Niger River floods destroy homes |
- Niger River floods destroy homes
- The 'mega disaster' facing Pakistan
- U.N. panel on Gaza flotilla incident begins work
- Mudslide Points to Costs of Deforestation
- Shares Gain Slightly After Fed Remarks
- On House Floor, Rangel Vows to Stay in Office
- Paterson Would Offer New Site for Mosque Away From Ground Zero
- Protesters cut off Andean city
- Sex-Abuse Suit Against Vatican Dropped
- Iran Seeks Closer Trade Ties to Iraq
- Facebook party riot men sentenced
- National Trust bids for coastline
- Khadr trial opens at Guantanamo Bay
- Ex-400m star Pettigrew found dead
- Lebanon crisis feared as indictments near in assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri
- Saying Recovery Has Slowed, Fed to Buy U.S. Debt
- Chesterfield v Middlesbrough
- UK's Cameron pledges crackdown on welfare fraud
- Film 2010 names Winkleman co-host
- Rights Groups Join Call for WikiLeaks to Censor Afghan Files
| Niger River floods destroy homes Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:50 PM PDT Some five thousand people in Niger lose their homes and crops after the River Niger bursts its banks, worsening the country's food crisis.
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| The 'mega disaster' facing Pakistan Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:47 PM PDT Aid agency Oxfam has warned that the international response to what it describes as a "mega disaster" in Pakistan has been slow.
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| U.N. panel on Gaza flotilla incident begins work Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:48 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations sought to head off any potential clash with Israel over a U.N. inquiry into a deadly Israeli assault on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, as a panel began work on the task on Tuesday.
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| Mudslide Points to Costs of Deforestation Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:46 PM PDT The soaring death toll following a massive mudslide in northwest China points to the grim cost of China's fast-paced development in ecologically fragile regions such as Gansu's mountainous valleys.
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| Shares Gain Slightly After Fed Remarks Posted: 10 Aug 2010 11:54 AM PDT Stocks started to regain some ground after the Federal Reserve said it would buy government debt. 
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| On House Floor, Rangel Vows to Stay in Office Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:10 PM PDT The New York Democrat demanded a prompt ethics committee hearing and vowed to remain in office.
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| Paterson Would Offer New Site for Mosque Away From Ground Zero Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:07 PM PDT Gov. David A. Paterson says he would consider offering an alternative site to developers of a mosque planned near ground zero.
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| Protesters cut off Andean city Posted: 10 Aug 2010 11:52 AM PDT Bolivia's president wants a peaceful solution to a two-week-old protest by residents of a remote Andean city who have cut off all roads, train and air traffic with the rest of the world, a government spokesman said Tuesday.
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| Sex-Abuse Suit Against Vatican Dropped Posted: 10 Aug 2010 11:05 AM PDT Three U.S. men who sued the Vatican for alleged sex abuse by priests have decided to end the case, handing a victory to the governing body of the Catholic Church.
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| Iran Seeks Closer Trade Ties to Iraq Posted: 10 Aug 2010 11:59 AM PDT Iran's new ambassador to Iraq promised to double trade volume and bolster economic ties between the two countries, the latest economic outreach by Tehran as its influence here grows.
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| Facebook party riot men sentenced Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:00 PM PDT Two men are sentenced after taking part in a brawl nicknamed the "Facebook party riot" after 200 uninvited guests turned up.
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| National Trust bids for coastline Posted: 10 Aug 2010 11:49 AM PDT The National Trust launches a £3m fundraising appeal to buy a stretch of north Wales coastline.
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| Khadr trial opens at Guantanamo Bay Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:47 PM PDT Omar Khadr says he confessed to murder of US soldier after "torture" at Guantanamo Bay.
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| Ex-400m star Pettigrew found dead Posted: 10 Aug 2010 11:38 AM PDT Former 400m runner Antonio Pettigrew dies at the age of 42, according to the university where he worked.
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| Lebanon crisis feared as indictments near in assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri Posted: 10 Aug 2010 11:24 AM PDT BEIRUT -- The United Nations set up a tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 killing of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri in an effort to deter future violence in Lebanon. But many in the country now fear indictments in the case could trigger a new political crisis or even sectarian... 
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| Saying Recovery Has Slowed, Fed to Buy U.S. Debt Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:27 PM PDT By buying government debt, the Fed is taking an unmistakable step to maintain the large amount of money that it began pumping into the economy in 2007.
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| Posted: 09 Aug 2010 04:38 AM PDT Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's first-round tie between Chesterfield and Middlesbrough in the Carling Cup
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| UK's Cameron pledges crackdown on welfare fraud Posted: 10 Aug 2010 11:12 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Tuesday to crack down on benefit fraud and to cut waste in the welfare system as a step toward cutting the record peacetime budget deficit.
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| Film 2010 names Winkleman co-host Posted: 10 Aug 2010 11:05 AM PDT Film journalist Danny Leigh will be Claudia Winkleman's co-host when Film 2010 returns to BBC One this autumn.
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| Rights Groups Join Call for WikiLeaks to Censor Afghan Files Posted: 10 Aug 2010 11:08 AM PDT Rights groups are appealing to WikiLeaks to remove the names of Afghan civilians from thousands of classified military documents published last month. 
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