzai fired him this week after he repeatedly refused to block corruption investigations.

Insurgents Attack NATO Base

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:20 PM PDT

Insurgents, some wearing United States Army uniforms, attacked a major NATO base in eastern Afghanistan.

Lampard to miss Euro qualifiers

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:44 AM PDT

Frank Lampard will miss England's opening Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland, with Chelsea club-mate John Terry also doubtful.

Graft-Fighting Prosecutor Is Dismissed in Afghanistan

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:27 PM PDT

One of Afghanistan's most senior prosecutors said that President Hamid Karzai fired him this week after he repeatedly refused to block corruption investigations.

Pakistanis Scramble to Stay Ahead of Floodwaters

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:27 PM PDT

A town that had been evacuated filled up after the Indus River broke its embankments.

Bankers Told Recovery May Be Slow

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:00 PM PDT

An authority on the history of financial crises points to a pattern of slow growth after "large destabilizing events" like the 2007 collapse of the housing market.

Pakistanis Scramble to Stay Ahead of Floodwaters

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:27 PM PDT

A town that had been evacuated filled up after the Indus River broke its embankments.

In Hard Times, One New Bank (Double-Wide)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:20 PM PDT

The only new start-up bank to open in the United States this year operates out of a secondhand double-wide trailer, on a bare lot in Lake Charles, La.

Man injured in July crash dies

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 06:54 AM PDT

An elderly man who was injured in a car crash in County Down last month dies in hospital.

Chelsea 2-0 Stoke

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 08:53 AM PDT

Premier League leaders Chelsea keep up their 100% start to the season with an efficient display against dogged Stoke.

Venezuela helicopter crashes with 10 soldiers killed

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:21 AM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan military helicopter crashed, killing 10 National Guard soldiers who were chasing suspected drug traffickers in a region close to the border with Colombia, an officer said on Saturday.