Race-row German banker quits post

Race-row German banker quits post


Race-row German banker quits post

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:46 PM PDT

A German banker at the centre of a row over comments he made about Jews and Muslims agrees to leave his post, the Bundesbank says.


With White House Backing, an Envoy for Manufacturing

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:31 PM PDT

The administration has pledged subsidies and tax credits to spur manufacturing in the United States, but has said the lead must come from the private sector.


Soldiers 'kept Afghan body parts'

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:33 PM PDT

A group of US soldiers murdered a number of Afghan civilians and took body parts as trophies, documents released by military officials suggest.


Live text - Wawrinka v Youzhny

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:14 PM PDT

Stanislas Wawrinka and Mikhail Youzhny battle for a US Open semi-final spot, with Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco in action later.


Social worker 'did nothing wrong'

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:17 PM PDT

A social worker involved in a County Fermanagh child sex abuse case did not do anything wrong, her employer says.


Gang strike paralyses El Salvador

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:29 PM PDT

El Salvador is semi-paralysed by a 72-hour transport strike called by street gangs in protest against a new law targeting them.


Colombian rebels mount offensive, 45 killed

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:55 AM PDT

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Forty-five Colombian police, soldiers and guerrilla fighters have been killed over the past week as leftist rebels launch attacks meant to show they are still a threat after an eight-year U.S.-backed security push.


U.N.'s Ban talks up Rwanda amid crisis over leak

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:53 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he had agreed with Rwanda's president, who threatened to pull troops out of Sudan, on the importance of Rwanda continuing in peacekeeping operations.


Belgium church raids are illegal

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:56 AM PDT

Belgium's court rules that recent raids by police probing alleged child sex abuse by Catholic priests were illegal, throwing the investigation into doubt.


Reprieve for US stem cell funding

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:02 PM PDT

A court says federal funding for US stem cell research can continue until a final legal decision on the matter.


Iraqi PM Says U.S. Should Halt Koran Burning

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:20 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki urged the United States on Thursday to prevent the American pastor of an obscure Christian church from burning copies of the Koran in commemoration of the September 11 attacks.


Deaths in Florida Challenge Beach-Driving Tradition

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:59 AM PDT

Many are questioning the practice of driving on the beaches near Daytona after two children were run over and killed this year.


£10,000 reward on teenager murder

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:29 AM PDT

Police are offering a £10,000 reward in their search for a man wanted in connection with the murder of a teenager in Cardiff.


State Department Warns Americans Of Koran Protests

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:59 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Thursday warned Americans traveling overseas to be alert for anti-U.S. demonstrations in response to plans by a small Florida church to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.


India to Survey Citizens on Their Caste

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:16 AM PDT

The Indian government decided to poll all its citizens on their caste for the first time in 80 years in a major policy shift on the controversial issue.


Appeals Court Allows Stem Cell Funding for Now

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:45 AM PDT

A federal court permitted federal funding of research until the court rules on the Obama administration's case.


Richard Chai Gets the Week Off to a Slick Start

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:49 AM PDT

Fashion Week opened on Thursday with a show by one of New York's rising stars.


American to be released by Iran

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:14 AM PDT

Iran has said it will free one of three Americans it has held for more than a year


Quran burning 'will aid al-Qaeda'

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:20 PM PDT

US president says that planned burning of Quran by US church group will help al-Qaeda recruit members.


Manila hostages accidentally shot?

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:31 AM PDT

Investigators in the Philippines say police may have accidentally shot some of the hostages who were killed during a Manila bus hijacking last month.


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