Rare Harry Potter manuscript goes on display

Rare Harry Potter manuscript goes on display


Rare Harry Potter manuscript goes on display

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 09:56 AM PDT

Original handwritten manuscripts by Harry Potter author JK Rowling are going on display as part of a book festival in the south of Scotland.


Colombian forces kill 22 rebels

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 12:46 PM PDT

Colombian forces attack a Farc rebel camp close to the Ecuadorian border, killing 22 guerrillas in what President Santos says is the biggest blow to the group in recent times.


Chimney demolished in explosion

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 09:47 AM PDT

A chimney in Halling is demolished in a controlled explosion, marking the end of 150 years of cement making at the site.


Battle honoured

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 12:37 PM PDT

Prince Charles leads nation's Battle of Britain tributes


BP declares deep-sea well 'sealed'

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 12:15 PM PDT

US officials say oil giant BP has finally sealed the deep-sea well that gushed millions of barrels into Gulf of Mexico.


Ahmadinejad calls on U.S. to release 8 Iranians

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 12:10 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday called on the United States to release eight Iranians who he said were being held illegally, noting that his country made a humanitarian gesture last week in releasing an American woman held since July 2009.


Man Arrested on Suspected Terror Ties

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 12:36 PM PDT

Dutch police arrested a British man of Somali ancestry at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport for possible links to a terrorist group.


Nigeria Commission Seeks to Delay Vote

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 09:21 AM PDT

Nigeria's electoral commission asked Sunday for a delay in the oil-rich nation's presidential election, warning that a Jan. 22 poll date didn't give workers enough time to hold a new voter registration drive.


Ahmadinejad Wants Release of Iranians Held in U.S.

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 12:29 PM PDT

As a hiker held in Iran for 13 months arrived in the United States, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran said that the United States, as "a humanitarian gesture," should now release eight Iranians.


Television Review: Two Lives, Two Loves, One Con Man

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 10:08 AM PDT

"Lone Star" is a clever new Fox series that stars James Wolk as a con man with a double life.


Vote counting begins in Sweden

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 12:30 PM PDT

Exit polls in general elections suggest win for the ruling centre-right and parliament debut for a far-right party.


'Gun deaths' at German hospital

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 11:24 AM PDT

At least two people are killed and one seriously injured in a shooting at a hospital in the south-western German town of Loerrach, reports say.


Script score fresh chart success

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 11:00 AM PDT

Irish threesome The Script enter the UK album chart at number one, repeating the performance of their 2008 debut collection.


India floods kill 63 people in two days

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 12:01 PM PDT

At least 63 people have been killed from flooding and landslides in northern India since Saturday, officials said Sunday.


Four die as woman opens fire in German town

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 12:31 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - Four people were killed and a number injured after a woman armed with a gun opened fire in the southern German town of Loerrach, local police said on Sunday.


Israel FM proposes redrawing border

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 10:35 AM PDT

Avigdor Lieberman says peace deal should allow Israel to incorporate settlements, while excluding Arab citizens.


Nigeria security adviser quits to challenge Jonathan

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 10:54 AM PDT

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's national security adviser has resigned to run against President Goodluck Jonathan in the ruling party primaries next month, raising the stakes ahead of presidential elections due in January.


Yoko Ono: 'We are still partners'

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 03:47 AM PDT

This year is the 70th anniversary of John Lennon's birth. Yoko Ono is marking the anniversary by releasing her late husband's music in a remastered format.


New insight into cancer risk

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 10:20 AM PDT

Women with a "high risk" breast cancer gene may find out more about their chances by having other parts of their DNA checked, say researchers.


Defense With 3-4 Skin and Chameleon’s Soul

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 09:59 AM PDT

The Jets have their own hybrid of the 3-4, a defensive formation which has become increasingly popular in the N.F.L.


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